For the uninitiated, it can be difficult to buy that special hacker in your life a perfect holiday gift. That's why we've taken out the guesswork and curated a list of the top 20 most popular items our readers are buying. Whether you're buying a gift for a friend or have been ...more
Your social security number, credit card information, and medical history can fall into the wrong hands if you're not careful about how and where you share your data online. If you really care about your data, there are tools and techniques you can utilize to protect yourself ...more
SCRABBLE. To some it's just a game, but to me it's life or death. Well, not really, but it feels that way anyway. On a normal weekend, a game becomes much like Jon Thomas' "friendly game of death Scrabble." Video: . When I'm playing a game of SCRABBLE, my friends are not frien ...more
Back in the eighties, I used to hate television commercials, but I eventually got used to them. Had to, in order to enjoy my favorite shows. Then, the increasing number of billboard ads annoyed me in the nineties. They followed me everywhere I went—no escape—persuading me to b ...more
Ever since high school, I've been preparing my own taxes. Each year it gets more and more complicated, which results in me filing later and later, avoiding it until I have the time or just can't wait any longer. I even resorted to using TurboTax online to help do some of the g ...more
Are you interested in selling your products at the local Farmers Markets? Many small mom and pop food crafters get started selling their artisan breads, homemade cakes, cookies, pies, biscotti, candy, seasoning mixes or regional barbecue sauces direct to customers who visit lo ...more
Minecraft Beta 1.3 has introduced some awesome elements to the game, foremost among them for all you Redstone heads out there is the Redstone Repeater. It's a new block you can craft that allows you to adjust the delay on the redstone circuit passing through it, allowing more ...more
Blocking is the single most important part of offensive football. Before there was passing or catching, there was blocking, and it is the only thing that is a part of every single offensive play on the field. This video for youth football coaches demonstrates the fundamental o ...more
This video uses working simple machines to demonstrate how to calculate mechanical advantage. Suitable for any school program involving simple machines. Demonstrates pulley systems including a chain block.
Hak5 is at it again, with a plethora of somewhat accessible solutions to your technological problems. If you've ever needed to get through your school's firewall, or secure traffic tunneling, or try out applications in a fast, efficient manner? This video has it all and more. ...more
What is DansGuardian? Schools, offices and universities often tend to use a software like DansGuardian to prevent people from accessing certain websites - websites like Youtube, Facebook, Myspace, and so on. However, if you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to ...more
Have you ever spent all night writing a paper only to be short a required page? If you are ready to wrap up on page nine of a ten page essay and simple can't think of anything else to say, check out this tutorial. This very cool trick will lengthen your paper by a page or mor ...more
If you are stuck using a computer in a place with safety filters, you can use this tutorial to bypass those controls and get to your YouTube account. So, whether you are in a school, library or your parents have parental controls activated, just follow along and you will be ab ...more
This will show you how to do the Lebron James Signature Move from Nike series on NBA superstars bball skills. Dunk in the post like the LB #23! Call for the rock, test your defender, jab step and finish strong at the hole. This is a great tutorial from the MJ protege. Your s ...more
Sudoku is very simple to learn, it needs no calculations, and provides an amazing variety of logic situations. All that's required is brain power and concentration. Get the rules straight and try one out for yourself. Rules 1. Place a number (1-9) in each blank cell. 2. Each ...more
All you LARPers out there, watch and see how you can make a blue boffer sword for LARPing. This weapon passes all weapons specs as of Ragnarok XXI War Council for Eryndor. To start making this Eryndor blue sword, you'll need some PVC pipe, DAP, electrical tape, duct tape, blu ...more
Have you ever seen Whose Line Is It Anyway? Many people enjoy watching this show, where they can see people do comedy off the top of their heads. There's no prior thought involved and it can be a lot of fun to participate in. What is improv? Improv, which stands for improvi ...more
Join the Pilot program and learn how to fly! But you're not going to be flying airplanes in this Pilot program, you'll be trying your hands at Google's first laptop computer. It's called the Cr-48, a black notebook wh ich runs an extraordinary operating system— Google Chrome. ...more
