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DIY Roll Up Keyboard

Looking for a nice keyboard to take on the go? Or you just want to do something cool with that old keyboard that you have laying around but just can’t throw out? Here is an easy little project to build a roll-up keyboard with only a USB keyboard, screwdriver and a few stickers. The result [...]


Build a Home Theater PC for $200

Home theater PCs are becoming more and more popular these days. It’s a great way to watch TV shows without being restricted to the schedule that the networks set for you. If you have a lot of media on your PC, its a lot nicer to sit on your couch and enjoy it on a [...]


Beginners Guide to Soldering

One of the most important skills for a Do It Yourselfer is the ability to solder, especially for geeks. Many of the guides posted on this site will assume that you have basic soldering skills, but for those of you who have never touched a soldering iron, here is a a great guide to help [...]


Cheap DIY Metal Detector

In this video, RazorG shows us how to make a check metal detector using nothing but an old AM radio, some tape, and a calculator. What you want to do, is to turn the volume up to max on the radio and tune it to the high end of the frequency but not directly on [...]


Build Your Own Sawed-Off USB Thumb Drive

Well this DIY project isn’t necessairly the most useful, but it sure has the potential to be a lot of fun! This guide shows you how to build your very own unique USB thumb drive that ends up looking like a sawed off usb cable.
The guide is pretty thorough and it’s actually surprisingly simple to [...]