How-To Guides from Gadget Hacks: Page 213

A built-in airport allows the Palm Treo 800w to connect to the internet at any WiFi hotspot. Stay connected to the internet as you go with your mobile phone. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to use wifi web capabilities on a Palm Treo 800w.

Bluetooth devices connect your mobile phone to a computer, car, or one of those delightfully, dorky sci-fi headsets. Your Palm Centro comes fully prepared for all those joyous Bluetooth connectivity possibilities. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to use the Bluetooth device on a Palm Centro.

Maybe you've never seen a mobile phone before, or the touch screen on the Samsung Instinct is freaking you out. Whatever the reason that you're finding yourself unable to even make a simple call, this how-to video has got you covered. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to dial a phone call on a Samsung Instinct.

Want to stay up to date with the emails in your inbox? Most mobile phones, like the Samsung Instinct, have an email feature and internet capability to keep you connected. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to send and receive email on a Samsung Instinct.

Directions are simple to get from the built-in navigator in a Samsung Instinct mobile phone. Never get lost again, as long as you've got a fancy phone on you. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to get directions from the GPS, global positioning system, navigating system on a Samsung Instinct.

Capture photographs on the go, as long as you've got your mobile phone with you. Take pictures, send them via email, or upload them to your favorite social networking site. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to use the camera on a Samsung Instinct.

Sometimes you can't just pick up that mobile phone. Text messages keep you connected without making a sound, and are as quick as the flick of your fingers. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to send and receive SMS text messages on a Samsung Instinct.

Mobile phones these days keep you connected anytime, anywhere. The Samsung Instinct is no exception, as it comes fully equipped with web-browsing on the go. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to connect to the internet on a Samsung Instinct.

Surf the web at broadband speed or connect to a WIFI hotspot with the Palm Treo 800w. The Palm Treo 800w comes integrated with internet capabilities, so that you'll never have to go without a connection. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to use an internet browsert on a Palm Treo 800w.

Bluetooth devices hook up a mobile phone to a computer, headseat, or even a car. Every LG Rumor comes equipped with Bluetooth capabilities. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to use a Bluetooth device on an LG Rumor.

Test messages are a fast, discreet way to keep connected on a mobile phone. Sending SMS messages on an LG Rumor are easy with a QWERTY keyboard and predictive text. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to send an SMS text message on an LG Rumor.

Upload up to 4000 songs from a computer onto an LG Rumor cell phone. No need to get a separate mp3 player or iPod as long as you've got your mobile phone. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to listen to music on an LG Rumor.

Lost and don't want to stop and ask for directions? Your Blackberry Pearl comes equipped with a global positioning system, GPS, navigator. Watch this video cell phone tutorial and learn how to use the GPS on a Blackberry Pearl.

This slide show video, with helpful notes, demonstrates how to disassemble the Apple iPhone 3G. First remove the iPhone SIM card, then remove the display. Then dive right in to the bare components! This iPhone disassembly video breaks down the interior components for deeper understanding. Interesting for those who don't want to risk taking their own iPhone apart.

If you're learning a foreign language, it's helpful to have a native speaker to whom you can talk. In this tutorial video, you'll learn how to use italki.com to find a foreign language partner to practice speaking a foreign language. Italki.com is a free language learning website where you can find language partners with whom to practice speaking a foreign language; ask questions about learning a language; share files about language learning, like free textbooks and handouts; and get...

As Eric Hughes writes in his "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto," privacy, otherwise known as the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world, is necessary for a free and open society. One way to protect your privacy is through clear your Google search bar history (not to be confused with your Google Search History, which you may also want to disable). This tutorial will teach how to do just that. Take a look.

In this tutorial, Gary Rosenzweig of MacMost.com takes a look at two tiny, but nevertheless very useful, Web services. The first, tinyurl.com, will take a long Web address and shorten it to make it easier to send in email. The second, http://tinymail.me, will hide your email address. For more information consult this great how-to.

As Eric Hughes writes in his "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto," privacy, otherwise known as the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world, is necessary for a free and open society. One way to protect your privacy is through anonymous browsing. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the freeunblockme.com tutorial to surf the web anonymously.

If you've ever wanted to syndicate your Ustream videos on YouTube but weren't sure how to go about it, then you'll be well served by this video tutorial. Ustream has the ability to convert recorded shows into a compatible YouTube format such as WMV and MOV. Learn how with this clip.

Google Earth is a great tool of the web, if you know how to use it the right way. Learn everything you need to know about using Google Earth in this powerful video series set to show you all the basic maneuvers and tricks to using the well known application. Google Earth is a cross-platform program, so the steps shown in this video series will work on Windows operating systems, as well.

Email is one of the least private and least secure forms of communication, although few people realize this. MixMaster is one way to allow secure, anonymous communication even over the very public medium of email. This tutorial will get you started with MixMaster quickly and easily.

