How to Use Your New Terabyte of Free Flickr Storage for More Than Just Photos Using This Hack
Thu 10:54 AM — Dropbox lets you store anywhere from 2 GB to 18 GB of data for free, but if you want more cloud storage you're going to have to pay. Even if you do, Dropbox only gives you 500 GB for a pro membership. So how do you get more cloud storage without paying a dime? Start using Flickr. That may sound insane, since Flickr is an image-only site, but a few days ago it was redes ...more
How to Swap the Menu & Back Buttons on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 for Easier Left-Handed Navigation
Yesterday 12:56 PM — Throughout history, almost every superstition dealing with evil has had something to do with left hands. In the seventeenth century, it was thought that the Devil himself baptised his followers using his left hand. Today, studies show that left-handed people are more likely to ...more
The Fastest Way to Share Large Files from a Nexus 7 to a Samsung Galaxy S3 or Other Android Device
Yesterday 10:47 AM — Recently, I wanted to share a large video file from my Nexus 7 to my friend's Samsung Galaxy S3, and even though he was standing right next to me, it was an extremely difficult and frustrating thing to do. Every single Nexus 7 tablet comes NFC equipped, so it can share files w ...more
How to Hack Your Samsung Galaxy S4 into a Free Wireless Hotspot
Yesterday 9:08 AM — International, T-Mobile, and Verizon customers all share something in common—their carriers provide unlocked Wi-Fi tethering for free. Of course, you still pay for the data used, but they don't charge you extra simply for using your Samsung Galaxy S4 as a wireless hotspot. Ho ...more
How to Turn Your HTC One into a Remote Control & TV Guide for Your Home Theater System
Thu 3:56 PM — When the HTC One was announced, the fact that its IR transmitter was a side note more than a main feature made me dismiss it. When Samsung included one in the GS4, it became even less impressive. However, now that I actually have a One, I find that the "TV" app is way more tha ...more
How to Restart into Recovery or Download Mode Right from Your Samsung Galaxy S4's Reboot Menu
Thu 12:47 PM — Rooting your Samsung Galaxy S4 has many advantages; theming, free wireless hotspots, deleting system apps, and generally being ahead of the curve when it comes to updates. It's also great for simple things like centering your clock or freezing apps. Today, I'm going to cover ...more
How to Replace a Broken Home Button with a Soft Key on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Wed 2:36 PM — There may only be a few hardware buttons on your Samsung Galaxy Note 2, but when they're not working, your phone might as well be a doorstop. A few years back, I was texting while walking to class and a student on a bicycle crashed into me. My phone was flung thirty feet—strai ...more
Hack Like a Pro: How to Conduct Active Reconnaissance and DOS Attacks with Nmap
Thu 7:48 AM — Welcome back, my nascent Hackers! In my last blog, we looked at a passive way to gather information necessary for a hack. The advantage of using passive recon is that it's totally undetectable, meaning that the target never knows you're scouting them and you leave no tracks. The disadvantage, of course, is that it's limited to only some websites and not entirely reliab ...more
How to Keep Tiny Dust Crumbs Out of the Last Bowl of Cereal for More Crunch, Less Mush
Wed 3:54 PM — Cereal may be the most popular of breakfast choices, but one thing that has always bothered me about it is the crumbs. Just like a bag of potato chips, when you reach the last third of ce ...more
The Trick to Hearing Your Friends Better at Loud Clubs & Concerts (And Having Them Hear You)
Wed 12:29 PM — You may not notice it when you're intoxicated and banging your head to the music, but when you're at a club or concert, your ears are getting seriously damaged. The noise level is usually above most people's pain threshold for sound, which begins around 120 to 140 decibels. At ...more
How to Disbable the Annoying Increasing Ringtone on Your Samsung Galaxy S4
Wed 8:09 AM — Samsung introduced a wave of seriously unique and innovative features on the Galaxy S4, including air gestures and weather sensors, but a lot of the features are actually just updated ones from the Galaxy S3. Unfortunately, one of those that returned was the dreaded increasing ...more
9 Exciting Uses for Boring Cotton Balls
Wed 8:47 AM — Cottons balls may not be the most exciting bathroom product in the world, but there are some surprisingly useful things you can do with them. For example, a cotton ball soaked in peppermint oil can help protect your home from mice. Soak them in white vinegar instead and you've got DIY rabbit repellent for your garden. Use vaseline and you have an easy fire starter for ...more
The Quickest & Easiest Way to Remove Backgrounds from Images Without Using Photoshop
