Do-It-Yourself Hacks Link Dump

For those of you who have a hankering to void the warranty on products you own, or to create something out of common household objects or cheap items from Radio Shack, or if you're just a cheap bastard and would rather do things that hard way to save a few bucks, here are some great links for you. Most of these came from the great Make Blog and Hack-A-Day and these are the ones I found particularly entertaining (and I really need to get them unflagged in FeedDemon).

• Play Breakout on a 7x5 Dot Matrix.
• Make a simple FM Radio transmitter.
• An Atari 2600 Web Server.
• How to install a ModChip in a Gamecube.
• Crack a WEP in three minutes (that's more of a hack to show you how to secure your wireless).
• Hack a pepsi machine or a coke machine.
• Poor Man's X-box live
• An automated bartender.
• Popcorn maker that can spit out coffee.
• Make a Wi-Fi antenna for your PSP
• Turn a dead frog into a Web server (weird).
• Screenprint your own t-shirts cheap.
• How to stream songs from iTunes to your Mobile Phone.
• Make your own air conditioner.
• Pick locks with old computer parts.
• Free PDF project documents for folks who are really good at this type of thing.
• Great modification of the American dollar bill.
• Make your own baby wipes.
• Create a cardboard folding chair.
• Create your own digital Etch-a-Sketch.
• Google Maps on your Cell Phone.
• Google Map Hack for Large Maps.
• DIY Data Center.
• Good Power Over Ethernet Guide.
• DIY Laptop Systems.
• Mod your Honda/Acura Navigation System.
• Dual Monitor PC to Dual Mac/PC Setup.
• Hacking a MasterLock.

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