Mr. WIGGINS: The way I always felt, even when I came back and went back to work for the government and such, I felt that if you could not change the system, then you could do it for yourself.
Do it for yourself as a log, then when you reach a point where you think your understanding is strong enough, make a tutorial about it and post it up on MAKE projects, Instructables, the Adafruit forums, or even on a tree in the park!
That is why Hewlett Packard and Dell have made acquisitions to take them into the business of providing turnkey services or cloud computing where they maintain your computer functions in another location and manage your data far more efficiently than you can do it for yourself.
Hewlett Packard ( HPQ - news - people ) and Dell have made acquisitions to take them into the business of providing turnkey services or cloud computing where they maintain your computer functions in another location and manage your data far more efficiently than you can do it for yourself.
Spriggs is still on a quest to visualize his medical data, which he dubbed DYIEHR for Do It Yourself Electronic Health Record.
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The new business: a do-it-yourself app builder tailored for nonprofits with which they can do everything from raise money to recruit volunteers.
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In his experience, same store comparables for do-it-yourself retailers tend to bottom two quarters after the market.
Giuliani threw in his lot with a questionable chain, We the People USA, which sells do-it-yourself services for bankruptcy, divorce, wills and trusts.
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With all of their physical bricks and mortar storefronts, and their long heritage as a fixit shop for do-it-yourself types, they could attract a loyal following again.
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His idea: to cater less to the do-it-yourself crowd than to the bigger-ticket, do-it-for-me set.
Starting a company might seem like a daunting task, but the truth is, you can set yourself up for it the way you would for any career: Do the research, make the connections, align yourself with great people, and then get start tackling the work.
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The do-it-yourself method allows for total control, visibility, transparency and knowledge.
Nolo, which fought its own battle against the California legal establishment in the 1970s for publishing do-it-yourself divorce kits, is under investigation in Texas on suspicion of giving too much advice.
But popular groups not quite big enough to make the "Rock Band" playlist are also preparing material for the do-it-yourself upload store, including Creed and Evanescence, each of which has sold tens of millions of albums in the past decade.
While Ms. Tang and the rest of the lonely hearts club flock to the do-it-yourself furniture shop for its clean, homey environment, they pose something of a challenge for IKEA. They sit for hours in the cafeteria, leaving behind orange peels and egg shells they have picked off boiled eggs brought from home.
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Time is of the essence: it is not worth trying to develop something yourself if somebody else can do it either for or with you.
Last year, San Francisco entrepreneur Jason OHara surveyed dog owners in preparation for opening a do-it-yourself dog-grooming salon.
That sums up Christopher Brereton, co-founder of PictureHealing, a Santa Monica-based company with a low-cost do-it-yourself mobile app builder for nonprofits.
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The do-it-yourself approach has worked so well that Iger wants to do the same for other Disney characters.
Mr. Sanislo's experience reflects some of the dos and don'ts for would-be do-it-yourself car mechanics.
If price is a factor, consider scheduling bath time at do-it-yourself facilities that stock Furminators for clients.
That may be true, but what are you going to do to get through it and make it better for yourself?
Do-it-yourself tools have made it possible for anyone to gather data to support business decisions.
Hire a property manager or do it yourself to create a future income stream for retirement.
Mr O'Reilly points to several trends responsible for the rising popularity of do-it-yourself innovation.
While technology continues to simplify everyday tasks, allowing for a better-equipped do-it-yourself crowd, there are some things that technology cannot entirely replace.
More mundanely, do-it-yourself enthusiasts will be able to use it to check for power cables and pipes beneath the plaster before they start drilling.
Hartman died in 1991, but the do-it-yourself ethos among U.S. expatriates continues to pave the way for better tourism in the Exumas, a chain of 365 Bahamian islands and cays (pronounced "keys"), low reefs of sand or coral.
Grabbing the leadership role would vindicate the do-it-yourself strategy of McKillop, an unpretentious 58-year-old Scotsman who showed up for an interview at a hotel bar with no handlers, ordered a cheeseburger and chatted up the waitress.
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