Hot Gadget Hacks How-Tos

How To: Use FaceTime's Secret Hand Gestures and Reaction Buttons to Add Animated On-Screen Effects to Your Video Feed

How To: See Passwords for Wi-Fi Networks You've Connected Your Android Device To

How To: Everything You Can Do with Your iPhone 16's Camera Control Button

How To: Always-Updated List of Apps That Support the Camera Control Button on iPhone 16 Series Models

How To: Clone Any Android App on Your Samsung Galaxy Phone Without Using Any Third-Party Tools

How To: Make a foxhole radio

During World War II, GIs in the field built really amazing simple radios to listen to. These were made with materials that they could get their hands on and were small enough to carry around in a big pocket. You can modify this design if you want to set it up so that it's tuneable too! To see all the plans, go to makezine.com/podcast!

How To: Replace the internal batter in a Sega Dreamcast

How to change the internal battery in a Sega Dreamcast game console. The system must be played for a minimum of two hours a week to keep the battery fully charged as it only will only charge when the console is turned on but the battery should last up two 20 days after the battery is fully charged before it needs to be recharged.

How To: Change Internet Explorer's text using Regedit

A basic introduction to Registry Editing. Learn how to hack Internet Explorer's text.

How To: Crank charge batteries

A cordless drill/screwdriver can easily be used as a hand-crank charger for batteries... even alkalines! See for yourself! Recharging alkaline batteries is done at your own risk. Crank charge batteries.

How To: Make an electrical lighter

Make a lighter with one or two AA batteries and simple tiny wire!!! This is a fantastic homemade electrical lighter for any situation. You'll need two AA batteries, a push switch, a battery holder, wire, solder, soldering iron, electrical tape, crimper, and scissors for this cool electrical lighter, for your cigarettes, and such.

How To: Use emoticons properly

Emoticons are symbols used to express emotions over the computer. This video shows you how to use emoticons - essential for any web user! Use emoticons properly.

How To: Get MP3's from the internet

This video shows different ways to save music from websites onto your computer.

How To: Send a text message on a BlackBerry

This video demonstrates how to send a short text messages from a BlackBerry to another mobile phone. The video walks your composing an SMS and sending it to another cell phone.

How To: Use FTP and uploading

If you're interested in setting up your own website, you'll need to upload files to your hosting company. This film explains what uploading and FTP are, and how to do it. Use FTP and uploading.

How To: Use 5 different cool services on your cell phone

A cell phone is capable of all kinds of tricks, but you can use your cell for more than just photos, texts, and phone calls. Here are some of our favorite mobile phone services, such as Shazam and AQA. Use 5 different cool services on your cell phone.

How To: use Google to download music

Lord have mercy! Works better than Napster or Limewire...in their hey day. We tested this video. Someone has to school me on the legalities. This tutorial and this method work like magic. Excellent. No cost. Beatles. Led Zepplin. Everything and more.

How To: Assign a static IP address in Windows 2003 server

Learn about assigning static IP addresses to a Windows 2003 server - a good idea if your server is constantly changing its IP address because of your DCHP server.

How To: Convert HD-DVD To Blu-ray

This step by step guide shows you how to convert an HD-DVD to Blu-ray that you can either put on a blu-ray disc or multiple DVDs. This can then be played back on your... More? Blu-ray player including the PS3. No loss of quality, no reencoding. No more HD-DVD exclusives because they can be put on blu-ray.

How To: Download MP3s and movies for free

Learn how to download MP3's and movies for free without using google or limewire!

How To: Use BossPrefs on an iPhone

Another way to quickly turn wifi, ssh(and other services) on and off is the BossPrefs application. This video shows you how to use it.

How To: Use the SMSD iPhone application

SMSD is an alternative to the SMS application that comes stock on your iPhone. This video gives an overview of how to use it.

How To: Stream MP3s over the Internet

This video will show you how to stream your music collection over the Internet using either JukeFly.com, Orb.com, or Anywhere.fm

How To: Create Facebook widgets

This video will show you how to create Facebook Widgets using Microsoft's Popfly application. This will require a Facebook account and a Windows Live account.

How To: Download streaming TV and movies with Joost and Miro

This video shows you how to download and play TV and movie files on your computer using two programs: Joost and Miro.

How To: Use Google search shortcuts

Google searching shortcuts to help you get the most out of your searches.

How To: Ignore Facebook app invites

See how to add the 'ignore all' bookmarklet (tool) to avoid the pesky Facebook application invitations that you don't want en masse!

How To: Block Facebook applications

Learn how to block those annoying Facebook applications once and for all!

How To: install a PC/XBOX 360 wire controller for MUgen

This tutorial shows you how to install XBOX 360/PC controller for your Mugen. It's very simple and easy to understand just follow the steps and you will be ready to play with a controller in no time.

How To: Build a hover craft

This is a Wired Magazine Geek Dad production. Make your own UFO at home with this hover craft. You need a leaf blower and some ingenuity. Build a hover craft.

How To: Charge your cell phone USB style

Learn how you can charge your cell phone with a simple USB cable modification. Charge your cell phone USB style.

How To: Hack a video camcorder

This video shows us how to hack a video camcorder. He shows VideoJug users how to take a one time use video camcorder, and learn to hack it so you can use it again and again, saving you money! Hack a video camcorder.

How To: Stay off the grid

This film shows you how to communicate without being traced. Learn how to be elusive even to the best intelligence agencies around the world. Stay off the grid.

How To: Make money online

Complete video turorial in three parts showing you step by step how you can make $7000 from one video using ebay and youtube.

How To: Connect your mobile phone to other mobile devices

How to connect your mobile phone to other mobile phones and bluetooth or infrared devices. Connect your mobile phone to other mobile devices.

How To: Unlock your iPhone using iNdependence

Want to use your iPhone YOUR way? Tired of rules and restrictions? Ready to rebel? Then let us show you how to unlock your iPhone so you can use it how and where you want to! So, you might brick it. So what? C'mon. Unlock your iPhone. You know you want to. Unlock your iPhone using iNdependence.