Hacks & Modifications
Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition
By Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
December 2006
$34.99 USD
Regardless of your technical experience, Building the Perfect PC will guide you through the entire process of building or upgrading your own computer. You'll use the latest top-quality components, including… Read more.
SQL Hacks
By Andrew Cumming, Gordon Russell
November 2006
$29.99 USD
Whether you're running Access, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL, this book will help you push the limits of traditional SQL to squeeze data effectively from your database. SQL Hacks… Read more.
Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs
By Duane Wessels, Matthew Weaver
November 2006
$15.99 USD
Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs is the only book available that shows you how to build small-form-factor PCs -- from kits and from scratch -- that are more interesting… Read more.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 08
November 2006
$14.99 USD
Get ready to play when Make Volume 08, our "Toys and Games" issue, hits the stands. You'll learn how to build a wind-up bird that really flies, how to restore… Read more.
Network Security Hacks, Second Edition
By Andrew Lockhart
October 2006
$29.99 USD
This second edition of Network Security Hacks offers 125 concise and practical hacks, including more information for Windows administrators, hacks for wireless networking (such as setting up a captive portal… Read more.
CRAFT: Volume 01
October 2006
$14.99 USD
Craft is the first project-based magazine dedicated to the renaissance that is occurring within the world of crafts. Volume 01, the premier issue, features 23 projects with a twist! Make… Read more.
Hacking the Cable Modem
By Mr. Der Engel
September 2006
$29.95 USD
In the beginning there was dial-up, and it was slow; then came broadband in the form of cable, which redefined how we access the internet, share information, and communicate with… Read more.
MAKE: Technology On Your Time Volume 07
August 2006
$14.99 USD
If you like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology, you'll love MAKE, our project-based quarterly for the inquisitive do-it-yourselfer. Make Volume 07 is the Backyard… Read more.
Google Hacks, Third Edition
By Rael Dornfest, Paul Bausch, Tara Calishain
August 2006
$24.99 USD
Now that new features and services such as Google Maps, Google Talk, and Google Desktop have been added to the expanding Google universe, we've made the third edition of this… Read more.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 06
May 2006
$14.99 USD
If you like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology, you'll love MAKE, our quarterly publication for the inquisitive do-it-yourselfer. Every issue is packed with projects… Read more.
Statistics Hacks
By Bruce Frey
May 2006
$29.99 USD
Want to calculate the probability that an event will happen? Be able to spot fake data? Prove beyond doubt whether one thing causes another? Or learn to be a better… Read more.
Building Extreme PCs
By Ben Hardwidge
February 2006
$24.99 USD
Building Extreme PCs is the ultimate guide to the world of PC modification and customization. Both a showcase and a DIY handbook, it goes in-depth into system building, overclocking, cooling,… Read more.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 05
February 2006
$14.99 USD
If you like to tweak, disassemble, re-create, and invent cool new uses for technology, you'll love MAKE our quarterly publication for the inquisitive do-it-yourselfer. Every issue is packed with projects… Read more.
PSP Hacks
By C.K. Sample, III
January 2006
$29.99 USD
PSP Hacks shows you how to make the versatile and powerful new PlayStation Portable (PSP) do more than you ever imagined--and more than Sony ever intended--with 50 innovative hacks, tweaks,… Read more.
MAKE Magazine: The First Year
(Hard Cover)
December 2005
$59.99 USD
From out of nowhere, MAKE has rapidly become one of the hottest new magazines to hit the newsstands. Through the brilliantly written and beautifully illustrated magazine, podcasts and makezine.com website,… Read more.
Makers
(Hard Cover)
By Bob Parks
December 2005
$24.95 USD
Celebrating digital tinkering, hardware hacks and DIY of all stripes, O'Reilly introduces Makers, a beautiful hardbound book celebrating the creativity and resourcefulness of the DIY movement. Author Bob Parks profiles… Read more.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 04
October 2005
$14.99 USD
If you like to tweak, disassemble, re-create, and invent cool new uses for technology, you'll love MAKE our quarterly publication for the inquisitive do-it-yourselfer. Every issue is packed with projects… Read more.
