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Hardware

Wacky laptop tricks

By Bill Detwiler August 30, 2005, 3:13 AM PDT on Twitter billdetwiler

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Wacky laptop tricks

Working in the rain

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Working in the rain

Rich Anderson is an instructor at Dunwoody College. He loves teaching, digital photograph, canoeing, backpacking, and rock climbing.

He’s also put together this gallery of humorous images showing a “wild and crazy hacker utilizing his IBM laptop in weird ways.”

Warning: using your laptop in any of these ways is likely to damage the laptop.

Drape a Gladwrap roll over your head and tape it to the laptop to work in the rain.

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Hair dryer

Hair dryer

Duct tape an empty toilet paper roll to the laptop’s hot air exhaust port and use it as a hair dryer.

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Wacky laptop tricks

Camp stool

Camp stool

Place a toilet seat on the laptop for a portable camp stool.

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Sun Shade

Sun Shade

Cover your face with the laptop and take a nap during your lunch break.

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Portable vacuum

Portable vacuum

Duct tape a vacuum hose to your laptop’s air intake and a plastic bag to exhaust port.

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Canoe anchor

Canoe anchor

Insert the laptop into a plastic bag and tie securely. Attach a rope to the bag and toss into water for a handy canoe anchor.

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Cutting board

Cutting board

My IBM laptop makes a great cutting cutting board!

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Portable sign

Portable sign

Use your laptop at the Minnesota State Fair with the old “will work for carnival food” scam.

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Portable lectern

Portable lectern

Attach the laptop with bungee cords to make a portable lectern.

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Snow scraper

Snow scraper

My IBM laptop makes a great snow scraper!

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Halloween decoration

Halloween decoration

Put a scary mask on your laptop and scare trick or treaters on Halloween.

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Seat warmer

Seat warmer

Turn on the laptop and sit on it to keep you warm during cold ballgames.

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Birdhouse

Birdhouse

The IBM laptop makes a perfect portable birdhouse.

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Serving tray - A

Serving tray - A

Serve your friends beer in style with your laptop serving tray.

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Wacky laptop tricks

Serving tray - B

Serving tray - B

Serve your friends champagne in style with your laptop serving tray.

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Mobile mowing entertainment

Mobile mowing entertainment

Listen to MP3’s or watch MPEG’s while mowing your yard.

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Political protest device

Political protest device

Use the laptop screen to express your views!

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Juicer

Juicer

My IBM laptop makes a great veggie squeezer!

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Lawn implement

Lawn implement

The IBM laptop leaf pusher

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Snow plow

Snow plow

The IBM Laptop snow plow

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Rain hat

Rain hat

The IBM laptop makes a great rain hat!

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Frisbee

Frisbee

The IBM Laptop Frisbee. The laptop is compliments of Harry “the axe” Willicox.

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Canoe Paddle

Canoe Paddle

An IBM laptop makes a good canoe paddle.

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