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Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.
If ever there has been a year to give a homemade holiday gift, this is it. The economy's in the dumps and budgets are tight. Gift-givers have to be more creative than ever if they want to delight their friends and family with something unusual.
Some do it solely because of the money-saving potential. But others do it to relax, de-stress, or seek satisfaction. Here, GreenDAY’s Marisa Belger explains how making or repairing your own stuff can actually improve your well-being.
When the taillight of Laura Musall's five-year-old Nissan Altima burned out, she hoped to avoid the repair shop by letting her husband replace it at home. It seemed simple enough: Buy a bulb, pop off the cover and make the switch.
Five years ago, Terry Marcell and his good buddy Brad Hansen sat with blankets bundled over their legs in Marcell’s cold garage. Marcell’s wife wasn’t thrilled about hearing them scream and yell throughout an entire Seahawks game, so they huddled on lawn chairs in front of a 13-inch TV screen.
The Sky's the Limit for China's DIY AviatorsSHANGHAI — The buzzing of small airplanes is very rarely heard in China's vast yet closed skies, and flying for the sheer joy of it is still a novelty. But that is slowly changing as enthusiastic do-it-yourselfers take to the sky by whatever means possible.
Hobbyists Use Etsy to Trade Day Job for Hard WorkTo some craft enthusiasts that is just the name of a popular blog on Etsy, the fast-growing Web site that serves as a marketplace for crafts and vintage goods. But to Yokoo Gibran, it was an epiphany.
How To Turn Your Bike Into The Hottest Christmas Lights Display on Two WheelsWhat could be more fun than bundling up to take a ride around town on your bike to check out all of the wonderful Christmas lights? I can think of only one thing...doing so on your very own rolling display of Christmas lights.
DIY Book Scanners Turn Your Books Into BytesFor nearly two years, Daniel Reetz dreamed of a book scanner that could crunch textbooks and spit out digital files he could then read on his PC.
Monday Night Football - a chance for a guy to relax, through back a few cold ones, and enjoy some sports action with his chums. I received a call from a buddy shortly before kickoff inviting me to his house to watch the game.
Man who claimed disability spotted on TV show LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.
We have all met them: people who seem pretty enthusiastic in what they are doing. They usually start something new (like DIY builders) but somehow never finish, before quickly moving on to something else, or they take ages to do it in order to have everything 'perfect' first.
Boy Floats Away In Balloon (Update: Boy found hiding in box in garage attic - AP)FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A 6-year-old boy is floating over northeastern Colorado in a homebuilt balloon and authorities are racing to try and rescue him.
Music Business InspirationDerek Sivers, founder of CD Baby, offers a state of mind that will help you center yourself in the new music business. And a surprise tag line that will make you chuckle.
Japanese Pop-Up Slippers Are Ingeniously SimpleGranted, the winter is coming upon us (in the populous northern part of the planet at least), so your thoughts may be turning more to toasty woolen slippers and scarves than open, flip-flop style footwear, but these Japanese slippers are both ingenious and probably easy to make y …
Making Cardboard LumberHow would you like an incredibly strong, cool, and cheap building material for making lightweight tables, chairs, shelves, or anything else you can think of.
Young Couple Says NO to a Mortgaged LifeAmidst the Chihuahuan Desert, Abe and Josie built a home out of dirt, designed a wind turbine from scrap parts, and raised their newborn without diapers and other conveniences.
Amanda Palmer Clears The "@!$%#ing" Air with Kyle BylinBylin's probing interview of Amanda Palmer is a hard hitting perspective about the relationship of musicians to the larger entities they aspire to have relationships with in order to "Make It".
Interview: Greg Kot of Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music (Part 1) History is made not by the protagonists, but by the interpreters. It takes the perspective of one person to organize the facts and shine the light from a particular angle to highlight truths and lessons.
AC solar panels: One step closer to DIY solar?"GreenRay's AC Solar Module will turn out electricity that meshes with household alternating current and voltage.
Weekend Project: Potato Gatling Gun : Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)Do you wish you could do something fun with your family? This video shows how one family designed and built a potato gatling gun, which was shown at this year's Maker Faire.
Modify a Holga CameraHack a Holga: How to wring great photos out of cheap Chinese plastic.
Independent Musicians Gaining GroundIndie Record Labels show impressive results in the Music Industry.
Do it yourself collegeAs cash-strapped college students struggle to finance their tuition, many are wondering if they might find a better alternative in Ivy League courses that have recently become available online, anytime, and completely free.
Wisdom About Career Choices: Parachute To A New ColorWhen I chose to start a business in the music industry I had to ask myself how do I go from a career in trucks, planes and ships to the arts. John Nelson, co-author of the seminal book, "What Color Is Your Parachute" offers suggestions about how to make this type of transition.
Beverly Hills Interior Designer: Advice on Wood FloorsI want to either have my wood floors refinished or get new wood floors. I'm not big on having to move everything out of the house for the sanding. What are the pros and cons of new floor surfaces? Will older wooden floors add value to the house? Or keep value?
The Best & The Brightest, DIY on the RampageDIY disasters that could kill you or someone else!
Luckily Googling Yourself Doesn't Result in Hairy PalmsHow many times a day do you do it? Well now you can add your profile to Google. As singer/songwriter Google has turned out to be very useful. When I first started my music seriously, I noticed that I only had 3 citations on the internet.
The $365 Retort Kiln[from a recent post from the biochar yahoo group] Here is the narrative that goes with the slideshow: The $365 biochar retort kiln My homemade biochar retort kiln. Part of my system for making biochar for my garden.
We Can Make It Handmade Nation, A Documentary Chronicling the Development of the DIY Craft Generation, Makes a Timely Splash in Portland
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