My first-ever laptop ended up in a drawer for years, collecting dust. That was until I realized I could repurpose it and give it a new life. I began exploring all the practical ways to utilize an old ...

We see Arduino boards used in a lot of projects but we’ve never thought of using one as a USB crossover cable. That’s basically what [Jack the Vendicator] did to get his broken laptop running. When ...

If you’re like most of us here at Hack a Day, you probably shudder at the amount of e-waste that gets thrown out — here’s a clever way to make some good use out of a broken laptop screen! [Victor] ...

Betzy’s laptop has a cracked screen. She asked about getting it fixed at a reasonable price. First, a disclaimer: Neither I personally nor PCWorld are in the computer repair business. We’re here to ...