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Hands holding slime with crumbs over a keyboard
DIY

This DIY slime can clean the grossest parts of your home and car

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Fitbit Alta HR
DIY

How to choose the best fitness tracker for you

By David Nield

A person grimacing and holding their left shoulder with their right hand.
DIY

Perfect posture doesn’t exist—but you can still improve yours

By Eleanor Cummins

A woman with curly, dirty blonde hair sitting in front of a gray laptop with her hands in the air in an act of confusion or frustration.
DIY

I used Google Tasks to turn my Gmail inbox into a to-do list, and now nobody can stop me

By John Kennedy

Phone apps
DIY

Protect your digital footprint by erasing your phone tracks

By David Nield

person's hand with silver rings
DIY

Go full silver alchemist and clean your jewelry with science

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Computer on a white desk with WeVideo editing platform on the screen
DIY

These free video editing tools are so simple, anyone can use them

By Jean Levasseur

Person checking phone in a coffee house.
DIY

The 7 best apps for sending money

By David Nield

One side of a reddish-brown brick building, with 15 windows arranged in a grid on the façade, each containing a separate window air conditioning unit.
DIY

How to prevent your window AC unit from falling out, and other cool tips

By Lauren Leffer

The Quadsaw Is A Tool That Makes Square-shaped Holes
DIY

The Quadsaw Is A Tool That Makes Square-shaped Holes

By Xavier Harding

The Todoist app on an iPhone.
DIY

How to set phone reminders for anything

By David Nield

A blonde woman in an office, taking part in a video conference call on her laptop.
DIY

How to use Google Meet’s newest features

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Hack A Teddy Bear To Say Anything
DIY

Hack A Teddy Bear To Say Anything

By Andrew Rosenblum

comic book flip phone
DIY

Build A Keyless Car Unlocker Out of a Cellphone

By Dave Prochnow

Watch This Bicycle Go 80 MPH
DIY

Watch This Bicycle Go 80 MPH

By Joey Carmichael

15 ways to be more secure online
DIY

15 ways to be more secure online

By David Nield

Apple Watch on table
DIY

How to choose the right smartwatch for you

By David Nield

Webcam clipped on to a computer monitor
DIY

It’s time to upgrade your webcam

By David Nield

How To Build A Smart Home Sensor
DIY

How To Build A Smart Home Sensor

By Dave Prochnow

Beer Can Camera
DIY

Turn Empty Beer Cans Into Sun-Tracking Cameras

By Dave Prochnow

A thermal lance made out of bacon cutting a steel pan in half.
DIY

Bacon: the other white heat

By Theodore Gray

A white mug full of hot coffee on a white saucer, surrounded by roasted coffee beans.
DIY

How a popcorn popper can help you roast coffee beans at home

By Alisha McDarris

Use these online office suites to get your work done anywhere
DIY

Use these online office suites to get your work done anywhere

By David Nield

2011 Invention Awards: Dynamically Glare-Blocking LCD Sunglasses
DIY

2011 Invention Awards: Dynamically Glare-Blocking LCD Sunglasses

By Elizabeth Svoboda

A frustrated woman sitting on the floor of a bathroom, resting her arm on the carpeted lid of a toilet.
DIY

How to fix a moaning toilet

By John Kennedy

Two kids with blond and red hair sitting on a washer in a laundry room
DIY

Yes, little kids should do chores. Here’s how to get them started.

By Jean Levasseur

An Amazon Echo, which will soon automatically connect with Amazon Sidewalk.
DIY

If you’re worried about Amazon Sidewalk, here’s how to opt out

By David Nield

Super Moon rise over a valley
Science

How to photograph the moon like a pro

By Stan Horaczek

How to choose the perfect workout routine
DIY

How to choose the perfect workout routine

By Harry Guinness

Simple Amazon Kindle tricks that’ll optimize your e-reading
DIY

Simple Amazon Kindle tricks that’ll optimize your e-reading

By David Nield

Three homemade bubble lights, one blue, one red, and one green, over a small table and a chair.
DIY

Liquid lamps

By Radiohole (Eric Dyer and Maggie Hoffman)

A person striking a block of plastic with a hammer, creating white lightning against a blue background.
DIY

Gray Matter: Trap lightning in a block

By Theodore Gray

Jacob's Ladder
DIY

How To Build A Jacob’s Ladder

By William Gurstelle

A clean computer desktop on a macOS computer.
DIY

Clean up your computer’s embarrassingly messy desktop. Seriously. Please.

