Top DIY of 2009

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Without further delay, here are our top 10 posts of 2009:

10. Top 25 Outstanding DIY Dorm Projects

School is back in session shortly for most college students. While you could be an average Joe and and buy all your back to school goods, you’ll be far better off building your own DIY projects to pimp your bland dorm room. These fantastic tutorials will walk you through creating custom, outstanding dorm rooms to show off your DIY skill. Read full post >

9. Incredible, Sleek Blue LED Case Mod

Combining his incredible carpentry and circuitry skill, this modder created a fantastic, modern LED case mod design. Based on a Beijing building, it incorporates sleek, circuitry-like lines creating a fantastic ambient effect. The full tutorial will take you step by step through the modding process. Read full post >

8. How to: DIY Star Wars Lightsabers & Replicas


Using some spare parts from eBay (a Graflex flash bulb) and a bit of ingenuity the guys at Systm show you how to create your own legit lightsaber (using actual parts they used in the movies). Read full post ->

7. How to: DIY Cable Management on a Budget

In just a few minutes and for less than $6, you can transform your workstation into a cable free sanctuary. If there is one thing that really annoys people about computers it is the ridiculous amount of cables that need to connect everything together, especially if you have scanners and printers close by. Thankfully there is a simple way to fix that. Read full post >

6. Dirt Simple Office Supplies iPhone Stand

Holding your iPhone for hours while watching a movie can be an annoyance. Using five pencils and a few rubber bands, you can easily construct a makeshift iPhone stand. So easy a noob could do it. Not much of a hack, more of a simple, useful tool. Read full post >

5. How to Make your Own Ringtones

Are you one of those people who changes their ringtones frequently? If so, you may be surprised to learn that there are many online tools that allow you to create your own ringtones within a matter of minutes. To get started… Read full post >

4. How to: iPhone as a Wireless Router for your Laptop

Turning the Iphone into a Wireless Router from John Chow on Vimeo.

Transform your iPhone into a wireless router, allowing you to connect your wifi deprived laptop to the internet anywhere phone service is available. It’s also perfect when you’re browsing the web but the small screen is too cramped. Now you can easily switch over to your laptop for a larger viewing window. Read full post >

3. How to: DIY Solar and Wind Energy Tutorial

Mother nature provides us with countless ways to produce our electricity. The tricky part is harnessing it. Learn how to install solar panels and wind turbines to generate all the electricity you’ll ever need. Read full post >

2. DIY Arcade Style Joystick Controller

We’ve seen some giant NES controllers in the past and even an Xbox 360 arcade controller. Now we have a coffee table style controller custom made for arcade games like Street Fighter 4. The first controler is basically a wireless Xbox 360 controller with larger buttons substituted for the standard ones. Read full post >

1. Top 40 Arduino Projects of the Web

Since we love the ever-popular Arduino, we’ve scoured the vast reaches of the interweb and unearthed the best Arduino projects just for you. The Arduino is an open source programming platform which allows you to easily control electronics with a microcontroller. Read full post >