Guides 2013

Learn practical tech skills with our how-to guides and tutorials, covering a wide range of topics for all experience levels. Browse our comprehensive Guides section, featuring 7 items organized from newest to oldest for 2013. Whether you're after in-depth benchmarks or expert buying advice, it's all here. Also, learn about how TweakTown tests and reviews hardware.

GuideBuild your own Cloud with QNAP Network Attached Storage

December 25, 2013 | Building your own personal cloud? We take a look at some of the many services built-into your NAS appliance from QNAP. Let's go!

GuideRaspberry Pi Camera Module Review and Tutorial Guide

July 22, 2013 | Our own in-house Maker digs into the new Raspberry Pi Camera Module and tells us all about it and how to use it.

GuideTurn your Raspberry Pi into a full featured XBMC Media Center in an hour or less

May 2, 2013 | In this guide we show you how to turn the Raspberry Pi into a micro media center that will play your whole medial library for under $45 shipped to your door.

GuideCase Smithing: Personalized Acrylic Etching and Engraving

April 15, 2013 | John Williamson aka Pwnography6 is back after a short break to bring us another guide in his Case Smithing series. This time he focuses on adding personalized acrylic etching and engraving to your case mod.

GuideCase Smithing: Getting Started with DIY Cable Sleeving

January 29, 2013 | John Williamson aka Pwnography6 is back again with another case modding guide. This time he shows you how to "sleeve" the cables of your power supply and cooling fans.

GuideWi-Fi Tweak Guide for Better Wireless Performance in your Home or Office Network

January 24, 2013 | In this guide we give you some easy, but often forgotten suggestions, tips and tweaks to improve the performance and throughput of your home or office wireless network.

GuideCase Smithing: Peeping Tom's BitFenix Prodigy Window Mod

January 4, 2013 | John Williamson aka Pwnography6 is back with another case modding guide. This time he takes a BitFenix Prodigy chassis and adds in a side panel window.