Everyone knows how important cooling your PC is, but who wants to spend $10 a piece for those round IDE & FDD cables when you can easily make some pretty nice looking ones for next to nothing?
All you need:
A couple feet of 1/2 inch wire loom and 1/4 if you really have allot of time
scissors
electric tape
By: NaTeB1
I find this a very easy method to make encrypted dvd
very good to security you files.
I used PGP desktop to make ENCRYPTED VIRTUAL DRIVER ( E.V.D).
Note: PGP desktop is not a freeware you need to buy
or download from www.torrentspy.com
This is the direct link http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/882900/PGP_Desktop_Professional_v9_5_0
If the link is brooked just go to torrentspy.com and type PGP on the search box.
After you instal the PGP desktop duble click to open the main window
By: mat1978
How to: make a PC card stash.
By: bleachworthy
Lately I have had much interest in working with solar cells, because of this I initiated a project, and to be able to test it, I decided to create this lantern with a pumpkin.
Solar energy always fascinated me and what we have eh here are a step by step of as if to construct one jack-o-lantern using rechargables batteries and one solar cell.
The ideia for this project this in the fact of that it would like to have a "lantern" in my garden but I dont want to have that to install any eletric wire in the garden. In the next steps you will be able to see the result of this ideia.
Enjoy
By: pcapelo
Hey you, with the old computers you just can’t bear to leave out on the curb. Dell Computer just kicked off its new recycling program this past weekend which includes free pickup .
Enter the serial number of your Dell PC or product, printer or toner at the web site to schedule a no-charge home pickup and environmentally-friendly disposal of your compie bits. Alternately, donate your old stuff that’s still working to the National Cristina Foundation to help give people with disabilities and students at risk access to technology also through Dell. See more on recycling your PC and Apple’s computer takeback program as well.
by Gina Trapani
I saved my PC from a very bad decision last week with a powerful tool that’s been around in Windows XP for ages. It’s called System Restore.
You know how it goes: you’re editing your registry, you’re installing beta - ok, alpha - software, you’re throwing caution to the wind with your poor, vulnerable computer and testing unstable applications and drivers all willy-nilly. But one false move can render your machine unusable - or in my case, make it start popping up 30 “missing .dll” alerts every time you log in.
Luckily, System Restore takes snapshots of your computer’s configuration over time. In the event of a disastrous installation or configuration change that didn’t go your way? System Restore can roll back Windows’ state to a working version, without affecting any of your data.
By default, Windows XP enables System Restore on all your computer’s hard drives (that is, if you have over 200 megabytes of disk space available after Windows XP is installed, which I most certainly hope you did.) To see if System Restore is turned on, in Control Panel, under Performance and Maintenance, choose System. From the System Restore tab, clear the “Turn off System Restore on all drives” checkbox. Make sure that your computer’s drive - at least the one that contains your system and program files, usually the C: drive - status is listed as “Monitoring,” as shown below.
System Restore tracks changes in the Windows registry, user profiles, .dll’s and other internal Windows files over time. Therefore, if you have multiple drives or partitions on your computer, but only one runs Windows, it makes sense to just set System Restore to monitor the drive where your operating system and applications reside.
To run System Restore, from the Start menu, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, choose System Restore. From there choose whether or not you want to restore a previous state or create a new saved state, which you can name. For example, if you wanted to clean up your computer’s startup by hand, you’d take a snapshot first and call it “Pre startup cleanup.”
To restore your computer to a previous state, note that current documents, files and email are notaffected. Choose your previous state from a calendar, as shown.
Finally, a restoration can be undone. To reverse your restoration, start up System Restore and choose “Undo my last restoration,” and click next.
System Restore is not a replacement for file backup; it takes snapshots of your computer’s configuration and program files, not your personal data and information. See Automatically back up your hard drive for more on saving and restoring your personal data.
System Restore takes system snapshots every day the computer’s on during idle time, as well as before system changes, like Windows Automatic updates, driver installations, software installations and system restorations. The Microsoft web site lists specific times and instances in which System Restore snapshots are taken.
One of the main gripes against System Restore is that it can take up a lot of hard drive space. By default, System Restore is given 12% of disk space. To change that amount, right click on My Computer and choose Properties. From the System Restore Tab, adjust the disk space slider in the Settings area, as shown.
New snapshots age and overwrite old ones, so the more space you allocate to System Restore, the more restore points you’ll have available in the event of a system mis-configuration.
Had any good - or bad - experiences with System Restore? Let us know in the comments or to tips at lifehacker.com.
Gina Trapani, the editor of Lifehacker, installs bum software so you don’t have to. Her semi-weekly feature, Geek to Live, appears every Wednesday and Friday on Lifehacker. Subscribe to the Geek to Live feed to get new installments in your newsreader.
Did you ever add or remove a HD in your PC. If so, you should know that you need to close your PC before removing or adding anything (otherwise it can broke the hardware). I found a simple way to do that, with an old usb external CD ROM. Did you figure out yet? If not let me explain it.
PS: I’m not perfect in my english writing, please dont complain about it ;p
By: ths
Put Plexiglass in your computer in less than an hour.
By: SmokeyTheBear
Ok, it may sound useless for modern PCs… but is amazing to watch how a 21 bytes .COM file can display text on screen. even on a 286 if you still have them 
This guide will use "debug.exe", a nice app that comes after DOS 2.0 and you possibly have it on Windows folder if your running Windows OS. So, no need to download fancy assemblers or compilers.
I’ll try to explain each step… but dont expect more that a text on screen…
A nice description about DEBUG.EXE can be found in…
http://thestarman.dan123.com/asm/debug/debug.htm
By: JustBurn
Unlike the other USB PC Lock, this PC lock locks your workstation from prying fingers, instead of just the USB drive.
When the USB receiver is plugged into your machine, as long as the transmitter is in range, your PC acts normally. As soon as you walk out of range—with the transmitter in your pocket—the receiver locks your PC to prevent unauthorized access to your machine. Useful at the office, where a trip to the bathroom may invite your co-workers to pull the old take-a-screenshot-and-set-it-as-your-desktop trick.
Available now for £19.99 ($34).
Product Page [Gadgets.co.uk via Coolest Gadgets]
