May 12, 2008
Driving Hack - How to tell Where the Speedtraps are and download them to your GPS!
Wow, now you can use njection.com to find out where the speed camera traps are. Since I live in San Francisco and there are so many speed traps everywhere, I did a search for my zip code and that’s what you see in the above screenshot. Pretty accurate too as I can verify some of the speed traps from back of my head. You can also download t ... More
May 11, 2008
DIY - How to make your own Air powered BB Machine Gun!
I remember the days when I would buy a BB-Gun kit and build myself lots of guns and shoot them at my friends. (Well they were plastic BBs…) Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own BB machine gun powered by 40 PSI air. That’s a lot of fire power if you ask me. This machine gun is probably more dangerous than real guns at the ... More
May 8, 2008
Zedomax DIY - How to Make a Simple Green Laser Projector!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Since I have been playing with green lasers for about a year, I never saw any good use for them except to point them to the sky or buildings. Since the green laser has a lot of power, especially the one DragonLasers sent me recently, I decided it was time to ... More
May 7, 2008
DIY HACK - How to Turn Your Canon into a Super-Camera!
Here’s CHDK, an aftermarket firmware you can download to your Canon digital camera and turn it into a super-camera. Good thing I have 2 Canons, I will have to try this hack out and report back to you on how well the time-lapse feature worked. The Canon Hacker’s Development Kit, aka CHDK, is a firmware enhancement that supports an impre ... More
Fun DIY - How to Make Hot Ice!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Hot Ice, now you can make it! Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, how to make hot ice, HOWTO, metacafe, Video, yt ... More
May 6, 2008
How to make your Windows XP genuine!
Well, here’s how to make your Window XP genuine if you’ve recently re-installed your Windows XP and can’t find your original Product ID (and installed an illegal version). Windows has no online solution but this method works good if you are having trouble validating your Windows XP. (and you’ve paid for it!!!) Step 1: D ... More
Fun DIY - How to Make Fireballs!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Lol…here’s a great way to show off some magic fireballs and pass time. Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, fire balls, HOWTO, HOWTO, make, metacafe, Video, yt ... More
May 5, 2008
DIY iPhone HACK - How to make an iPhone LoJack and chart your location using Google Maps!
Here’s a great hack on how to make an iPhone LoJack and also be able to chart your location using GoogleMaps. Basically the hack connects a Twitter account so your iPhone “twitts” your iPhone’s location at set intervals. The “twitts” are basically GoogleMaps URLs that locates the GPS location of the iPhone. Ho ... More
May 4, 2008
DIY HACK - How to build a cheap bluetooth audio for your GPS!
Here’s a good instructable on how to build a cheap bluetooth audio for your GPS. If your GPS doesn’t already support bluetooth (I believe most don’t), this is a great cheap way to get all those audible directions into just the driver’s ears, not everyone in the car. I needed a way to hear my cheap a$$ GPS under the helmet ... More
May 2, 2008
How to remotely shut down your PC via SMS!
Here’s a cool HOWTO on remotely shutting down your PC via SMS. This might come in handy for all you automators… I recently read an article on lifehacker that explained how to shut down windows with a text message. (http://lifehacker.com/software/remote-computing/shutdown-windows-with-a-text-message-172873.php) Although I think this is ... More
DIY Hack - How to make your plugins work in Firefox 3 Beta!
Well, if you are like me, an early adaptor, you probably are already using Firefox 3 Beta. As many of you know, a lot of your Firefox plugins do not work or is not compatible with the new FF3. Here’s a simple way to make it work: (Thanks to Lifehacker) 1. Type About:config in your FF3 Browser address bar. 2. Right click->New->Boolean ... More
April 27, 2008
DIY - How to build your own G-Force Meter!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember I did a G-Force Meter couple years ago? Here’s another cool DIY G-Force meter. The only difference it that it uses 7-segment display and a PIC18F series microcontroller. After seeing so many applications using acceleromters making a simple proje ... More
April 22, 2008
Office Printing DIY - How to save time and money on printing and get your mail delivered faster!
Today, we will cover several ways that can help you to reduce cost of your printing, whether you are running a home business or a company with 1000 employees. Make sure to Preview your documents before printing: A lot of people might think this is something they do all the time but the truth is that most people waste a lot of paper printing out th ... More
April 14, 2008
DIY TV HACK - How to hook up your TV to your computer! (Or 2 Monitors)
Well, this is a real short hack (or a howto really) for hooking up your TV to your computer. First, you will need a dual-monitor graphic adaptor or extra graphic adaptors. (1 per monitor) If you don’t have one, go buy one with lots of RAM over at your favorite electronics store. *If you have a laptop, you don’t need a dual-monitor, ... More
April 6, 2008
DIY iPhone HACK - How To Activate and Unlock your iPhone using Pwnage!
With so many ways to unlock your iPhone, here’s another one you can use using a program for Mac called Pwnage. Preparations Get a Mac or HackMac at your hand, because the Windows version of Pwnage has not yet been released. Download Pwnage Tool 1.0 here (Mac version, 22MB).. Download iPhone restore firmware 1.1.4 here (original Apple Serv ... More
March 28, 2008
DIY - How to Make Avery Labels in a Whopping 30 seconds!
The other day, my girlfriend’s brother wanted me to make him some address and shipping labels for his new Thai restaurant. Well, I didn’t want to pay taxes, I found a good site on Google called World Label. They got pretty good prices, much better than getting them at your OfficeDepot or OfficeMax. Since they are based in New York, ... More
March 21, 2008
How Harmonicas are made!
I, myself, used to play a lot with Harmonicas. Well, remember our post about HarmoNESca couple days ago? Well, here’s some cool explanation on how Harmonicas are actually made and the workings. The harmonica, or mouth organ, is a hand-held rectangular musical instrument. As the musician inhales and exhales into evenly spaced air channels, ... More
