#techhacks — Public Fediverse posts

How to Quickly Warm Up Your MacBook

https://z3ugma.github.io/2019/11/18/warm-up-your-macbook/

#HackerNews #MacBook #Tips #WarmUp #TechHacks #AppleSupport #Productivity

How to Quickly Warm Up Your MacBook

https://z3ugma.github.io/2019/11/18/warm-up-your-macbook/

#HackerNews #MacBook #Tips #WarmUp #TechHacks #AppleSupport #Productivity

How to Quickly Warm Up Your MacBook

https://z3ugma.github.io/2019/11/18/warm-up-your-macbook/

#HackerNews #MacBook #Tips #WarmUp #TechHacks #AppleSupport #Productivity

How to Quickly Warm Up Your MacBook

https://z3ugma.github.io/2019/11/18/warm-up-your-macbook/

#HackerNews #MacBook #Tips #WarmUp #TechHacks #AppleSupport #Productivity

How to Quickly Warm Up Your MacBook

https://z3ugma.github.io/2019/11/18/warm-up-your-macbook/

#HackerNews #MacBook #Tips #WarmUp #TechHacks #AppleSupport #Productivity

How to avoid garbage news on Google Search

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-set-news-preferences-on-google/

I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation

https://github.com/tech4bot/rk3562deb

#HackerNews #RK3562 #Android #Tablet #Linux #Debian #Workstation #TechHacks

I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation

https://github.com/tech4bot/rk3562deb

#HackerNews #RK3562 #Android #Tablet #Linux #Debian #Workstation #TechHacks

I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation

https://github.com/tech4bot/rk3562deb

#HackerNews #RK3562 #Android #Tablet #Linux #Debian #Workstation #TechHacks

I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation

https://github.com/tech4bot/rk3562deb

#HackerNews #RK3562 #Android #Tablet #Linux #Debian #Workstation #TechHacks

I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation

https://github.com/tech4bot/rk3562deb

#HackerNews #RK3562 #Android #Tablet #Linux #Debian #Workstation #TechHacks

If you use Google accounts, it’s time to do a free security checkup

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/google-free-security-checkup/

Ah yes, the classic tale of a college freshman who thinks they've discovered the Holy Grail of tech hacks: #subdomains on a campus network. 🤦‍♂️ Of course, turning this "revelation" into a grand scheme to control every projector and camera on campus is just one #DNS record short of a Hollywood blockbuster. 🎬💻
https://www.edna.land/blogs/posts/scanning/ #techhacks #collegefreshman #cybersecurity #campuslife #HackerNews #ngated

How to free up space on your phone and avoid the dreaded ‘storage full’ messages

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-free-up-space-on-your-phone/

There’s a helpful translation tool hidden in your iPhone Messages

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/translations-iphone-messages/

Automatic Updates only work in certain conditions
#TechTips #SoftwareUpdate #TechTroubleshooting #ITSupport #DeviceMaintenance #TechHacks #CyberSecurity #TechHelp #GadgetFix

Automatic Updates only work in certain conditions
#TechTips #SoftwareUpdate #TechTroubleshooting #ITSupport #DeviceMaintenance #TechHacks #CyberSecurity #TechHelp #GadgetFix

How to refresh your phone without upgrading it

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-refresh-your-phone-without-upgrading-it/

Adorable Robot Steals the Show - An ongoing refrain with modern movies is “Why is all of this CG?”– sometimes, it s... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/adorable-robot-steals-the-show/ #remotecontrol #techhacks #movieprop #arduino

Adorable Robot Steals the Show - An ongoing refrain with modern movies is “Why is all of this CG?”– sometimes, it s... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/adorable-robot-steals-the-show/ #remotecontrol #techhacks #movieprop #arduino

Adorable Robot Steals the Show - An ongoing refrain with modern movies is “Why is all of this CG?”– sometimes, it s... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/adorable-robot-steals-the-show/ #remotecontrol #techhacks #movieprop #arduino

Adorable Robot Steals the Show - An ongoing refrain with modern movies is “Why is all of this CG?”– sometimes, it s... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/adorable-robot-steals-the-show/ #remotecontrol #techhacks #movieprop #arduino

Adorable Robot Steals the Show - An ongoing refrain with modern movies is “Why is all of this CG?”– sometimes, it s... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/adorable-robot-steals-the-show/ #remotecontrol #techhacks #movieprop #arduino

R/C Smoke Grenade Rolls With the Changes - [Davis DeWitt] gets to do something that many of us only dream of — build cool wor... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/22/r-c-smoke-grenade-rolls-with-the-changes/ #seeedxiaosamd21 #techhacks #movieprop #drv8833 #grenade #motors

R/C Smoke Grenade Rolls With the Changes - [Davis DeWitt] gets to do something that many of us only dream of — build cool wor... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/22/r-c-smoke-grenade-rolls-with-the-changes/ #seeedxiaosamd21 #techhacks #movieprop #drv8833 #grenade #motors

R/C Smoke Grenade Rolls With the Changes - [Davis DeWitt] gets to do something that many of us only dream of — build cool wor... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/22/r-c-smoke-grenade-rolls-with-the-changes/ #seeedxiaosamd21 #techhacks #movieprop #drv8833 #grenade #motors

