Hobbies

We love tech, but we also love to tinker and try a whole bunch of different hobbies. Come check out the latest projects we're working on.

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Guy carrying Ryobi tripower light
Ryobi's best advantage over Milwaukee isn't power—it's all these oddball tools

Weird tools you'll actually love.

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A ryobi bag on the ground
These 3 forgotten Ryobi tools solved problems that don't exist anymore

Technology made them redundant and now they have been discontinued.

A soldering station powered up and set to 662 degrees.
A cheap soldering iron has revived dozens of broken gadgets and saved me thousands of dollars
DIY

You don't even need to be great at soldering to start.

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Close-up of the white xTool M2 laser with amber safety lid and warning label.
5 fun nerdy hobbies that you can start doing for cheap right now
DIY

Making and doing shouldn't cost the earth.

man pulling a Dewalt tools storage bin
5 little-known DeWALT tools that’ll save you hours of work

Niche tools perfect for the shop or house.

The Satechi 3-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Charging Stand is foldable, packable, and perfect for travel.
These are the 6 gadgets I pack before every trip

From keeping back pain in check to ditching multiple chargers, these gadgets have quietly earned permanent spots in my travel bag.

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Ryobi PEX clamp tool
5 Ryobi tools that solve problems Milwaukee completely ignores

Niche tools that are genuinely useful.

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Rear ports on the ACEMAGIC M5 mini PC with HDMI DisplayPort LAN and USB connections.
3 more homelab projects to try this weekend (May 29 - 31)

Stop re-downloading Windows updates on every PC—set up a local cache server instead

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xTool F1 10W blue diode laser engraving Caffeine Loading on a cork coaster.
Laser engravers just got cheap enough to beat 3D printers—and they're way easier to use
DIY

This hobby turned my scraps into gifts, and it's way simpler than you'd think.

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Makita autofeed screwdriver
5 little-known Makita tools that’ll save you hours of work

Niche tools great for countless jobs.

DeWALT drill driving a screw
Home Depot's Memorial Day DeWALT deals are an absolute steal

Buy one get TWO free, and more.

A man and boy working in a garage under a light
Your workshop and garage lighting matters more than fancy tools
DIY

Dim workshop lights are why your precision tools under perform; stop wasting thousands on tools you can't see properly.

A close up of Kindle displaying a Home Assistant dashboard with wather, temperature, and dew point information.
Don't trade in your old Kindle, here are 5 ingenious ways to repurpose it instead

No, "paperweight" isn't one of them, despite what Jeff Bezos wants.

Ryobi 18V HP battery
Home Depot’s Memorial Day Ryobi deals are too good to pass up

Huge battery savings or buy one get one.

A Princess of Mars open in the ReadEra app on a modified Fire Tablet with an attached keyboard.
I tried these free and premium reader apps on my modded Fire Tablet—here's the one I'm sticking with

As a massive reader, I decided to test some of the best reader apps and found the one I'm sticking with for good.

ATV Launcher being used on a television after successful casting.
Your old Android phone can replace a Roku or Fire Stick—here's the setup I use

I had an old Motorola lying around, so I repurposed it into an Android TV experience. Here's what I did and how.

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The opening lines of Moby Dick in KOReader on a Kindle 4.
Your Kindle can do way more than read books—here are 5 ways I use mine

Get a read on what your Kindle can do.

A close up of Kindle displaying a Home Assistant dashboard with wather, temperature, and dew point information.
My jailbroken Kindle is now a smart home dashboard by day and eReader by night

My love for the device has be rekindled.

Two fingers making a pinch gesture held over a Kindle 4 with a book open on the screen.
I turned my fingers into a remote page turner for my Kindle

Touching stuff is so last year.

Typeframe dedicated DIY writerDeck writing terminal.
Looking for a distraction-free writing tool? You need a writerDeck

It’s like a Cyberdeck for your words.

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