By David Nield

An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab
DIY

An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

How to recycle plastic at home
DIY

How to recycle plastic at home

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

VHS tapes
DIY

How to digitize all your VHS and cassette tapes

By David Nield

5 MacGyver hacks you should try at home—and 2 you really shouldn’t
DIY

5 MacGyver hacks you should try at home—and 2 you really shouldn’t

By Sophie Bushwick

A person using Facebook on a laptop while sitting in front of a table with books on it.
DIY

How to keep your Facebook account safe and secure

By David Nield

The 4 body parts you’re probably forgetting to protect from the sun
DIY

The 4 body parts you’re probably forgetting to protect from the sun

By John Kennedy

Three children sliding down a slip and slide.
DIY

Beat the heat by building your own slip and slide

By Jean Levasseur

Mom and kid in front of a cardboard rocket with white, blue, and red pain in a fenced-in yard
DIY

Turn your old boxes into a kid-sized rocket ship

By Lydia Geisel/Domino

You Built What? A Motorized Easy Chair to Roar Around Campus
Technology

You Built What? A Motorized Easy Chair to Roar Around Campus

By Gregory Mone

Simple Project Of The Month: The DIY Camping Shower
DIY

Simple Project Of The Month: The DIY Camping Shower

By Calvin Brennan

men on a bed
DIY

How to keep jet lag from ruining your vacation

By Dan Seitz

The inside of a backpack that's also a DIY WiFi hotspot.
Environment

Be your own hotspot

By Mike Outmesguine

Beer Can Pheasant
DIY

The best wild game and fish recipes for the Fourth of July

By Field & Stream Editors

apple music
DIY

How To Use Apple Music On MacOS Sierra

By Corey Mueller

Beach sign warning of great white shark sightings in Chatham, Massachusetts
DIY

You should never have to fight off a shark—but here’s how to do it (just in case)

By Alisha McDarris

Green Dream: Installing a Rooftop Garden
Environment

Green Dream: Installing a Rooftop Garden

By John B. Carnett

How to go ultralight backpacking—the right way
DIY

How to go ultralight backpacking—the right way

By Rob Verger

Person walking in front of posters with big QR codes
DIY

QR codes are everywhere now. Here’s how to use them.

By David Nield

Close up image of a wasp
Environment

The most effective ways to avoid bee, wasp, and hornet stings

By Alisha McDarris

How to find a bank that shares your commitment to the environment
DIY

How to find a bank that shares your commitment to the environment

By Sara Kiley Watson

Wildfires could hit your hometown. Here’s how to prepare.
DIY

Wildfires could hit your hometown. Here’s how to prepare.

By Sara Kiley Watson

A person wearing a long-sleeved white shirt while holding a baby.
DIY

Stay cool this summer by making the right wardrobe choices

By Emily Cerf

Make magical scratch-and-sniff holiday cards with the kids
DIY

Make magical scratch-and-sniff holiday cards with the kids

By Sophie Bushwick

"Tour de France" Aperitif
DIY

Keep dry January going all year with these cutting-edge non-alcoholic cocktails

By Dan Q. Dao/Saveur

smartphone-donut-photo
Technology

25 best sites to buy Instagram followers (real followers)

By Thomas Moore/ReviewsXP

A lit-up igloo under a starry night sky
DIY

How to build an igloo that’s structurally sound and cozy

By Sarah Fecht

A DIY weather vane made out of recycled materials, set up outside.
DIY

Make your own weather station with recycled materials

By Jean Levasseur

An unlocked iPhone, showing the apps on its Home screen. It's tough when those apps keep crashing.
DIY

What to do when your apps keep crashing

By David Nield

Android phone on a table
DIY

Unlock Android’s secret powers by learning how to use this hidden settings menu

By David Nield

A laptop in the dark
DIY

How to keep all of your accounts safe in a world where people want your data

By David Nield