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A Basic Guide to Keeping Your Computer Clean & Running at Its Best Performance

Today's article serves as a general guide to keeping Windows 7 and Vista clean. The goal is to clean up your messy computer and have it running at maximum performance in no time. The question at hand is—what is ...

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Comments 2 | Published on Jan 27, 2012 |

Forbes Exploited: XSS Vulnerabilities Allow Phishers to Hijack Sessions & Steal Logins

Here's another delicious Byte. Ucha Gobejishvili, a Georgian Security Researcher under the handle of longrifle0x, discovered two cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on the official website of Forbes. He ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 27, 2012 |

Winners of Minecraft World's Weekly Staff Choice Awards: Week 1

Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our tutorials, post to the community corkboard, and come play on our free server! Friday is finally here, and that can only mean one thing... Weekly Staff Choice Awards ...

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Comments 1 | Published on Jan 27, 2012 |

How to Make the World's Hottest Burning Man-Made Substance: Thermite

I feel like doing a bit of chemistry today, how about you? To my knowledge, thermite is the hottest burning man-made substance. Thermite is a pyrotechnic composition of a metal powder and a metal oxide that ...

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Comments 4 | Published on Jan 27, 2012 |

Get Inspired! 20 Funny Faces Captured with Cell Phones

Our very last Phone Snap! challenge is all about having a little fun, so start practicing your goofiest faces. Submit a phone snapped image of your interpretation of a "funny face" to the community corkboard by Monday, January 30th, 11:59pm PST for a chance to ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 26, 2012 |

Advanced Social Engineering, Part 1: Exact Revenge on Craigslist Scammers with Tabnab Phishing

A while back, I decided to sell my laptop on Craigslist. As many people know, when you post an item worth anything over the threshold of garbage, you get a million different shady emails from people pretending ...

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Comments 8 | Published on Jan 26, 2012 |

MacGyver Would Be Proud: DIY Canoe from PVC Pipe, Duct Tape and Plastic

What would MacGyver do if he was stranded on a trash dump in the middle of the ocean? If he had the right supplies, chances are he'd come up with something very similar to this PVC and duct tape boat. C'mon, we ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 26, 2012 |

How to Filter Unwanted Calls & SMS for Free with Google Voice

Google is great. They provide us with tons of free services and open source APIs that we can code fun tools for, one of which I don't think gets enough credit: Google Voice. Haven't you ever wanted to be able ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 26, 2012 |

Things to Do on WonderHowTo (01/25 - 01/31)

WonderHowTo is made up of niche communities called Worlds. If you've yet to join one (or create your own), get a taste below of what's going on in the community. Check in every Wednesday for a roundup of new activities and projects. First off, thanks to all ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 25, 2012 |

Minecraft World's Weekly Workshop: Architectural Design and Aesthetics

Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our advanced tutorials and come play on our free server. Does your structure sometimes lack that "pizzazz" you seek? Well, this week's Saturday workshop is going to give ...

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Comments 4 | Published on Jan 25, 2012 |

Extreme Frugal Living: Tips for Living in Your Car

Whether you're pinching pennies for a long road trip or you're at the end of your rope with your financial and living situation, desperate times call for desperate measures—and sometimes that involves living in your car for an extended period of time. It is ...

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Comments 4 | Published on Jan 25, 2012 |

Astronomical Observing News (1/27 to 1/31)

There isn't much going on this week, unless you like to observe the moons of Jupiter! January 27: Io transit January 28: Io and Ganymede occultations, Europa Transit January 29: Io transit January 30: Europa eclipse, Moon at apogee (404,324 kilometers ...

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Comments 1 | Published on Jan 25, 2012 |

Block Cell Phone Signals on the Carrier of Your Choice by Hacking a Radio Frequency Jammer

Cell phone jammers, a DIY endeavor for the darker crowd. I'm pretty sure we've all considered having one at some point: whether the obnoxiously loud woman next to you is announcing private bedroom stories to a ...

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Comments 2 | Published on Jan 25, 2012 |

How to Make a DIY Battery-Powered USB Charger

With portable devices being a necessity in modern everyday life, they may be subject to overuse, improper charging, or normal wear and tear. For those people who carry around their smartphone or iPod with them all of the time, how many times have you been out ...

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Comments 5 | Published on Jan 24, 2012 |

Get the Perfect Cup of Java with a DIY Linux-Powered Coffee Roaster

When it comes to coffee, some people just like perfection. Most would agree that the best cup of coffee comes from home, after roasting your own green coffee beans. But not everybody has the time or money to ...

