So you've decided you want to drop off the map and leave Big Brother behind. It's harder than ever in our always-connected world, but if you're ready to plan your big vanishing act, here are a few tips to get you started.

Smashing the snooze button is so quaint. Modify your alarm to shut off when blasted with a phaser gun.

We've shown you how to use an Arduino chip to hack a cooler and slow cook your food, now it's time to hack a slow cooker to cultivate your own delicious home made yogurt.

Save your money for more lenses; convert a cardboard tube and some simple parts into a lens extension tube to take macro photographs on the cheap.

If your office needs a shot of something more organic than your nature desktop wallpaper, you might want to take a cue from today's featured workspace and bring outdoor elements inside.

This clever HDTV mount doesn't just float your television between two Stolmen system support poles, it provides a read space for wrangling cable clutter and peripherals.

Surely your company acquired a laser cutter for more pressing matters than creating copies of wildly popular European board games. Disregard that and fire it up this weekend to craft a copy Settlers of Catan.

Automatic air fresheners practically beg to be hacked apart thanks to the servo motors and timers inside. One photography enthusiast demonstrates how to hack apart a Glade air freshener to build a remote camera trigger.

Android: Relax and Sleep is a free sound-generator for android phones that makes it easy to create custom sleep soundtracks.