R/C Smoke Grenade Rolls With the Changes - [Davis DeWitt] gets to do something that many of us only dream of — build cool wor... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/22/r-c-smoke-grenade-rolls-with-the-changes/ #seeedxiaosamd21 #techhacks #movieprop #drv8833 #grenade #motors

R/C Smoke Grenade Rolls With the Changes - [Davis DeWitt] gets to do something that many of us only dream of — build cool wor... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/22/r-c-smoke-grenade-rolls-with-the-changes/ #seeedxiaosamd21 #techhacks #movieprop #drv8833 #grenade #motors

Reverse Engineering Self-Powered Wireless Switches - The plethora of wireless communications technologies have cut the comms wire for m... - https://hackaday.com/2021/05/02/reverse-engineering-self-powered-wireless-switches/ #wirelessswitches #kineticenergy #techhacks #bigclive #switch #rf

Nifty Chip Adapter Does The Impossible - The semiconductor shortage has curtailed the choices available to designers and ca... - https://hackaday.com/2021/10/09/nifty-chip-adapter-does-the-impossible/ #techhacks #soldering #qfn #qfp

Built-In Batteries: a Daft Idea With an Uncertain Future https://hackaday.com/2025/10/23/built-in-batteries-a-daft-idea-with-an-uncertain-future/ #rechargeablebatteries #Lithium-ionbattery #CurrentEvents #OriginalArt #TechHacks #Featured

Built-In Batteries: a Daft Idea With an Uncertain Future - Having a gadget’s battery nestled snugly within the bowels of a device has certain... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/23/built-in-batteries-a-daft-idea-with-an-uncertain-future/ #rechargeablebatteries #lithium-ionbattery #currentevents #originalart #techhacks #featured

Hold up, your iPhone has a 'hidden' Voice Isolation feature that's been silently boosting your call quality for *years*? Apparently, it filters out background noise so you don't sound like you're calling from a wind tunnel. Are you already using this, or have you just been accepting subpar calls like a digital stoic?

#iPhoneTips #TechHacks #CallQuality #iOS #TechNews
Link: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/improve-your-call-quality-with-this-hidden-iphone-feature/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Candle Powered Lantern Isn’t as Silly as You Think https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/candle-powered-lantern-isnt-as-silly-as-you-think/ #SeeBeckEffect #TechHacks #LEDHacks #lantern #peltier #candle #heat

Candle Powered Lantern Isn’t as Silly as You Think - [Gilles Messier] at the Our Own Devices YouTube channel recently took a look at an... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/candle-powered-lantern-isnt-as-silly-as-you-think/ #seebeckeffect #techhacks #ledhacks #lantern #peltier #candle #heat

The Death of Baseload and Similar Grid Tropes

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/12/the-death-of-baseload-and-similar-grid-tropes/

@hackaday
This is some seriously outside-the-box thinking! 🧠⚡ Putting nuclear reactors underground could solve a lot of safety and space issues—but 2026 for a functioning reactor?
.
That said, if they pull it off, it could be a game-changer for clean energy. 🌍⚛️
#Nuclear #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Science #TechHacks #NuclearFission #FutureEnergy

Photochromic Dye Makes Up This Novel Optical Memristor - Despite being much in the zeitgeist lately, we have to confess to still being a bi... - https://hackaday.com/2024/10/10/photochromic-dye-makes-up-this-novel-optical-memristor/ #photochromic #techhacks #memristor #parts #405nm #laser

Photochromic Dye Makes Up This Novel Optical Memristor https://hackaday.com/2024/10/10/photochromic-dye-makes-up-this-novel-optical-memristor/ #photochromic #TechHacks #memristor #Parts #405nm #laser #532

How Much Thrust Is Your Prop Really Making? https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/how-much-thrust-is-your-prop-really-making/ #TechHacks #testrig #thrust #motor

How Much Thrust Is Your Prop Really Making? - The problem of components not conforming to their claimed specification is one tha... - https://hackaday.com/2024/04/04/how-much-thrust-is-your-prop-really-making/ #techhacks #testrig #thrust #motor

How to stop your smart TV from tracking you

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-stop-your-smart-tv-from-tracking-you/

Samsung Galaxy phones now support Apple AirDrop. Here’s how it works.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/samsung-galaxy-phones-apple-airdrop/

How to rescue an old laptop by installing Linux on it

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-install-linux-on-old-computer/

Georgia man brings abandoned VHS tapes back to life

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/technology/man-restores-vhs-tapes-georgia/

This new RSS reader is the smartest way to keep up online

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/current-rss-reader/

5 clever iPhone tricks you might not know

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/clever-iphone-tricks/

PIrateRF – Turn a $20 Raspberry Pi Zero into a 12-mode RF transmitter

https://github.com/psyb0t/piraterf

#HackerNews #PirateRF #RaspberryPi #RFtransmitter #DIY #TechHacks #OpenSource

Real LED TVs Are Finally Becoming A Thing

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/real-led-tvs-are-finally-becoming-a-thing/

Rewinding a Car Alternator for 240 Volt https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/rewinding-a-car-alternator-for-240-volt/ #hydroelectric #alternator #TechHacks