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June 2, 2008

DIY - How to Make a Conetenna WiFi Antenna that goes 18Mb at 300 yards!

Well, here’s a wifi antenna you can make that can do 18MB at 300 yards. Now here’s a way to get some free wifi from your neighborhood, that is if you live in a metropolitan area AND you have a window to high-rise apartments. This antenna performs better than the dish antenna I had built, so I’m happy with it. And maybe the world ... More

Posted in Computer, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Gadgets, HOWTO, Projects, Wifi, Wireless, technology by max on the June 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 pm
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DIY Solar Lawn Mower

Here’s another cool lookin’ solar lawn mower! this Instructable will show you how to mow you’re grass using solar power to charge the mowers batteries via instructables Related: Solar Lawnmower and Mopbot More Solar Powered Lawnmowers… Batteries, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Earth, Energy, Gadgets, grass, instructab ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Earth, Energy, Gadgets, Projects, Solar by max on the June 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 pm
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DIY - How To Build a Laser Motion Sensor Mouse Trap!

I used to chase around mouse in my house, we eventually ended up with an ultrasonic pet repeller. Here’s how to build your own laser motion sensor mouse trap as a fun alternative. via wonderhowto Animals, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, motion-sensor, mouse-trap, Projects ... More

Posted in Animals, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, Projects by max on the June 2nd, 2008 at 8:41 pm
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DIY - How to Make an Egyptian PC Case!

Anyone up for an Egyptian PC case mod??? Looks freakin’ authentic.  Maybe they dugg it out of an actual pyramid… Conceived and constructed by Chris Kramer (a.k.a “Jadragon”), his EgyptMod PC is detailed with intricate hieroglyphics and encrusted with jewels. I’m especially mesmerized by Eye of Ra detail crafted from brass and i ... More

Posted in Computer, Computer Case, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Gadgets by max on the June 2nd, 2008 at 2:38 pm
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How to Make the Jigsaw Killers Headtrap

Yuck, here’s how to make the Jigsaw Killers Headtrap from the Saw movie…. This is my second build themed around the ‘Saw’ movies for our halloween party. It details the construction of a replica head trap as worn by Amanda in the first saw movie. This costume is for my fiance who puts up with my weirdness but also goes to ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Entertainment, Funny, Gadgets, HOWTO by max on the June 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 am
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Wii Guitar Hero Hack!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Great stuff man… Why spend all the energy to hack into a Wii guitar to play a song that’s relatively easy to play on a real guitar? You might as well ask, ‘Why go to the moon when going to the mall is so simple?’ via lostateminor Audio, Consumer, ... More

Posted in Audio, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Entertainment, Gadgets, Hack, Music by max on the June 2nd, 2008 at 7:37 am
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May 31, 2008

DIY - How to Make your own Zig-Zag Popups!

Here’s a fun little DIY for you or your kids, make Zig-Zag Popups! Here’s a quick pop-up that only takes a few minutes and has a nice effect. All you need is a printer (preferably color) and something to cut with. Original design by Masahiro Chatani. via instructables Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment by max on the May 31st, 2008 at 8:37 pm
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Today GooHack - How to Make Sushi!

Well, as I’ve been making some Korean Gimbap Sushi today, I had to look up “Sushi” on Goohack today and found these.  (Video after the jump) I found this video on VideoJug, but looks pretty crappy and here’s a good one from Youtube: Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode An ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cooking, Cool, Educational, Entertainment, Food, Hack by max on the May 31st, 2008 at 7:55 pm
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Food DIY - How to Make Kimbap Sushi!

Kimbap is basically Korean Sushi.  Well, it’s not sushi, it’s called “Kimbap” in Korean, which means “Seaweed Rice”.  Sushi contains raw fish whereas Kimbap contains some meat like chicken, beef, etc…etc… It’s a cheap but really healthy food. Well, today, I was getting really eager to eat som ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cooking, DoItYourself!, Food, HOWTO by max on the May 31st, 2008 at 7:50 pm
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Hack - How to Remove the Start Button from your Windows XP!