Tue 1:29 PM — One of the very first Photoshop skills we learned in my tenth grade photojournalism class was cropping the background out of images. I hated it. It was extremely time consuming, and the magnetic lasso tool never seemed to want to cooperate with me. Nearly a decade later, the ...more
How to Access Files, Manage Apps, & Get Remote Camera Access to Your HTC One Wirelessly from Your Computer
Tue 12:49 PM — The first thing I do when I get a new phone is ditch the USB cable. At least, when it comes to data transfer. My brand new HTC One came with a USB cord that feels sturdy, but like any other cable, it will eventually fall apart from overuse. It will probably still charge just f ...more
How to Identify Missed Alerts by Notification Type Just by Looking at Your Samsung Galaxy S4
Tue 11:46 AM — Previously, if you missed a call or text on your old Samsung Galaxy S3, there was a white LED notification to let you know. It's a nice feature that most smartphones have, but wouldn't it have be nice to know what kind of notification it was before picking up the phone? Your ...more
How to Hack Your Morning Pancakes for a Less Sticky & More Delicious Breakfast
Mon 3:28 PM — Over 56 million Americans decided to skip breakfast this morning. That's 18 percent of the population. You're probably sick of hearing that the first meal of the day is the most important, but it's true—studies have shown that those who skip it consume more calories and fewer ...more
Hack Like a Pro: How to Conduct Passive Reconnaissance of a Potential Target
Tue 9:27 AM — Welcome back, my novice hackers! Most of my tutorials up until this point have addressed how to exploit a target assuming that we already know some basic information about their system. These include their IP address, operating system, open ports, services running, and so on. Several of you have written me asking how to find this information, so for the next few guide ...more
How to Silence Your Obnoxiously Squeaky Bed with 4 Easy MacGyver Style Fixes
Mon 2:43 PM — Any living creature will die if deprived of sleep for long enough. The longest documented occurrence of a person not fully sleeping and surviving is only 11 days. There is a rare disease where deep sleep is never achieved, affecting roughly 100 people worldwide. Patients usual ...more
How to Revert Back to a More Traditional Sense-Style Home Screen on Your HTC One
Mon 12:16 PM — The newer HTC One is arguably the best smartphone yet in terms of hardware, but its software moves considerably farther away from the stock Android experience. Even more so from HTC's own Sense. The biggest change from Sense 4+ to the newest Sense 5 is Blinkfeed, a scrollable ...more
11 Crazy Useful Things You Can Do with a Candle
Mon 9:16 AM — Originally made using whale fat, candles first appeared over 2,200 years ago as a means of illumination. From the 1st century up until the 19th century, candles were primarily made using beeswax or tallow, and aside from providing light, were used as a method of keeping time. Today, candles are made primarily of paraffin wax and are used more ubiquitously, marking your ...more
How to Improve Note-Taking on Your Nexus 7 Tablet by Adding Handwriting Recognition
Sun 12:31 PM — Writing longhand may boost learning and goal achievement, but that doesn't mean squat if you don't have pen and paper on you. For me, I'm usually on the go when I have a note or idea to jot down, and I don't always have writing materials in my pocket. Who does? But what I do ...more
How to Get Ambient Weather Readings Instantly Using Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2's Built-In Sensors
5/18 8:00 AM — The new Samsung Galaxy S4 may be the only phone to include temperature and humidity sensors, but your Galaxy Note 2 has a few weather-detecting features of its own. Firstly, it has a barometer, which measure atmospheric pressure that can help alert you to a possible nearby ra ...more
How to Customize iOS App Icons Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone
Sun 8:47 AM — Apple sells more iPhones than there are babies born in the world. In fact, they've done so in at least four financial quarters over the last 18 months. Last year alone, they sold over 125 million iPhones, just under the 135 million estimate of child births globally. While extremely popular, the one major drawback of an iPhone is its heavily guarded OS and lack of custo ...more
9 Ingenious Uses for Your Spare Contact Lens Cases
5/18 8:00 AM — There are over 38 million people who wear contact lenses in the United States, but nearly a quarter of those never replace their contact lens case. If you're one of those folks, you proba ...more
How to Make a Miniature Bow and Arrow from Household Items
5/18 7:59 AM — Here's a step-by-step tutorial guide for how to make a miniature bow and arrow out of household objects. Plus, flaming arrows! Step 1: What You Need Popsicle stick Dental floss Cotton swab Q-tip Step 2: How to Make It! Watch the video for the directions. Video: .
