Windows Hacks

Hidden Secrets of the Windows Key

Hidden Secrets of the Windows Key

Some useful shortcuts involving the windows key on your keyboard that will increase your productivity significantly. Shortcuts Press "Win key" : Opens Start Menu Press "Win key+ E": Opens up Windows Explorer Press "Win key+ R": Opens the Run...
Diy Cell Phone Mouse

Diy Cell Phone Mouse

Many laptop owners carry a spare mouse because they dont like the built in control, or because they just like to use a mouse. This adds weight, things to remember etc when you go anywhere. Also, if you use somebody elses laptop you may not be able...
How To Forge Emails

How To Forge Emails

Back in the day SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) was used to send messages. I'll show you how to forge e-mails using an SMTP enabled server. It's easy to learn and only takes a few minutes to...
How to Hide Files and Folders

How to Hide Files and Folders

Many locked, private or hidden folders in Windows XP can simply be browsed or 'unlocked' and 'unhidden' by the same switches in Windows Explorer you'd used to enable the same features. But what if I make it "invisible' or "transparent" then even...
Virtual Machines (VM Ware) Tutorials

Virtual Machines (VM Ware) Tutorials

In my last video I showed how to use the free VMware Player to boot a Live CD ISOs. This time I'm going to show how to use Robert D. Petruska's VMX Builder to make your own VMs with hard drives (vmdk file) and pretty much any virtual hardware you...
Computer Case Engraving

Computer Case Engraving

An old-School approach to customizing a computer paintjob. Use simple tools and techniques to give your case a unique look and feel. I used a dremel for this job, but there are several other possible techniques you can use. ...
Create a fake fatal error message to Horrify your Friends

Create a fake fatal error message to Horrify your Friends

Scare the crap out of your friends by having a windows critical system error pop up while they are in the middle of a massive term paper. All you have to do is copy and paste some code into Start>Run to send any computer on your network a funny...
Hack a WEP Wireless Network

Hack a WEP Wireless Network

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is often mistakenly thought of as a protocol designed to 100% protect wireless traffic, when this is not the case. WEP is easy to crack and shouldn't be used. WEP Hacking Tutorials and Resources: WEP can be...
Transform your PC into a TiVo

Transform your PC into a TiVo

Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) have become a necessary luxury over the last several years. Millions of people rely on these devices to pause and rewind live television, and to keep track of broadcast schedules and record programs for them. Many...
What to do if you spill liquid on your laptop

What to do if you spill liquid on your laptop

Losing a laptop to a spilt glass of wine can be a very frustrating experience, particularly when said wine is of the cheap Ros variant, as was the embarrassing case with this writer's late laptop. Well, one group of kindly DIY technology authors...