For everything from family to computers…
If you use an RFID card for your transit pass or ID card at work you can embed that card right into your phone so you don’t have to carry it around. Electronics DIY web site Adafruit shows you how to do it. More »
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If your smartphone’s too quiet, you can always buy some speakers. If you’d rather keep your budget to under $1, you can make your own amplifier out of a plastic cup and two bobby pins. More »
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Basically, have a plastic wrap with you at all times if you want to light a fire in emergency. 😛
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If you’re a normal person who happens to find yourself in a desperate need to light a fire and you have, like, no fire lighting equipment… you’re screwed. But wait if you can pee, you’ll be totally fine. The guys at The King of Random figured out how to light a fire with urine. More »
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The passwords to 432,000 email accounts were leaked earlier today. They were leaked from an older Yahoo file associated with the Yahoo! Contributor Network. Yahoo claims that only about 5 percent of the accounts had valid (current) passwords, but here’s how to check if your ancient account is one of them. More »
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Another fun find on Facebook. I love these simple photo-based project how-tos that are starting to show up on FB and G+ with increased frequency. The chocolate bowl I posted a few days ago has gotten a lot of attention and makers trying it out. If you try any of these quick n’ dirty hacks you see here, or you spot some especially clever ones on Facebook and G+ (or elsewhere), please send them to us.
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How-To: Make a Chocolate Bowl Using a Balloon
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Nearly every car has an ashtray, but for non-smokers, it just turns into a small hole that collects dust, trash, and other nonsense. Instructables user hells-oui shows us how to turn it into a smartphone dock. More »
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iOS/Android/WebOS: We’ve long been big fans of iFixit’s useful repair guides and teardown manuals, and now you can easily access the site’s content on the go. The free mobile apps allow offline browsing of the thousands of how-to repair guides. More »
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