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Use MSI Wind Battery To Charge Your iPho...

Use MSI Wind Battery To Charge Your iPhone
| July 26, 2009 | 736 Views |
Have you ever been caught in the situation when your iPhone battery is dead, but your netbook is still live and kicking? Well with a little tinkering, the guys over at PRUSADJS.CZ rigged an MSI Wind netbook battery so it can charge an iPhone. What’s more, the battery is able to fully charge the iPhone using around half the battery power, leaving a reasonable amount of time for...
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7 VoIP Apps For Your Cell Phone...

7 VoIP Apps For Your Cell Phone
| July 14, 2009 | 1,512 Views |
Earlier this month we looked at how you can Turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone using the Voice over Internet Protocol app SIP-VoIP. If you already own an iPhone or any other mobile handset that connects to the Internet, it is also possible to VoIP applications to make free or cheap calls. Here is a list of 7 VoIP applications that can be used with your cell phone… Skype...
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DIY Fisheye Lens Camera Hack...

DIY Fisheye Lens Camera Hack
| July 12, 2009 | 5,123 Views |
Like most tech websites we love a good old D.I.Y hack. These two hardware hacks from Banjomaster over at Instructables, and Wan Chi Lau from RainyDayPhotography, will have you taking shots with a DIY fisheye lens for under $20. Rigging your SLR with a D.I.Y. fisheye lens is relatively easy but you will need access to a couple of tools, a piece of particle board, a wide-angle doorway...
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Remote Control Your PC With TweetMyPC...

Remote Control Your PC With TweetMyPC
| July 10, 2009 | 1,663 Views |
Controlling your PC via the remote desktop was once a technique only mastered by professional IT technicians. But now with the help of little known application called TweetMyPC, you can shut down or lock, download files to and from, take screenshots of your PC and publish them to the Web, all from your mobile phone or any other computer connected to the Internet. Once you have set up...
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Make Calls On Your iPod Touch...

Make Calls On Your iPod Touch
| July 6, 2009 | 5,527 Views | 1 Comment
The iPhone and iPod touch are almost exactly the same, except for the fact that you can make calls from your iPhone. Unfortunately, if you would like this privilege, you have to shell out an extra hundred dollars for the iPhone, and sign a two year contract with AT&T for at least $60 per month. If you already own an iPod touch but simply don’t make calls that often, it is...
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The Best Battery Hacks...

The Best Battery Hacks
| June 27, 2009 | 1,506 Views |
1.Turn C Batteries Into D Batteries This great tip (courtesy of the guys over at LifeHacker), could be a lifesaver in certain situations. Because only a few electronics require D batteries, it’s highly unlikely you’ll have some spare ones lying around. So, in times of need, you can turn the slightly more common C batteries into those hard-to-find- D batteries by using a few...
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Wood iPod...

Wood iPod
| June 21, 2009 | 1,083 Views |
This stylish iPod mod was done by Josh D from Australia. Utilizing Australian red cedar and camphor laurel, Josh recovered his is iPod Mini with a wooden case built around an original iPod case. Using his trusty Dremal tool, Josh craftily recovered the guts of his old pod Mini with red cedar. The click wheel is constructed from a piece camphor laurel that has been shaved down to just...
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The SNES PC Case Mod...

The SNES PC Case Mod
| June 19, 2009 | 1,776 Views |
A good case mod is certainly something to be appreciated, and although some concepts might wander into the realm of ‘over-geek’, the sheer amount of time, effort and ideas that are crammed into projects like these, simply has to be admired. This retro mod from quangDX and DuPP sees the 8.9 inch Acer Asipre One A150 netbook hacked up and delightfully rigged into the...
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Big Mess Of Wires Homemade CPU...

Big Mess Of Wires Homemade CPU
| May 29, 2009 | 950 Views |
A Californian videogame developer has built his own single 8-bit CPU using 1,253 pieces of wire, 18 months of time and around $1000. The aptly named Big Mess of Wires (BMOW), made by Steve Chamberlin from Belmont, California, went on display with hundreds of other exhibits of DIY technology, hacks, mods and projects, at the Maker Faire held over the weekend. Chamberlin designed his...
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Wii Multi-Touch Screen Hack...

Wii Multi-Touch Screen Hack
| May 23, 2009 | 1,811 Views |
Check out this great low-cost Wiimote hack that transforms any flat surface into an interactive multi-touch screen. Using a Wiimote, a DIY infrared laser pen, and a projector, Jonny Lee has figured out how to transform any surface into an interactive multi-touch whiteboard. If you haven’t got access to a projector, you can still apply the same technique to your laptop screen,...
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Improve Your Online Security...

Improve Your Online Security
| April 26, 2009 | 766 Views |
When it comes to online security, installing anti-virus and anti-spyware software is simply not enough, this is because many threats are set up to bypass popular anti-virus softwares. The truth of matter is that you have to be more savvy than that, you must surf the net with the strictest diligence. 10 tips on how to boost your online security: Improve Online Security 1. Augment...
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The Best Virtual Easter Eggs Of All Time...

The Best Virtual Easter Eggs Of All Time
| April 16, 2009 | 1,369 Views |
If you missed out on the hunt for eggs this Easter, here’s a chance to relive the festive hunt. We’ve compiled a list of best hidden features purposely locked away in software and web applications, just waiting for you to unearth them. 1. Atari, the first ever software egg In the early days of software development, programmers’ identities were kept a secret so their...
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9 Useful Tweaks For Windows Vista...

9 Useful Tweaks For Windows Vista
| April 12, 2009 | 1,411 Views | 1 Comment
Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista, has received a lot of bad press since it’s release. It’s no secret that the Vista OS is rather bloated and uses much more RAM than previous installments of Windows, but then again, the architecture does support larger RAM upgrades to cope with this. Software wise, there are several annoyances that many users complain...
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Make Download Speed of Torrents Faster...

Make Download Speed of Torrents Faster
| March 28, 2009 | 6,889 Views | 7 Comments
Peer-to-Peer file sharing is becoming more popular then ever, and with the rapidly growing number of legal downloads readily available through BitTorrents, it is now essential for many users to configure their software for optimzed download speeds. Below is everything you need to know about how to achive the fastest BitTorrent download speeds. Check Your ISP It’s a good idea to...
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Auctiva Site Infected With Malware...

Auctiva Site Infected With Malware
| February 25, 2009 | 966 Views |
A Trojan horse has been found lurking in the website of popular eBay auction tool, Auctiva.com. The problem was bought to light by Google’s malware warning system – a tool which displays a warning message if a site is infected, given users the option to continue browsing the site. “It appears the reason these virus alert warnings started showing up on our site is...
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