Internet Hacks

How to: Unlimited Free Cell Phone Minutes Hack

How to: Unlimited Free Cell Phone Minutes Hack

None of us enjoy paying the absurd prices we have to pay for monthly cell phone service.  Finally, there is a solution! Most networks have a feature allowing you to call a certain number of contacts, on any network for free, anytime.  We'll...
How to: iPhone as a Wireless Router for your Laptop

How to: iPhone as a Wireless Router for your Laptop

Transform your iPhone into a wireless router, allowing you to connect your wifi deprived laptop to the internet anywhere phone service is available. It's also perfect when you're browsing the web but the small screen is too cramped. Now you can...
Play 20 Years of Free Retro Games

Play 20 Years of Free Retro Games

Retro games are not only about nostalgia.  Thanks to some web services like RemainInPlay, they are also about playing titles which you couldn’t afford the first time around. The website is the home for old games from the last 20 years. The...
How to: Back Up Your Hard Drive For Free

How to: Back Up Your Hard Drive For Free

If anything can go wrong, it will. This means although it can be a bit tedious, we always need to backup our computers. Data backup is not only good practice; it’s an essential one. It may be a spanking new computer or a jalopy for the digital...
How to Make your Own Ringtones

How to Make your Own Ringtones

Are you one of those people who changes their ringtones frequently? If so, you may be surprised to learn that there are many online tools that allow you to create your own ringtones within a matter of minutes. To get started, visit one of the most...
How to: Find the Best Free Wi-Fi

How to: Find the Best Free Wi-Fi

Don’t we all wish that at least some things in life be free? Wi-Fi is on most wish lists. Wi-Fi is an inherent part of airwaves around us. The only problem - It’s not obvious, it’s shut tight and it’s not free to access. But just like...
The Webcycle for the Internet Junkie

The Webcycle for the Internet Junkie

Is your desire/addiction the web strong enough to pull you away from the information superhighway onto an exercise bike in order to keep you plugged in? The webcycle is a bicycle which controls your internet speed based upon how quickly you're...
DIY Motion-Sensing Laptop Security Cam

DIY Motion-Sensing Laptop Security Cam

Securing our privacy is important to everyone. We've featured dozens of DIY security projects in the past including a spy van, money stash, and hidden passageways but this one doesn't even require any additional hardware if you've got a webcam...
Make a DIY Wifi Repeater/Range Extender

Make a DIY Wifi Repeater/Range Extender

Problem: A wireless network is just barely out of reach. Solution: Build your own wireless repeater, place it between you and the wireless router and it'll repeat the signal, stronger than before, giving you access to the previously unaccessable...
Stream your Entire Music Library to Any Computer

Stream your Entire Music Library to Any Computer

Serious audiophiles like to be close to their music. Our previous DIY Multi-Room Wireless Music Remote was just one way to take your music anywhere you want. With these two free programs and a bit of configuration, you can stream your own music...