How To: Convert EPUB Files to MOBI Format (for Kindle)
EPUB ebooks are very popular, but are not supported by Amazon's Kindle. This How-to will show how to convert EPUB ebooks to MOBI format, which can be read by Kindle.
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How To: 10 Awesome Organizing Hacks for Your Living Space
If you're like most people, you probably wish you had more space in your home. With a few clever organizing hacks, you can free up more space in your living space and feel more in control of where and how you store your possessions.
How To: Draft a Basic Pant Pattern Automated
You have read How to Draft a Basic Pant Pattern. It's a most useful guide, but the image is hard to read and the steps many and complex. That's why I wrote a little software program to do the hard work for you.
How To: Build a Tiny LED Flashlight Out of Nuts, Bolts, and Washers
A flashlight is one of those things you rarely need, but hardly ever have when you do. The normal-sized ones are unwieldy to carry around, and the small ones that you keep in a purse or car are easy to lose.
How To: Turn an Old Hardback Book into an Awesome Kindle Cover
If you love the digital convenience of ebooks but miss the analog tangibility of physical books, then this DIY cover is for you. It will work with pretty much any Kindle, Nook, tablet, or e-reader, and only requires a hardcover book, an elastic band, and some simple craft supplies.
How To: Root Your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Smartphone
While the Samsung Galaxy S3 is the world's best selling smartphone, there a few people that find the device just a bit too large. With a 4.8 inch display and 136.6 x 70.6mm dimensions, the phone can be slightly large for kids—and adults with small fingers. It can even be a hassle to put into your pocket, so that's why Samsung decided to release the Galaxy S III Mini. With a smaller frame, the phone is perfect for those that want all of the Galaxy S III features but want a more compact size. J...
How To: Root Your Samsung Galaxy Camera with CF AutoRoot
As if Samsung's Galaxy series isn't already ruling the smartphone and tablet world, they've now moved on to digital point-and-shoots with their new Samsung Galaxy Camera. The smartphone/tablet/camera hybrid comes equipped with a 16-megapixel image sensor and a touchscreen equivalent to that of the Galaxy S3's size. Not only can you instantly upload photos and 1080p video to the social media of your choice, you can also surf the web and download apps from Google Play as you would any other And...
Quick Tip: Fix a Stripped Screw Hole in Five Minutes with Toothpicks
There's nothing that halts progress on a DIY project like a stripped screw. It's incredibly frustrating to get out, and that's just the beginning of your problems. Once it's out, you might also have to fix the hole if you want to use it for anything else. There are tons of ways to do this, but if you're looking for something quick and simple, Chris over on Man Made DIY has you covered.
How To: Sculpt Your Spare Change into a Badass Miniature Jet Fighter Plane
What are you going to do with all of those Euro coins you still have from that trip to Barcelona with Grandma Margie? Instead of keeping them in a drawer and counting down the number of days until you can afford another trip, try something creative—take on this awesome miniature plane build.
How To: Make a Foldable, Wallet-Sized Paper Amplifier for Your Smartphone
Are your smartphone's built-in speakers not loud enough? Don't want to fork out the cash for some additional speakers? Instructables user urant's got you covered. He created the Whirlwind—a portable paper stand and speaker that folds up to fit in your pocket or wallet so you can take it with you on the go. The best part about this amplifier is that it's free to make. You can use regular old printer paper, but urant suggests using something a little sturdier for the stand.
How To: 15 Super-Practical Reuses for Paper Grocery Bags
Just as how plastic grocery bags have many amazing reuses if you have a whole bunch of them stocked up in your home, the same goes for their papery counterparts as well.
How To: Save Money on Your Home Theater with This Pro-Looking DIY Projector Screen
Projector screens can be pretty expensive, depending on the size and quality you're looking for. If you're thinking of installing one and want to save some money, you can build a pretty decent one yourself with just a few simple materials. Redditor dodgeboy made this 128" DIY projector screen for only $200, and I have to say it looks pretty impressive. Poplar 1x4s make up the frame, with pine 1x3s as supports. Once the frame was assembled and painted black, he installed mounting blocks on bot...
