November 19, 2009

21 Hacks Geeks must know

As a Geek you are expected to have a little more  Technical knowledge than the rest of the population. The following are Hacks that must be known by a Geek. All of the Hacks are related to Computing. I don’t pretend of having known all the hacks listed here.

  1. Know how many meanings does the word Hack has.
  2. Overclock a CPU.
  3. Overclock a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).
  4. Connect a computer remotely.
  5. Use a Proxy (Anonymously surf the Web).
  6. Bypass the BIOS password.
  7. How to Leech Wi-fi.
  8. Know the Capabilities of your own computer.
  9. Bypass Web filter of Public computers.
  10. Crack WEP and WPA key.
  11. Bypass password on major Operating Systems.
  12. Install a network capable device for use in a network (like Printer, Router etc…).
  13. Boot a computer using a USB drive or a Live CD or a Network drive.
  14. Create a website (web page) using plain text editor like Notepad.
  15. Go to your Modem’s homepage.
  16. Install a Linux distro.
  17. Use CMD to perform basic to advanced Windows functions.
  18. Remove virus from a computer. Bonus: Disassemble the virus using OllyDbg (or similar software… Bonus: use debug command of Windows XP CMD) and make it work in reverse direction.
  19. Program the computer by using at least 2 Programming Languages.
  20. Disassemble a computer and assemble it properly.
  21. Don’t Laugh at other Geeks.

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