As the best-selling toy of all time, the odds of you once playing with a Rubik's Cube are pretty high. And if you're like me, or even the cube's inventor Erno Rubik, your first attempts likely ended in futility. Every twist, every turn, the cube just gets more and more mixed u ...more
If all things go well, you'll only have to take your road test once. That's the goal: to ace your test on the first try and then start driving on your own. Granted, it's a nerve-racking experience, but keep in mind that the California Department of Motor Vehicles wants you to ...more
Learn how you would bypass a school’s web filters so that you can go to content sites that are always blocked in examples of YouTube. Click the ‘Start’ button and then click on ‘Run’ and type in cmd and hit enter on your keyboard. This will bring up a command prompt where you ...more
This how-to video is about how to use command prompt to view the blocked websites at school. This step by step instruction will help one to open the blocked websites at school. First open a note pad and type "command" in it then choose the "file" option from the toolbar and c ...more
Nowadays many schools and colleges have blocked the social community sites from accessing them through school computers. The video shows how one can access to these sites using a command prompt. Follow these steps and access the blocked sites: 1. Go to the start menu and ope ...more
This video shows you how to easily access blocked website like MySpace or YouTube at school. The first thing you have to do is open the web browser and surf to Unfilter Me . Then, type your desired web site URL in the "Enter Address" field. Hit the "Start Browsing" button and ...more
Have you ever tried check your e-mail for an important project at school? Were you blocked from the site because of the school's firewall? Stop the block by watching this video tutorial. By following its short and simple instructions, you will be able to access that e-mail at ...more
In this video, we learn how to cheat on a school test ten different ways. The first way you can do this is to write on a water bottle. Or, you can write on the bottom of your shoe. You can also write on your arm and wear a long sleeve shirt. You can also stretch and turn and l ...more
The instructor, Diesel, teaches how to bypass blocked websites at school like MySpace and YouTube. He shows how to make a batch file which opens the command prompt. Next, he shows how to ping a website like MySpace and how to extract the ip address of the website from the comm ...more
In this tutorial the author shows how to use a proxy at your school and get on the blocked site like MySpace etc. Now he points to the Dot.tk website and how to access it from Google.com. Now if you want to access any website you just need to copy the link and paste it into th ...more
As of today (January 18, 2012) many websites have "blacked" out their content for the day, one of the more notable websites is Wikipedia.org. As this can be a small compromise as an act of protesting against the heinous bills going through the United States' Congress. A lot of ...more
There are many impressive accomplishments in Minecraft, too many to name in fact. Sprawling builds, complex machines, and massive servers are the hallmark of Minecraft and things keep getting bigger and better. No one doubts the epic scale Minecraft has reached, but every once ...more
Measuring the distance from the Earth to the moon doesn't require NASA equipment. The ancient Greeks did it, which means 2,000 years later, you can do it, too. It works something like this: "Many people have held up a round object and let it block the Sun. Most of the time, ...more
If the SOPA bill passes, people won't even be able to do things like cover a song on YouTube. Don't let this bill pass. If your ISP is blocking the petition (most are) then, please, tunnel your traffic through another country and continue to sign up. This affects all users of ...more
Circumvent your school's Internet filter with a proxy. This hacker's how-to will show you how it's done. For all of the details, and to get started learning how to acess MySpace and other blocked sites like YouTube and Facebook when on a computer at your own school, take a look.
Circumvent your school's Internet filter with a proxy. This hacker's how-to will show you how it's done. For all of the details, and to get started learning how to acess YouTube and other blocked sites like Facebook when on a computer at your own school, take a look.
In this clip, you'll learn how to circumvent Internet filters with Ultrasurf. For more information, including a complete demonstration, and detailed, step-by-step instructions, as well as to get started using this trick to access blocked websites at your own school or workplac ...more
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use a guide Awl to pass string through blocked grommets on your tennis racket. Wax or chapstick can help the guide Awl ease through the block grommet. When attempting this, try spinning it as it'll help reduce the friction.
