Hacks

Can You Really Charge Your iPod with a Gatorade Soaked Onion?

W. Seban on Dec 9, 2007 (Updated: May 19, 2020)

So it turns out a white onion is not only good for salsa, but could be good for charging iPods too. Here is a video showing you how to charge an iPod …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 18, 2007 (Updated: Aug 22, 2019)

Welcome to the wild world of bike modding. In this magical land, bicyclists have too much free time on their hands and like to get creative. Here are …

J. Frank Wilson on Feb 20, 2007 (Updated: Jul 9, 2024)

It's fun being a cheater. In this version of Onslaught 2, you have unlimited money and can build whatever defenses that you want.

J. Frank Wilson on Feb 8, 2007 (Updated: Mar 6, 2023)

A hacker attack on the Internet failed this week — but experts warn there could be more to come. Three of the 13 computers that help direct all …

J. Frank Wilson on May 4, 2006 (Updated: Oct 7, 2019)

Matthew R. Decker, 21, was indicted Tuesday in Wichita, Kansas, with ”accessing without authorization” U.S. Army computers and with …

J. Frank Wilson on May 23, 2005 (Updated: Oct 7, 2018)

If you were one of the millions of people who found a winning Pepsi iTunes bottle cap, then listen up: time is running out. You must not only enter …

J. Frank Wilson on Feb 21, 2005 (Updated: Sep 15, 2023)

The Paris Hilton phone hack exposed all of the device's data including celebrity cell phone numbers and nude photos of Hilton.

J. Frank Wilson on Feb 4, 2005 (Updated: Oct 7, 2018)

Pepsi and Apple are giving away 100 million song codes under bottle caps. Here's how to hack the Pepsi iTunes promotion and get a free song every …

J. Frank Wilson on Sep 2, 2004 (Updated: Sep 25, 2014)

How safe is your operating system from hackers? Both Mac and PC user face threats, but Apple is betting on the open-source heritage of its UNIX-based …