How To: This Simple DIY Rain Cover Will Keep Your Camera Dry During Stormy Shoots
Rain can make for an amazing photograph, but it can do disastrous things to your equipment. This super simple DIY cover from Purple Summit Photography will keep out the rain so you can capture beautiful shots no matter the weather, and it's made using things you probably have lying around. Photo by Jon Shave
News: Remote Control Your Car via iPhone (Albeit Dangerously)
Bonafide How-It's-Done (not exactly a HowTo) on remote-controlling your car via iPhone and Power Wheels. Brought to you by some crazy Texans, over at Waterloo Labs.
News: Convert a Truck Into a Camera
We've featured unusual pinhole cameras before, but nothing at this grandiose scale. Presenting the world's largest mobile pinhole camera, the Cameratruck, creation of photographer Shaun Irving. The Cameratruck can take pictures approximately 3,000 times the size of a 35mm!
News: 1,000,000 Spiders Weave Rare Silk
A rare textile woven from the silk of more than one million spiders is currently on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The incredible textile measures 11 by four feet, and is the largest piece of spider-woven textile in the world.
News: Jay Leno's EcoJet Seeks any Muffler That...Muffles
The EcoJet. No, it's not a economy-sized jet engine aircraft. It's Jay Leno's version of an eco-friendly car. A very, very fast eco-friendly car.
News: Insanely GINORMOUS Treehouse
Whoa, presenting the world's hugest, tallest, largest Treehouse built by Horace Burgess of Crossville, Tennessee.
News: Reenact Star Trek's Lamest Shatner Fight Ever
Stunt fighting. It ain't rocket science. There's no way this Star Trek scene between Captain Kirk and this dino-monster could be worse. It's plain awful. Come on Shatner, we know you can fight! No excuses. Stunt fighting. It ain't rocket science. There's no way this Star Trek scene between Captain Kirk and this dino-monster could be worse. It's plain awful. Come on Shatner, we know you can fight! No excuses.
How To: Partition and Format a New Hard Disk Using Linux
Just installed a new hard disk on your PC, but Windows was unable to detect it? Download Ubuntu
News: the phil trap
sounds impossible but cut a hole in the bed the size of phil. lay a sheet over the bed covering the hole. when phil lays down he will fall through. note the PHIL TRAP
News: Three Man Slingshot
I have this 3 man water balloon launcher called a wildsling. It fires water balloons really far, really fast. You guys could fire balloons at each other or load it with eggs, ice cubes, or just anything the size of a child's head (not tried that one (yet)) or smaller.
News: Hamster Race
The Equipment The Jackass Crew climb inside a bunch of different human-size hamster balls, just like the Aussies use in zorbing.
How To: Do old Norwegian cast-on
This video shows the Old Norwegian cast-on method. You need to work on needles a size or two up from gauge, because this is a tight cast-on. Do old Norwegian cast-on.
How To: Apply a drop cap to a letter with InDesign CS2
In this InDesign video tutorial you will learn to apply a drop cap to a letter. With a drop cap, the initial sits within the margins and runs several lines deep into the paragraph, pushing some normal-sized text off these lines. This keeps the left and top margins of the paragraph flush. Apply a drop cap to a letter with InDesign CS2.
How To: Make Ninja Darts for the Lighter Mini Cannon
In my recent article, How to Make a Mini Cannon with a Lighter, I demonstrated how to make a powerful combustion cannon out of parts salvaged from a standard BBQ lighter. The mini cannon was originally made to fire airsoft pellets, but I felt it was time to revive the project with something new.
How To: Knit a Stockinette Stitch Wash Rag (Dish Cloth)
They can be called wash rags, wash cloths or dish cloths. There are lots of different patterns for them. Here's an easy washcloth that incorporates the Stockinette Stitch with Seed Stitch edging.
News: Giant Piano
The set up: Take four or five of the jackass crew (or more if so needed) and line them up against a white wall. Facing the wall, with their butts exposed.
News: Suck Queen Neck Rape
Ive noticed when Im drunk I SUCK HARD. By that I mean I give some serious hickeys. Not a little romantic pink mouth size thing. Im talkin some major black, blue, purple, red broken blood capillary, teeth included, raping the whole side of a neck type shit. It looks majorly brutal and takes months to go away.
