This Man Crafts Some of the Most Intricate Ship-In-a-Bottle Dioramas You've Ever Seen

This Man Crafts Some of the Most Intricate Ship-In-a-Bottle Dioramas You've Ever Seen:

Throughout his entire life, Ray Gascoigne had a connection with the sea. He's worked as a shipwright, a sailor, and now that he's retired he still spends his days working on boats—just on a smaller scale. When it comes to the ship-in-a-bottle, Ray is a master craftsman who makes designing tiny boats that can slip through the neck of a bottle look like child's play. More »

Use Outlook as a Google Reader Replacement

Use Outlook as a Google Reader Replacement:

If you live inside Outlook, you might not know that you're already using a pretty good Google Reader replacement. Outlook can import and process a Google Reader feed export, and handle your items like a slightly different kind of message.[More] More »

DIY Pressed Flower iPhone Case Tutorial

DIY Pressed Flower iPhone Case Tutorial:


Just saw this great tutorial for making your own pressed flower iphone case, over on the Etsy Blog.

Awesome Accountant Made an Entire RPG Game Inside Microsoft Excel

Awesome Accountant Made an Entire RPG Game Inside Microsoft Excel:

Every accountant I know swears by the powers of Excel. But not every accountant can harness that power as beautifully as Cary Walkin, an accountant from Canada. Walkin made a full RPG game inside Excel. As in you can use Excel to actually have fun. More »

Bookbinding 101: Accordion Book

Bookbinding 101: Accordion Book:
Over the past few weeks, we’ve dipped our toes into the world of bookbinding. After mastering a five-hole pamphlet stitch and Japanese four-hole binding, it’s time to tackle the final introductory process. This week, we’ll put aside the needle and thread and explore a book constructed without a single stitch. The accordion book is a folded structure; the book block is made by simply folding a sheet of paper back and forth in page-width increments. This project is, perhaps, a bit more involved than those of weeks past, but it allows me to introduce a few additional basic materials found in every book artist’s studio and a handy technique or two. I hope you’ll enjoy the project! — Pooja
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How to install AdBlock Plus 1.1 for Android and bypass Google’s ban

How to install AdBlock Plus 1.1 for Android and bypass Google’s ban:
AdBlock 1.1 for Android has been released, but you won’t find it in Google Play. Just last week, Google decided that the time had come to give ad blocking apps the boot because they modified the behavior of other apps. Fortunately for Android users who want to install ABP, it’s really not that hard to [...]

Recreate Original McDonald's Menu Items at Home

Recreate Original McDonald's Menu Items at Home:

We've shown you a few copycat McDonald's recipes over the years (from the McRib to those addictive french fries) and even cooking videos from McDonald's itself. But if you'd like to try out classic McDonald's foods from menus going back to the 50's to 70's, this 32-page recipe and cooking guide is for you. More »

Google Reader Is Shutting Down; Here Are the Best Alternatives

Google Reader Is Shutting Down; Here Are the Best Alternatives:

Google announced today that it'll be closing Google Reader's doors on July 1st of this year, meaning you'll need to find a new way to get your news fix. Here's how to export all your feeds and put them into a new reader. More »