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How To: Turn your Google search page gothic
Check out how to turn your Google page into a cool page for goths. Call it gothic Google if you will, but use it as your Google search engine instead of the normal engine. Just type in "gothengine" and press "I'm Feeling Lucky".
How To: Play a hidden Google Easter egg game
Check out the cool hidden game on Google and others. Help the easter bunny catch the eggs in order to spell out Google. It's a fun game to pass the time... just type in "Google Easter Egg" and press I'm Feeling Lucky. Bam... instant fun.
How To: Solder for electronics and other repairs
Learn how to solder. Whether you like to tinker with electronics or do your own plumbing repairs, soldering metal is an essential skill. Plus, it's kinda fun.
News: Make an Eggstractor to peel boiled eggs
Rube Goldberg meets Cool Hand Luke. Arguably pointless. Arguably quite satisfying.
How To: Extend the life of your iPhone battery
Low battery – two words you never want to hear. Banish them with these tips. You Will Need
News: Hack a 12 volt battery
This video is revelatory. Here is the good news. If you have devices that rely on 1.5 volt button cell batteries, this tutorial from KipKay will save you $40.00.
How To: Control iTunes with your iPhone
All you need to remotely access your computer's iTunes library is your iPhone. Control itunes with your iPhone with this Howcast guide.
How To: Set up an LG Secret (KF750) mobile phone
This is a setup video tutorial for your LG Secret KF750 mobile phone brought to you by The Human Manual. This video will guide you through the process of installing your SIM card into the cell phone, to inserting the SD memory card to powering up and using.
News: Crank charge batteries
[community/members/babblin5/ Babblin5] is a tenacious tinkerer. Here he shows us HowTo get a dead battery running again. How?
News: Remotely shut down a computer with a cell phone
There is something reassuring about the calm competence of Tinkernut.
How To: Setup Amazon Kindle 2 ebook digital reading device
New to Amazon's Kindle 2? Learn how to register your Kindle 2, shop in the Kindle Store, read books on Kindle 2, and more. This is an official video from Amazon on how to use your digital book. This is the future guys. Also, check out the free Kindle iPhone app! Setup Amazon Kindle 2 ebook digital reading device.
News: Make a homopolar motor
Weekend fun. Foolproof. An ingenious melange of idiocy, electrical currents, arts and crafts.
How To: Start a blog on blogger.com
Watch this video tutorial to learn how to start a blog on Blogger.com. A support coordinator from Blogger provides this short demo on how to quickly create a blog in only a few minutes. You will need a Google account for this.
News: Trace any IP address
It works. Very cool. Thanks, Kip. You will get to the nearest subnet of the ISP. You will not get to the actual street address.
News: Bust a co-worker for pinching your Altoids
Both petty and fun, this tutorial requires only double stick tape, an Altoids tin, a Hallmark greeting card, and a primal sense of justice.
How To: Make a free iPhone paper clip stand
Want to watch Hulu on your iPhone? Maybe Netflix on your iPod Touch? YouTube videos? The best way to watch these hits is with a brand new… and FREE… paperclip iPhone stand.
How To: Build a Leyden jar and use a capacitor
Simple yet effective, capacitors come in a dizzying array of forms and materials, vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration - the mighty capacitor!
How To: Create personalized maps on Google Maps
Customize your directions on Google Maps. Drag and drop the default directions to your preferred roads or highways, get walking or public transit directions, route around traffic, or add multiple stops on your way.
How To: Get started using Google Maps
Customize your directions on Google Maps. Drag and drop the default directions to your preferred roads or highways, get walking or public transit directions, route around traffic, or add multiple stops on your way.
How To: Get directions on Google Maps
Customize your directions on Google Maps. Drag and drop the default directions to your preferred roads or highways, get walking or public transit directions, route around traffic, or add multiple stops on your way. Print directions with Street View, photos included.
How To: Revert Safari 4 to the old tabs interface on a Mac
Get a Mac Tip for your Mac computer! There's a million things you can do with your Apple computer, and this is just one of them. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to revert Safari 4 to the old tabs interface on a Mac computer. This technique allows a Mac user to use a terminal hack to revert back to the old Safari browser interface.
How To: Build a hovercraft
Check out this Mad Science Experiment with Jason Young and Sean McMains on how to build a hovercraft and send unsuspecting children hurtling down the street on it. To make this cheap and amazing hovercraft, you'll need some wood, plastic sheeting and a leaf blower. This makes a great weekend project for the whole family to enjoy.
