Photo gallery: Wacky laptop tricks

IBM Thinkpad laptop tricks

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

He's also put together this gallery of humorous images showing a wild and crazy hacker utilising his IBM laptop in weird ways.

CAUTION: Implementation of laptop tips may result in damage to laptop or user. We assume no responsibility or liability for either case.

If you have at least three (the more the better) wacky laptop pictures, e-mail the editor at edit@zdnet.com.au and we will consider them for publication.

© Webshots - richanderson

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Talkback 12 comments

    Different choice of notebook?Anonymous -- 28/10/05 (in reply to #120122548)

    Maybe he should use a Panasonic Toughbook next time ;-)

    RE: Different Choice of NotebookMichael Heikkilae -- 01/11/05 (in reply to #120122549)

    Or an Apple... they dont seem to be good for much else.

    alternative usage as an Grave-Stone ;-)Anonymous -- 04/11/05

    your notebook will be a perfect gravestone,
    1) flexible Text-features on Family-graves
    2) email-greatings from all over the world
    direct on this High-Techstone
    3) put a web-cam on it and controll the flowers from home
    ... and much more :-)

    What a waste of spaceAnonymous -- 06/11/05

    this woudl have to be the lamest thing i have ever seen on here.

    Who wants to see some fool with too much spare time and in need of a hair cut, do retarded things with an old laptop.

    Zdnet was either desperate for content or owed this guy a massive favour. Pull it down now, it adds zero value.

    chill out matedavid -- 07/11/05 (in reply to #120122903)

    learn to relax and enjoy the view :)

    He's rightAnonymous -- 22/11/05 (in reply to #120122924)

    He's right, this has to be one of the most reta... well I'm not going to say it if ya catch my drift.

    What a waste of BandwidthAnonymous -- 09/11/05

    i guess he´s a manufacturing defect or He´ve had a low sex life,i congragulate his wife for getting the divorce..i wonder how such morons get space on this website.

    sorely disapointedAnonymous -- 10/11/05 (in reply to #120123043)

    well i was expecting tricks

    this made it into like zd news. :C

    slow day..

    Beautiful!Cheryl -- 20/11/05

    I'm going to use one of these creative images for my York university power point presentation on Experiential Education! (with credits of course)

    Dont give laptops to hippiesJim Papadopoulos -- 23/11/05

    I have a 4 year old that loads her own kids games and goes to the everythinggirl.com web site by herself

    What a moron

    Poor laptopsAnonymous -- 30/11/05

    The 'Canoe paddle' and 'Snow plow' pictures made me cry.

    Great tipsRob -- 16/04/06

    Thanks for the great tips on how to get the most out of your laptop. Very inventive. Lets face it, we are really lacking in creativity now a days and this is an example of a great mind at work. esp like the boat paddle. keep up the great work!!

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