DIY Aluminum Ladder Wheel Truck [Ladders]
If you have a large aluminum extension ladder it can be difficult to maneuver to the room or outdoor area where you plan on setting up the ladder. If you have access to a welder you can build a simple w...
Cyber Security and IT support for Small Business
Cyber Security and IT support for Small Business
Helmet of many LEDs built for Burning Man
This motorcycle helmet was heavily altered to accept all of the hardware that goes into driving that huge array of LEDs. [Brian Cardellini] built it to wear at burning man. He claims to have been in over his head with the project, but we certainly don’t get that feeling when we see the thing in [...]
Remains of the Day: Do Not Track Is Coming Soon to Google Chrome [For What It's Worth]
Google Chrome will soon have a Do Not Track feature, Verizon Galaxy Nexus no longer supports Google Wallet sideloading, Skype releases a new beta for Mac, and California sales tax on Amazon begins tomo...
16×8 pixel laser projector
[Michiel] gave us a little shout-out by drawing the Hackaday logo with his recently completed 16×8 pixel laser projector. It uses a spinning set of mirrors mounted at slightly different angles to redirect the path of the red laser diode. The projector is driven by an Arduino. To give it more than just a hard-coded [...]
Does assembling pre-built furniture satisfy your DIY needs? [Discussions Of The Day]
Great discussions are nothing new here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have...
Turn a Cheap Laser Pointer Into a Removable Macro Photography Lens for Your Phone [DIY]
Smartphone cameras are better than ever, and while they can take some pretty solid pictures, you can really get some fun shots with a DIY macro lens. Here's how to put a macro lens on your phone without...
Dinosaur hoodie to remind you Halloween approaches!!
[Tom's] dinosaur hoodie would make a bang up Halloween costume. It’s a glowing version of the bony plates you’d find on a Stegosaurus. Not only does it look great at night, you should be able to put one together or yourself in an afternoon. He used a laser cutter to make the translucent fins, but [...]
How to Prepare for a Power Outage [Crowdhacker]
The lights go on, the lights go off. What do you do when they stay off and can't be turned back on? Dealing with a power outage is much easier if you've prepared in advance. The DIY experts at Stack Exc...
This Week’s Most Popular Posts: September 8th to 14th [Highlights]
This week we learned things every computer user should know, got ready for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5, investigated the best office chairs, and more. Here's a look back. More »
Sculpting with LCD pixels
Each one of the small squares in this sculpture is actually an LCD cell, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. What you see here is just a small portion of the sculpture that spans multiple floors of the atrium at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. It’s made up of multiple [...]