A HACK A DAY: Season 15
We bring you hacks and tricks to make life easier with technology around you
Season 2 features the following hacks:
- DIY homemade realistic fake blood in less than one minute
- DIY pocket toothpick dart shooter with a lighter
- How to make your own rocket launcher at home
- How to make a simple, super cheap portable Bluetooth speaker
- How to Jailbreak Your iPhone [iOS 9]
- How to make a table fan using a plastic bottle
- DIY homemade candle and match sticks stand
- How to securely erase your hard drive
- Get rid of the irritating 'Get Windows 10' icon
- Make a USB recovery disk for Windows 10
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Fake blood can be used in many places. Be it a stage show, casual or professional photography, or simple pranks with friends, you need to buy some fake blood to be part of your makeup. We show you how you can make your own fake blood right at home, which is safe and eco-friendly. All you need is some food colour and flour .
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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DIY pocket toothpick dart shooter with a lighter:
Bored at home or office? Make a miniature toothpick dart shooter using a simple cigarette lighter. The hack is simple and will need just 30 minutes to build. The mini dart shooter can shoot toothpicks pretty far and the pointed ammo can pierce through soft objects such as fruits and veggies. Check out how to build this simple toy.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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How to make your own rocket launcher at home:
Diwali is here and you definitely love to fire up those crackers you have stocked at home. While firecrackers are dangerous and only adults are usually in charge of lighting them, your poor kids are left out without any enjoyment. Why not make them a simple and safe, yet super-cool rocket launcher? The rockets and the launcher can be made in as little as 15 minutes and can cost you nearly nothing. Check out how you can keep your little ones happy and busy with this homemade rocket launcher.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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How to make a simple, super cheap portable Bluetooth speaker:
Here is a very simple DIY Bluetooth speaker project. All you will need is a wooden box, a set of speakers, a small power amplifier and a Bluetooth receiver. The entire speaker unit will cost you just about Rs 500 and you can use it to enjoy your music outdoors or in your room. Best of all, you can flaunt it that you made it yourself. You can even take this step further to redesign your Bluetooth audio system and use it at home or in your car. Make your own shelf speakers or a lawn speaker—go wild with ideas.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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How to Jailbreak Your iPhone [iOS 9]:
Jailbreaking can be defined as the act of changing the stock software on an iPhone or iPAd to remove any restrictions imposed by Apple. The stock device only allows downloads from Apple’s own app store only. However, with a jailbroken phone you are free from these constraints. In the past, a large number of people have pointed out that the process of jailbreaking is complex and can cause adversities to your iOS device. However, if you’re willing to take the leap, here is a video illustrating the whole process of jailbreaking an iPhone device.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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How to make a table fan using a plastic bottle:
People can sometimes come up with the weirdest of ideas that are actually useful. Today’s hack is one of those unique hacks, which will undoubtedly make a very good elementary science project. Also, if you’re not too keen on buying a table fan, this hack will teach you how to make a small one using just a plastic bottle. The method is quite simple and won’t take more than an hour to finish.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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DIY homemade candle and match sticks stand:
Hindus in India majorly believe in lighting a candle or a diya at home. Not only Hindus, but many other faiths also believe in the same when worshipping god. In the hack today, we show you how you can make yourself an elegant wooden homemade candle stand which also has a match sticks holder in it. The idea could be a good takeaway for making your own diyas for Diwali.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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How to securely erase your hard drive:
When you sell off your old desktop or laptop, you have to make sure you erase all your data that was stored on it. Though you can take a full backup and then run a format command on the older drives, you should know that the data can be still recovered with great ease. If your hard drive had sensitive data on it, be it personal or business, you could expose yourself to great risks, and should the old drive fall into wrong hands. There are many hackers out there who purchase old hard drives and laptops to recover the old data on them and probably use it against you or sell it in on the dark web. The recovered data could contain company secrets or private photos and could be of great value for the hacker on the online black market. In order to securely erase the data on your old hard drive and make sure you don’t keep traces of your data on it, you need to wipe the hard drive with special tools. We show you how you can securely erase your hard drives before selling it ahead.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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Get rid of the irritating 'Get Windows 10' icon:
Many Windows users would have already upgraded to Windows 10 from their earlier versions. For those who are yet to upgrade, Microsoft has just made it easier to migrate to Windows 10—simply click that tiny icon ‘Get Windows 10’ in your task bar and follow the procedure thereon. However, those who don’t want to upgrade to Windows 10 are seeing that irritating icon there and the service for Windows 10 upgrading is taking up a lot of resources such as RAM, storage and internet. Here is a quick method on how you can get rid of it completely.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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Make a USB recovery disk for Windows 10:
Most new desktops and laptops today come pre-installed with Windows 10 operating system. However, unlike the previous days, you don’t get a recovery disk anymore. The video here will show you how you can make your own Windows 10 USB recovery drive. The recovery disk can be very useful when your operating system becomes unstable or goes corrupt. The USB disk can help you with a clean installation of your original operating system.
Each day we also bring you videos from around the Internet to show you how they make stuff. Check out ‘How do they make it’
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