Gadget Hacks How-Tos
How To: Exchange Gift Cards for Facebook Credits
Plastic Jungle.com offers an awesome service in which you can sell your unused gift cards for cash, other gift cards, and even Facebook credits!
How To: Use your Mac's screen as a gaming display
In this tutorial, we learn how to use your Mac screen as a gaming display. First, you will need to plug a USB cable into your computer that also has a source to place in a cable to your television. After you have connected these, the program will start automatically. To change this to view on your computer, change the controls to go onto your computer instead of the television. Now, turn on your game console and you will hear the start up noise on your computer, then see the game load onto yo...
How To: Get 3 stars on level 1-20 of Angry Birds for the Apple iPad
Need help figuring out how to beat Theme 1, Level 20 of Rovio's Angry Birds for the Apple iPad? See how it's done with this gamer's guide, which presents a complete walkthrough of the process. With the right technique, you'll find it quite easy to beat. For more information, and to get started beating level 1-20 of this whimsical puzzle game yourself, watch this helpful video guide.
How To: See if an email is a scam
In order to find out if an email is a scam, you should avoid clicking on any links in that are in any emails. The links that are attached to emails, in this manner, usually have cloned the website of the institution where you do your banking. The link will look similar to your banking institutions site. Do not enter any of your personal information in emails in this fashion. Your bank will not contact you in this way.
How To: Use parental controls on a cell phone
If your a parent and you child keeps bugging you about them wanting a cell phone, this next video might help. Parents are often worried that their kids may spend too much time on the phone and abuse the power they have in their hands. Well, this tutorial is going to tell you how you can use parental controls on a cell phone.
How To: Sync your HTC Windows phone to your PC via bluetooth
In this video, we learn how to sync your HTC Windows phone to your PC via Bluetooth. First, connect your USB from the phone to the laptop. After this, a window will show up on the computer screen, click on that. After this, your computer will go through the steps to install the drivers. Now, go to your phone and you will see a menu that says your laptop. Click on the button that says "sync", and your computer will start to sync with your phone through a Windows Mobile window. When finished, y...
How To: Get started blogging on the internet with blog websites
Seems like everybody's blogging on the web these days. If you don't want to be the last one to the party, CNET shows you how you can get started with your own blog. If you know how to use a web browser, you should have no problem! Most bloggers use blogging services like Blogger or WordPress. Other sites like MySpace also let you blog. Or if you want, you can set up a blog on your own server. Learn all about getting started.
How To: Encrypt and digitally sign your emails to secure them from prying eyes
If everyone in the world properly secured their email account there would be no spam. But yeah… never going to happen. That's more of a reason to encrypt and digitally sign our emails, but isn't using p2p security really expensive and really hard? Nope. It's actually free and easy with GnuPG. It's demonstrated on Mac OS X, but it's just as easy with Windows.
How To: Use Windows Live Messenger like a cell phone and send text and videos
Learn the "insider secrets" to using Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) like a phone. Everyone is about Skype and Google Talk, but little know Messenger can also do it. CNET tells you about video chatting, texting and more. Talk the talk in Windows Live Messenger.
How To: Hack your Android phone
In this video, we learn how to hack your Android phone. First, plug your phone into the USB to your computer. Now, search for telnet on your phone and install it onto your phone. Download this client to your phone from the Google Marketplace, then you can unplug your phone from the computer. Once this is installed, run this on your phone, then wait for it to load so it can hack your phone. When it is finished, your phone will be hacked and you can change the setting on it how you prefer. This...
How To: Navigate your home page on eMusic and find "Music You'll Love" recommendations
The best way to get started in eMusic is to begin customizing your eMusic homepage. After you log in to eMusic, the first thing you'll see is a set of albums at the top of the page, called "Music You'll Love". It automatically delivers recommended music to your home page. The more you do on eMusic, the better you recommendations will be. Navigate your home page on eMusic and find "Music You'll Love" recommendations.
How To: Search for specific artist names on eMusic for all available albums
Lots of people use eMusic to search for a particular artist, sometimes an old favorite, sometimes a new artist heard on the radio or seen on television. Searching for the artist is easy.
