October 5, 2009
Almost all of us geeks have at least one or two old computers hanging around the house, in a corner, in a basement, attic, etc. Most of the time these, possibly, useful computers go to waste and eventually sit in that same corner, basement, or attic for years until being wastefully thrown away out of [...]
October 2, 2009
Documentaries are meant to be eye-openers. Three adjectives underline any documentary ““ insightful, informative and illuminating. It is entertainment of course, but usually of a more sober kind. It may not have the glamour of a soap or the razzmatazz of a music video, but be assured that documentary lovers have given the medium a [...]
September 29, 2009
In the spirit of taking a hands-on approach to technology, I’ve decided to scour the popular tutorial site Instructables in search of cool hardware hacks to upgrade the gadgets you have to something more fun and decidedly more geeky. I looked for beginner-friendly tutorials for cool gadgets you can build yourself, that don’t involve too [...]
September 23, 2009
The leaves are starting to change where I am, and the nights grow longer and colder across the plains. The deer are retreating deeper into the woods with furtive glances across the now harvested fields that they recently dined on. The joy of returning to school and seeing friends has quickly sublimated to the normal [...]
September 23, 2009
We aren’t born with computers (although that might be true in the future), but we sure do collect them over the years. Some may opt to sell their antique Apple II’s on eBay. But seriously, we all have those 3 year PCs and laptops sitting in a dark corner in your apartment. Wouldn’t it be [...]
September 22, 2009
When I first applied to be a writer here at MakeUseOf, one of the things I suggested, and wanted to see more of, was hardware based articles. I didn’t necessarily mean that we should cover the newest type of hard drives or the best MP3 players out there, like the blog Gizmodo does, but just [...]
September 10, 2009
September 5, 2009
Have you ever wanted to be on a magazine cover? Of course you have ““ who hasn’t? But the probability of you actually getting there is slim to none. Sorry for bursting your bubble but chances are you’re not going to be famous. But maybe you want to feel famous or you want to create [...]
August 29, 2009
Normally when I am looking for technical information, it is computer related. In the last few weeks I have had to do a lot of manly tasks including polishing a garage floor and getting into some laser cutting. I know crazy right? Real physical hands on work! Well in my quest for knowledge I found [...]
August 13, 2009
Wi-Fi has completely changed the way we browse the net and use the internet in our day to day life. The complete comfort of accessing internet at better speeds is achieved through Wi-Fi networks. This article explains how to make a WiFi antenna out of a Pringles can, which you can use to boost your [...]
