PC Beats WWII Computer in Code Challenge

A rebuilt World War II code-cracking computer developed to intercept Nazi messages lost to a desktop computer Friday in a contest to decipher an encrypted radio message.
PC Beats WWII Computer in Code Challenge

PS3 hacked to accept Xbox 360 controller

If you're running Fedora Core 5 on your PS3 and happen to have an Xbox 360 controller lying around -- blasphemy, we know -- then you may be interested to know that a new hack makes the PlayStation 3 capable of accepting instructions from its arch rival's wired controller. More…

How to hack LEDs into Lego minifigures for Halloween: step-by-step Photos

It's remarkably easy to hack LEDs into Lego minifigures to make awesome, creepy, and tiny decorations for Halloween. In what seems like a miraculous coincidence, a standard LED fits exactly into the head of a Lego minifigure. It's that easy: grab an LED and a head, slip it in, and it fits perfectly More…

Caller ID decoder for PC.

Some time ago, I subscribed to the Caller Id service to know who is calling me without being required to pick-up the phone. Unfortunately, my basic caller id display could not memorize enough numbers, and I had to write them manually in a computer to keep them. That's why I decided to find a way to log the calling numbers directly to my computer. More…

How to make a simple lighter rocket / explosive

"This is a very simple project that will cause a lighter to either explode or shoot somewhere. All that is required for this project is a cheap plastic 50 cents lighter with an adjustable gas height switch." More…

How to seperate the Magnets from an old harddisk

"Harddisks have a pair off very strong magnets in it, Unfortunately, they are placed on a metal plate for fixing them in the drive. It's very hard to remove them from the metal without breaking the magnet. But if you know the trick, it's very easy... This is the trick:...." More…

How to seperate the Magnets from an old harddisk

"Harddisks have a pair off very strong magnets in it, Unfortunately, they are placed on a metal plate for fixing them in the drive. It's very hard to remove them from the metal without breaking the magnet. But if you know the trick, it's very easy... This is the trick:...." More…