In a nutshell, adding a keyboard, touchpad, USB hub, 3D printed case, and some other odds and ends turns an 8-year old phone into a tiny laptop. And replacing Android with the Linux-based ...

If your old laptop is on life support or collecting dust on a closet shelf, you're in luck. You can give it a new lease on life when you turn it into a Chromebook.

Some well-chosen upgrades can breathe new life into an old computer. While this is going to cost you money, it won’t cost as much as a full upgrade would—and it could mean you get several ...

In the old days of the 1970’s, the only way to get your own computer was to build one from scratch. Thanks to an army of hackers like [Woz], PC’s are no commodity objects that can be bought ...

The Rasti Computer is a modern laptop designed to resemble a very old one. Inspired by the design of the GRiD Compass computer (circa 1982), this little laptop borrows the style of classic laptops ...

No, the MNT Reform isn’t a laptop from the ‘90s. I assembled this DIY laptop with only a screwdriver and let me tell you, it’s anti-MacBook in every way, and that is not a bad thing.

Busted your laptop screen or just have no use for the old notebook any more? Snapguide user Vaibhav has a neat DIY project to turn it into a slide-out PC for your TV. And you can load up XBMC on ...

DIY Laptop Repairs. As much as I like fast, ... To confirm that this was the problem, I swapped out the cables between the old and new inverter and powered-up the D430.

Your old Mac could be perfect for this, assuming it’s either a laptop or a Mac Mini. You’ll likely just need an HDMI cable (you might need a Thunderbolt adapter if your Mac doesn’t have an ...