Monday, October 06, 2008

Create a Secret Data Stash with a Fake Phonejack [Weekend Project]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/411956349/create-a-secret-data-stash-with-a-fake-phonejack

While not as grandiose as having your own secret bookshelf door, constructing a hidden USB data stash won't take a whole weekend and involve a table saw. At the DIY website Instructables there is a step by step tutorial on hiding your data behind a phone jack plate. By wiring a USB cord to the phone plate and making a USB cord with a phone jack terminal at one end, you'll be able to access your secret data stash. If you're not up for a bit of wire splicing and soldering, check out our top 10 USB thumb drive tricks.

Hidden USB Storage [Instructables]