Palm and Treo Hacks
By Scott MacHaffie
October 2005
$24.95 USD
Written for beginning to experienced Palm users, Palm and Treo Hacks is full of practical, ingenious tips and tricks you can apply immediately. Whether you're looking to master the built-in… Read more.
BlackBerry Hacks
By Dave Mabe
October 2005
$24.95 USD
The versatile and flexible BlackBerry handheld computing device allows you to stay in touch and in-the-know--no matter where you are or where you go. For both corporate and consumer users,… Read more.
Car PC Hacks
By Damien Stolarz
July 2005
$24.95 USD
Car PC Hacks is the first book available to introduce and entrench you into the hot new car PC market. Expect innovation, tools, and fun experiments for creating a mobile… Read more.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 03
July 2005
$14.99 USD
The third issue of MAKE looks at how you can turn your car into a Wi-Fi blasting, computer-controlled, GPS-enabled, biodiesel monster; how to turn a VCR into a pet feeding… Read more.
Nokia Smartphone Hacks
By Michael Juntao Yuan
July 2005
$24.95 USD
Now you can learn how to take full advantage of Nokia's powerful mobile devices, known as smartphones. Learn how to take screen shots, access Internet content, use email and messaging,… Read more.
Astronomy Hacks
By Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
June 2005
$24.95 USD
Why use the traditional approach to study the stars when you can turn computers, handheld devices, and telescopes into out-of-this-world stargazing tools? Whether you're a first timer or an advanced… Read more.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 02
By Mark Frauenfelder
May 2005
$14.99 USD
If you like to tweak, disassemble, re-create, and invent cool new uses for technology from home entertainment systems to in-car computers you'll love MAKE, our new quarterly publication for geeks… Read more.
MAKE
By Mark Frauenfelder
March 2005
$14.99 USD
If you like to tweak, disassemble, re-create, and invent cool new uses for technology from home entertainment systems to in-car computers you'll love MAKE, our new quarterly publication for geeks… Read more.
Home Hacking Projects for Geeks
By Eric Faulkner, Tony Northrup
December 2004
$29.95 USD
Home Hacking Projects for Geeks presents a wide range of projects from automating of light switches, to building home theaters using Windows or Linux-based PCs, to building home security systems… Read more.
iPod and iTunes Hacks
By Hadley Stern
October 2004
$24.95 USD
Some people are content to use their iPod simply to play music. Some people want to do much more. If you want to get the most out of your iPod… Read more.
Wireless Hacking
By Debi Jones, Lee Barken, Matt Fanady, Alan Koebrick, Michael Mee
October 2004
$39.95 USD
As the cost of wireless technology drops, the number of Wi-Fi users continues to grow. Millions of people have discovered the joy and delight of "cutting the cord." Many of… Read more.
Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks
By Scott Fullam
January 2004
$29.95 USD
From building an Internet toaster to creating a cubicle intrusion detection system, Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks offers an array of inventive, customized electronics projects for the geek who can't… Read more.
Hardware Hacking
By Joe Grand, Ryan Russell, Kevin Mitnick
January 2004
$39.95 USD
This book focuses on "Hacking" consumer and SOHO electronic devices. Hacking in this sense refers to modifying these devices to perform in a manner not originally intended; not compromising the… Read more.
TiVo Hacks
By Raffi Krikorian
August 2003
$24.95 USD
TiVo Hacks covers tips for changing the order of recorded programs, activating the 30-second skip to blaze through commercials, and more, by using magical remote-control codes. Once you take the… Read more.
Hacking the Xbox
By Andrew "bunnie" Huang
July 2003
$24.99 USD
Using the Xbox as a teaching tool, Huang introduces novice hackers to basic hacking techniques such as reverse engineering and debugging. Hacking the Xbox also covers Xbox security mechanisms and… Read more.
Book of Overclocking
By Robert Richmond, Scott Wainner
January 2003
$24.95 USD
The Book of Overclocking is the definitive guide to the art of running a PC's processor faster than the manufacturer intended. You learn how not to fry your system while… Read more.


