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How To Supercharge Your Router With DD-WRT

Few routers utilise their full potential out of the box, because their firmware limits their functionality. Thanks to an open-source project called DD-WRT, you can unlock your router’s potential to broadcast a stronger signal, manage network traffic, remotely access all your home computers and a whole lot more. Here’s how to install it, set it up and supercharge your network.


Create A Centre-Pull Ball Of Wool By Hand

If you’re into knitting, you know it can be tough to keep your wool under control and tangle free. A center-pull ball of wool eliminates a lot of the hassle, and it’s really easy to make your own.


These DIY Speaker Stands Add Useful Storage To Small Spaces

If you have surround speakers but nowhere to put them, these DIY speaker stands get them off the ground, don’t look out of place in a home, and add some useful storage inside for CDs or DVDs at the same time.


Add Custom Backlighting To Your Keyboard

A lot of nice gaming keyboards come with backlit keys, but you don’t get any say over the colour of the light. Some don’t even let you make fine-grained adjustments to brightness. Luckily, it is possible to make some alterations on your own.


Use Caulk To Paint Straight Edges Like A Pro

Getting that precise, straight line on edges of a wall or where the wall meets ceiling is one of the hardest parts of painting. It’s even worse if you have textured walls or ceilings. The Make It & Love It blog reveals this “pro painter’s secret” to sharp lines perfection.


Tame Your Cable Clutter With PVC Pipe

You don’t need expensive or specialised products to organise the cable clutter hanging down from the back of your desk. Justin Klosky, from the OCD Experience, shows us in this video how he does it, using some simple black PVC pipe and some metal mounting strips.


Hack Your Furniture This Weekend

Simple hacks can take your furniture from bog standard to bloody impressive. Take a little time this weekend to create an awesome arcade console coffee table, minimal floating desk, or one of the other many awesome DIY furniture upgrades you can perform on the cheap.


This DIY Toolshed Keeps Your Tools Organised In A Tiny Space

If you live in a small space but need room to organise your tools, look no further than the back of a cupboard door. A few magnetic racks, some desk organisers, and a fold-down shelf are all it takes to turn transform unused space into a neatly-organised toolshed.


The Raspberry Pi Camera Board Turns Your Pi Into A Custom Camera

The Raspberry Pi Camera Module is now available for order. The add-on module adds a 5 megapixel camera to your Pi for use in all sorts of projects.


Add Bluetooth Audio And Inductive Charging To Your Car

Bluetooth audio in your car makes it easy to push music from your phone to your car’s stereo system, but you lose out on those benefits when you still have to plug in to charge. Reader and DIYer Ryan Wold solved this problem by installing an inductive charger inside his vehicle.


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