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RSS Speaking Alarm Clock 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Are you sick of waking up every morning to the sound of your annoying alarm clock? If so, this next hack is definitely for you!!The guys from Hak.5 have created an awesome hack that allows you to create a talking RSS alarm clock. It was featured in episode 3 of their vidcast. Just imagine waking up to the headlines from your favourite site feeds (hopefully The Daily Hack is one) every morning. It sure beats the hell out of that annoying BEEP BEEP BEEP from the alarm clock.The hack is pretty script heavy, fortunately they have it all in the show notes. You can also check out the full episode and all of their other episodes by clicking here. I strongly suggest you do! Read more:Speaking
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, Alarm Clock
Speed Up Firefox 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This little tech tip will give your Firefox
browser more speed. And there ain't nothing wrong with that now is there. ;)The first thing you have to do is open up the Firefox browser. Now, in the address bar, type about:config, and press enter. This will open a long list of browser preferences...don't worry the list is in alphabetical order!Scroll down until you come to network.http.pipelining, and set it to "true" by double clicking on it. Next, find network.http.pipelining.maxrequests and set this to "30" by double clicking on it and entering the value.We're almost done now I promise. Scroll down to nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set the vaule to "0". And that's it! You will be blazing through the internet in no time flat. Read more:Speed
Rotary Cell Phone Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Yes, you heard right a rotary cell phone. This hack was featured on the Spark Fun Electronics site. They took an old rotary phone, opened it up, and put new cell phone technology inside. The final result is pretty awesome!!Now you're probably wondering why the hell someone would want to do this. Well, there are a few good reasons for doing this hack:You're damn bored and want something to do!!Your grandparents have an old rotary phone they're going to throw out and you want to save it.You want to do it for the shock value. How crazy would it be to haul out a rotary phone in the middle of the street and start making calls!! :)Just to prove to everyone that it can be done!!Whatever your reason for doing this hack it should be a pretty interesting experiment. To check out the original hack and pics click here. Read more:Rotary
Hack Your iTrip 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If you have an iTrip for your iPod, but aren't really impressed with the reception and range, this next hack is for you!This handy little hack was featured on ChrisGunton.com. He gives step by step instructions and pictures which helps when actually doing the hack.The hack involves opening up the iTrip and cutting a small notch in the casing. The notch should be just big enough for the internal antenna to fit through. With the antenna now on the outside, the iTrip should be able to get a clearer reception and further range.You can check out the pictures and the step by step instructions by clicking here.
USB Xbox Controller Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This hack was featured on I-Hacked.com and involves turning an xbox controller into a USB gamepad for you computer. This is a handy hack for xbox gamers, who are used to the feel and response of their xbox controller, and want to transfer that to their PC gaming. Or maybe it will just give you something to do when you're bored. ;)So what does the hack involve? Actually it's pretty simple really. It involves joining a USB 1.1 cable's wires with the xbox controller's wires. Next, you have to install a copule drivers (they have a link) on your PC, so you will be able to install your "new" USB gamepad to your computer.To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Xbox
The Self-Sustaining iPod 1970-01-01 00:59:59 What's the worst thing about iPod
s? They only work on computers with iTunes, right? Wrong!Adam Pash from Life Hacker just published a hack which allows you to:Add music from any music library on any computer, rip and add MP3s to your iPod, and play your iPod's music library on any computer without ever having to install anything.So how does it work? The hack involves installing a few free applications that will run directly on your iPod. These applications, basically, take the place of the iTunes application on your computer so you never have to use iTunes again. That's pretty kick-ass...unless, of course, you absolutely love iTunes. If so, ignore this hack. ;)To check out the full hack click here.
