Got a new gadget? Maybe it’s a beautiful new iPod, Blackberry, or camera. We’ve seen a lot of debris from these gadgets in our organizing work… empty boxes, drawers and bins full of old cords and cables, and files full of obsolete manuals. Here’s my 7-step checklist for making sure your gadget has the best…

If you have been looking for a way to increase your productivity without having to train your mind to think or behave in a completely new way, then many will point you to the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard. Well, they’re wrong, as I discovered; the time and effort to re-train your mind is quite extensive, but…

I think many of us tried invisible ink pen before. It’s fun and sometimes useful to send secret messages – but wouldn’t be better to have this capability on your inkjet printer? Sounds like something out of a James Bond movie? No, you can do it as well. Here is a video to show you…

The way new computer prices are dropping, it’s becoming less useful to hold on to those computers that have passed their prime. The problem is, however, that these things aren’t the easiest things to get rid of responsibly. This Top 10 from Free Geekery runs through what may be the best ways to do so. They…

Two hacks on batteries surfaced recently. One on AA battery and the other one on AAA battery. Personal Finance Advice discovers all disposable cameras have a battery (usually AA battery) in them which are there for powering the flash. Most of the time, when you take your disposable camera to develop your firm, the store will…

Over at Podophile loves their iPod and figured a way to carry their Hipster PDA (index cards) along with their iPod. The integration itself is a big hack and involves using two index cards and some scotch tape to make a pocket for the iPod. Positively the size of both index card and iPod are…

When you travel with your laptop, you would want long battery life. It’s extremely important when you travel on the plane, where you have all the time to be productive, but the battery couldn’t last as long as your concentration – ouch. Looks no further though, Sam Phillips at On The Beach suggests 10 ways…

I want one. Ambient Clock has the cool factor – It is a new clock design (not yet manufactured) that syncs with Google Calendar. Eager to try it out? No problem. It has an online version now for your Google Personalized Homepage where you can try it out now online. Now that’s an innovation…

This is an easy hack where you can remove any logo from your PDA or cellphone – like the branding logo from your service provider. The key is to use sugar cube to firmly rub on the logo. The sugar crystals are strong enough to remove the logo, but it is not strong enough…

Best manual for your toolbox ever. If you have one of the tools, save this list, and read them when you want to get most usage out of it. To round up what Reg Adkins’ series on top 10 greatest tools: Greatest Tools #1: Duct Tape Revisited Greatest Tools #2: Victorious Vise-Grip Greatest Tools #3

Anne has an experience where she dropped her phone in the toilet – the worse thing you could do on your phone. The phone didn’t work but she tried to revive it using the oven and blow dryer and the phone life has been extended for a period of time. Try this at your own…

An elegant hack to use VoIP is to hook it up to the house’s phone jacks. This is very useful because you could have VoIP connection around your house, without the need of wireless phone. Engadget has a quick how-to on wiring your VoIP around your house without any soldering irons – quick and easy…

A hardware hack featured by engadget catches my eye today. It is pretty cool and useful because you could run a little accessories with your alarm clock power (like USB fans, light etc). You could also charge up your mobile while you sleep without putting your mobile far away from your bed: Your machine is modded…

The greatest advantage of LCD and Plasma TV is that it is thin in size, and they are just perfect to mount it on the wall to save spaces. Normally it should be mounted by a professional installer, but if you are bold enough, Home Theater Blog has a quick how-to on it: Over the weekend…

Are you tight on budget, meaning you couldn’t buy a air conditioning for this summer? Well, if you have $25 dollar and time, hack together a homemade air conditioning! Probably this is not the best design in the world – but hey, this is better than sweating! Here’s the basic setup. The garbage can is filled…