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Here’s a cool post on re-using an LCD screen. Just takes a part you can order from eBay.
Retrevo Manuals hosts a ton of manuals for various consumer electronics and other household products.
Verizon FiosFAQ is an independent site with Q&A about Verizon’s FiOS service.
Homemade Spacecraft on Vimeo
A father-and-son team designed and built a homemade spacecraft that took video all the way up and back down. WAY cool.
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Lifehacker Car-Buying Tips
This Lifehacker article on using Kelly Blue Book online via a cellphone saved someone money has links to other helpful car-buying tips. Worth a read.
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How to install a CableCARD tuner in your DIY Media Center. An interesting tutorial from Engadget HD…saving for future reference.
If you’re a Verizon Wireless customer, you can opt out of sharing personal info (aka “Customer Proprietary Network Information” or CPNI) by clicking this link. Hat tip — John Weinberger as reported by the New York Times and ReadWriteWeb.
Reinstall a Working Hulu in Boxee
While Hulu’s content owners thought it might be a good idea to cut off Boxee users from accessing the service, it was quick enough for someone to work around and put together a plugin to reinstall a working Hulu in … Continue reading
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The Trim-It-Quick Christmas lights look interesting — run a custom extension cord of the middle, and then plug in custom light strand clusters that hook to the tree’s center and fan along the branches. Seems a little expensive, though…
ripstyles.com provides analog-to-digital conversion services for compact discs, records, tapes, pictures, film, and VHS tape. Pricing seems pretty good, at least for compact disc. Bookmarked for future reference.