How to Stop Android Lag in Its Tracks on Your Nexus 7 for a Super Smooth Tablet
5/17 1:37 PM — Lag has been a serious issue on Android devices since the very beginning. Even the Nexus 7's quad-core processor can't stop it from happening. That's because the pauses and long responses are coming straight from the Android OS itself, not the hardware. In part articles, I've ...more
How to Flash a Custom ROM onto Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Enhance Your Android Experience
5/17 10:47 AM — The new Samsung Galaxy S4 just received an update to Android 4.2.2, so why is it that my Galaxy Note 2 is still running an older version of Jelly Bean? It felt like yesterday that my device was finally updated to 4.1.2, but why even bother since 4.2 has been around since last ...more
How to Turn Your Samsung Galaxy S4 into a Personal Ambient Weather Station
5/17 8:06 AM — The new Samsung Galaxy S4 has something no other phone has ever had before—weather sensors. Older devices like the Galaxy Nexus, S3, Note, and Note 2 do have a atmospheric pressure sensor, aka a barometer. However, they do not have a thermometer or hygrometer like the GS4 does ...more
Hack Like a Pro: Getting Started with BackTrack, Your New Hacking System
5/17 8:55 AM — Welcome back, my fledgling hackers! In one of my recent articles, I showed you how to install BackTrack as a dual boot system on a Windows computer. In this tutorial, I will walk you through BackTrack, giving you a tour of the most salient features for the hacker-to-be. As you can see in the screenshot above, I've installed the most recent version of BackTrack, version ...more
How to Root Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Using ODIN for Windows (So Easy Your Grandma Can Do It)
5/16 2:14 PM — Just like the recently rediscovered Star Wars ruins in the Tunisian desert, there are tons of hidden treasures in your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 just waiting to be unearthed. Rooting enables you to install custom ROMs, exclusive features from other devices, add Wi-Fi tethering, ov ...more
How to Totally Maximize the Battery Life of Your Samsung Galaxy S4
5/16 9:42 AM — The battery in the Samsung Galaxy S4 may pack 500 more milliamps per hour than the old S3 battery, but that doesn't necessarily mean more battery life. High-powered devices need lots of juice, and the S4 is definitely more powerful than its predecessor. The new battery can han ...more
How to Hack Your Resume to Fool Keyword-Hunting Robots & Land Yourself More Interviews (The Evil Way)
5/16 11:18 AM — If you thought humans were reading your résumé, think again. Robots do, and their one solitary objective is to systematically crush the hopes and dreams of those who don't make the cut. Instead of paying a few humans to read thousands of résumés over a couple weeks, many companies use computer programs that can do the job in less than an hour. In fact, at least 90 perce ...more
How to Set Exotic Photo Spheres as Panoramic Live Wallpapers on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2
5/15 9:22 AM — "We all want to escape our circumstances, don't we?" Benedict Cumberbatch may have been talking about acting, but the sentiment rings true for all of us at some point or another. Whether it's work, school, or just boredom at home—we all wish for an escape sometimes. If only. ...more
How to Turn a Plastic Garbage Bag into a High-Flying DIY Kite
5/15 9:22 AM — Where one sees plastic garbage bags, I see living creatures soaring high in the windy skies—and you can too. The choice is completely yours. But, wouldn't it be nice to spare one trash bag the indignity of holding waste? With a little dental floss, string, some wooden dowels, ...more
How to Remove Pandora's Evil—Skip Restrictions & Ads—On Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2