How To: Connect external USB devices to an Apple iPad
In this clip, you'll learn how to use external USB-powered peripherals with an iPad. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
How To: Connect an Apple iPad to a TV with an HDMI cable
In this clip, you'll learn how to use a dock-to-VGA converter cable and a VGA-to-HDMI adapter to connect an iPad to a TV with an HDMI cable! Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
How To: Wirelessly transmit video to an iPad with the Air Video app
In this clip, you'll learn how to use the Air Video iPad app to wirelessly transmit video to your Apple iPad. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
How To: Prepare a USB flash drive to work with an Apple iPad
In this clip, you'll learn how to prepare and format a USB thumb drive for use with an Apple iPad. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
How To: Use the hidden keyboard functions on an Apple iPad
In this clip, learn how to access and use hidden and advanced functions on the iPad keyboard. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPad or perhaps just considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPad user's guide.
How To: Set up your Motorola Devour a555
In this video, we learn how to set up your Motorola Devour a555. First, remove the plastic from the phone and unwrap the battery from its package. Now, press the tab on your phone to unlock the back of it and insert the battery into the slot it goes in. Next, close the tab that you took out to insert the battery, then turn your phone on. Go to the menu and then change all the settings on your phone that you want to immediately change. Search around the phone to see your contacts and other inf...
How To: Replace the Google Chrome New Tab page with a website of your choice
Interested in swapping out the Google Chrome New Tab page with something else? This guide will teach you everything you'll need to know. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this guide can present a thorough overview of the process in just over two minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started customizing your own Chrome web browser, watch this clip.
How To: Tether an Android phone to a Microsoft Windows PC
Looking for a guide on how to tether your Android phone to your Windows PC, creating an ad-hoc Internet connection? This guide will teach you everything you'll need to know. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this guide can present a thorough overview of the process in just over four minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this clip.
How To: Add a dropbox to your Android smartphone for file sharing
Looking for an easy way to share files on your Android smartphone? Adding a dropbox to your phone is easier than you'd think! So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial can present a complete overview of the process in just over three minutes' time. For specifics, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Take Screenshots of the HTC Droid Incredible in Mac OS X with the Android SDK
For me, the idea of a smartphone with internet access was overkill for a cell phone. Wasn't that what my computer was for? Do I really need immediate access to the web? Must I update my Facebook every hour, from the palm of my hand? Do I need turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps when I have an actual map in my glove box?
How To: Unlock a jailbroken iPhone 4, 3GS, or 3G with Ultrasn0w
If you're an iPhone owner and you're sick to death of having to deal with AT&T's terrible network, it is possible to unlock your phone and use it on another carrier! And the process is easier than ever now that jailbreakme has made jailbreaking iPhones in preparation for unlocking so easy! This video will show you how to download and use Ultrasn0w on you iPhone, which will unlock it and make it ready for use with TMobile or Verizon or any other carrier.
How To: Fix some common errors that happen when using jailbreakme to jailbreak devices
Jailbreaking iPhones, iPods, and iPads with Jailbreakme.com is one of the easiest hacks ever creataed, and is completely legal. That doesn't mean it works perfectly every time. If you're having problems using jailbreakme, don't give up! This video will show three ways to fix common errors that happen during the jailbreaking process, and will hopefully help you to finish up and start enjoying your jailbroken device.
How To: Install and use the Skyfire browser on an Android smartphone
Looking for a quick guide on how to install and use the Skyfire web browser on your Android smartphone? It's easier than you'd think! So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial can present a complete overview of the process in just over three minutes' time. For specifics, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Use multitasking and homescreen wallpaper iOS4 jailbroken iPhone 3G or Touch
If you have an iPhone 3G or iPod Touch 2G, you're probably having problems with iOS 4 of multiple kinds. If you have just jailbroken one of those Apple devices and want to activate some of the sexy new options available to you, watch this video. It will show you how to enable multitasking and homescreen wallpaper on your jailbroken iPhone 3G or iPod Touch 2G with iOS 4 using winterboard.
