How To Make a Secret Hollow Book

The first step into making the hollow book is to select a book. Make sure this is a book your own, and not one belonging to the library, or your family. I suggest rummaging through books at yard/garage sales.

Make sure it is a hardback; otherwise you will cut all the way through the other side when you are cutting out the insides.You'll also need:

1. Elmer's white glue
2. a container to hold glue solution (I've chosen a film canister)
3. X-acto knife, and/or box cutter. Both if you have them
4. brush to apply glue solution
5. pencil/pen
6. ruler, or other rigid straight edge

Select a page that you want to be the first one cut out, and save that page to be cut out at the end. (I'll explain later) Even if you don't want to save any pages at the beginning of the book, you must set one aside for a later step.

Mix a solution of white glue and water. Just enough for the glue to be runny, and absorbed by the edge of the book's pages. 50% to 70% glue (30% to 50% water) worked well for me. - Half a film canister full was enough for this book.

Holding the remaining pages together, brush the edges with the glue solution - enough to soak in pretty well, but not too drippy.

Allow this to dry, but use a spacer so the first couple pages, and the front cover don't get stuck. I spaced mine with post-it notes, and used some old hard disk platters to apply pressure. It dries quickly- about 15 to 30 min

When dry, open the book to the first glued page.

Draw out a half-inch boarder around the edge on all four sides. (Don't forget along the spine too.)

Using a strait edge and knife, cut out along the inside of the line. Try to make the cut as vertical as possible, or else try to tilt so the hole will narrow as you go down.

Continue cutting down through the layers. I found that a box cutter was easier to keep straight. This part takes a long time. I recommend listening to music while you work. Watching TV though could be distracting, and you could also cut a page out of your finger. (no, I didn't.)

The longer you spend on it, the smoother and straighter the inside edges of your book will be. My first attempts at this yielded rough edges, but the fuzz flattens down a little when glued (later).

After a while, you can store some of your tools in it while you take breaks. I did this book in 2 evenings.

When you get to the back of the book, and through the last page, stop. Dump out all the little paper fuzz that inevitably comes from the cutting.

Next, brush the glue solution on the inside edges of the pages. Give it a bit to soak in. A little bit of drippiness is okay, as the glue dries clear. This is also a good time to apply a second coat to the outside of the pages with the excess glue.

Brush the rim of the book with a light coat of glue. This will affix it to that one page we saved earlier (and will cut through later).

Close the book again, this time without any spacers. Give it another 15-30 minutes to dry. Clean up any glue that drips on your desk, like it did mine.

Remember that first page we saved? It’s now glued to the rest of the book. Lets all turn there now.

Cut through this first page with your knife to open it. The insides of the book may still be a little gooey since there was no air inside to let it dry. -So let it dry now.

When it’s dry, you're done!

Fill it with whatever treasured items (or contraband) you choose.

Happy hiding.

How To Make a Cloud in a Bottle

Looking up in the sky you can see clouds of various shapes and sizes. These ethereal shapes are often difficult to understand. Bring the mystery down to earth by creating your own cloud in a bottle. Just follow these simple steps to create clouds at home


1. Rinse the bottle with tap water. Empty the bottle of all soda and rinse it with warm water. Don’t use soap because it can interfere with the cloud formation.


2. Pour warm water into the bottle. Pour two capfuls of water into the bottle then replace the cap.


3. Shake the bottle. As you shake the bottle droplets should adhere to the sides. Pour out any excess water.


4. Light a match and drop it into the bottle. Shake the bottle. As you shake the bottle the match will smoke then extinguish. The smoke and ash that is created by the match becomes the dust particles needed to create your cloud.


5. Replace the cap. Be sure to close the bottle tightly because you will be experimenting with pressure.


6. Shake the bottle. Shaking the bottle should release the water droplets from the side of the bottle and you should see small puddles of water at the bottom of the bottle.

7. Create changes in pressure. Once the bottle is sealed, squeeze and release the plastic to create a fluctuation in the air pressure inside the bottle. Be sure to squeeze as hard as you can in the center of the bottle several times in order to create the pressure changes. This will also create a slight temperature change that causes some of the water to start evaporating into a vapor.

8. Check out the clouds. Now that you have created changes in pressure, you should begin to see a cloud forming in the bottle. If the vapor is pale it may be hard to see if the bottle is in a well lit room so if you don’t see anything move to a dimmer area and repeat step seven to increase pressure. Check out the amazing weather you have created.

Clouds need three key ingredients to form – dust particles, water and pressure changes. By combining these in your plastic bottle, you can create a variety of cloud formations. Experiment with different amounts of water or pressure to create different types of clouds. You may even consider using larger dust particles from your living room instead of those created by the match. Just try to have fun and be creative so you can create clouds in a bottle whenever you want.

How to host your website on your computer

This is a tutorial on how to host your website on your PC.

1) Download CIS WebServer from Here


2) Install it (its very easy to install like other programs).


3) After installation, run the program from Start > Programs > CIS WebServer > CIS WebServer.exe. You will see a screen similar to the following:

A little description about each of the controls.

* Status = Current status of the server.

* Site Hits = Total hits your site got till now.

* Users Connected = Total unique visitors connected to your site.

* Bytes Sent = Total size of packets sent from your PC.

* Bytes Received = Total size of packets received to your PC.

* Server Uptime = Total time since the server is running.

* Local Address = Is the local server address which can be accessed through LAN. or you can use http://localhost/ instead.

* Your Site Located At = This is the IP address through which your site can be viewed on LAN and Internet.
* Connected IP Address = Visitors IP address who has visited your site with Date and Time.

* Save Auto Log = Automatically save logs of the visitor's IP address.

* Enable IP Listing = Enables IP listing in the listbox. If unchecked does not logs any IP addresses.

4) Click on the Settings button > Set path

5) Clicking on the Set Path shows you another window, where in you can select the Drive > Directory name where you have your index.html file. (index.html file is the main file that shows as your default homepage)

6) Click on Settings > Preferences > HTTP Options.

You can set the Preferences of your web server. You can set your desired Port number. But it is recommended that you set your Port number to 80. You can enable a music file if you want it to play when a user visits your site. Checking on Run on Startup enables your WebServer to run automatically when Windows Starts. You can ban IP address of your visitors. Press Ban IP to show the Ban IP window. Click Save to save the settings.

7) You are done. Open your browser and type http:// followed by your IP address. or you can simply click on the Your Site is Located at link on the web server. You can see your index.html file in this way.

How to setup donation system

You might have seen our donation button on the lower right corner of our blog? Here is how you can get your very own donation button, completely free of course. Everything is 100% secure and managed by PayPal.

1. Go to http://www.paypal.com.

2. Sign up for an free account if you don't have one yet. Just follow the instructions and you will do all fine.

3. Once your PayPal account is active, log in.

4. Go to the Merchant Tools section. Look for the Accepting Website Payments section. Click then on a link called Donations.

5. Provide the information that is asked to set up your donation button.

6. You can also add more options, such as providing a thank you page, cancellation page and some other stuff.

7. Ready? Then click on Create Button Now.

8. Copy the HTML code and paste it on your blog or website template. (Doh!)

9. Now you just have to encourage your readers to use your donation button to send their donations.