News: scared sh**less
my prank is take some browine mix with some laxatives bake them and give them to your friends, while their eating away go and rig the bathroom door so that way only the person outside the door can lock the person in. then when someone has to crap follow behinde them till they get in the crapper aka bathroom and wait till you hear them going after about 30 seconds have someone grap the snakes and spiders and throw them in the bathroom and turn off the light then quickley lock the door and hear...
News: The Delivery
For this prank you will need to find a farm with either horse or cow manure, you will need a standard shoebox, and lighter fluid. You place the manure inside the shoebox, and soak the manure, the box and even the lid to place on top with the lighter fluid. You find an unsuspecting victim at either a local residence or an apartment building complex, and you place the shoebox on the doorstep. After it is placed knock on the door, leave a sticky note with the words Mail Delivery (Contains Extrem...
How To: Foolproof your pet's ID with a microchip
A microchip is a tiny computer chip which has an identification number programmed into it. The chip is the size of a grain of rice, and it is easily and safely implanted into the skin of an animal with a hypodermic needle. Once the animal is "chipped" he can be identified throughout his life by this unique number. Microchips are read by a scanning device which recognizes a unique identification number. Through registration of the animal with a national database, the owner can be contacted and...
How To: Create a video web banner in Premiere
In this Adobe Premiere Pro video tutorial you will learn to create a custom sized document for a video web banner. Learn how to change to the values for Timebase, video frame, and audio rate. Their values will determine the quality and delivery speed of your video banner. Make sure to hit "play tutorial" in the top left corner of the video to start the video. There is no sound, so you'll need to watch the pop-up directions. Create a video web banner in Premiere.
How To: Apply Cream, Liquid and Powder Blush Makeup
Blush comes in different forms and each can be tricky to apply. Follow these steps on how to correctly apply cream, liquid, and powder blush so that you don't look like a clown. Powder Blush
News: "Jello-Pool"
Find a friend’s pool in either late Spring or early Fall (need a cool night, but still want swimming to be an option). Unbeknownst to the friend, turn off the heater mid afternoon, allowing the water to cool during the evening. Overnight, fill the pool with Jell-O packets. An average-sized swimming pool (15’ x 30’) holds approximately 20,250 gallons of water or 324,000 cups. Therefore, you will need 92,571 packets of Jell-O or 259,200 if you want to make it one gigantic Jell-O Jiggler. You ca...
News: Swapping Tyres on Cars
Find a mates, dads, mums, brother or sister car size tyre to your car or someone eles' When they go to bed take their keys.
How To: Pinch stem tips on plants
In this tutorial, we learn how to properly pinch the stem of plants. This will help for stems that grow beyond the head and ruin the look of the plant. All you have to do is simply pinch the stems of the leaves that are growing outward and the ones that look unruly. You just need to take your two fingers and pinch the very stem of it, being careful not to damage the plant. For a medium sized plant, this will only take a few short minutes and it will make the plant look much better. It will al...
How To: Choose & insert a circular barbell for body piercings
Circular barbells are very popular and can be used for most body piercings. This how to video teaches you how to insert a circular barbell, and what type of circular barbell will be right for you. There are many different sizes of circular barbell depending on the gauge of your piercing, so make sure you know your measurement before you purchase new body jewelry. Watch this tutorial and you can be wearing a circular barbell in no time. Choose & insert a circular barbell for body piercings.
How To: Choose & insert ball closure rings for body piercings
Ball closure rings are very popular and can be used for most body piercings. This how to video teaches you how to insert a ball closure rings, and what type of ball closure rings will be right for you. There are many different sizes of ball closure rings depending on the gauge of your piercing, so make sure you know your measurement before you purchase new body jewelry. Watch this tutorial and you can be wearing a ball closure rings in no time. Choose & insert ball closure rings for body pier...
How To: Choose and insert bananabells for body piercings
Bananabells are very popular and can be used for most body piercings. They are most commonly used for navel piercings and ear piercings. This how to video teaches you how to insert a bananabell, and what type of bananabell will be right for you. There are many different sizes of bananabell depending on the gauge of your piercing, so make sure you know your measurement before you purchase new body jewelry. Watch this tutorial and you can be wearing a bananabell in no time. Choose and insert ba...