February 26, 2008
DIY Linksys HACK - HOWTO tweak your router to go 10 times faster!
If you are like most folks who don’t know about DD-WRT and your Linksys router is dying on you, it’s time to switch your OS to DD-WRT. DD-WRT also works on over 80 other routers, so be sure to check the supported devices list here. DD-WRT is basically an aftermarket linux firmware for your Linksys router. It’s like putting an af ... More
March 4, 2007
Craigslist Hack - Browse images
Craigslist is very good for searching stuff except most of the time it’s in text but here’s a site that lets you browse craiglist with images only. via hackszine Consumer, Consumer, craigslist-hack, Hack, Hack, hacked, hackers, hacking, hacks, hackszine, Suppliers, Suppliers, Web, Web, Zedomax ... More
February 23, 2007
HOWTO get out of hacking,diying, and resistors…
Check out web comics…sometimes we feel like we need to keep going but sometimes we need to go outside… via Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, diying, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Gadgets, Gadgets, hacking, make, makezine, Zedomax ... More
February 9, 2007
Zedomax DIY 127 - Make an Ethernet controlled Color Organ!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. For this weekend, we will show you how to make an ethernet controlled color organ that can be applied for some kind of stage lighting. We will be using the party light we made and simply plugin the MaxPORT module to the serial port of the CuSB22R. Click below for the full HOWTO: Then all you ... More
January 16, 2007
Hacking and Network Security
Here’s some cool list of hacking and network security websites: How to become a hacker by Eric Steven Raymond YoLinux: Internet Server Security and Configuration Tutorial Information Security Awareness and howtos Linux netfilter hacking HOWTO Hacking Tools Latest hacks on Swik.net Cool, Cool, Educational, Educational, Government, Governm ... More
January 8, 2007
MedCosm Picaxe blending light
Here’s a cool blending night DIY, very simple and easy to do with your Picaxe. Picaxe is a very cheap microcontroller you can do a lot of cool stuff like this… had a few multicolor LEDs laying around and wanted to whip up a color-blending nightlight. I built 2 devices, each in its own 20 pin DIP socket w ... More
January 2, 2007
DIY HACK - Wireless LAN Signal Extender using Mesh Wire Method
Here’s a little simple hack for making a mesh wire wireless LAN extender. Check out the video they’ve got here. It also includes elevator hack, which we thought was kinda cool. Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Educational, Gadgets, Gadgets, Hack, Hack, hacking, mesh-wir ... More
December 31, 2006
HOWTO make a 9V battery into six 1.5V AAA batteries
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode This is cool since i didn’t expect to find 6 1.5V AAA batteries in one 9V battery. 9v-battery, 9v-hack, aaa-battery, Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Educational, Educational, Entertainment, Entertainment, Funny, Funny, Gadgets, Gadget ... More
December 30, 2006
Video - How To Solve Solitare Every Time
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode I’ve seen a lot of security guards using the internet to play games while they are bored. Well, here’s a video to hack your solitare game and win every time! All the recent howto videos here inspired me to make my own. Here’s a walkthrough to S ... More
December 29, 2006
DIY HACK - The simpler USB2LCD using HD44780
Here’s a cool little USB to LCD hack! The hardware of the LCD2USB interface consists of the Atmel AVR Mega8 CPU, a cheap and easy to obtain microcontroller with 8 KBytes flash (of which ~3k are used in this application) and 2 KBytes RAM. The processor is surrounded by few parts, mainly connectors to interface to the PC and the LCD. via a ... More
December 28, 2006
Boost Your Car Remote Range!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Nicely done, this will be very useful. Easy hack to increase the range of your car remote control! Mine increased 50′ with this simple trick! Try it! Auto, Auto, boost-car-remote, car-remote, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, ... More
December 26, 2006
How to Bypass Most Firewall Restrictions and Access the Internet Privately
Here’s a cool howto on bypassing firewalls. It can also be very helpful those of you trying to make an ethernet application since firewalls are existent almost everywhere now. Even your basic router at your home does have minimal firewall capabilities. This week, we will digg a little bit deeper into firewalls, internet, and security hacks ... More
December 20, 2006
DIY HACK - HOWTO make a open-source MP3 Player!