How To: Install and use Opera Mini on an Android phone
Looking for a quick guide on how to install and use Opera Mini on your Android smartphone? It's easier than you'd think! So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial can present a complete overview of the process in just over three minutes' time. For specifics, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Use OpenAppMkt to get more apps for your iPhone or iPod Touch no jailbreaking
If you want to get more apps for you iPhone than those offered by the standard store, but are still intimidated by jailbreaking despite the fact that it has recently become legal, this video offers a solution for you. It will show you how to get and use an app called OpenAppMkt to get more apps for you iPhone or iPod Touch without needing to jailbreak it and access the Cydia app store!
How To: Make your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch 2G with iOS 4 run faster
If you haven't bought a new iPhone or iPod Touch since the 3G and 2G models of those respective devices, iOS 4 has probably been a major problem for you. It slows down those devices mightily, but there is a solution. This video will show you how to adjust some basic settings in your phone or MP3 player to make it run the new operating system faster and allow you to keep enjoying you device as you have for years.
How To: Unlock a jailbroken iPhone 4 using Ultrasn0w 1.0.1
Hot on the heels of the leaglizaiton of jailbreaking and the jailbreaking of the iPhone 4 we have the unlocking of the same iPhone 4! Now you don't have to use your powerful, beautiful smartphone on AT&T's crappy network. This video will show you how to do the extremely easy process, which involves simply downloading ultrasn0w after you jailbreak your iPhone, then running it! When the program gets done doing it's thing, you phone will be unlocked and free.
How To: Wire an electrical plug in the United Kingdom
Here's how to remember what wires go where when wiring a plug in the United Kingdom. UK plugs have two or three wires going into them: brown, blue and yellow-green. L in the blue tells you it goes on the left. The R on the brown tells you it goes on the right. If there's a yellow-green one it's the ground or earth.
How To: Use a Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S smartphone as a 3G USB modem
Looking for instructions on how to do USB tethering with a Samsung Vibrant smartphone? You're in luck. This free video tutorial will see that you need everything you need to know. (Note, however, that this hack will require you to download the free Samsung Kies application.) For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using USB tethering on your own Galaxy S phone without rooting it, watch this guide.
How To: Install a free WiFi tethering application on a Samsung Vibrant smartphone
Looking for instructions on how to get free WiFi tethering on your Samsung Reality mobile smartphone? You're in luck. This free video tutorial will see that you need everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Samsung Vibrant-owners' guide.
How To: Install Ubuntu Linux on an HTC Evo 4G
Looking to make your HTC Evo 4G smartphone even better? Unlock your phone's full computational potential by installing Linux on it! This video guide presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of the process. For more information, and to get started installing the Ubuntu Linux distribution on your own Android smart phone (without blowing out your phone's Android installation), take a look!
How To: Root a Motorola Droid X Android phone and run custom ROMs
Root your Droid X Google Android smartphone and run custom ROMs! This hacker's how-to presents a thorough, step-by-step overview on unlocking and rooting a Motorola Droid X smartphone. For detailed instructions, and to get started rooting your own Motorola Droid X phone, watch this free video tutorial.
How To: Install Android 2.2 (Froyo) on a Sprint HTC Hero phone
Learn how to install Android 2.2 ("Froyo") on your HTC Hero Google Android smartphone! This hacker's how-to presents a thorough, step-by-step overview on installing Froyo on an HTC Hero smartphone. For detailed instructions, and to get started running Android 2.2 on your own phone, watch this free video tutorial.
How To: Secure your public search profile on Facebook
Looking for a guide on how to secure your public Facebook profile? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Stop another user from sending you invites on Facebook
Want to stop another user from sending you invites or just block them altogether? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Change your Facebook privacy settings to keep your posts private
Protect your Facebook posts! This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Stop your friends from sharing your personal information on Facebook
In this clip, you'll learn how to adjust your privacy settings to prevent your friends from sharing your personal information on Facebook. Share pictures with your friends by making photo albums on Facebook. This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more informati...