http://www.househacker.com/ househacker/tags/reference Lifehacker has a nice howto on setting up your own personal web server, giving you the ability to do things like stream mp3s from your personal collection to work, set up a web based shared calendar for your family or give yourself quick access to your personal files from anywhere you've got net access. The system is password protected of course, but it is built on a windows box, so beware and be patched.]]> http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Nice-Howto-on-Setting-up-your-own-Personal-Web-Server The Cooking Blog has an excellent list of tips and tricks for making life easier in the kitchen. Pros may know a lot of these already, but clever tips like: "Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips" are sure to be new to many, if not most, of the kitchen novices among us.]]> http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Great-List-of-Kitchen-Tips-and-Tricks Vonage in place of a traditional POTS system and find yourself missing the convenience of multiple phones scattered throughout the house, you may be interested in doing what Jake Ludington did to integrate his VoIP service into the preexisting telephone wiring in his home. ]]> http://www.househacker.com/permanent/VoIP-by-Jake