I don’t think this hack is practical for most people as netbooks can charge your USB gadgets anyways but for those of you who get stuck in an island somehow and end up with a netbook battery and your cellphone dies, you can use this netbook hack that shows you how to hack a USB port into a netbook battery
. Boy, that was a long sentence…okay i know it’s a run-on sentence with 2 ands….
Hahaha, here’s an interesting blog post I started to write and forgot about it for couple weeks: (It’s a wonder what a difference a week makes you feel about things. Just take it slow.)
LMAO Oscar Saved My Ass From AT&T Call Centers!
The most interesting thing came about today, I called AT&T THREE TIMES and navigated through their menus to reach call center in India once, then another woman over in the States, then to Oscar solved my problems of not being able to recover my registration info for the new router.
Seriously, I called AT&T 3 TIMES
Here’s how to back up your iPhone SMS and contacts via SSH. Of course, you will have to know how to SSH first.
How to save Contacts Database:
* SSH into the iPhone and go to /private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook * you will find 2 files there. save them on your computer.
How to save Messages Database:
* SSH to your phone and go to /private/var/mobile/Library/SMS * Save sms.db on your computer
Here’s a great example of someone who used Twitter to control his home appliances. Of course, this is completely do-able with some meticulous planning. I do see more and more automation DIYs using Twitter as communication platform for their projects, very useful indeed for our cluttered world. You will have to add some security measures to protect against hackers though.
The one thing lacking in most of these devices was 2-way communication between Twitter and the device. In all of th
Here’s a bunch of interesting plumbing DIYs from SF Plumbing Sewer Specialists:
Learn how to solder copper pipes and copper joints. Don’t like to pay plumbers? Try this DIY on how to install/replace your own toilet.
Did you know that tankless heaters can save y
When I first started working at a job, I used to work as an IT administrator. At one point, I even installed cat-5 cable through an entire 5000 sq. feet office building. That was a lot of fun as I had to access the office ceiling for a whole day.
Anyways, a Cat-5 ethernet cable is nothing more than “enhanced” phone cables. The phones usually use Cat-3 cables, which are slightly thinner wires and is more prone to
Al Linke, the creator of the DIY Magic Mirror, has just buzzed me on his cool Magic Mirror, which was featured on Instructables as winner of the Halloween contest.
Well, I don’t know how I missed it if it was on Instructables but here it is and Al is actually selling kits you can buy to make a magic mirror yourself.
I have to say, this is really cool stuff, I think I have seen something similar, the Magic M
My blogger friend over at GetUSB.info has a great article on the difference between USB Copy Protection vs. USB Encryption technology. A lot of people might get confused by USB flash drive companies who try to market copy protection as encryption. Well, don’t get this wrong as it could be very costly for your classified information.
Greg also mentions TrueCrypt, a free open-source encryption software you can use to secure your USB flash drive.
In short; USB copy protection secures a file or set of files so they
Here’s another one of those, “Why didn’t I think of this before?”
You can easily fix a wobbling table with sliced wine corks, which are perfect since they can really grab some friction while re-using them will be environmentally friendly too.
Tired of spilling coffee on your homework papers or laptop keyboard? Don’t waste perfectly good napkins to stop the wobble. Stick a few of these cork discs in your backpack or pocket and use them to steady that shaky table.
Remember I mentioned the steering wheel laptop stand for cars? Well, here’s a better version and one you can make for under $30 using PVC pipes from Home Depot.
One thing I’d have to say, this DIY is so clever, you make use of your cup-holder unlike commercial laptop stands where it must be bolted down. WOW, great job Mike!
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