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Got plans to watch tonight's Academy Awards with friends but haven't had time to make things more interesting with an Oscars pool?

If you're a huge fan of abstract wallpaper but you don't have the software or the know-how to make one you'll definitely want to try Flame, a web-based drawing tool that makes creating abstract doodles easy and fun.

If you're looking for a clever way to reuse portions of books before sending them off to be recycled, turning the covers into postcards is a novel way to give them one last send off.Over at the home and craft blog Re-Nest they have a tutorial from Jason Thompson, author of Playing With Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book. He writes:

Windows: Comical is essentially an RSS feed reader designed expresely for the reading of online comics. If you love a good dose of Amazing Super Powers or XKCD, you'll want to check out Comical.Click on the image above for a closer view.

The present economic troubles have made "staycationing"—vacationing from your house in your home town—a popular option for the cash strapped. Get the money-saving benefits of a local vacation even when your hometown has gotten boring with a simple modification.Over at the frugality blog SquawkFox they've put together a guide to taking a modified staycation:

3D pictures are interesting, but they rely on glasses that alter the way your left and right eye perceive images. This cool 3D image-creation technique doesn't require glasses but still produces a 3D illusion.Click on the above image to see the animation effect.

Good news, Indiana Jones wannabes: Wired's How-To Wiki offers a quick, five-step instructional guide for grabbing an item with a whip—so let's get cracking.It's a pretty simple step-by-step process, though remember—simple doesn't necessarily mean easy, and that whip of yours can do some serious damage, so be careful:

You spent good money on that huge library of VHS tapes, but now DVDs are where it's at. If you decide to get rid of the tapes, hang on to their boxes and repurpose them to make these wicked spiral notebooks.

If you like the vibration feedback found in gaming console controllers and want to add a little rumble-action to your mouse, all-things-DIY magazine Make offers a tutorial that may be right up your alley.The rumble mouse is an electronics project from Make Magazine Vol. 06, put together by Greg Lipscomb. In the video below, Kip Kay demonstrates the process of taking an old cellphone, pager, or other small vibration motor and wiring into a basic $20 mouse.