June 23, 2008
DIY - How to Build a Skateboard-Windsurfer Thingee!
I have always been fond of different windsurfing gadgets people bring to have fun over at Ocean Beach, here’s how to make your own skateboard-turned-windsurf thingee. If this goes on sand, I might build one. Here’s my contribution to the movement, a land windsurfer with a 3.6 meter lugsail. It sails just exactly like a regular windsur ... More
Mario DIY - How to Make 1-Up Mario Candles!
Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own 1-Up Mario Candle. Go retro with this candle that looks like a 1up from Super Mario Bros.! I recommend you to read through the entire Instructable before you start. This is entered in the Let it Glow contest. Please vote it you like it! Thanks, enjoy! 1up, candles, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYou ... More
DIY - How to Make your own LED Chess Set!
Are you a chess fanatic and you need to play in the dark for some reason? Then check out how to make your own DIY Chess Set here. Video after the jump! Download latest version of Flash to view video!. I had just picked up a cheap-o glass chess set at my local arcade for the low low price of only 15,000 tickets. The novelty of playing with glas ... More
Holy Crap, It’s a DIY Drawing Bug!
Holy crap! It’s a drawing bug! For instructions on how to make your own, head over here. ..using a small motor you can create a kinetic bug that draws or create more than one to have a race with your friends via make Art, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, drawing bug, Gadgets, holy crap, how-to, HOWTO, make, makezin ... More
June 21, 2008
How to Make an Umbrella Parabolic Microphone!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out how to make an umbrella parabolic microphone! via make Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, HOWTO, make, makezine, microphone, Projects, Pyro, umbrella ... More
June 20, 2008
DIY - How to Hack into someone’s Computer!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a real great way to “hack” someone’s computer. (It’s Friday, anything goes) Computer, Computer, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Entertainment, Funny, Hack, Hack, HOWTO, HOWTO ... More
DIY - How to Dry Your Cellphone with Rice!
Well, I have dropped my cellphone in water bunch of times before and all I had to do was to let the phone dry for about a day or two to make it work again. If you dropped your phone in water, you might want to consider dipping it in a bowl of dry rice and the rice will absorb any water remaining in your cellphone. The most important thing to rem ... More
DIY - How to Make a PVC Pipe Flute!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Can’t afford a real flute? Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own PVC pipe flute! Here’s a HowTo on building a pvc recorder out of cheap parts (pvc pipe and dowel rod) and common tools. via youtube Audio, common tools, Consumer, Cool, Do ... More
June 19, 2008
Firefox 3 Hack - How to Disable Blinking Text in Firefox!
Here’s a cool hack for disabling the blink settings on your Firefox 3. o extension or user script required: just type about:config in Firefox’s address bar, press the “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button, and then in the Filter field, enter browser.blink_allowed. Change the value for that key from true to false, and y ... More
DIY High Power LED Blinking Circuit!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun little DIY with high powered LEDs. Now by the time that you start talking about blinking the high power LEDs– you shouldn’t be surprised if people start whipping out the heavy artillery: 555 timer chips, transistors, boost converte ... More
DIY Helicopter in China!
Wow, check out this DIY helicopter, it looks all homemade and everything. The cost of this helicopter? Only $3000 USD but be careful, if you fall, you are surely to die a horrible death. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery im ... More
Firefox 3 Hack - How to Put a Back/Forward Button!
Well, it looks like the guys over at Firefox forgot to add the back and forward button. (I’ve noticed on the Firefox 3 Beta version and the official version now…) It’s really annoying for people like me who like the back/forward button, here’s how to put that button back where it belongs: First, goto View->Toolbars-&g ... More
Bike Powered Tennis Ball Launcher!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun DIY, a bike that’s powers a tennis ball launcher. Pretty good stuff… Both cleanly powered and built from 2 recycled bicycles, scrap steel and wood, leaking 5 gallon water jug and a lacross stick, our pedal powered tennis ball launc ... More
Wii HACK - Industrial Robot with Wiimote!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember the industrial robot that could swing that big ass arm? Well, here’s another one but is more sensitive for precise control. This is a small presentation of a university project I have worked on for the last 6 months. Using a real-time system the ... More
June 18, 2008
Survival DIY - How to Sleep in a Garage without getting Caught!
Well, I am glad that I almost came to the point of being on the streets just a couple months ago but saved. Here’s a survival guide on how to sleep in a garage without getting caught, the professional homeless way. Hey, you never know these excellent tips might come in handy. When you find yourself having to do what you have to do to make ... More
Eec PC DIY HACK - How to add Backlight to the Keyboard!
Need that Eec PC to be ultra-portable and the keyboard to light up when using at night? Check out this DIY on how to add backlight to the Eec PC’s keyboard. As we showed you in our May 2008 issue, Asus’s Eee PC has quickly become a favorite of hardware hackers around the web. Here, we offer the first installment of our Eee PC School ... More
Food DIY - How to Debone a Chicken and make great Bacon Chicken thingee…
Well, here’s a DIY on how to “easily” debone a chicken and make this bacon, chicken thingee filled with lots of calories to make you fatter. The deboning part doesn’t look easy to me but the food looks tasty…. yummy… Not for the faint of heart, weak of heart or concerned of heart really. Recipe: You’ll nee ... More
DIY Headphones
Here’s a cool DIY headphone. I can feel ya because I listen to music all day long too. As soon as I am off the computer, I immediate switch onto my MP3 or iPod. Since I listen to music/podcasts/audiobooks throughout the day while I’m working, I adapted a pair of normal safety earphones for speakers, and added a vintage look. I cut ... More
DIY - How to Make Red Laser Wax Bulb!
Here’s a fun DIY on how to make your own glowing red laser wax bulb. A lot of work for little results but still, now you know how to do it. this will show you how to make an awesome night light using a laser, wax, and a light bulb. via instructables Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Househol ... More
DIY - How to Make Heat Blocking Curtains!
This one’s pretty much common sense but still a really good idea on how to make heat blocking curtains using insulated materials. To save electricity with our super expensive A/C, I constructed reflective curtains to block sunlight from warming our house. Think auto windshield. This is super simple and kind of obvious, but it works well. via ... More
June 17, 2008
DIY Steampunk Fan!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode It seems like the social networking internet world “loves” steampunk stuff, here’s another steampunk fan! (Ah gowwwd, please turn off that awful music!) This is sort of a cross between an instructable and a slide show. I did take some picture ... More
DIY - How to Measure Speed of Light using Chocolate!
Here’s a really cool science experiment that allows you to measure speed of light by putting chocolate in the microwave and measuring the hot spots. In this Instructable, the first in a series using the book How to Fossilize Your Hamster And Other Amazing Experiments for the Armchair Scientist as inspiration, we use a bar of chocolate to mea ... More
DIY HACK - How to Convert a Microphone into an FM Spy Listener!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun hack that shows you how to install an FM transmitter so you can spy on wherever the Microphone is. via instructables Audio, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, fm-transmitter, Gadgets, Hack, Hack, HOWTO, metacafe, micr ... More
