Books and Ebook: Do It Yourself

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

* DIY Installation of Satellite Dish & Cable

If you’re one of the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) junkies out there who likes to do everything on your own, throw it right on the face, smack right in the middle of the battlefield, let the sweat out, or however you want to call it, this guys at DiscoverSatellite has a short 7 page ebook that covers some step by step instructions on how you can get all the installations done. Do take note that any manual no matter how thorough or comprehensive, will have its own flaws, depending on your level of knowledge and experience. So take precautionary measures before trying anything on your own. If you’re not completely confident in engaging in such matter on your own, just take this ebook strictly as a referential material or some theoretical knowledge you can show off to your friends. Simply put, if you have no idea how to install it yourself, get somebody qualified to get it working for you. Enough said, let’s get out gadgets installed.

Download the ebook from the link below :-
DIY Installation of Satellite Dish & Cable
and some other various versions are available here.

* The Fall & Winter Booklet

The Fall Booklet is an organized collection of over 150 autumn traditions including recipes, crafts, activities, movies, music and more. The fall traditions in this ebook are important because they help us remain aware of the changes that take place in nature and in our lives during autumn. Even small traditions help us live in awareness of this colorful season. A simple tradition to try is lighting a diffuser with essential oils of clove buds, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. These scents will put you in the mood for baking, which of course is another fun autumn activity.

Winter traditions can be as simple as hanging a wreath on the front door, or as grand as taking a vacation to Hawaii every January. However, if escaping to a tropical paradise is not an option, there are plenty of affordable activities which can be enjoyed at home during the cold months. The Winter Booklet includes traditions which encourage us to appreciate this surprisingly rich season including recipes, crafts, activities, movies, music and more. Though several national and religious holidays are summarized in The Winter Booklet, its focus is on Christmas traditions.

Sorry guys, the ebooks mentioned in this post are no longer available. Will update this post if these ebooks become downloadable again.

* All About Greenhouse Growing

A growing number of people at least have one greenhouse story to share. The idea of growing food at controlled temperatures all year round and extending the growing season have set fire to people’s imaginations. No wonder the greenhouse building industry has recorded phenomenal growth. From construction plans to tools and accessories for greenhouses, individuals are working on all fours to satisfy the increasing demands of consumers who have made building their own greenhouses top priority. This trend, which started humbly in the 70’s, is now a fullfledged endeavor on the part of greenhouse entrepreneurs and “homesteaders.”

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All About Greenhouse Growing (PDF)

* How to Learn Japanese Free Ebook

Why learn Japanese?
Japan has a fantastically rich culture, wonderful people and the latest technology to say nothing of the great food and shopping. You may already be set on going to Japan and know that learning Japanese is what you want to do. Others may just want to visit for a short time. It’s possible to enjoy a very comfortable life in Japan even without English but learning some of the language will definitely improve the experience a great deal.

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* How to Find Lost Objects Free Ebook

In this practical yet entertaining work, the Professor shows how to track down anything that’s been misplaced. Keys, cash, documents, jewelry, household items—all can be located with ease, using his method. HOW TO FIND LOST OBJECTS takes the reader on a comprehensive tour of the art of finding. You’ll learn about …

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* Superb free guides on craftmanship

Jan from http://www.craftmanspace.com has a great library on craftsmanship, covering both metal and wood. These guides or e-guides are probably a little bit too technical, but hey, if it’s informative, that means it’s good. The e-guides provide great guides on a “do-it-yourself” basis, with excellent pictorial / diagrams which you can refer to. Excellent source of information to those who are interested in getting their own stuffs done. Among the categories of guides which you may find in Jan’s site are:-

WORKSHOP Project Plans (woodworking and metalworking)
WROUGHT IRON Project Plans (metalworking)
FURNITURE AND DECORATION Project Plans (woodworking)
GARDEN Project Plans (woodworking)
KIDS TOYS Project Plans (woodworking)
STUFF FOR ANIMALS Project Plans (woodworking)
FUN Project Plans (woodworking)

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* 25 Golf Guides: Master your golf swing, putting & more

Ever wonder how some golfers get so good? It’s easy once you learn some of the “insider” tricks like how to add 100 yards to your golf swing consistently. Master putting, short game, & the secrets that golf pros use to dominate the competition on the course. These ebooks covers a variety of killer golf tips including multiple methods of improving your golf swing mechanics, how to refine your short game, and how to become a master golfer in as short a time as as possible. This system works for anyone looking to improve their golf game quickly & easily.

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* How to Clean Your Home The Natural Way

How to Clean Your Home The Natural Way
by Eric Samms

Get the tips to cleaning your home the chemical free way. Many household cleaning products contain harmfull chemicals - which may contribute towards health problems over time. Learn which natural foods and products can produce great results - without the toxins. Get great home health today.

Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
How to Clean Your home The Natural Way (PDF)

* Make My Own House

Make My Own House
by Larry Angell

This is a 48-page e-book that explains the benefits of building your own home instead of hiring contractors to do it for you. It also talks about planning, building, and financing your home. It’s a fun to read house building e-book that explains why modern homes are so overpriced and why so many people are having difficulty making their mortgage payments. It offers alternative methods for building a home.

Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
Make My Own House (PDF)

* Home Design Ideas

This free ebook will have pictures of living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and home office spaces visualized and designed by professionals. I think this ebook can be used by anybody, whether you’re using these ideas for work purposes or just to decorate your own home. Check it out.

Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
Home Design Ideas (PDF)

* 20+ Free Electrical Ebooks

Electrical based ebooks are in great demand these days. However if you search hard enough, there’s a lot of freely available online resources out there which you can take advantage of. Here are a few (do leave your comments if you know of others):-

* Note: Some of the PDF’s listed down here might be too big in size to be viewed directly from your browser. Unless you have a very fast connection or just want to take a peek or view it briefly, I’d suggest right clicking and saving it straight to your computer for each of the ebooks under the PDF category.

Electrical Facilities Safety (PDF)
Electronics Tutorials (HTML)
Op Amp Circuit Collection (PDF)
Digital Logic basics (HTML)
555 timer circuits (HTML)
Handbook of operational amplifier applications (PDF)
Electromagnetic Fields and Energy (free college textbook online) (HTML)
Classical Electromagnetism by Richard Fitzpatrick (HTML)
Directory of Ebooks by Pacontrol.com - 54 ebooks (PDF)
Electrical Science (PDF)
- Electrical Science Volume 1
- Electrical Science Volume 2
- Electrical Science Volume 3
- Electrical Science Volume 4
Lazar’s power electronics guide (HTML & PDF)
Electric Motor Controls Tutorials (PDF)
gerbv - A Free/Open Source Gerber Viewer (Software)
PCB - interactive printed circuit board editor for the X11 window system (Software)
Programmable Controllers Theory and Implementation (PDF)
Automating Manufacturing Systems with PLCs (PDF) - 11MB
More PLC stuffs - Basics, Glossary, Laws (PDF)
Process Control Fundamentals (PDF)
Ebooks from Texas Instruments (Source: SMPS.US)
- Introduction and Basic Magnetics (PDF)
- Magnetic Core Characteristics (PDF)
- Windings data (PDF)
- Power supply transformer design (PDF)
- Inductor and Flyback Transformer Design (PDF)
- For the remaining 7 ebooks (click here and scroll down under “Unitrode seminar magnetics handbook”
Lessons In Electric Circuits (Posted before, but worth re-mentioning) - HTML & PDF
- Volume I - DC
- Volume II - AC
- Volume III - Semiconductors
- Volume IV - Digital
- Volume V - Reference
- Volume VI - Experiments

Other resources (News / Blogs)

Links are working at time of posting. Do leave your comments if there are any broken links or you have any other resources that you wish to recommend.

* Microsoft Access for Beginners

Microsoft Access for Beginners
by Paul Barnett

How to get started using Microsoft Access even if you’ve never used it before. This guide will get you up and running FAST. Learn the basics of tables, forms, sub forms and queries. Whether you want to learn for business or as a home user you will find something of interest here.

Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
Microsoft Access for Beginners (PDF) or (PRC), or click on the link below to read this ebook directly on this site:-

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* Over 100 Free Ebooks on Surviving The Hard Times Ahead

You never know what might happen in the future, so these bunch of ebooks do come in handy for your everyday life activities, whether such events do or do not occur. This list of ebooks, primarily from Scribd.com and SWSBM.com, has been compiled by “SouthernLight” from the Godlikeproductions forum. The categories for this list include:-

Gardening, Wild Foraging & Self Sufficiency (28 ebooks)
Food Preservation, Cooking, Canning, Curing, etc. (18 ebooks)
Heating, Energy and Fuel (13 ebooks)
Livestock (5 ebooks)
Medicine (12 ebooks)
Survival Manuals and Info (10 ebooks)
Building Related Survival Shelters and More (7 ebooks)
Communication (7 ebooks)
Other Skills and Useful Info (33 ebooks)
And few other site recommendations.

Click on the link below to start reading these ebooks:-
The main site - Click here

* 3 Free EBooks from MakeUseOf.com

3 great free ebooks for grabs…

The Big Book of Itunes
50+ pages of great iTunes tips along with illustrative screenshots, written by their very own Mac writer Jackson Chung.
The Idiot’s Ultimate Guide To Building Your Own Computer
MakeUseOf has teamed up with their very own Karl Gechlik at Ask The Admin to bring you nearly 50 pages full of screenshots, links to video demos and easy how-to instructions for every step involved.
The Laptop Buying Guide For 2009
A quick 20 page guide with an abundance of screenshots and links to video reviews. This guide is intended to help buyers make an informed choice regardless of previous computer knowledge.

Click on the link below to download each of this free ebook:-

The Big Book of Itunes (PDF)
The Idiot’s Ultimate Guide To Building Your Own Computer (PDF)
The Laptop Buying Guide For 2009 (need to subscribe to their newsletter before downloading), or just read the HTML version without subscribing here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
For more downloads from MakeUseOf, click here.

* Over 90 Free GIMP & Photoshop Ebooks, Cheat Sheets & Tutorials

Don’t think Photoshop needs any form of introduction. Most of us knows and heard of it even though some of us never actually used it before. GIMP in the other hand, also needs no introduction and best known as the so called hottest emerging alternative Photoshop open source software. If you have no idea what open source means, it simple says that GIMP is free. I won’t be going into the context of debating the pros and cons for each software, but to jump straight into the available reading resources available for these 2 great softwares.

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