How-To Guides from Gadget Hacks: Page 224

A hack for your PDA. Use your PDA as a 13" LCD Wall Projector. Use Pocket PC, videoPod,PSP or others! Watch Youtube clips if you have wireless! Step by Step. Make in under 5 mins!

This is a video on how to stop Internet pop-ups. Have a better Internet experience by following these helpful tips on stopping pop-ups.

XAMPP servers are a free open source server that makes it cheap and easy for you to test and review your website building as you go. This tutorial covers how to configure your XAMPP server for windows.

If you have a website or do any type of web development you have probably needed a server at some point. Not everybody has a full blown commercial web server at their disposal for development, experimenting, and testing their site, so try this solution: an XAMPP open source bundled server.

If you are bored and surfing the internet, check out all the strange and hidden features of Google. Here are all the entries to type in google : google bearshare, google gothic, google linux, google l33t, google ewmew, xx-klingon, xx-piglatin, google bsd, google easter egg, google mozilla, google gizoogle.

Now you can edit the physical location of any address in the US in Google Maps. You can correct your home, your business, or even your favorite park. Try it at maps.google.com

This video shows how to Deauthenticate (kick off) wireless stations. This video is for educational reasons only.

How to hack a network by sniffing passwords with Ettercap software.

A Look into Internet Marketing including common pitfalls to avoid and how to build a userbase.

These are two gun designs that can be used with the wiimote. Both are pretty easy to make, and modify. Let me know what you think.

In this episode we demonstrate how to sniff Voice Over IP (VOIP) conversations, which basically means how to tap an Internet phone.

Time flies. Particularly when it's projected. The magical box in this how-to uses light and mirrors to project the image of a working clock face on any wall. To build your own working clock projector, you'll need the following materials: a mirror, a jeweler's loupe, a clock and a flashlight. For detailed, step-by-step instructions on the assembly process, and to get started on this Daliesque hack yourself, take a look!

Hit the lightbulb with a rubber ball and it will magically become brighter. Anybody know how this works?

Wondering how to most effectively combine ice cubes and a simple USB-powered computer fan into a fully functioning air conditioning system? In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to hack a coffee can and USB-powered fan into a simple, but effective, air conditioning unit. For detailed instructions on hacking together your own tin-can AC unit, watch this über-short how-to.

Use a few simple household items to make a flashlight powered by you computer through the USB port.

Watch this video to learn how to replace your Nokia 7373 cell phone LCD screen. This method can also be used to change the top housing or fascia.

watch this video to learn how to replace the LCD screen on your Sony Ericsson W300 / W300i cell phone.

Watch this video to learn how to change the LCD screen on your Nokia N95 cell phone.

Craft a mobile phone holder for your car by bending and cutting an old CD. It doesn't actually hook up to your car but maybe with a little modding...

Cut and bend an old CD to make a mobile phone holder.

Watch this video to learn how to change the lense (the glass/plastic bit on the top screen) on a Motorola V3 series cell phone.

This video shows how to take off the top part of the housing and replace the LCD Screen and put it back together.

As any informed PopSci reader will know, the iPhone is definitely a game-changing piece of hardware, but it's not without its problems. Chief among those nagging little imperfections, for me, was the recessed headphone hack that rejected any headphones but Apple's trademark gleaming white buds. Apple's 'phones aren't that bad, but my Shure in-ear pair is better for blocking out noise on the subway (and my Grado SR60s are better for listening at home). Thankfully, an easy solution to this...

Ah, the alluring glow of the LED light. Whether you're looking to create a bit of romantic (albeit extremely geeky) ambiance, or you just want to have some extra emergency lighting around the house, a set of mini LED candles is a great thing to have. They also happen to be quick, easy, and cheap to make yourself. In this video, executive editor Mike Haney demonstrates how to do it.

This video covers how to use bluetooth with a Samsung YP-P2.

See how to power an LED with a lemon battery.

Learn how to spot a fake invite on MySpace and report the scam. This happens a lot with music and bands so help them out and report the scams - this video shows you how!

This video shows you how to add an opt-in box to a Squidoo lens using modules.

Tired of touch-tone hell? Get human with our cool phone hacks and cheats with the tips from this how-to video. Become a life hacker - we'll show you how to find phone numbers, cheat the computer and hack the call center system with our hacking tools. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to hack a call center telephone system.

For Infinity Exists Full Disclosure's first Website Hacking episode, we demonstrate how to exploit a security vulnerability occurring in a website's database to extract password hashes. Sql (Structured Query Language) is a computer language designed for the retrieval and management of data in a system's database. The Attack, known as Sql Injection, manipulates Sql statements before they are sent to the Sql Server, allowing the Attacker to create, change, or retrieve data stored in the database.

A mobile phone is capable of all kinds of hacks. You can use your cell for more than just photos, texts, and phone calls. Here are some great ways for messing about with your mobile handset, whether it be using a phone to unlock a car, or entering the mobile phone throwing championships.

Turn Google as dark as your mood and PVC clothing with this cool tip!

In Internet Explorer 7 when you wish to add a link to favorites, the drop down folder list is expanded. This can make it difficult to add a favorite to the correct Folder/subfolder. This video shows a different way to do this with the folders collapsed.

Learn how to hack your 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 iPhone with Ziphone (zibri) software for Mac or Windows. No technical skills required!

This video demonstrates how to hid your IP address on a PC.

The homopolar spiral motor is one of the simplest and most easy to make motors in the world. This video shows you how.

This two part video shows you how to build a Bedini motor. If you get bored of the endless ranting about the motor in part one, jump to Part 2 where they start building the bedini circuit.

In this video, Bre Pettis shows you how to set up a breadboard for power and then play around with electronics on it.

Want a heads up next time that annoyingly chirpy coworker is heading over for some annoyingly chirpy chitchat? Rig up this little system and you'll never be caught off-guard again.

Having a little trouble waking up in the morning? There's nothing like a good soaking to get you going.