Diy

"DIY" stands for do-it-yourself. A famous TV show called This Old House was a DIY show hosted by Bob Vila. Bob and his crew would film home improvement projects delivering a deeper look into how these projects were managed and performed.

If you look at the success of Home Depot its clear that people are taking a serious interest in doing their own work. Home Depot even offers classes to teach how to install ceramic tile or how to build a deck. The average Joe could go into a store and pick out the materials as well as ask questions about how he should prepare for the project.

The web has seen a tremendous amount of demand for DIY type content from how to videos, and places catering to the DIY enthusiast. A community called Etsy which allows people to market their handmade goods has seen a tremendous amount of success.

Whether you are currently doing some DIY projects, or you are just interested in watching how others figure this stuff out, its no doubt a way to save money and show off your newly found talents. 

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Diy”

• In-wall USB charger is as cheap as it is ingenious

  
  Engadget — Authority: 854
  What youll require here is about 30 minutes endurance, a $10 budget, and a good reason why youd want to swap some good old versatile wall plugs in for USB-only power outlets. Once youve got all that sorted, its a quick skip to the source link, where youll get step-by-step instructions on converting to "the future" of ...
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• How To Use Air Compressor Tools To Conserve Energy

  
  Handyman Service — Authority: 149
  Almost 70% of todays manufacturers make use of at least one air compressor, and a host of air compressor tools. Air compressors will up the pressure on a fluid, and then send that fluid packing through several tubes to ship it to its destination — providing pressurized clean air for use in tires, gas cylinders, or ...
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• Stay Cool! Apply Window Tinting To Your Car

  
  rotatelogs.com — Authority: 135
  Anyone who lives in a sweltering and hot climate will have experienced the awful discomfort of climbing into your car after it has been in the sun. Driving in hot weather is not a pleasurable experience for you or your passengers. Window tinting can make a big difference to the temperature inside your car. Okay, so ...
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• Convert your dull AC outlet into a super-geeky USB version

  
  SlashGear — Authority: 773
  The most bizarre thing about this Instructable for converting a regular AC outlet into a USB outlet is that only this morning – dealing with various review phones bleating as their batteries expired on the mess that is my desk – I found myself wishing for such a thing.  Apparently the work of 30 minutes and a ...
  4 hours ago

• Coffee Hack – How to Make your Own Coffee Pod!

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 631
  I was actually going to buy either a MyPressi coffee pod of the Handpresso but along comes this great DIY that shows you how to make your own coffee pod .  Of course, it’s not going to be as good as commercial ones but for those of you on budget like me, it might be a good way to solve your morning caffeine ...
  5 hours ago

• CompuLab’s fit-PC2i is extra tiny, ready for Windows 7

  
  F-Default — Authority: 469
    CompuLab has been holding it down on the diminutive front for years now, though the outfit’s latest mini PC packs even more features than ever before. Measuring just 4- x 4.5- x 1.05-inches and weighing only 13 ounces, the fit-PC2i is hailed as the planet’s smallest dual gigabit Ethernet-equipped PC. Other ...
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• CompuLabs fit-PC2i is extra tiny, ready for Windows 7

  
  Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  CompuLab has been holding it down on the diminutive front for years now, though the outfits latest mini PC packs even more features than ever before. read more
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• Christmas DIY – How to Make Creative Christmas Wreaths!

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 631
  Couple years back I made my own creative Christmas wreath out of fans and LEDs , here’s a bunch of crafty and creative Christmas Wreath ideas for the holidays . I really like the fact that the author re-uses and recycles materials to build her Christmas Wreaths instead of buying them: This month I decided to ...
  6 hours ago

• Firebelly Holiday Shop Sneak Peak

  
  LorraineDesign — Authority: 105
  Well, tonight I headed over to Firebelly with all of my wares to set up my little table for their Pop-Up Holiday Shop. Unfortunately, (fortunately?) I bought a car last week, so between car hunting and Thanksgiving I wasn’t able to finish all of the projects I had planned. That said, the ones that I did finish ...
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• DSLR Lens iPhone Mod

