[How to] Replace your old CD/DVD drive in your PC

Have you ever suffered from having an old computer, or a faulty CD/DVD drive? If yes, then even a doctor would would know enough to tell you that you need to replace it. And fast. That’s when I decided to replaced my old CD-ROM (can you believe it?) with a brand new DVD-RAM.  B) Its [...]

How to replace a Broken Laptop LCD screen

The usual computer drama, this time, was not very usual. My dad punched my laptop because of my “computer madness” (as they call it). Next moment, this thing was sitting before me saying “Hi dude, you’re screwed!”. Anyways, I called up Toshiba service centre, that guy lied that it would cost Rs. 10,000 – 15,000 [...]

How to Repair / Recover a Waterlogged device – Mobiles, Flash drives, iPods, Cameras

Electronic devices hate water. Many of us have ended up wrecking our Mobile Phones, PDAs, Flash drives, iPods, Digital Cameras etc by putting it in water. I recently had my pants washed with my Pen drive in it. Fortunately, I could recover it. Here’s how. Remove the battery instantly. Don’t switch the device on or [...]

Increase Typing Speed, Comfort with Dvorak Keyboard Layout

QWERTY is the most used Keyboard layout in the world. It was designed to minimize typebar clashes in a typewriter. Now, in the computer age, we are still using the old design instead of the new and improved design – The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard. This layout has better ergonomics, reduces fatigue, increases typing speed etc [...]

How to make a USB Charging dock

I have my computer switched on all day long. Charging mobiles takes up all my plug points. Some mobiles don’t have USB Charging option. Even if they do, they go to the bugging ‘File transfer mode’. So, I thought of making a charging dock. It’s pretty simple to do actually. You basically charge your mobiles [...]

How to connect a Laptop / Computer to a TV

Many people would want to connect their Computer to their TVs for better resolution and Quality. TVs can be a better alternative for a Monitor. Here are some of my articles which will help you do so. For HDTVs (High Definition Television) Some HDTV have VGA slot which will let you connect your computer easily [...]

Do it Yourself – Cheap Portable iPod / Laptop Speakers

At time, you might get annoyed with those irritating ear plugs and you would want to get a portable speaker. You go on Ebay and search for it….. and BAM! … it costs about $50!! You’re in the same position? Here’s the tutorial you are looking for: Disclaimer : This sounds fairly good but please [...]

Do it yourself – Make a VGA to Component Cable

Ever wanted to connect your computer to your HDTV? Obviously for better resolution, clarity, etc. You can make a cable for it and again this is just for hobbyists like me. This time I am not going to write a noob friendly tutorial like my previous post because this is pretty simple and straight forward. [...]

Do it yourself – Make a S-Video to RCA (Composite) Cable / Adapter

I wanted to connect my laptop to my TV so I went to some shop and got a cheap cable. It NEVER worked. I am perfectly sure that they have messed up with the wiring. Anyways, I just pulled out the S Video jack and the AV / RCA jack from it and wired it [...]