You don't have to be a professional carpenter to come across stripped screws. In fact, if you're stripping screws, you're probably not a carpenter. Also, you should throw a little back into your screw twists. And if that fails, try these friendly stripped screw removing tips from the DIY experts at Stack Exchange. More »

If you live in a city with red light cameras that snap pictures when you accidentally sneak through a red light then chances are you've received a ticket with your picture in the mail before. DIY blogger Dave wanted a better way to track where these cameras were located so he decided to rig up a GPS to alert him when he was near a red light camera. More »

If you're getting started with your backyard or container garden and want to be ready for when the inevitable unwanted guests move in, you don't have to run out and grab a couple of bottles of commercial pesticide from your local hardware store—there are safer, more natural options that won't leave your fledgling produce covered in chemicals. Best of all, you probably have the ingredients for them in your pantry already. More »

iMac users have forever struggled with the desktop's annoying USB ports, always having to reach around the computer and feel for a USB port just to plug in a flash drive. The guys at Sugru have a solution: just tape (or Sugru) some extension cables to your iMac to "add" ports onto the front of your screen. More »

If you're just getting extra cabling out of the way, you can use one of many cable shortening tricks. But what about for cables that you want loose, but just take up too much space? This DIY cord curling technique will get you cords that stay short when you need them, but can stretch out when necessary too. More »

Ever wished your key could do more than open doors? Instructables user Vitizop did, so he cut, chopped, and screwed a single key into a multi-tool. More »

DIY projects are time-consuming and more often than not, it's easier to just go out and buy whatever you need instead of trying to make it. However, in an interview with the blog Consumerism Commentary, Make Magazine editor Mark Frauenfelder shares his approach to tackle the time factor: dedicate 15 minutes every day to a project. More »

Ikea's Poang chairs are some of the most comfortable I've ever owned, but if it's a portable workstation you need and not a comfy chair, this Ikea hack may be right up your alley. Just turn the chair's wooden frame on its back, screw in a couple of wooden supports for your monitor and peripherals, and a few casters on the bottom, and you're all set. The frame holds a surprising amount of weight, and the casters let you wheel your computer anywhere in the room it needs to go. More »

DVD players are so 1999. In this day and age, a custom media center running XBMC is the only thing you really need hooked up to your TV—whether you're watching movies you've ripped, streaming your favorite TV shows from Netflix and Hulu, listening to podcasts, or even playing video games. This guide will tell you everything you need to know to create an awesome, customized, do-anything media center with XBMC. And, if you've already hopped on the XBMC bandwagon, it's sure to show you a thing or two you didn't already know. More »

If you love your olive oil or vegetable oil and cook with it often, you probably have one of those huge metal oil cans in your pantry and use it to refill a smaller container you keep close to the stove. When that container is empty, you can toss it in the recycling, or you can use this trick and grow some spring herbs in it or bring a little green to your home or garden. More »