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How To: Use a cell phone as a webcam
This tutorial covers the steps on how to turn a Windows enabled mobile phone into a web cam that you can stream over the internet.
How To: Make a homemade laser pointer
Don't buy those $100+ laser pointers. Watch this video, and for under $50 you can make your own that is capable of burning, popping balloons, and cutting things!
How To: Turn a webcam into a security camera
You have a webcam, right? Nowadays, who doesn't? But just because you all have webcams doesn't mean you're using them the same way. And a great way to take full advantage of your peripheral or built-in webcam is by turning it into a security camera. This video will show you how to turn it into a security cam by accessing the video feed remotely over the internet. And it's a really simple solution—you just need to sign up for a USTREAM account, which allows you to stream webcam footage live!
How To: Forge e-mail addresses
The purpose of this video is to show an e-mail security flaw using telnet that allows hackers to send e-mails using anyone's e-mail address. Thankfully, many major e-mail providers have software that blocks this. My intention is to make people aware of this flaw so that other e-mail providers can protect themselves as well.
How To: Pot mod a green laser to increase its power
See how to increase the mW of a 5 mW Green Laser Pointer!
How To: Do the Chuck Norris Google hack
This video tutorial is how to do the Chuck Norris Google hack. You don't find Chuck Norris, he finds you.
How To: Add your military signature to MSM email
Watch this video to learn how to add your military signature to msn email.
How To: Clear Cache in Internet Explorer 7
There are many reasons to clear your cache. Privacy, protection, and performance are but a few reasons. This video shows you how to clear all of your cache except for your form data and saved passwords. This will teach you how to remove Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, and History. Clear cache in Internet Explorer 7.
How To: Use the address bar of your web browser
Watch this video to learn how to use the address bar of your web browser. The browser in the video is Internet Explorer 7, but the process is the same for pretty much any browser, including Firefox. Use the address bar of your web browser.
How To: Bypass cable locks, just in case you have to
So, you've found yourself in a hotel room, and for some reason you just have to remove that cable from the wall. However, it is protected by a cable lock. In this instructional video, see how to defeat these using a piece of toilet paper, a pen, and the cable lock itself!
How To: Make a high voltage supply in just five minutes
In this video you will learn how to make a high voltage, high frequency power supply in just five minutes, and for less than twenty bucks. All you'll need is a compact fluorescent light (CFL) and a flyback transformer to make that alternative energy source of yours.
How To: Make BNC mini Hi-Res cable
If you have a five BNC input on your plasma or LCD tv, here is how you can make a cable to the length you need.
How To: Speed up Opera
This video explains how to speed up Opera to browse the Internet at fast speeds.
How To: Make exclusive, leaked viral videos
This video will teach you how to make successful viral videos. All steps are outlined, such as length, content, sex appeal, title optimization & tags.
How To: Clear your Internet history in Firefox
Have you maybe been eyeballing some things you'd rather other people didn't know about? Clear your Internet history and leave your anxiety behind.
How To: Use YouTube annotations
Watch this video to learn how to make annotations in your YouTube videos. This adds a level of interactivity to your web videos that was not previously possible.
How To: Hack a Roomba with LEDs to make a Pacman-ba !
This is a hack to create a Roomba covered in LEDs that will munch your dust. See how to do this cool mod for the Roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner made by iRobot.
How To: Work with images in Dynamic Flash Gallery
This tutorial shows you how to work with images in Dynamic Flash Gallery (DMG) website templates. Work with images in Dynamic Flash Gallery.
How To: Install a Drupal theme and configure the blocks
This tutorial shows you how to install your new Drupal theme template and configure the blocks for your website content. Install a Drupal theme and configure the blocks.
How To: Create a poll on a Drupal website
This tutorial shows you how to create a poll on your Drupal website. Create a poll on a Drupal website.
How To: Upload files &change permissions for a osCommerce shop
If you have an osCommerce shop, this video will show you how to upload files and change permissions for your store using cPanel X. Upload files &change permissions for a osCommerce shop.
How To: Scan a 3-D object
In the season finale of Know How, Tim uses a laser pointer and a wine glass to scan a 3-D image of his mom’s head. You have to see it to believe it.
How To: Hack the iPhone or iPod Touch
Xeni checks in with the authors of the forthcoming O'Reilly HOWTO book "iPhone Hacks" (David Jurick, Adam and Damien Stolarz) for a demonstration of how to unlock and jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch. The authors promise to teach you how to coax more out of these devices: little-known features, performance tweaks, and tips on great web-based apps to install -- video game emulators, IM and VoIP apps, and media players that can handle a wider range of filetypes.
How To: Install an osCommerce template using cPanel X
This video shows you how to install an osCommerce template using the web hosting interface cPanel X. Install an osCommerce template using cPanel X.
How To: Change the osCommerce default window title in cPanel X
This tutorial shows you how to change the default window title name from osCommerce to whatever your store name is using cPanel X. Change the osCommerce default window title in cPanel X.
How To: Change the osCommerce admin panel shop name in cPanel
This video shows you how to customize the admin panel of your osCommerce site template and change the name of the shop using cPanel X. Change the osCommerce admin panel shop name in cPanel.
How To: Charge a bulb light with household objects
Learn how to make a light bulb light up with common household items. This is how you make a light bulb light with:
How To: Build a lifecam time lapse web-enabled auto camera
Build a device that automatically takes and uploads pictures of your life every 30 seconds on the Internet.
How To: Build a laser diode driver
Learn how to build a driver that can be used for Red laser diodes and Blu-ray laser diodes.
How To: Make maps with Google Earth
Learn the basic controls and how to use Google Earth to make maps.
How To: Build a laptop docking system for a YP-P2 mp3 player
How to build a laptop docking system so that you can plug your Samsung YP-P2 Mp3 player directly into your laptop.
How To: Build a light bulb
The final version of Build a Bulb, an Edison creation.
How To: Make a soap mouse for wireless tracking
Tires of those wire two button mouses, or even the wireless clickers? Well, come no further, the soapmouse is here. What in the hell is a soapmouse? Well, just watch and learn, and make one yourself.
How To: Activate automatic reply in Google Apps and Gmail
Watch this video to receive instruction on how to create an automatic reply in Google Apps and Gmail. This video shows the Danish version of Google Apps, but its the same procedure in the English version, and in Gmail. Activate automatic reply in Google Apps and Gmail.
How To: Make a signature in Gmail or Google Apps
Watch this video to receive instruction on how to create an automatic signature in all outgoing mails. This video shows the Danish version of Google Apps, but its the same procedure in the English version, and in Gmail. Make a signature in Gmail or Google Apps.
How To: Set the user image in Gmail or Google Apps
Watch this video to receive instruction on how to upload a user image in Google Apps and Gmail. This video shows the Danish version of Google Apps, but its the same procedure in the English version, and in Gmail. Set the user image in Gmail or Google Apps.
How To: Clear your Internet history in Safari
Have you been on a "Safari" that you'd rather not let others find out about? Stop living in fear. Here's how to cover your tracks.
How To: Boost Your Cellphone Signal
Watch this video from Tekzilla to boost the range of your cellphone, learn how to make your own stencils, put Pownce on the Desktop, and switch to HDMI for low cost.
How To: Truncate urls
Watch this video to learn how to combine multiple urls that you would like to share with your friends into one link.
How To: Get sponsored on YouTube
In this video, Mr. Safety explains how to gain a YouTube sponsor. The keys are creativity, confidence, patience, persistence, and passion.