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Does your home's heating and cooling only go up, down, or off? Installing a programmable thermostat can save you a lot of cash and frustration. Microsoft's Hohm team shows you how easy it is in a how-to video.

Looking for a cool, creative way to light up your backyard? Video demonstration guru KipKay details how to make backyard lanterns from hard-shell gourds.
It's all pretty simple and explained really well in the video above. All you need are the gourds, a lighting source (not candles), a drill, and something to cut the gourd. The results—which you can see more closely here—look great, and give off a warm, earthy feel.

We've seen snap fasteners, fancy custom-made gloves and conductive thread hacks, and even snack sausages used to operate a touchscreen when fingers are unavailable, or precision really counts.

Ever wish you could acheive a documentary-style face blur in your video projects? DIY video blogger extraordinaire Tinkernut details how to do exactly that with a handful of free software.The star applicaiton in this process is a free app called Wax, which handles video compositing and some special effects. Tinkernut excellent walkthrough coveres every step in the process.

Less than one week after release, Google's Nexus One phone can be rooted by anyone for access to tethering and other killer apps. The Android and Me blog has a helpful walkthrough of the unlocking process. Photo by androidandme.