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Comments 2 | Published on Jan 24, 2012 |

SUBMIT: Your Craziest Funny Face Photo by January 30th. WIN: Massive Gummy Bear

This week's challenge will be the final Phone Snap Challenge, so let's make this count, everyone! To close off Phone Snap, we'd like to get a little silly. So start practicing all of your funny faces in the ...

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Comments 1 | Published on Jan 24, 2012 |

And the Winner of the Phone Snap Reflection Challenge Is...

Congratulations to Eline Art for "Puddle Reflection", the winning photo for this past week's Phone Snap Challenge! Thanks to all who submitted their wonderful reflection shots. This upcoming week: get your funny faces ready for a chance to win a Food Face ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 24, 2012 |

Minecraft World's Weekly Server Challenge: Pixel Art

Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our tutorials, post to the community corkboard, and come play on our free server! Hey guys! I go by Maroselis in-game, and I'm sure I have already met some of you over the past two weeks. I am so excited to be a new ...

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Comments 5 | Published on Jan 24, 2012 |

Measure Geomagnetic Storms with a DIY Magnetometer

Interested in taking a few snapshots of the likely auroras from the recent solar flare the Sun sent our way? It's reported that we'll have the biggest solar radiation storm in over 7 years thanks to the Earth-directed CME (coronal mass ejection). But if you ...

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Comments 2 | Published on Jan 23, 2012 |

Solar Flare Gives Earth Biggest Radiation Storm in 7 Years; Auroras Likely

NASA reports that the sun erupted late last night with a large solar flare—an M8.7 class flare. The classification is calculated according to the peak flux of 100 to 800 picometer x-rays near Earth measured ...

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Comments 1 | Published on Jan 23, 2012 |

Community Byte: HackThisSite, Realistic 2 - Real Hacking Simulations

The community tore up the first realistic mission last week. You've applied the techniques learned in the basic missions to a real scenario, so I'm pretty content. The realistic missions are where the learning ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 23, 2012 |

How to Create a Gmail or Google Account Without a Google+ Profile

Google+ has managed to double their user count from three months ago, now standing at over 90 million Google+ accounts created. But how did it get so many so quick? By tricking people who are signing up for

Comments 1 | Published on Jan 23, 2012 |

How to Send SMS Messages with Python

In this article, I'll show you how to send SMS messages with Python. You'll need Python 2.7 or later, urllib and urllib2. The code basically uses an online text messaging service to "POST" html data, as if a person was entering the data themselves. The uses ...

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Comments 1 | Published on Jan 23, 2012 |

1 Day Left to Enter the Reflection Phone Snap Challenge!

Reflections can make lifeless photos come to life or add a point of interest to an otherwise uninteresting photograph. They can also be used to distort one's perspective. With a mixture of a little imagination ...

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Comments 1 | Published on Jan 23, 2012 |

Jowlers: How to Photograph Yourself Mid-Seizure

It's time to get silly with your cell phone photos! This How-To will have you violently shaking your head back and forth. Why? To capture a shot mid-seizure, producing a "Jowler", a still image of the face one makes while vigorously shaking one's head. Click ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 22, 2012 |

Goodnight Byte: HackThisSite, Realistic 1 - Real Hacking Simulations

Last Friday's mission was to accomplish solving HackThisSite, realistic 1. This is the first in a series of realistic simulation missions designed to be exactly like situations you may encounter in the real ...

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Comments 2 | Published on Jan 22, 2012 |

How to Make a Prank Stun Baton

In this article, I'll show you how to make a portable prank stun-baton. Powered by static electricity, simply charge up the baton, and discharge it for a static surprise. The concept behind this device ties in with Leyden jars, and their tendencies to retain static electricity. For more information ...

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Comments 3 | Published on Jan 22, 2012 |

Preparing Builds, Part 1: Terraforming

Throughout this integral guide, I'm going to aid you along the path to bigger and better builds. Often times, people just jump in and build, but we mustn't hurry things if we want our builds to be all the more satisfying when they are finished. Building the ...

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Comments 1 | Published on Jan 21, 2012 |

Weekend Homework: How to Become a Null Byte Contributor (01/21)

We're officially seeking Null Byters on a weekly basis who are willing to take the time to educate the community. Contributors will write tutorials, which will be featured on the Null Byte blog, as well as the ...

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Comments 25 | Published on Jan 21, 2012 |

How to Make an Origami Water Balloon

If you want to prank someone with a water balloon, but don't have any unused balloons lying around, get a little crafty with a paper origami water balloon. You can use regular computer paper, though if you want it to be a little more durable you should use ...

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Comments 0 | Published on Jan 21, 2012 |

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