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  • Make Your Own Private Interwebz!

    August 18, 2012 // davisde // All Projects, Safety & Security Tags: business, desktop, guide, hackers, Hacks, home, how, laptop, network, networking, private, protection, safe, secure, server, tinkernut, tips, to, tricks, tutorial, virtual, vpn, wifi, wireless, work 11 Responses


    Stay secure on public wireless networks by making your own FREE virtual private network (VPN). This tutorial shows you how to set up an OpenVPN server and connect to it from your laptop.

    Links used in this video:
    http://www.openvpn.net
    http://tinkernut.com/wiki/page/Episode_328

  • FireSheep vs. Facebook

    November 8, 2010 // davisde // Hacks Tags: facebook, firefox, hack, Hacks, protection, secure, security, twitter, wireless 9 Responses


    Firesheep is a hacking program that can steal the facebook and twitter accounts of anyone on a shared Wi-Fi connection. This video will show you how to protect yourself against that.

    Firesheep – http://codebutler.github.com/firesheep
    Idiocy – http://jonty.co.uk/idiocy
    Fireshepard – http://notendur.hi.is/~gas15/FireShepherd
    HTTPS Everywhere – https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

  • Beginners Guide To Google Wave

    December 18, 2009 // davisde // Cool Websites, Web Tips Tags: beginner, beta, free, google, Hacks, how, tinkernut, tips, to, tricks, tutorial 3 Responses





    This video covers the basics of using Google Wave.

    Wave Gadgets: http://wave-samples-gallery.appspot.com
    Wave Bots: http://googlewavebots.info/wiki/index.php
    Get Google Wave invitations here: http://lifehacker.com/5426196/give-and-receive-google-wave-invites-any-time-in-our-dedicated-forum-page

  • Windows 7 Upgrade Hacks

    November 11, 2009 // davisde // Hacks, Software Tips Tags: 7, beta, Hacks, install, microsoft, professional, tips, tricks, tutorial, ultimate, windows, work 9 Responses






    This video covers two hacks to get around Windows 7 upgrade limitations. One is a hack that lets you upgrade from the Windows 7 Release Candidate (Beta version) and the other hack allows you to upgrade to a downgraded Windows Edition (ex. Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Professional).

  • How To Make a Fog Machine

    October 12, 2009 // davisde // DIY Projects, Howcast & Tinkernut Tags: diy, Hacks, halloween, household, Howcast & Tinkernut, tips, tricks 5 Responses



    How To Make a Fog Machine With a Household Iron on Howcast

    Liven up your parties by making your own fog machine, using items that you can find around the house. Get the full instructions here.

  • Two Cool Hulu Tricks

    September 30, 2009 // davisde // Cool Websites, Hacks, Multimedia Tips, Web Tips Tags: anywhere, download, Hacks, hulu, ip, online, proxy, tips, tricks, tutorial, Video 6 Responses





    This video covers two programs, IP Hider (free trial) and Hulu Video Downloader (freeware). IP Hider allows you to access Hulu from anywhere in the world and Hulu Video Downloader allows you to download Hulu programming to your computer. Hulu Video Downloader is only available in the US.

    IP Hider – http://www.allanonymity.com/ip-hider-hide-ip-software
    Hulu Video Downloader – http://www.downloadtoolz.com/hulu/

  • Google Hacks

    September 30, 2009 // davisde // Hacks, Safety & Security, Web Tips Tags: 2.0, control, engine, google, hack, Hacks, instructional, passwords, php, search, tinkernut, tutorial, website 15 Responses






    This tutorial shows you security issues with Google that can allow you to hack other people’s sites. Use this video to make sure your site is secure.

    PAGES THAT CAN’T BE SEARCHED
    “robots.txt” “disallow:” filetype:txt

    FTP PASSWORD HASHES
    intitle:index of ws_ftp.ini

    intitle:”index of” passwd passwd.bak

    FRONT PAGE HACK
    inurl:_vti_pvt “service.pwd”

    PHP PHOTO ALBUMS
    inurl:”phphotoalbum/upload”

    VNC HACK
    “vnc desktop” inurl:5800 ….all the way up to 5806

    PRINTER CONTROL PANELS
    intext”UAA(MSB)” Lexmark -ext:pdf

    inurl:”port_255″ -htm

    PHP ADMINS
    intitle:phpMyAdmin “Welcome to phpMyAdmin ***” “running on * as root@*”

  • Best Search Engine?

    June 26, 2009 // davisde // Video, Web Tips Tags: engine, google, Hacks, search, tips, tricks, tutorial 75 Responses


    This video reviews the two most popular search engines, Google and Yahoo as well as the two newest search engines, Bing and Wolfram Alpha. Which one is your favorite? For all the links and tips used in this video, please visit the URL below:
    http://www.tinkernut.com/forum/video-tutorial-help/best-search-engine

  • Hacking Tip: Free Calls Using Goog 411

    November 12, 2008 // davisde // Hacks, Video Tags: calls, free, Hacks 3 Responses


    This video shows you a possible method of getting free inbound calls using Google’s GOOG411 service and iNumbr.http://www.google.com/local/add/businessCenter http://www.inumbr.com

  • Create A Hidden XP Account

    September 8, 2008 // davisde // Hacks, Video Tags: Hacks, hidden, secret, tricks, user, windows, xp 6 Responses


    This video will show you how to make a hidden Windows XP User account. Please note that this video requires editing the Windows Registry, so follow the steps in the video exactly.

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