Windows Hacks

Turn a Windows 7 Laptop into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Turn a Windows 7 Laptop into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Here's some new software for Windows 7 called Connectify which allows you to turn your Windows 7 laptop into a wireless hotspot. Basically, it converts your laptop into a wireless router of sorts, acting as a wireless access point for computers...
How to: Windows 7 and Ubuntu on the Same Computer

How to: Windows 7 and Ubuntu on the Same Computer

Learn how to install Windows 7 and Ubuntu on the same hard drive so you aren't restricted to the limitations of one or the other.  With this guide, you can dual boot the opposing operating systems and run them in perfect harmony on the same...
Make your own DIY Amazon Kindle eBook Reader

Make your own DIY Amazon Kindle eBook Reader

This one is sure to kindle your interest ;) . A Kindle (Amazon’s eBook reader) retails for $300.  It has a black and white screen and you have to purchase and books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs to read on it. Sure, it saves a lot of trees,...
How to: Build Your Own Windows Home Server

How to: Build Your Own Windows Home Server

Think of a home server as your ultimate backup solution for movies, music, data, and photos.  With most of our day spent online, data hoarding is an unconscious habit. Learn how to setup and build your own windows server.  As we all know,...
How to Hack Windows, Mac and Linux User Passwords

How to Hack Windows, Mac and Linux User Passwords

Password cracking  seems like a difficult task but these techniques make it as simple.  We'll show you some software which cracks windows, mac, and linux user account passwords in a just a few minutes.   The programs basically do all the hard...
How to Build a DIY Nintendo Arcade

How to Build a DIY Nintendo Arcade

Don't we all love the classic Nintendo and it's 8 bit glory?  This main built his own tabletop arcade setup for the NES which allows him to emulate NES games on Windows.  The system can also serve as a regular PC by hooking up a keyboard and...
How to: Make PDF Files From Any Document

How to: Make PDF Files From Any Document

Learn to use a free tool called PDFCreator to generate PDFs from many different file formats. So, why do you need to create PDF files? PDF has some obvious advantages (and some disadvantages) which has made this document format a universal one...
Fantastic Retro Gaming Wallpapers

Fantastic Retro Gaming Wallpapers

DesktopGaming has an incredible collection of all your old school gaming favorites in the form of desktop wallpapers. They simply grab screenshots from emulated consoles and stitch them together for common widescreen monitor sizes. A few of...
DIY Fake Blue Screen of Death Device

DIY Fake Blue Screen of Death Device

The blue screen of death (BSOD) is typically caused after encountering a critical system error which can cause the system to shut down to prevent damage. Sometimes it means a system is fried. So, what better prank than to build a device which...