In this tutorial, we learn how to make a sweater for your laptop. First, grab an old large sweater and cut it out to the same size as your laptop. After this, set the rest of our sweater to the side and put the right sides of the sweater together. Then, pin and sew the three cut edges, but do not sew them closed. Sew with a zigzag stitch on the edge of the fabric. After you're finished sewing, use this on your laptop and use the rest of the fabric you have left over to make additional sweater...
This is a video games tutorial where you will learn how to connect to XBox Live with your laptop for Vista and XP using a wireless network. Go to the Control Panel -> Network and Internet Connections -> Network Connections. Click on XBox Live. Once you have connected your Ethernet card to your Xbox and you are connected to XBox Live, you have to bridge your wireless connection to your Ethernet connection. Give the connection a name you want, plug the Ethernet cord into the Xbox and laptop and...
Tired of squinting over your laptop? There are several ways to turn a big-screen TV into your new computer monitor and enjoy video games, web content, and photos like never before.
If you want to use your sweet new 40" TV as your monitor instead of your laptop, here's how to do it. This quick how-to video walks you through the steps to have you up and running and checking email BIG time in no time.
Your new Canon EOS 7D camera will come with a free remote shooting option. In this video, learn all about this shooter and how to control it on your laptop. You will get a step by step walkthrough as well as an explanation of the feature's pro's and con's.
It's easier than ever to get display content on your laptop to show up on your TV screen. If you're willing to pay, you can set up a wireless connection. But you can achieve the same effect with a much less expensive HDMI cable. Then adjust the resolution in Control Panel!
How were you supposed to know your computer can't swim? Isn't it called a laptop? You will need paper towels or lint-free cloth, cotton swabs, a towel, lots of luck, and professional help. Warning: liquids and electricity don't mix. Please make sure your hardware and all points of electrical contact are completely dry before plugging them in.
This is a video demonstration on how to tether your iPhone 3G to a Mac laptop to use the 3G network for surfing the web on the laptop. This is against AT&T's policy so try at your own risk. This is in place of the NetShare app that keeps getting removed by Apple or ATT. This let's you connect your computer to the 3G wireless network by using a proxy on your jailbroken iPhone.
Don't throw a hundred bucks at an expensive router! Watch this video and learn how to connect to Xbox Live through your laptop. Once you've got Xbox Live online you can earn achievements in all of your favorite Xbox 360 games, watch Netflix, and more.
Here's an ambitious project! Make sure you have enough duct tape before you start this project, and take the meaurements of the laptop you're building the case for. Then, follow along and have a 100% duct tape case for your computer.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to prevent a laptop computer from being stolen as well has how to install tracking software that will enable you to find the culprit if it is. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this how-to from the folks at Tinkernut.
In this tutorial, we learn how to replace the internal hard disk drive in a standard PC laptop. It's an easy process and this video presents a complete guide. For more information, including a full demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful home-computing how-to.
Isn't it weird that only 30 years ago hoodies were not very popular? Since then the hoodless sweatshirt has all but disappeared, and most people have more hoodies than they know what to do with. Watch this video to learn how to turn one into a cute laptop bag with no sewing or modification of the sweatshirt required!
In this clip, you'll learn a trick for using a laptop computer as a second mointor for a Microsoft Windows XP PC. It's an easy process and this video presents a complete guide. For more information, including a full demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful home-computing how-to.
Avoid the heartache of an unexpected shutdown. In this home-computing how-to from the folks at Tekzilla, you'll learn a method for monitoring the charge of your laptop battery directly on the cursor. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Interested in turning your Compaq Presario C717nr laptop into a working hackintosh computer? Let this clip be your guide. It's an easy process and this video will teach you everything you'll need to know. For the details, and to get started installing Mac OS X on your own Compaq Pressario, watch this home-computing how-to.
Recycle plastic bags! Watch this video to learn from Threadbanger how you can turn those wasteful and polluting plastic bags into something useful. Upcycle them into a laptop case. It's convenient and something you'll always have a need for. So why not? Watch this video and you can see how to turn this toxic product into something beautiful and utilitarian.
In this Electronics video tutorial you will learn how to tether a laptop to a Droid Smartphone for free Wi-Fi. For this you will need the android wifi tether application. Download the version for your device from here and install it. Then launch the app and press the icon to start tethering. In your laptop, go to settings and then to wi-fi. You will see a new network called android tether. Connect to the network and you will see that it works. As with any other network, you can change the nam...
Tony Reale from Creative Edge Productions shows you how to use your laptop as an on-set monitor using the Canon EOS Utility software. Not only can you monitor your shots, but you can change focus, f-stop, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. The feed is a little choppy, but it's a great and inexpensive fix in a pinch.
Learn how to a install memory upgrade in your laptop computer. Simple to do instructions when upgrading your notebook with new RAM. This video tutorial is from EDGE Tech Corp.