How To: Remotely Bug Hacked Bluetooth Headsets
Tinkernut presents the Bluetooth headset hack! This video shows one of the vulnerabilities of some bluetooth headsets. To prevent this vulnerability, it's best to invest a little more money into a more secure headset and making sure your headset is turned off when not in use. You can find all of the links and scripts used in this video, as well as find answers to questions you may have at the link below:
How To: Make a parabolic WiFi booster with aluminum foil
Paper rolls in a circle to close modem will help to increase the interference WiFi up a lot. This helps to increase your WiFI range and signal strength is low. This is a parabolic antenna to reflect the signal in the direction of your laptop.
How To: Hack together a Star Wars light saber
Systm presents this detailed tutorial on how to make a custom Star Wars style light saber. Luke, Darth and Obi-Wan's Lightsabers were pieced out of junk piles. David shows you how to build exact replicas and an original design from The Custom Saber Shop. Then he picks a fight with Patrick.
How To: Build USB power chargers
From Systm learn how to build a USB battery supply that can charge your cell phone.
How To: Solder together a headphone amp with an Altoids can
Turn an Altoids can into an outstanding headphones amp. Learn to solder by building yourself the most excellent Chu Moy headphone amp. It sounds great but cheap enough to give away as holiday stocking stuffers.
How To: Install Super Mario on your TI-84 calculator
Does your calculator just crunch numbers? Boring no longer. Mod your calculator into a fun video game console by installing Super Mario.
How To: Reveal blocked numbers
HouseholdHacker reveals the trick to seeing blocked numbers. Find out who is prank calling you or catch a secret admirer with Trap Call: http://www.trapcall.com
How To: Hack a UPS with a car battery
Find the ins and outs to UPS hacking in this video from Systm! And were not talking about the parcel service here—we're talking about your UPS system—your uninterruptible power supply, which can be pretty weak. That's why you should hack the tiny battery out of it and replace it with a giant car battery! Your UPS will last a lot longer, which is important when it comes to power outages. Though Systm doesn't recommend swapping out batteries, they do walk you through the process so you get it d...
How To: Remove DVD protection to rip to your computer
The free version of DVD Fab allows you not only to rip DVD's to your computer, but it also removes any regional or right protection from the DVD as it's ripping. Then you can use VLC to play back the DVD's.
How To: Backup your files for free in Google Docs
Synchronize and backup your Microsoft Office Documents using Google Docs and Docsyncer. This is a great tutorial from Tinkernut on how to backup your files and Word docs using the free Google software.
How To: Use the Google Talk app on the iPhone or iPod Touch
This is an Apple iPhone and iPod Touch video tutorial that will show you how to use the Google Talk app on the iPhone or iPod Touch. Google Talk is a free web application for the iTouch and iPhone 3G, and it's easy to use. Get the complete rundown here.
How To: Unlock an Apple iPhone 2G or 3G
This is an Apple iPhone video tutorial that will show you how to unlock an Apple iPhone 2G or 3G for use with another mobile phone service provider other that AT&T. If you are using a Macintosh computer, you can unlock both the 2G and the 3G phones. If you're using a PC, then you can only unlock the 3G iPhone.
How To: Connect your Apple iPhone to the Verizon Router
Learn how to connect your Apple iPhone to the Verizon MI424WR FiOS Router using wireless. This video tutorial will show you the easy steps to connecting wirelessly from the iPhone to the Verizon FiOS Router by Actiontec.
News: Tether iPhone for free wireless access anywhere
We assumed the novelty of the Apple iPhone would have worn off by now. We were wrong. It could get better than TapTapRevolution and Shazam.
How To: Commit Facebook suicide
Fed up with irritating applications, moronic group requests and unwitty Facebook status comments? Why don't you do the good thing and throw in the Facebook towel? Just admit it and say it out loud, 'I hate Facebook!' You don't have to suffer anymore, just follow this advice to quit and commit Facebook suicide!
How To: Text message to an email address
Herbert Midgley, the Internet Legend, shows you how to text message to an email address! Need to email someone back, but don't have internet or email on your phone? This is a clever way to send emails to people using sms text messaging. Communication has never been easier.
How To: Make a USB motion detector
See how to make a USB motion detector with KipKay and MAKE Magazine! Find out how to turn your PC into an ambush multimedia presenter! Kipkay loves his gadgets! This is combination of a motion detector, a USB interface cable, and a laptop computer.