For those of you with a Windows Start Button on your keyboard, here’s a great way to get rid of the actual Start Button on your screen. Start Killer removes the Start button from your taskbar. When you run Start Killer it remove the Start button from taskbar and give you additional space on taskbar, when you close Start Killer the Start but ... More

Posted in Consumer, Entertainment, HOWTO, Hack by max on the May 31st, 2008 at 7:07 am
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DIY - How to Make a Stun Gun with a Disposable Camera!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a great way to spend your weekend, making a stun gun with a disposable camera and tested on you sister or brother. via hackedgadgets brother, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, how to make a stun gun ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, Projects, Pyro by max on the May 31st, 2008 at 4:20 am
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May 30, 2008

PSP/PS2 HACK - How to Make PS2 DualShock controller to work with the Sony PSP!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a really cool hack that shows you how to hack a PS2 controller onto your PSP. Why would anyone want to do that? The DualShock controls all of the PSP buttons (except for the volume and backilght) and can turn the PSP on and off. The right analog st ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Entertainment, Gadgets, Games, HOWTO, psp by max on the May 30th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
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Golf DIY - How to Hit a Knockdown Shot!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Well, I got the golf bug lately and had to go out and hit some knockdown shots.  Here’s how to hit a knockdown shot. Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Golf, golf bug, HOWTO, HOWTO, knockdown, shot golf, Sports ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Golf, HOWTO, Sports by max on the May 30th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
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GooHack of the Day - How to make a small Gas Furnace!

Here’s a fun DIY I found today on Goohack by typing “Gas”. It’s a small gas furnace made out of some cement, can, and heat. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } . ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Gadgets, HOWTO, Pyro by max on the May 30th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
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DIY Clock made from Bike Parts!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun DIY clock made from bike parts! The clock is build out of bicycle parts. One of the design principles was to use only used elements. Edison once said that to invent you need good imagination and a pile of junk. The designers took his advice se ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Gadgets, bikes by max on the May 30th, 2008 at 9:11 am
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DIY - How to Dice Onions like a Pro!

Well, as a home professional cook by night, I was amazed to see how to cut the onions like a pro. It’s definitely going to save some time for me tonight when I dice my onions for my secret steak recipe. Cooking web site The Kitchn demonstrates how to dice an onion like a pro in the video above. It’s surprisingly simple, and when you& ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Food, HOWTO, Video by max on the May 30th, 2008 at 2:55 am
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May 29, 2008

DIY - How to Make Heater Pad from Scratch!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a good DIY on how to make your own heater pad from scratch with acetate. This should save couple bills for your next sking/snowboarding trip. I do prefer snowboarding of course, people in general are way more laid back. (no offense to you skiers& ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Household, Video by max on the May 29th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
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DIY Wifi HACK - How to Get Free Wifi from Starbucks and AT&T Hotspots!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a cool little hack that let’s you get free wifi from Starbucks or AT&T Hotspots! Basically, you change the “User-Agent” to iPhone User Agent, which is the header part of HTTP transmission. Then you put in the phone number of an ... More

Posted in Consumer, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, Hack, Web, Wifi, Wireless, iPhone by max on the May 29th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
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DIY - How to Make a Cork Lamp!

This has to be “da” coolest lamp I’ve seen in a freakin’ long ass freakin’ time! Kate over at Design Sponge shows you how to make one yourself. ever since i saw one on a bedside table in domino magazine, i have been in love with and searching for vintage cork lamps. they are hard to find though, and often pretty expen ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, Household, lights by max on the May 29th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
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Comcast Hacked in BitTorrent Throttling Payback!

Comcast’s DNS records were hacked…wow. The hackers appear to have changed the Comcast DNS/WHOIS records which were pointing at a non-Comcast address. Although back to normal now, for a while the records displayed this data: Administrative Contact: Domain Registrations, Comcast kryogenicsdefiant@gmail.com Defiant still raping 2k8 ebk 69 ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Hack by max on the May 29th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
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DIY - How to Make a 2 Tap Cornelius Kegerator!

HEre’s a fun DIY that shows you how to turn a small refrigerator into a 2 Tap Cornelius Kegerator so you can drink all day and night long. Great job guys, this is the best DIY this year so far, cheers! Recently we decided that we were tired of bottle conditioning our beer ( a 1 to 2 week process that gets you carbonated beer) it’s lon ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Drinks, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, Household by max on the May 29th, 2008 at 7:32 am
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DIY Giant Fabric Keyboard!

Here’s a giant fabric keyboard for those of you who would rather use your feet and your fingers to type. [via make - ladyada - hackaday] .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .galle ... More

Posted in Computer, Computer Keyboard, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Gadgets by max on the May 29th, 2008 at 4:22 am
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DIY Hacked Wii Surf board can surf Google Earth!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember the bike that can fly Google Earth?  Well, here’s something a little cooler, a hacked Wii surf board that surfs Google Earth! Diese ist sehr gute! (Yeah, I took German in high school) We’ve seen how one can cycle around the world virtually ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Earth, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Games, wii by max on the May 29th, 2008 at 2:01 am
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