A tutorial showing 2 ways to get CMD and REGEDIT on a blocked school computer. Unlock a computer at school. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com
While everyone wants to run or pass the football, it's the five members of the offensive line who make that happen. They block for the running back and protect a quarterback. If you have linemen who can dominate the line of scrimmage, then you can win a game of football. Contr ...more
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our tutorials, post to the community corkboard, and come play on our free server! Have a ton of saplings in Minecraft, but just don't know what to do with them? To some players, saplings seem like useless pieces of in-game junk, but that' ...more
Prop 25 prevents a suspension in CA’s budget. It means that legislators will not get paid if the budget is not passed on time. A budget will be passed with the vote of a small majority rather than two-thirds like it was before. However, a two-thirds vote is required to increas ...more
This tutorial, taught by a teacher from Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, CA, will teach you how to find the volume of a cylinder when given its radius. So, if you are having trouble with this concept, or you're just not connecting with your own teachers, give this tutorial ...more
For all you Facebook-addicts out there (or anybody else that needs to access blocked websites anywhere they want), this is a video that you will want to watch. In just a minute and thirty seconds, any ordinary person can learn how you can access any website they want anywhere ...more
Watch this pen spinning video tutorial to learn how to do basic fundamental pen spinning tricks, like the Thumb Around, Thumb Around Reverse, Charge, Pass, Reverse Pass, Fingerpass, Finger Pass Reverse, Sonic, and Sonic Reverse. Pen spinning is a form of object manipulation t ...more
How to get around your school or home's computer security to view restricted webpages.
Learn how to access blocked websites from a school computer. Get access to blocked websites. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com
Hey wizards! I've compiled a list of all the Sun, Moon and Star spells you can learn, who to learn it from and what level is required to use it. Sorry, no pics. Scroll down to the bottom for links.Solar Spell List Enchantments Cloak - 0 pips Effect: Cloak a Ward or Charm Locat ...more
In this video, we learn how to strop on a stropping block. There are two layers to the strop and they measure different lengths. On the bottom you should put two mouse pads to make sure it stays put. Now, charge the strop with a stropping compound and rubbing it against the gr ...more
The SCRABBLE Brand trademark has been around since 1948, but video advertisements for the popular board game didn't appear until the start of this millennium. Although there may be a few SCRABBLE video spots out there that predate 2000, I haven't come across them. Aside from ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to view a Facebook profile even while at school or work without using software or a proxy. To do this, go to the website you want to go to and you will see it's blocked. Go back up to the URL and simply add an "s" after "http" and press enter. Yo ...more
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to bypass web-sense filter using the software, Hopster. This program allows users to bypass firewall, bypass proxy and HTTP tunnel. To download this program, go to Google and search for the program. Click on the first result and select ...more
This video will show you an interesting trick which you can use to access Facebook or other web pages on a school server or other place where Facebook is normally blocked with the help of Google. You will need to first go to the Google homepage and find the button at the top o ...more
The author shows how to bypass SurfControl and access blocked websites at school. He shows how to open the OperaMini website from Google and to access the demo of OperaMini in that website. Now in that demo we can key in the website address and easily access the website from t ...more
Can't wait until you get home to get onto MySpace? This video gives step by step instructions on how to try and unblock MySpace while you are at school or on a server that does not allow access to the site. This video does not have narration, but has written instructions on ho ...more
If you're into animation, you can't pass this up... see how to widen a LEGO mini-figure's arm motion for brickfilms. Brickfilms are animated films using LEGO, Mega Bloks, or other plastic construction building block toys. Most are stop motion, but some brickfilms are even made ...more
Minecart rides primarily serve two different functions—transportation or entertainment. We rarely see minecart-based transportation systems in Minecraft these days because most servers support warps or allow users to set multiple homes that they can simply teleport to. That le ...more
A game labeled as 'educational' usually spells its death among hardcore gamers. The educational game genre is mostly intended for children, and games that appeal to children often lack the sort of widespread appeal that makes them commercially successful. Many people play gam ...more
Different ways of using a proxy bypass to access blocks sites is shown with ease in this video. Many places explained to be blocked with internet security such as libraries and schools. Using a search engine such as Google you need to search for a proxy site. After a proxy sit ...more
The video shows us how to use a proxy to bypass the Internet Filters. Most of the times in our schools and colleges most of the websites including the social networking ones will be blocked for security reasons and makes us unable to log into those websites. In such cases even ...more
Danby Taylor from the University of Maryland University College teaches how to write an abstract research paper for graduate school Analyze the things that you read so you can extract the essential information such as the goal or the purpose of the reading in your own sentence ...more
Hak5 isn't your ordinary tech show. It's hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Damn the warranties, it's time to Trust your Technolust. In this episode, see how to break dow ...more