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I have a blue rope light that the lights in the middle died. I put it under the edge of my couch and put a loop in the middle to disguise the missing lights. Now my couch has a low-rider glow to it.

At work, I have two 22" screens side by side and mounted horizontally, but at home, I have my two 22" screens side by side and mounted vertically, not horizontally. Each setup is appropriate for wh...

If your house is truly tiny and has a correspondingly small bedroom, look into turning the full wall separating the bedroom from the stairs into a half wall and getting the feel of more space in bo...

My Ikea has a "discount area" which is basically just broken crap. There is no FREE anything, anywhere.

The only can I don't use a liner for is the recycle bin. I just dump the small bin into the large bin outside. I do that just because I don't know if the standard plastic garbage bags are recyclabl...

Finally - a daybed for the homeless - the only ones who should be proud of such an atrocity.

One week of combining all of your shopping trips into a single mapped out trip instead of continually popping out to go to this store or that saves more energy than unplugging all of your "stand-by...

LEDs are much safer than CFLs without the deadly mercury that requires a hazmat suit to dispose of properly if accidental breakage occurs.

The "when everyone buys the player, the media price will drop" argument is a complete falacy. That's what was said when CDs came out in the 80s. It didn't happen. CD prices didn't drop until very l...

I think you must only talk on the phone and never turn on a TV. You can't go an hour on any channel without seeing Verizon's ads about their family plan. One thing to be aware of is sp...

One month is only enough time for people who don't cook. Many of the tools I have (including the pasta fork this guy is holding) get used many times, but sometimes not for many months at a time.

download and stream via XBox

another use for needlenose pliers. All of the Monks can just pluck each toothpick from the box with the (steam sanitized) pliers and insert them into the 'Pine

Another vote for needlenose pliers - 20 seconds and boom, you're done. Ok, hopefully not boom.

I always get started without reading the instructions, but if I get stuck or wonder what a piece is for, then I go back to the instructions. Just like with technology - when in doubt - RTFM!

I love it, but I can't see it being extremely useful.

Great idea for people who don't use their computers for...you know...useful stuff.

Let's see. They only buy what they can drink within a month and there are 60 drawers. Drinking 2 bottles of wine a day makes for a very happy couple.

I can't see this ever replacing bubble wrap or bags of air for most applications, especially tech products. Cardboard just won't provide the same level of shock absorption that the bags of air will...

you could use this one instead which is cheaper still: http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?pro...