  
  Geeky-Gadgets — Authority: 717
  If you have  ever needed a little more zoom on your iPhone you could always use a zoom app from iTunes store or you could connect a monster of a zoom SLR lens to it as Bhautik Joshi has done. Bhautik has designed a coupler that will allow you to attach SLR lens to your iPhone. If you fancy making your own full ...
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• DIY arduino Christmas lights spectacular turns bad taste into… art

  
  F-Default — Authority: 469
    We’ll freely admit to having a love / hate relationship with Christmas lights and decorations. The sheer gaudiness of it all often turns our “bah humbug” nature inside out, revealing the awe struck “inner child” we hear so much about from people like Martha Stewart and Oprah. Continued here: DIY ...
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• DIY arduino Christmas lights spectacular turns bad taste into... art

  
  Engadget — Authority: 854
  Well freely admit to having a love / hate relationship with Christmas lights and decorations. The sheer gaudiness of it all often turns our "bah humbug" nature inside out, revealing the awe struck "inner child" we hear so much about from people like Martha Stewart and Oprah. Regardless, an artful DIYers taken the ...
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• DIY arduino Christmas lights spectacular turns bad taste into… art

  
  MainGadget — Authority: 164
  We’ll freely admit to having a love / hate relationship with Christmas lights and decorations. See the original post: DIY arduino Christmas lights spectacular turns bad taste into… art
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• Review: Top Chef - Season Finale: Part 1

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 708
  (S06E14) Well, if you think this competition was getting easier, forget it. This is the toughest Top Chef I can remember. These final four were all excellent and as they gathered for the last leg to the finale, you could see that it was game on. Unlike other seasons, there arent any obvious villains in this ...
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• Duct Tape Coat

  
  Geeky-Gadgets — Authority: 717
  Made from 110 yards of duct tape this jacket is a fantastic advertisement for the versatility of duct tape. We have featured a few duct tape classics on Geeky Gadgets including the duct tape wallet . When first worn, this jacket is kind of stiff and pretty much a plastic tube. It keeps in a LOT of heat, ...
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• HT560 5.6-inch UMPC spotted in Shenzhen running Windows XP

  
  MainGadget — Authority: 164
  Sure, an Android MID featuring some sort of contrived “net gen” functionality might promise inspirational moments , but will it get the job done? A company called Shenzhen Seed Industrial, located in the Chegongmiao Futian Distict (we hear it’s lovely in the spring) is offering retailers and e-tailers a Windows ...
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• Hacker mounts SLR lens to the iPhone, but only thats exciting

  
  Gizmo Watch — Authority: 580
  Ahh… it seems these hackers are actually after the iPhone camera. We know it isn’t all that good compared with the cameras of the other Smartphones, but is that a reason enough to tinker with it? Perhaps yes, and thus, after a magnifying camera mod for the iPhone, it’s time now for Industrial Light & ...
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• Inkjet Greeting Card Intro Video from Red River Paper

  
  Photography Bay — Authority: 504
  Red River Paper has published a video that gives an overview of their paper selection and printing capabilities for holiday cards.  It’s a bit on the commercial pitch side of the coin; however, those of you interested in printing your own holiday cards might get something out of it. Red River Paper keeps telling ...
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• Problem w/central air unit

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 160
  I have a Miller central air unit, Model MSC-42E-G2 that it will run and blow cold air and then the fan stops running, any ideas. Been told it could be the fan motor or the compacitor. are you mechanically inclined enough to do some basic checks with the blower fan? Access the blower compartment and [...]
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• Wolfram Alpha Helps With Math Problems: One Step At A Time

  
  Nerdlike.com — Authority: 434
  It has been a long time since I took a math class. I realized that when I followed the steps on the Wolfram Alpha sample question and still couldn’t figure out how to get the answer. To be honest it was a bit of an ego check. I always thought I was pretty good at math, but I obviously didn’t retain much of what ...
  8 hours ago

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