The guys Will at posted his howto on . He shows us how to solder and assemble the Make Daisy MP3 Player from scratch! Well, this MP3 Player has always been on our priority list for hacking and modding so check it out and make one for yourself! We plan to hack it with some LCDs and more… via Audio, Audio, awesome, christmas, Circuits ... More
December 19, 2006
DIY - Build your own electronic drum
Here’s a site that gives you a little insight into building your electronic drum! via bonlebon Audio, Audio, bonlebon, Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, digg, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Educational, electronic-drum, Entertainment, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gadgets, hacking, Zedomax ... More
DIY HACK - Make your own Super Bike Light!
Here are some super bike lights you can build using some parts from Home Depot! I’ve been using this headlight for 4 years now and I’m still using the original bulbs. The low beam has power enough for speeds up to 40 miles per hour and on-coming traffic ALWAYS dims their brights when I flash the 50-watt high beam. This one is made of ... More
December 9, 2006
DIY HACK - Single tube Nixie clock
Nice little nixie clock for holidays! via See video of it here. Christmas is around the corner and I am still working on my nixie clock and have everything all set as far as powering the clock from the usb port and the high voltage conversion. I am playing around with crystals and code to get everything all dialed in. The final design will be mo ... More
PS3 Hack - PS3 Six axis Controller Can Be Used In Windows!
Looking for PS3 Axis Controller, go over here. Wow, cool 5 step instructions to use PS3 6-Axis controller in Windows! Heres the instructions to make it work 1. Download and install the filter driver (libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe). (attached zip) 2. Unpack ps3sixaxis_en.exe 3. Plug the SIXAXIS into your PC. 4. Run ps3sixaxis_en.exe once. 5 ... More
December 3, 2006
WII HACK - Nintendo Wiimote Acceleration Sensor Reading
View This Video on You Tube Here some more cool wii hacking! There’s been a lot of progress made with dissecting the operation of the Wiimote. This video was recently posted on youtube, showing a PC MATLAB graph of the Wii’s acceleration sensor data. Since this data is now technically available on the PC via bluetooth, it shouldn’ ... More
December 1, 2006
DIY Hack - TV Remote that fits in your pocket!
Hugo submitted a cool DIY TV remote that fits in your Keychain. It’s in French but the google translator does okay with it and there’s detailed schematic if you are eager to build one yourself. He even has a version 2 which is smaller and better. Thanks Hugo! Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYo ... More
November 27, 2006
DIY HACK - Hack Wii and view Wii shop on Firefox.
Yipee, more wii hacks for this crazy wii week: This one allows you to hack wii shop, you don’t need a wii for this one. View the wii shop in firefox: Hats off to this guy. I wanted to do the exact same thing but still have not been able to get my hands on a wii yet. The wii uses a browser to communicate. By emulating this browser with fire ... More
HACK - Zune hacking
Zune hacking revealed on . Inside the Zune/USB Protocol: Part 1 - Link. Inside the Zune/USB Protocol: Part 2 - Link. Inside the Zune/USB Protocol: Part 3 - Link. Inside the Zune/USB Protocol: Part 4 - Link. Inside the Zune/USB Protocol: Part 5 - Link. Yes, we rather hack an ipod but if you got a Zune, maybe you can load some linux on Zune. A ... More
Touch control chip for your next “touch” buttons
You can now easily make a touch application similar to the touch interface on the LG Chocolate. Check out touch-sensor chip you can use for your next embedded application or even maybe wii hacking or ps3 hacking… QT113 family QTouchT ICs create sense fields through dielectric surfaces such as plastic or glass up to 100mm (4″) thick, ... More