NES Mini System Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If you are a long time reader of The Daily Hack...you may have guessed that I have a soft spot in my heart for NES hacks. And this hack from G-force has to be the best one to date!So what did he do? G-force bought a famicom clone SuperJoy 3 with 76 built in pirated NES games, and decided he would remove the hardware and install it all in an original NES controller casing. Sweet!But, wait, he didn't stop there! G-force went on to add a game connector to the back of the NES controller. So, if he every gets sick of playing those 76 built in games he simply has to flip a small switch he installed and plug in a game cartridge! There's also a second player connector attached, that is fully functional with another NES came pad or the zapper gun!! How cool is that!As if that wasn't enough, G-force also gave the controller a new paint job and backlit the Nintendo logo. This is a hack you definitely have to check out!!To read the whole hack click here. Read more:System
Gmail Spam Indentifier Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 You know what really bugs me? I hate it when I sign up for one or two things on the internet that require an email address and the next day my inbox is stuffed with spam! Sometimes I wish I knew which freakin' sites were selling my email addy to the spammers!!Well, our good friends over at PaulTech lets us in on a handy little tip, originally posted on the Hedir Review by PCB guy. The hack is as follows:When you give your email address to a website, you hope that they don't sell or trade your address to a bunch of spammers. Well if they do, here is a simple way to see what sites are responsible for what particular piece of email. This requires you have a Gmail
account.If your Gmail login name was username@gmail.com and you went to samplesite.com to fill out a registration form, instead of just entering username@gmail.com as your email, enter it as username+samplesitecom@gmail.com instead. When Gmail sees a "+" in an email address, it uses all the characters to the left of the
PS2 Disc Read Errors Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This is a great hack for all you PlayStation 2 owners out there. Rob Nelson, from the Ars Technica site, did an excellent write-up on how to get rid of those annoying read disc errors.The tools needed for this job are 2 phillips (1 normal, 1 small) screwdrivers, 1 flathead screwdriver, a pair of plyers (maybe) and 1 can of compressed air. Rob takes us through the disassembly and cleaning of the PS2 unit. He also explains the best way to adjust the PS2 lens position. With a lot of patience and a little luck you should have your PlayStation up and running in no time!To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Errors
Replace Broken Laptop LCD Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If you have a laptop with a broken screen "don't jump on ebay and sell it for considerably less than it's worth." Simply, fix it yourself and save some money? It may not be as hard as you think.LasVegas has written up an excellent step by step walk-through on how to replace a broken screen on a laptop. In his demonstration LasVegas replaces the broken LCD screen of an Apple iBook G4. He takes us through the entire disassembly and installation. This hack is really a handy resource for any laptop owner!To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Broken
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Invisible Book Shelf Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's yet another great hack from the Instructables site. This one involves making an invisible book shelf!Dorxincandeland shows us how to make the invisble book shelf from an old book you don't read anymore, an L-shaped bracket, some wood screws and some glue. The construction of the invisible shelf looks fairly simple to do.I gotta tell you...the shock value of this hack is priceless!! I'm definitely going to make one of these, just to see the look on my friends faces. Pretty cool!To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Shelf
Alcohol Still Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This is a great hack for all my party friends out there!TimAnderson decided he would make his very own alcohol still. So, how did he do it? He took an old rice cooker and added a bit of piping where the steam vent used to be. Then he took a garbage bag and attached it to the piping as a condeser. And presto-bango he had himself a still!TimAnderson also shows how he made a fermentation jug for making homebrew. Again, his design is very simple. He took a 5 gallon jug and attached a rubber glove to the neck of the jug with some rubber bands for the vapor trap. So easy!To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Alcohol
Car Minifridge Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This interesting little hack was featured on the Antiyawn.com site. The hack involves building a minifridge into the armrest of a car!For this particular hack, Mike (author), used a '98 Toyotal Corolla's armrest to house the minifridge. So how did he do it? Well, he bought a peltier cooler from eBay for about $15 and used two old heatsinks (1 hot, 1 cold) for the actual fridge components. He also used insulation tape he purchased from Home Depot to insulate the inside of the armrest.When he had all his components, Mike began working at the armrest. He took out the armrest's carpeting and cup holder and mounted the hot heatsink in the hole where the cup holder used to be. He then cut a slot into the inside of the armrest with a soldering iron to house the cold heatsink. Finally, he insulated the insides and wired it all up!To check out this awesome hack click here!
iNoPhone Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 You've heard of the new iPhone? Well the folks at GeekTechnique bring you the iNoPhone!This fun little hack was featured on the GeekTechnique site. It involves taking the guts of a bluetooth headset and putting it into an old Apple ABD-mouse.The results? A bluetooth iNoPhone! It functions just the same as a regular bluetooth headset, with the single button of the ABD-mouse as the call pickup switch. Pretty kick ass!!To check out the whole hack click here.
