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If you have a desktop device that       the simplicity of this hack we'd
is forever in need of fresh             suggest you proceed with caution
batteries this clever hack will         before just slapping in a homemade
convert your battery-powered            USB battery in all your
device to a USB-powered one with        peripherals. Before installing
little effort.                          your dowel-usb-battery in anything
Mar Bog was sick of replacing the       you'll need to ensure that the     

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If the record heat across the US        like a hand mixer, bowls, cream,
has you hankering for some ice          eggs, and salt.
cream, try your hand at his simple      Check out the full guide at the
no-machine-required homemade ice        link below—you'll find tips,
cream to cool off this afternoon.       tricks, multiple recipes, and a
Making ice cream without an ice         craving for homemade ice cream.
cream machine doesn't have to be a      Although their technique is super  

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Laptops, unfortunately, go through      special—instead of being its
a lot of wear and tear, to the          own mini-tower, it resides in a
point of unusability. Hacker Bart,      small case under the keyboard and
however, shows us how just because      Magic Trackpad, hooked up to an
a laptop's hinge, monitor, or           external monitor.
keyboard is broken doesn't mean it      The other nice thing about this
can't still be a working, desktop       project is that you don't need to  

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You already know how to welcome         You can then spend that dollar to
new neighbors to the community,         have someone else do something for
but to get to know them better,         you.
home-centric blog Re-Nest               While there are official channels
recommends starting a Time Bank.        through which you can create a
As you help them with their DIY         neighborhood-wide Time Bank, with
projects or errands, they help you      a central web hub and all (so      

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Here's a simple but effective Ikea      With little more effort than it
hack: take two of the popular Ikea      takes to actually build one of
Lack TV Units and combine them to       these TV units, you can double
double your media storage.              your storage.
Sometimes when aiming for that          But you don't have to stop there.
minimalist aesthetic you end up         The nice thing about this hack is
with very little space to keep          that it can be repurposed. For     

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It hurts to pay $5 or more for          ingredients, and you can make just
Cajun seasoning, Old Bay, or other      enough for your recipe from
spice mixtures you only need for        Cooking Cache's breakdown. Want
one or two recipes. Never pay for       tacos, but don't have a bag of the
pre-assembled convenience again         brown stuff around? Make-yourself
with this DIY mix list from the         taco seasoning calls on powdered
Cheap Healthy Good blog.                chili, garlic, and onion, along    

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Nice looking mirrors can do             own that looks just as good.
wonders for decorating and              You'll need some plywood and
creating the illusion of space in       hardboard, as well as a pre-cut
small rooms, but they can also be       mirror and some fluted door casing
expensive. Save some money by           to act as the frame. You'll also
buying a pre-cut mirror and             need some basic tools like a
framing it yourself with some           hammer and nails, a saw            

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If you've ever wanted those mid-        flash.
action shots that you just can't        The plate doesn't actually take
get by hand, photography and DIY        the photo, it just sets off the
enthusiast BiOzZ has created a          flash—to take the picture,
pressure-sensitive contraption          you can set up a separate camera
that snaps pictures at just the         with a three second exposure and
right second.                           turn off the lights. That way, the 

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We've featured a number of DIY air      one into the big one, causing a
conditioner projects before, but        heat exchange. The creator,
this particular model is perfect        currently living in wildfire-
for smokers and those living in         consumed Moscow, noticed that this
polluted areas. Not only will it        rig also seems to filter the air,
cool down a room, but it will           getting rid of the smell of smoke
filter out the smell of smoke.          and ash. While you may not be      

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The lightweight scratching posts        their shoulders.)
you find at most pet stores are         3. They are taller than any
undersized and underweight for all      standard cat posts. (My cats
but the tiniest cats. If you've         prefer a post that is at least
got a china-shop-wrecking tom cat       twice as tall as they are long.
on your hands this super sturdy         They like to reach up as high as
scratching is a perfect fit.            they can and get a good long       

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