The Ultimate

We proudly

present 28

amazing PC

projects that

will help you

transform

your PC into

a work

of beauty,

power, and

speed!

BY THE MAXIMUM PC STAFF

As you read through our

scintillating collection of

upgrades, tweaks, hacks,

and projects, please keep

this in mind: Sometimes

a man has to take matters

into his own hands in order

to prove himself.

As we drew up this dar-

ing blend of practicality,

functionality, and risk-taking

grabs for power, Maximum

PC’s lab experts found

themselves engaged in a

marvelous but scary contest

of derring-do and techni-

cal brinkmanship. The high

point? Technical editor Will

Smith’s infamous Project

32: How to turn your PC

into a time travel device

by using a 16MB USB key.

Unfortunately, moments

after proving that it could

be done, Will was but a

memory. We never heard

from the poor guy again,

but after digging 140 yards

below the Maximum PC

offices, we did excavate

a 12,000-year-old pair of

shattered eyeglasses and a

single suede slip-on loafer.

But that’s enough mourn-

ing—let’s get on with the

projects! (Oh, and if you’re

looking for Will Smith’s

Project 32—don’t bother.

The government confiscat-

ed the technology.)

Do-It-Yourself

Guide

APRIL 2004 MAXIMUMPC