May 18, 2008
How to Load a Bobcat Onto Truck Using a Bobcat!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s something for your weekend pleasures. Enjoy! bobcat, Cool, Entertainment, HOWTO, HOWTO, Industrial, itself, load, truck, Video, weekend pleasures ... More
May 17, 2008
DIY - How to Make your own Invisible Shelf!
Here’s a cool way to make your own invisible CD shelf. It makes you think, “Why didn’t I think of that before?” The only bad part is that you have to drill holes in your wall but if you don’t rent, it’d be no problem. via videojug cd case, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Gadgets, holes, HOWTO ... More
May 15, 2008
DIY Homemade Gate Controller using Picaxe Microcontroller!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun little DIY homemade gate controller for all you DIYers! here are the gates i put in when we had are first child so she would not run out on the road i had this idea i would put motors on them this was not as easy as i thought i started wit ... More
May 11, 2008
How to run your car on Water, Sugar, and Yeast using EFuel100’s Home Ethanol!
EFuel100, a home ethanol convertor, has been buzzing all around the world and TV. Basically it allows you to turn water, sugar, and yeast into ethanol. What do you do with ethanol? You can mix 75% ethanol and 25% gas to power your current vehicle. That’s right, it means you don’t need to drive an eco-friendly car to save the world. ... More
DIY - How to Take Better Videos
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a great DIY on how to take better videos. Finally, for those of you who are shooting your own films, whether using RED or not, try this how to video I found on WonderHowTo.com from Videomaker that teaches you the 7 Deadly Sins of Camera work. via Wo ... More
May 8, 2008
Zedomax DIY - How to Make a Simple Green Laser Projector!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Since I have been playing with green lasers for about a year, I never saw any good use for them except to point them to the sky or buildings. Since the green laser has a lot of power, especially the one DragonLasers sent me recently, I decided it was time to ... More
May 7, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Cheap Multitouch Pad!
Here’s a cool howto on making your own multi-touch pad! This DIY should get you jump started on your next cool multi-touch project or at least you can just enjoy the video like me… Don’t have a Multitouch Table yet? Have one, but need something smaller for testing? Building a small portable multitouch pad will allow you to test sof ... More
May 6, 2008
Firefox HACK - How to increase Firefox Cache!
My friend Deimos over at AhKong.Net posted an interesting post today about how to utilize the file cache of Firefox. By use of more cache, you will be able to browse the web faster, especially if you check out many of the same sites daily. You can read about his full DIY on Firefox Cache HOWTO here. browser, cache, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYour ... More
Fun DIY - How to Make Fireballs!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Lol…here’s a great way to show off some magic fireballs and pass time. Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, fire balls, HOWTO, HOWTO, make, metacafe, Video, yt ... More
May 5, 2008
DIY iPhone HACK - How to make an iPhone LoJack and chart your location using Google Maps!
Here’s a great hack on how to make an iPhone LoJack and also be able to chart your location using GoogleMaps. Basically the hack connects a Twitter account so your iPhone “twitts” your iPhone’s location at set intervals. The “twitts” are basically GoogleMaps URLs that locates the GPS location of the iPhone. Ho ... More
May 2, 2008
How to remotely shut down your PC via SMS!
Here’s a cool HOWTO on remotely shutting down your PC via SMS. This might come in handy for all you automators… I recently read an article on lifehacker that explained how to shut down windows with a text message. (http://lifehacker.com/software/remote-computing/shutdown-windows-with-a-text-message-172873.php) Although I think this is ... More
May 1, 2008
DIY HACK - How to use your Optical Mouse as a scanner!
Here’s a really cool hack that let’s you use your optical mouse as a scanner. Are you using an optical mouse right now? Ever wanted to see your desktop through the eye on the bottom of it? Me neither, I already know I have to clean my desktop People get bored sometimes, and when I get bored I sometimes open up stuff to find out wh ... More
April 30, 2008
DIY HACK - How to make your own White Board Plotter!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Lol, this has got to be the best DIY project I have seen this year. A white board plotter! I need this as I used my white board a lot but do feel if I had such an automated plotter, I could be doing a lot better at jotting down my ideas more clearly than what ... More
April 26, 2008
Wordpress HACK - How to widgetize your theme!
Well, I had to widgetize my old theme today but it was pretty simple: Make a file called functions.php in your theme directory. (if you don’t have one yet) Add the following code and save the file: if ( function_exists(’register_sidebar’) ) register_sidebar(array( ‘before_widget’ => ”, ‘after_widgetR ... More
April 19, 2008
DIY HACK - How to make your own Firefox extension from scratch! - Part I
Well, there’s a flood of Firefox Toolbar makers out there, but I feel that is too much cheating and you don’t actually learn anything. Plus, those toolbars are very chubby and don’t run fast as it could when you make them from scratch. In this session, I will teach you how to make your own Firefox extension and make it say, ... More
April 2, 2008
DIY Dual Fan Controller Project
Here’s a nice little circuit diagram for all those hardcore DIYers if you are trying to build a dual fan controller using an ATtiny45 although I’d never use this thing, I’d rather use a CUBLOC. Over the course of a weekend, I cobbled together some leftover robot parts to create a simple dual-fan controller. The board turns on t ... More
March 28, 2008
DIY - How to Make Avery Labels in a Whopping 30 seconds!
The other day, my girlfriend’s brother wanted me to make him some address and shipping labels for his new Thai restaurant. Well, I didn’t want to pay taxes, I found a good site on Google called World Label. They got pretty good prices, much better than getting them at your OfficeDepot or OfficeMax. Since they are based in New York, ... More
March 22, 2008
DIY HACK - How to make your own UPS for your computer and other peripherals during power outage!
The other day, my home had power-outage for like 6 hours. I could go buy a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), or I can make my own UPS using a car battery. Well, I am just hoping this DIY UPS lasts 6 hours so I can keep using my spare laptop, which shouldn’t need that much power anyways to run off the UPS. But if I tried to run my deskto ... More
March 21, 2008
How Harmonicas are made!
I, myself, used to play a lot with Harmonicas. Well, remember our post about HarmoNESca couple days ago? Well, here’s some cool explanation on how Harmonicas are actually made and the workings. The harmonica, or mouth organ, is a hand-held rectangular musical instrument. As the musician inhales and exhales into evenly spaced air channels, ... More
March 19, 2008
DIY and HOWTO Speed Linking!
Sorry guys, today I am going to have to do some serious coding over at SiteHoppin.com for our new Beer Stock Market, but here’s a plethora of DIYs and HOWTOs you can check out until tomorrow: Howto: Configure the Windows 2008 Server Core Screensaver Activation Period DIY planetarium projectors & museum from Make Diy Plush - funky product ... More
February 9, 2008
DIY QUICK HACK - HOWTO make a bathroom ventilation fan using a PC fan in just 1 minute!
Okay, I haven’t been doing much DIYs but here’s a fun one for your bathroom. Here’s the story: My bathroom has a vent but no fan. Everytime I shower, the vent does not work well enough to ventilate the bathroom of the fog generated. So, I decided to build a small little bathroom ventilation fan using some PC fans I had laying ar ... More
January 6, 2008
DIY HACK - HOWTO Use your iPod Touch as VOIP Phone!!!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Well, this isn’t actually a howto but it’s such a great hack, we had to the title. Watch the videos as the authors hack it into a VOIP phone. via Makezine Cons ... More