PC Remote Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This great little hack was featured on the Instructables site. It involves making a remote control reciever that fits into a 9-pin connector on the back of your computer.Zujus wanted to be able to control all of his PC's functions via remote control. So, he went ahead and created his own remote control chip for about $20!How did he do it? Well, he simply took a 9-pin (RS232) connector and an IR-reciever (TSOP1738) and attached them with a resistor, capacitor and diode. Zujus used Grider 4.0 software he purchased from Proximis.com to run the processes.The pictures of the hack assembly are featured on the Instructables site. To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Remote
Top 23 TiVo Hacks 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Now, I don't have a TiVo...but after reading some of these hacks I wish I did!! If you have a TiVo and want to trick it out, these hacks are definitely for you!These 23 TiVo hacks were featured on the SatelliteSweeper site. They are as follows:Convert your Recorded Shows to MPEG and then to a DVDIncrease the Recording Time for your TiVoAdd a second drive the cheap and quick wayRestore from backupAccess your TiVo via the WebTransfer Files Back and Forth from the Unit to the PCDownload Files Directly to your TiVoStart Programs Automatically (like TiVOWeb) when TiVo boots upSet up a static IP address for your TiVoSort your Now Playing List in New WaysThe 30-Second SkipUse Navigational ShortcutsPersonalized Screen Configuration - Weather, Stock Quotes, and Sports ScoresPlay downloaded Video Streams right from your TiVo over your home networkCaller ID on your TVRename RecordingsUndelete RecordingsEnable Advanced WishListsAre your Favorite Actors who you Think They Are? (Movie Stats)Dis
Homemade Wind Trubine Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Have you ever wished you could reduce your electricity bill? We all have right! Well, if you are seriously thinking about it, you should take a look at this next hack! Seriously!!Michael Davis is an astronomer who bought a remote piece of land in Arizona, so he could practice his hobby "far away from the sky-wrecking light pollution found near cities of any real size." The only problem was that his land was so remote that it wasn't even on the grid. This meant no electricity whatsoever!Michael remained unfazed. As he puts it:One thing I noticed right away about my property is that most of the time, the wind is blowing. Almost from the moment I bought it, I had the idea of putting up a wind turbine and making some electricity.So...did Michael run out and spend thousands on a fully assembled wind turbine, generator and mounting kit?? Hell no!! Michael Davis went to work building his own from scratch.How did he do it? Well...he used PVC pipes for the blades, an old extens
Homemade Silly Putty Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's a great little hack for the kids. They can make their own silly putty! How cool is that?This neat little "how to" was featured on the TechEBlog, and is very simple to do. So what do you need? Would you believe...2 tablespoons of Elmer's glue, 1 tablespoon of liquid starch and one drop of food coloring?? That's it!To check out the hack watch the video below...or click here to get to the original TechEBlog post. Read more:Silly
5 Creative CD Hacks 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Do you have a bunch of useless old CD's lying around? Well, if you do, it might interest you to know that they might not be as useless as you think. The TechEBlog compiled a list of the "Top 5 Most Creative Uses for Old CDs." Let me tell you...some of these hacks are pretty creative. So what are the top 5? They are:Mini HovercraftCD Disco BallCD Lamp"Amazing Q-Ball" (Giant Geodesic Structure)CD SculpturesTo check out all these CD hacks click here.
Skype Wake Up Call Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's an excellent hack for all you people who have a bit of trouble getting out of bed in the morning. God know's I don't have that problem...YEAH, RIGHT!!Anyways, this neat little hack was featured on the I-Hacked site. It involves setting up your Skype
account to give you a ring at a preset time. As Royal2000H (author) puts it:Don't use those wake up call services where you have to pay $1-3 per call. With this really easy and 100% free "hack" you can set Skype to call you. You can use this to call anyone at any scheduled time...So how do you do it? Well, you set up a new scheduled task on your computer using the Scheduled Task Wizard. This sets up your computer to make your Skype account call you whenever you want to wake up. Royal2000H does a great job of explaining the whole set up on the I-Hacked site. He also has a bunch of helpful screen shots of the entire hack.To check out the whole hack click here.
AAA PSP Battery Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 You know what's annoying? It really pisses me off when I'm sitting on an airplane or bus playing my favorite PSP game and the damn battery dies! Well, with this next hack you'll never have to worry about that again!-Neubit- from the acidmods forums gives a good explanation on how to use three regular "AAA" batteries to power your PSP. So what did he do? As -Neubit- puts it:The PSP battery was opened up and the original battery was taken out, two wires were soldered to the +/- points on the battery circuit board. No resistors were used. The 3 AAA batteries were fitted inside the battery case and connected to the previously soldered wires. Simple enough?In fact, the hack is really simple! According to -Neubit- the hardest part was finding the contact point coils/springs he used for the hack.To check out this great PSP hack click here!