5/14 1:56 PM — I couldn't help but notice the parallels between the evils of Pandora's Box and the annoying parts of Pandora Radio. While the Pandora from Greek mythology was devilishly curious and musically talented (the reason Pandora was named after her), her box was filled with all the e ...more
Forget Remembering! Schedule Recurring Texts, Emails, Tweets, & Facebook Posts on Your Samsung Galaxy S3
5/13 4:31 PM — I'm sorry your mom hates you now, but it's pretty hard to forgive someone who forgets to say "Happy Mother's Day." Your poor ole ma could've spent anywhere from 10 to 20 hours popping you out, so the least you could do is set aside two minutes every year to say thanks. If you ...more
How to Make Water Freeze into Ice Instantaneously
5/14 10:23 AM — Have you ever seen water freeze instantly? This "Quick Clip" shows some of my personal experiences with making instant ice using a bottle of water supercooled in a freezer. Video: . To get this "instant ice" effect, I put unopened bottles of water in the freezer for anywhere between 90 to 115 minutes. The water gets supercooled (below freezing), but does not actually fr ...more
Hack Like a Pro: How to Grab & Crack Encrypted Windows Passwords
5/14 8:46 AM — Welcome back, my neophyte hackers! Several of you have written me asking how to crack passwords. The answer, in part, depends upon whether you have physical access to the computer, what ...more
How to Completely Back Up Your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Using Kies, Helium, or the Note 2 Toolkit
5/13 1:17 PM — An average of 140,000 hard drives crash in the United States each week, according to online backup service Mozy. Additionally, 70 percent of Americans have lost a laptop, smartphone, or tablet, and the average person now loses 1.24 devices each year—less than half of which are ...more
How to Play Almost Any Retro Video Game on Your Nexus 7 Tablet
5/12 12:18 PM — Arcades, Nintendo, Sega, and 16-bit graphics ushered in a new level of gaming that was leaps and bounds ahead of the early Pong days. I remember loading quarters into the machines and playing 2D fighting games until all my money ran out. When I wasn’t in school, you could usua ...more
12 Painting Hacks for Your Next Home Painting Project
5/13 9:06 AM — Raw onions are commonly associated with bad breath, but when it comes to wet paint, instead of creating toxic smells they help remove them. If you just painted inside your home, slice a few raw onions in half and place them alongside the walls to absorb noxious fumes. Just make sure to discard onions afterwards, as they would be poisonous. And onions aren't the only ki ...more
Stop Running Over Plastic Bags! And More Small Tips for Keeping Your Car Running Smoothly
5/12 12:35 PM — Approximately 380 billion plastic bags are used in the United States every year. That’s more than 1,200 bags per U.S. resident and more than 54 times the number of people who live on the planet. That's why here in Santa Monica, thanks to a city-wide plastic bag ban, you won't ...more
How to Get Rid of Plant-Eating Pests Using 100% Natural Solutions from Your Home and Garden
5/11 10:38 AM — Navigating through row after row of plants, my tiny fingers would reach into the leaves to pluck all the vile little creatures from their homes and deposit them into a can of gasoline. Potato bug duty, my least favorite gardening chore. Growing up, my family had a small garden ...more
10 Broken or Worn Out Things That Can Be Made into Something Useful
5/11 9:51 AM — Despite the tremendous increase in recycling programs across the states, 136 million tons of municipal solid waste still ends up in landfills. So, the next time you throw away something, conjure up your DIY spirit and ask that trash, "Are you really trash, or just the beginning of my next ingenious project?" If your favorite umbrella gets broken beyond repair, salvage ...more
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