Homeowner How To Information

12/7/2011 12:00 PM

Upgrading your home is a great way to add value and functionality. Here are some folks who started with an idea and along with a little money and a lot of personal effort made a real difference in their homes. Kitchen Overhaul This kitchen overhaul starts with a wish. "You know, it sure would be nice to have an open kitchen." So they dove...Read More

2012 Holiday Gift Guide for a Home Handyman

12/7/2011 10:00 AM

Finding a gift for a home handyman (or woman) can be a challenge, as most handy people are very selective and want to choose the "perfect" tool for themselves. The trick is to find something useful that the handy person on your list might not think of picking out. So, here are 5 different and useful tools your handy person will be glad to...Read More

The Well-Stocked Toolbox

12/7/2011 10:00 AM

Even if you're not a handyman, at some point you’re going to have to do some work around your home. You’ll want to hang some pictures or stop a dripping faucet, so you’re going to need some basic tools. Creating a well stocked tool box isn’t expensive and while this basic tool collection won’t allow...Read More

Winter’s Almost Here- Are you Ready?

12/7/2011 10:00 AM

Every year it seems winter just creeps up on us. During fall we all enjoy the cooler weather and bright colored leaves, forgetting it won’t be long before the cold and snowy winter weather moves in. So, while we’ve still got a few weeks before winter takes hold, here are some things that can make this winter a little easier. Ga...Read More

What the Heck is Pex Piping?

11/23/2011 9:00 AM

If you're a do-it-yourselfer you may have heard of PEX piping and wondered if it was something you should care about. PEX is a relatively new development (in North America anyway) in plumbing systems. PEX is an acronym for cross-linked polyethylene pipe and it's replacing traditional copper tubing in a lot of new construction and renovations. Used ...Read More

The Benefits of a Shower Pump

11/23/2011 9:00 AM

If you live in North America it's quite likely you've never heard of a shower pump. Shower pumps are quite common in the United Kingdom, where often a home's hot water supply is in the attic and the water pressure is less than enough to power a “real” shower. However, shower pumps are starting to find a place in many American ho...Read More

Update Your Kitchen for Less Than a Hundred

11/23/2011 9:00 AM

Updating a kitchen can quickly become costly. With a little creativity and some "sweat equity," though, there are ways to spruce up a kitchen on the cheap. Below we list several ideas that we hope with jump start your imagination. Think outside the box and you'll be surprised at how many more ideas there are for giving your kitchen a new ...Read More

Tips for Saving Money on a Renovation

11/23/2011 9:00 AM

Renovating your home is a great way to add value while giving you and your family the extra space you want. We've all heard stories about runaway renovation costs and how a home renovation can end up costing way more than originally budgeted, but fortunately, there are a number of ways you can save yourself some money while renovating. Plan Ahead a...Read More

Quick Budget Bathroom Updates

11/23/2011 9:00 AM

Got an old bathroom that needs an update or is just an out of style you'd like to modernize? Totally redoing a bathroom can cost thousands of dollars and most of us just can't afford that kind of money, yet we still want our bathrooms to look attractive and stylish. Fortunately there are a number of things you can do to update a bathroom without br...Read More

Keeping a Basement Floor Warm and Dry

11/23/2011 9:00 AM

No matter how nicely the rest of the basement is finished, if the floors are cold and the room feels damp, nobody is going to want to spend much time down there. It's a common problem in a finished basement because concrete floors continually release moisture (making a basement feel damp) and they act as a conductors of cold from the grou...Read More

Elon Musk on SpaceXs Reusable Rocket Plans

2/7/2012 5:00 AM

SpaceX is hard at work trying to design rocket parts that can fly themselves back to the launchpad for reuse. We talked to founder Elon Musk about how far the companys designs have come.

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2/7/2012 5:00 AM

2012 Mini Roadster Test Drive

2/7/2012 11:00 AM

Yet another Mini variation is loosed upon the world. Behold the two-seater, drop-top Mini Roadster.

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12 Ways the World Could (Really) End in 2012

2/7/2012 5:30 AM

Forget the Mayan nonsense. Goofy prophecies and Mesoamerican calendars won't bring about the end of civilization, but there are at least a dozen scientifically valid ways the apocalypse could arrive before 2012 is out.

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Who Cares About Apple TV? Bring Us the Apple Car

2/6/2012 4:00 AM

The much-mythologized Apple television could be a terrible next step for the company. But entering the automotive world would be a genius coup.

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Casting Call: Talented Gearheads and Terrible Drivers Needed

2/6/2012 11:00 AM

Our friends over at Car And Driver are putting together two new Web series, so they're on the lookout for car repair experts up for a challenge and awful drivers in need of rehabilitation. Here's how to apply.

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2/6/2012 11:00 AM

2012 BMW ActiveHybrid5 Test Drive

2/6/2012 9:00 AM

BMWs first hybrid 5 Series is coming, and this new take on the "sedan of sedans" may be the most seamless integration of hybrid technology weve seen to date.

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The World's 10 Longest Auto Races

2/6/2012 5:30 AM

Racing 500 miles around a smooth paved oval? Kid stuff. The world's longest rally races have stretched for thousands of miles across continents, through deserts, and over mountains.

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Mileage Moment of Truth: We Put 40 Mpg Claims to the Test

2/3/2012 2:30 AM

The 2012 Hyundai Elantra and Ford Focus SFE are among 20-plus cars that now claim 40 mpg highway. But given the peculiar way in which the EPA calculates its fuel economy estimates, do those mileage numbers truly reflect real-world driving?

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Elon Musk on SpaceXs Reusable Rocket Plans

2/7/2012 5:00 AM

SpaceX is hard at work trying to design rocket parts that can fly themselves back to the launchpad for reuse. We talked to founder Elon Musk about how far the companys designs have come.

Read More

Presented By:

2/7/2012 5:00 AM

2012 Mini Roadster Test Drive

2/7/2012 11:00 AM

Yet another Mini variation is loosed upon the world. Behold the two-seater, drop-top Mini Roadster.

...Read More

12 Ways the World Could (Really) End in 2012

2/7/2012 5:30 AM

Who Cares About Apple TV? Bring Us the Apple Car

2/6/2012 4:00 AM

The much-mythologized Apple television could be a terrible next step for the company. But entering the automotive world would be a genius coup.

...Read More

Casting Call: Talented Gearheads and Terrible Drivers Needed

2/6/2012 11:00 AM

Presented By:

2/6/2012 11:00 AM

2012 BMW ActiveHybrid5 Test Drive

2/6/2012 9:00 AM

BMWs first hybrid 5 Series is coming, and this new take on the "sedan of sedans" may be the most seamless integration of hybrid technology weve seen to date.

...Read More

The World's 10 Longest Auto Races

2/6/2012 5:30 AM

Racing 500 miles around a smooth paved oval? Kid stuff. The world's longest rally races have stretched for thousands of miles across continents, through deserts, and over mountains.

...Read More

Mileage Moment of Truth: We Put 40 Mpg Claims to the Test

2/3/2012 2:30 AM