WordPress is a free, open source blog tool and publishing platform, popular for its customizability. This customizability, however, can be a double-edged sword for, while set up process is easy, intermediate users might get themselves into trouble when, looking to change particular setting, they seemingly find themselves lost in a veritable sea of tweakable parameters. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to use the WP-Ustream WordPress plug-in, which will allow you to easily embed your...

Batteries are fairly expensive. There are a few tricks you can use, storing seeming depleted batteries in the fridge, etc. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use a battery from an old broken laptop for other things. The batteries in this video are 18650 batteries, the same kind in a tesla.

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to turn your laptop hard drive into an external USB drive. This hack is fairly easy to perform, all it requires for you to know is where to locate the laptop's hard drive for extraction. You'll also have to purchase a USB housing which ranges around fifteen dollars.

Everyone and their moms are into Guitar Hero nowadays. If you can't afford this great game, check out this tutorial and learn how to create your own Guitar Hero clone using free software and a controller that you can make using parts that total around $22. The free software used in this instructional video is called Frets on Fire.

Change a normal 9v battery into a life saver. If you have ever run out of juice on your phone and could really use a quick charge, then you need a USB battery. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to create a pocket USB battery. Materials you will need for this process are one 5.1v zener diode, one 330-ohm resistor, a 9v battery connector, a 9v battery, a solder, and soldering iron.

In this tutorial, Gary Rosenzweig of MacMost.com briefly goes through the steps to create a basic audio podcast. You must first set up a blog, then create the audio content, then link the audio to the blog posts, and then publicize your RSS feed.

If you're among the throng of Apple iPhone users to refuse to pay $5 for a monthly SMS allowance, then each text message you receive, whether you like it or not, will run you $0.20. In this how-to, Gary Rosenzweig shows you how to prevent unwanted text messages by turning off the ability for someone to send you a text message via email. Learn also how to request that text messaging be turned off completely in this video.

In this tutorial, Gary Rosenzweig of MacMost.com lists his favorite iPhone tips, including some typing and browsing tips. You also check out MacMost.com for free iPhone ringtones, iPhone games, and a guide to the iPhone.

Like looking for lost treasure? There's no need to break the bank for a high-end metal detector — just dig through your junk drawer! In this video tutorial, KipKay shows you how to make a metal detector from a calculator, an AM or FM radio, a standard CD case, and some velcro. That's it. Your very own metal detector.

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to make a light a toothpick on fire with just a few household items. The materials you will need for this process are a roll of tape, two AA batteries, any kind of headphone jack, and any type of aerosol spray. To start this process, you'll want to ducttape the headphone jack and tape it to a batter from the negative end. Take the other battery and tape the positive end to the headphone jack. Afterwards, take you toothpick and spray the end...

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to completely disassemble electronics without damaging the tamper seal or the parts. This tutorial uses a brand new HP IPAQ 2410 for instructional purposes and you can apply these techniques to other electronic products that you wish to modify or repair. The materials used for this procedure are a #5 Torx driver (8screws), a small phillips screwdriver (2 screws), and a flat blade exacto knife dipped in alcohol for "tamper proofing".

If you'd like to watch QuickTime format .mov files on your video-capable iPod, you'll need to convert the .mov files to .m4v files. An .m4v file is just a type of MPEG-4 file that the iPod can understand. This tutorial will guide you through the conversion process.

There are many ways you can structure your individual episodes. Consistency from one week to the next is important, but you shouldn't be afraid to throw in something different. Podcasting can be a great place to try out new ideas, so its good to have a structure, but also good to build in flexibility. Learn best practices for storyboarding, or outlining, a podcast episode in this tutorial.

What sets a podcast apart from another MP3 file is that you enclose it in an RSS feed. RSS is Really Simple Syndication and it's used to set up your channel so your listeners can subscribe to your content and have it automatically downloaded to their computer and portable MP3 players.

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to Repair the HP iPAQ h6300, 6310,6315, 6365 series. This tutorial covers the disassembly process meticulously, pointing out all of the various steps involved in the repairing.

Blue tooth is slowly becoming more widely used for its hands off convenience. However, most people have a problem with the audio volume the bluetooth provides. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to hack a bluetooth speakerphone mod for your cellphone. Speakerphones are louder, easier to understand and sport that retro-Charlie's Angel cool geek chic that no in-ear handsfree system can match.

By circuit bending low voltage electronic devices, you can transform your old unused toys into musical devices or to create visual manipulations. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to bend an old classic Nintendo. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to circuit bend the NES in such a way that you'll be able to produce cool distortions while in gameplay. Remember to exercise caution when circuit bending.

Controllerism is a lot like turn table-ism, except through its exclusive use of controllers and music software. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to turn a simple and inexpensive MIDI keyboard into a custom audio controller. First, you'll want to rearrange the keys to line up with the knobs. Then, cut up an old DVD case and a bicycle tube to glue the rubber onto the keys to make it more tactile. Lastly, you'll need to set up the software to assign the keys with controls on...

How to set up and manage an online video blog; learn more about blogging and podcasting in this free instructional video series.