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Replace Your iPad’s 3G Chip with a Verizon MiFi Chip [DIY]

We learned yesterday that it’s more cost effective to get a MiFi than a 3G iPad, but one clever hacker has taken it a step further and replaced the iPad’s 3G chip with a MiFi’s innards. More »









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Get Inspired and Learn How to Build an Outdoor Theater at BackyardTheater [Outdoors]

If you've been longing to recreate the fun of movies in the park—sans the loud drunk guy that kept yelling "Play some Skynyrd!" in the middle of Finding Nemo—in your own backyard the forums and archives at BackyardTheater can help. More »









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Build a Double-Decker Drum Composter for Serious Composting in Small Spaces [Gardening]

If you’re looking to start composting but turning an entire corner of your yard into something resembling The Great Trash Heap isn’t for you, this double-decker drum composter gives you easy and quick composting in a small space. More »









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Install a Full Power Panel in Your Car [DIY]

Earlier this week, we showed you how to add a USB Power Outlet to Your Car. If you need a bit more versatility and power, though, here’s how to install a full, four-outlet power panel with regular A/C plugs. More »









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See a 10-Year-Old Fix an iPhone Screen for $22 [DIY]

Before you shake off the idea of repairing your cracked iPhone screen yourself with a kit, consider Brett. The crafty 10-year-old repaired the cracked screen on his father’s 3GS with a $22 mail-order kit, giving all of us a little more confidence. More »









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Build a DIY Backyard Fire Pit [DIY]

Summer's coming, and for many of us, nothing cures residual work stress like enjoying a nice fire in the great outdoors—or even just our backyards. A step-by-step guide on DIY site Instructables details how to build a backyard fire pit. More »







Bagster Handles Your Bulky Trash Cheaper and Easier Than a Dumpster [Stuff We Like]

If you’re not doing enough spring cleaning or remodeling to merit a full dumpster rental, you might think you’re stuck with multiple trips to the dump or tricky garbage can filling. Bagster fills in that in-between waste remove niche nicely. More »







Convert Your Toilet to a Dual Flush with a Retrofit Kit [DIY]

Dual flush toilets, despite the amount of water they save, used to be quite costly to obtain (around three hundred dollars). Nowadays, though, you can convert the toilet you already have for about thirty dollars and a half hour of work. More »







Build a Vortex Cannon [Science]

If you’ve been sitting around all week wondering how you could combine smoke, speakers, and a love of novel physics experiments into an excuse to tinker in your workshop this weekend, building a smoke-shooting vortex cannon should cover everything nicely. More »






Learn How to Fold Thousands of Origami Figures at Origami Club [Paper Craft]

If you’ve wanted to learn origami but never got around to checking out any library books on the topic, the massive collection of origami tutorials at Origami Club can help get you started. More »






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