Batteries are fairly expensive. There are a few tricks you can use, storing seeming depleted batteries in the fridge, etc. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use a battery from an old broken laptop for other things. The batteries in this video are 18650 batteries, the same kind in a tesla.
How to upgrade your Playstation (PS3) hard drive by swapping out for a larger laptop hard drive.
Is your computer lagging but you cannot afford to purchase a new one? This video will show you how to build your own laptop.
Make a cozy and protective sweater for your laptop. Start with a large sweater you don't want anymore, and assemble a yarn darner, all purpose thread, tailor's marking chalk and scissors. Then follow along and turn an old grandpa sweater into a cute laptop case!
Need some help getting the most out of your notebook computer's battery? With the right habbits, it's easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial from CNET can present a complete overview of the process in just under three minutes and a half. For detailed instructions, and to get started improving your own laptop's battery life, watch this handy how-to.
Not enough space on your laptop? No problem! Grab a new hard drive from your local office supply store and follow this tutorial to learn how to install it.
This Windows tutorial demonstrates how to connect a laptop with an Intel graphics card to a TV using the VGA port output in the laptop and a VGA cable.
This homemade cake mix can turn your least kitchen-savvy friend into a star baker. And you’ve done 90 percent of the work, which is the greatest gift of all.
How to build a laptop docking system so that you can plug your Samsung YP-P2 Mp3 player directly into your laptop.
Most of us who use laptop suffering form Battery problem. Here are few tips or measures for increasing laptop battery life. If you follow these steps you will surely enhance the lifespan of Battery. See the video.
Tinkernut demonstrates how to hook up your exercise bike to Google Maps. Using a stationary bike can be good for your health but it can also be boring. You can spice up your exercise regiment by using Google Maps. You will need a USB keypad with arrow keys, a magnetic contact alarm with wires, soldering equipment, an exercise bike and a laptop computer. Connect the contact alarm to the up arrow key on the keypad by opening up the keypad and connecting the wires to the up arrow key by solderin...
The geniuses at Other Word Computing (OWC) show you how to install new memory cards in your 17" Macbook Pro pre-unibody, only by using a screwdriver and a little elbow grease. The only thing to keep in mind is that your laptop must be an older model, created prior to February 2009. Newer unibody models will not allow you to crack the case. Once you have your screwdriver, it's as easy as flip, unscrew, slide the old cards out, and slide the new modules in. Don't be stuck with an out of date Ma...
In this tutorial, we learn how to connect to Xbox Live with an iPhone & PC. You will need: jailbroken iPhone with data plan, laptop, PDANET on the phone, Ethernet cord, and Windows. First, launch the application on your phone and then plug it into your laptop. After this, you need the Pdanet software, which you can download online. From here, right click on the software and connect. Next, you will connect the laptop to the Xbox console with the Ethernet cord and going to the network settings ...
In this video, we learn how to replace a laptop CMOS battery. First, turn the laptop upside down and remove the screws around the panel you need inside. Set these aside and then pry the top up with a flat screwdriver. Now you will see the CMOS battery, remove this with the tab that is on top of it. Remove the battery from the area it's at and then replace it with the new one. Make sure you place it in just how it was before. After this, replace the panel on the top and screw the screws back i...
You love your PC, and heck, it probably loves you too. But sometimes, your drive can become infested with virus', spyware, adware, and all sorts of other nasty stuff. When an anti-virus program just is not enough, it's time to reformat. In this great, two-part video, you will learn how to reformat your computer with a fresh install of Windows XP.
If you're sick and tired of you laptop dying all the time, then the answer may be right in front of you— power management. In Windows 7, it's easy to control your power settings to help you laptop's battery last longer. Watch and learn from none other than Microsoft.
In this video, we learn how to replace a keyboard on a laptop. First you will want to remove all of the screws from the back of the laptop where the keyboard lies. After this, remove the bezel then take the keyboard out completely. After this, clean out the area where your keyboard was at, making sure not to loosen up any wires. When you are done with this, place the new keyboard back in as well as the bezel. Replace any screw that you took out and make sure everything is secure again. After ...
If you don't have an active WiFi connection, or have one that you are not able to use on your Xbox, check out this tutorial. In this video, learn how to hook your Xbox Live account up to your laptop and share Internet. This works for almost all Windows based laptops or PCs and is not difficult to set up.
If your wireless card is lost or damaged, you will need to replace it. In this tutorial, learn how to replace a missing or broken wireless card in a Windows based laptop.
Brad Garland guides us through the process of sharing our media files so that they can be stored on a single computer in our home, and played on any computer that is connected to this computer with iTunes 9. Using this technique, he and his wife can not only play the music that's stored on the central computer via their laptops, but also copy the desired music and videos over to their laptops much like they would for an iPod. Brad explains that he does not include Podcasts in this process, be...
