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Design & Build an Original Birdhouse or Build the Aviary Halfway Home
If you’re looking forward to a relaxing weekend but still can’t help yourself from building something. Why not design & build a birdhouse. Take some time with a pen a paper and start trying to figure out an original design. New designs don’t come as soon as you start thinking about them. I worked on [...]
Change an Eames Herman Miller Armshell Chair into a Rocker & Recover It
I looked and looked on the internet for a some what affordable and attractive rocker for the nursery. There is not very much out there. My wife and I first decided on the HEJKA rocking chair at Ikea though it was not meant to be. We live 3 hours from an Ikea and stopped while [...]
Antique Radio Ipod Docking Station
I turned an old AM wooden radio into an Ipod dock using a set of old computer speakers I found at the salvation army. First I took out the electrical guts of the dead wood AM radio and saved them in case I ever want to recap and restore the radio or use the parts [...]
Living with the Lowes Whirlpool Reverse Osmosis Water Filter
It’s unfortunate in some areas that tap water can’t be made to taste better. Where I live the water has so many chemicals in it, it almost makes you thirstier. I decided to install the reverse osmosis system for both environment and health reasons. I was buying gallon jugs of water for the longest time. Half of [...]
Freshaire Choice No VOC vs. Aura Low VOC paint review
When considering paint for the baby’s room we wanted to get the healthiest paint option to limit my wife’s exposure while pregnant. She initially researched the No VOC paint so she could help me paint. Unfortunately we found out that it’s not recommended for you to paint while pregnant even with the greenest of paints [...]
Sonic Impact 5065 Gen 2 T-Amp Review
I recently used the Sonic Impact 5065 Gen 2 T-Amp to power two 30 watt 6 1/2” Dayton Audio in-ceiling speakers with great success. In a 25 ft x 25 ft two story room the music was much louder than I had anticipated it was going to be & way beyond the sound level that [...]
Easier Way To Upgrade Your Apple TV Hard Drive
UPDATE: There is now an even easier way to upgrade your apple tv without terminal called ATVcloner. It worked great for me and was a much faster process. Note: Use a IDE 2.5” Hard drive otherwise known as a PATA hard drive Please look at Engaget.com To view excellent instructions on taking apart your apple [...]
