If you are anything like me (struggling with the heat) you will have opened every possible window in your home to try and keep it cool. Unfortunately, I have run out of windows, so now I need to turn ...

A garage's emergency release cord (the red string attached to the opening mechanism's trolley) can prove invaluable when the power goes out. After pulling the cord, you'll be able to manually open and ...

Most residents of the United States will deal with some degree of uncomfortable summer heat, with temperatures peaking from mid-July to August. This means rising air conditioning costs (and you better ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here at SlashGear, we're no strangers to loving a good garage hack, like using wall-mounted storage, mason jars, and labels. That said, we're ...

Our homes are designed to keep us, and our belongings, safe, while keeping out unwanted critters and, of course, thieves. But if there is a known workaround to get inside, a thief will find it. And ...

My garage door opener (hereafter, GDO) at home is pretty old, screw drive. Loud as shit, but they are supposedly fairly reliable. It is Homelink-capable, but it only supports 7 or 8 openers in total.

When you're working for a while in your garage, whether it be on your car, some manner of personal mechanical project, or whatever else, it's pretty much a given that your hands are going to get ...

Looking for yet another cool use for your G1? How about as a garage door opener? The Android Guys wrote about this particularly clever G1 hack over in their weblog. Android Hacker Brad Fitzpatrick ...