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Paint the Inside of Light Switch Covers to Simplify Buying More of That Color...
The next time you repaint a room in your home consider painting the inside of your light switch cover with same paint you use on the walls; if you ever need more of that color you can remove the cover...
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Top 10 Ways to Boost Your Home Wi-Fi [Lifehacker Top 10]
Wi-Fi is one of the most useful and important parts of using a computer, and yet it's also one of the most frustrating. If you're plagued by slow speeds, bad reception, and other Wi-Fi issues, here are...
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DIY Goo Gone [DIY]
Goo Gone is a commercial degreaser we like because it makes removing sticker or tape residue a breeze. But if you're looking to save money or you enjoy making your own cleaning agents you can make it...
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Reduce Your Grocery Budget with a Food Waste Diary [Food]
Forbes magazine estimates that we throw away 250 lbs of food per person each year, about a quarter of the total food supply sold each year. Keeping a food waste diary can help you figure out what...
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After Focus for Android Brings DSLR-Like Options to Your Phone [Android...
Android: If you want your image backgrounds to blur or apply the Bokeh effect After Focus is a free and easy way to get effects usually reserved for much more expensive cameras. After your shot is...
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Cut Ice Cream with a Knife [Food Hacks]
If you need to serve ice cream to several people at once Real Simple magazine's weblog shares that you can save time and your wrist by cutting a cylindrical ice cream carton in half, pulling off the...
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Repurpose a Beverage Dispenser Into DIY Laundry Detergent Bulk Storage [Laundry]
Lots of people make their own laundry detergent these days. We've written more than one post on the subject. Instead of hiding your creation in a five-gallon bucket why not repurpose that old beverage...
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Build a Tumbling Composter [Gardening]
Instead of turning your compost pile with a shovel or pitchfork you can build a tumbling composter that will automatically turn and aerate your materials to help form a rich compost. Commercially...
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This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]
Hideman Masks Your IP Address and Location, Offers Anonymous Browsing Windows/Android: Hideman is a VPN service that's free for 4 hours per week and lets you select the country you want to look like...
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DIY Lemon Vinegar Ice Cubes for Cleaning Your Garbage Disposal [Cleaning]
If you want to keep your garbage disposal clean and free from odors household weblog Turnstyle Vogue recommends making ice cubes with white vinegar and a slice of lemon in each cube. Put these cubes in...
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Five Best Desktop Mice [Hive Five]
Picking the best mouse to use is a pretty personal decision—it often comes down to taste and how the mouse feels under your hands, but there are definitely some stand-out models that most of us would...
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Keep a Flashlight by the Fuse Box [Emergency Preparedness]
For those times when you blow a fuse or need to turn the power off to a single room you don't want to spend time trying to find a flashlight (or use your phone) in the dark basement or garage where...
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DIY Cream Cheese [DIY]
If you're into making some of your own foods and love cream cheese you can make your own without any special equipment, starter cultures, or hard-to-find ingredients. All you really need is half and...
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Use Ketchup Packets as Mini Icepacks [Parenting]
If you have a small injury you need to keep cold or just have kids that want an ice pack for every small boo-boo, placing a few single-serve ketchup packets in your freezer means you don't have to...
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"Any good websites to recommend for DIY beginners?" [Ask The Commenters Roundup]
Any good websites to recommend for DIY beginners? Does anyone have any suggestions as far as building a nice-looking standing desk that doesn't cost more then $100? LH community, what do you prefer to...
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Protect Your Car Doors from Your Garage with a Pool Noodle [Clever Uses]
If you don't have the space to fully open your car doors in your garage and sometimes hit the wall you may want to consider cutting a swimming pool noodle in half and bolting it to the wall. This...
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Use an Ice Cream Scoop as a Measuring Cup [Clever Uses]
Real Simple magazine's weblog points out that a standard ice cream scoop is almost exactly one-quarter cup. If you need to measure ingredients and your measuring cups are dirty or missing you can...
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Robin Is a Voice-Operated Assistant for Android that Finds Parking, Speaks...
Android: Robin is the latest Android app to try and be the truly interactive voice-based personal assistant that Android needs, and it does the job pretty well. The app will dig up local traffic...
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Calibrate Your Cooking Thermometer for the Most Accurate Readings [Cooking]
Most of us have meat or cooking thermometers we use around the kitchen, but how often have you thought about calibrating it to make sure the readings are correct? Most cooking thermometers—even...
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Customize OS X Mountain Lion's Notification Center Background [Video]
Notification Center is one of the best parts of OS X Mountain Lion, but the classic linen background is a bit bland. If you want to add your own image, Cult of Mac shows off a pretty easy way to spice...
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