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Computer Pranks


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Apr 1, 2016

The perfect way to avoid boredom at work or in the classroom is with a good old-fashioned prank, and this one is for tech-minded. In the video below, you'll see how to change your coworker's (or class ...

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May 15, 2012

Who hasn't gone mad trying to fix his/her computer, trying to delete all of the harmful software? It may not be funny with a real virus, but a fake one is. Or course, you can make a simple virus just ...

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May 14, 2012

I was looking around on this site and this article caught my eye. It was about hiding text in ADS or Alternate Data Streams. While this is nothing new in the tech world, it seems that more and more pe ...

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Feb 10, 2012

Have you ever noticed that whenever you setup your voicemail account after getting a new cell phone number, it asks you to create a security pin to access your voicemail from other phone lines?When yo ...

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Apr 14, 2011

Take your desktop security to a whole new level by making your folders invisible! This video shows how you can make a folder icon disappear, so that the folder will hide in plain sight on your desktop ...

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Feb 22, 2011

This article will teach you how to make an error similar to this one (also by me). This error message though, is a yes or no question. Clicking yes and no will give different results. Like the previo ...

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Feb 22, 2011

This article will show how to make a simple, fake computer error message. These message boxes are 100% harmless, and make for funny pranks. They will display any text you want them to. Required:- Wind ...

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Feb 19, 2011

Meet Newstweek, a hidden device engineered to hack news items being read at public WiFi hotspots (cafes, libraries, airports, etc.). Both nefarious and tech-saavy, the ingenious mechanism wasn't fathe ...

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Feb 13, 2011

After an assumedly nasty break up, Jack Weppler's ex-girlfriend decided to smite him in the most public way possible. The wronged girl uploaded a pile of defamatory images to a picture-hosting website ...

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Feb 8, 2011

This is a very simple, but very funny prank to play on your friends using Windows.Creating the fileBegin creating this prank file by opening up a text document in your word editor program.Once you hav ...