PC Key Ignition Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This is a neat little hack from the guys at The Low Tech site. Essentially, they take an electronic key ignitionand hook it up to their computer!So, how did they do it? Well, they opened up their computer and located the power switch. They then disconnected the wires and hooked it up to the electronic key switch and mounted the switch to the computer's case. So simple!So now, instead of pushing the power button, you just turn the key to power up your PC. This is a great hack for keeping your little brother/sister or annoying friend off your computer!!To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Ignition
CVS Camcorder Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This neat little hack was featured on the Metacafe site. It involves taking a CVS "one time use" camcorder and hacking it so it can be used over and over again!I remember first when these CVS camcorder hacks came out, you had to open up the guts of the camera and solder aUSB hook-up to it. Now it's as easy as joining a USB cable to a Palm m100 cable, finding out your camera's firmware version and downloading a couple of programs!! Then bing bam boom, you're done!Here's the video of the hack that was featured on the Metacafe site. Enjoy!One-Time-Use CAMCORDER Hack! Spy Camera! - video powered by Metacafe Read more:Camcorder
Windows XP Optimization Hacks 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Now that the new Windows
Vista is finally out, many people are frantically switching over to the newest thing. Newer isn't always better people!If you've decided to wait until all the little bugs are sorted out before giving up Windows XP, this next hack is for you. These Windows XP optimization hacks were featured on the Connected Internet site. They include lots of beginner, intermediate and advanced hacks that allow you to get the most out of your Windows XP computer.This is the most comprehensive list of XP tweaks I've ever seen. It includes simple tasks such as optimizing XP's appearance to more complex things like creating a batch file to clear temp and history folders everytime you shutdown the computer. This is definitely a great resource for any XP user!To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Optimization
9 Volt Battery Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's another neat little hack that was featured on the Metacafe site. This one involves hacking a 9 volt battery to use it with "AAA" run devices.So how is it done? Well, that's simple enough! They pry the outer casing off the 9 volt battery, revealing 6 "AAAA" batteries. These "AAAA" batteries will fit into the slot of your triple-A run device, providing you with enough juice to run your device until you can get more triple-A's. Pretty sweet huh?9 Volt Battery Hack! You'll Be Suprised... - video powered by Metacafe
Smash or Trash?!?! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 "Smash
or Trash
?!?!" is a new feature I will be trying out on The Daily Hack. Every friday I will be featuring a new hack, mod, or tech tip and it will be your job to tell us wheter it's a smash or if it's just trash! I know, I know...get on with it already! Well you impatient buggers, here it is:This weeks Smash or Trash?!?! victim/hero (whatever the case may be) is a lovely wood faced watch. jamesv from the Instructables site decided to replace the old background of his watch with a piece of woodstock. So what do you think people? Is this mod a smash or is it trash? Let us know by voting below!Get Free Opinion Polls
High-Res Skype Calls for Mac & PC Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's yet another great hack for all you Skype
users out there! As we all know Skype is a great tool for making free calls around the world. But the video quality doesn't make you sit back and say "damn...now that's good video quality!!" Infact, some would say it's down right lousy.But now, thanks to Jaanus Kase, you can get near DVD quality video in 640x480 resolution! How sweet is that! By upgrading to the newest Skype release and entering a bit of code (available at the link), both PC and Mac users can communicate in glorious high-resolution!To check out the whole hack click here.
MP3 Player Subwoofer Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Today's hack is an interesting little creation from the folks at the FadeproofOnline site. They made a MP3 player subwoofer!This is a great hack for anyone who wants extra bass, but has a lack of space. So how did they make their mini subwoofer? Well, they took an empty CD spindle and fitted it with a small subwoofer/speaker. They then added a headphone jack...and VOILA they had themselves a MP3 play subwoofer!To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Subwoofer
Use iTunes For RAZR Ringtone Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 If you are a Motorola RAZR user this next hack is for you. Although this hack was originally posted on the Water Only Dries site over a year ago, the information is still relevant. And a great resource for all you RAZR fans out there.So what does this hack involve? Well, it involves taking songs out of iTunes
and transfering it to your RAZR via bluetooth. Then setting the songs as the RAZR's ringtones. Of course you have to shorten the length of the songs and lower the bitrate of each song. But, this can easily be done in iTunes.Terral (author) does a great job of explaining the steps involved and has screenshots of the whole hack.To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Ringtone
Bluetooth Antenna Hack 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's a great hack from the folks at the DngloZ site! It involves modifying the antenna of a bluetooth USB dongle to increase the range of your bluetooth devices. According to the author his bluetooth thumbdrive now gets "crazy range, my phone now connects to the pc throughout the whole house... Even if you got 3-4 concrete walls between the 2 devices!"How did they do it you say? Well, the hack is pretty simple. They took apart their bluetooth thumbdrive and connected an antenna from an old D-Link router to it. The results...a super bluetooth with amazing range! Pretty cool, huh??To check out the whole hack click here. Read more:Bluetooth
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