1. What passes for hacks these days sure is weak

Posted at 5:04PM on Sep 20th 2007 by Adam

2. a hack is a hack... not everyone can be as hardcore as you...

Posted at 5:49PM on Sep 20th 2007 by twistedsymphony

3. Thats a great little hack very neat cable

Posted at 6:25PM on Sep 20th 2007 by bob

4. twistedsymphony is right, hacks are hacks. This probably costs way less than buying those swivel adapters like this one http://www.lindy.com/uk/productfolder/07/70339/index.php
and an extension cable.

Posted at 6:27PM on Sep 20th 2007 by Matt

5. Simple yes, but that is probably one of the most useful mods/hacks I have ever seen. Mad props!

Posted at 7:10PM on Sep 20th 2007 by Isaac

6. unfortunately this won't work when the usb ports are a bit recessed.
so... why the pcb? if you glue the cable end to the plug properly (hot glue or epoxy), it even withstands some serious pulling.

the real practical part of his mod is the usb hub in the lappy bag.

Posted at 7:30PM on Sep 20th 2007 by kikkoman

7. Come on man it's one hack per day, it can't be easy finding 365 "omgwow" hacks. Plus, the best kind of hacks are those simple things that make life easier.

Posted at 7:38PM on Sep 20th 2007 by Greg

8. jeez, what is everyone's problem with this?
its a GREAT idea, i would personally kill for a usb hub i could plug in to the back of my laptop and put it in the bag as is without worrying about snapping off the little piece of plastic in the port

Posted at 2:35AM on Sep 21st 2007 by Frogz

9. I can see the use but sorry its not much of a hack and given yesterdays headphone socket hack 2. Whats next - howto strip and twist wires for solderless hacking ?

Posted at 3:07AM on Sep 21st 2007 by mem

10. if i didnt have to be up in 4 hours i would make a instructables on that and submit it...

Posted at 5:10AM on Sep 21st 2007 by Frogz

11. Guess I missed something. In times when pluto was a planet hacks used to be like turn a toaster into a lawnmower or something and not soldering a dull cable on a dull plate, thats what im doing every second day. I'm sorry to tell u, this is -atomic- fail... if u cant find hax better than this... learn to internet?

Posted at 5:32AM on Sep 21st 2007 by jamram

12. Stop beeing so negative! If you think you can do so much better, then stop bitching, start your own website and find 7 _MINDBLOWING_ hacks every week!

I do agree that the word "hack" does no longer mean what it did in the 80'es, but small stuff like this and yesterdays posts still might give the ol' brain a little kickstart. Not to mention people who could never, ever even consider building an XBox 360 laptop no matter how impressive it is to read about online! =P

Go hackaday, my favourite site online! =D

Posted at 5:58AM on Sep 21st 2007 by Kim Helberg aka PlastBox

13. the readers of a webpage based on reader submissions are the ones complaining that the submissions are showing a trend to sub-quality... personally if its useful for someone than its noteworthy and i enjoy reading them.

Posted at 9:50AM on Sep 21st 2007 by kolwon

14. I don't think this is an XOR situation... no need to choose between the über-impossible and the simple but useful... just post two hacks at once.

Surely google+user submissions is enough material to have two hacks posted occasionally?

Posted at 10:19AM on Sep 21st 2007 by Smith Wesson

15. I agree that this is not the most difficult hack. However, it is smart and cheap and made the authors life easier. Since it has now been posted here where more people will see it, and it is so cheap and easy, it will probably make more peoples lives easier. I have no idea how hard it is to find good hacks on the web. But maybe we could dedicate one day a week to "mini-hacks." Say every Sunday we could get a 6 pack of these.

Posted at 10:53AM on Sep 21st 2007 by Doug

16. To paraphrase Scoop Nisker, "if you don't like the hacks, go out and make some of your own."

Posted at 11:24AM on Sep 21st 2007 by Stephen

17. why make an extremely complicated solution to everyday problem when the simplest solution is the best

Posted at 11:55AM on Sep 21st 2007 by TTmodder

18. I don't get it, how hard is it to UNPLUG your usb cable?

Posted at 3:37PM on Sep 21st 2007 by VonSkippy

19. So i think this is an awsome hack. actually, idont. however the concept is great. I kinda wanna buy new ends for most anything i own that plugs in, cut off the xisting ones, and solder in the wires directly, hot glue the be-jesus out of it, and call it the indestructible connecter. if the laptop is at wierd angles on you lap, you can put stress on the little nubs that could break the connector or worse, the port somewehre inside the computer. with this, there is so much less to catch or tweek and torque. imho, this hack is a 8 out of ten, just for the concept.

its easy to make something complicated, but goddamn impossible to make simple.

Posted at 6:23PM on Sep 21st 2007 by the way, shut up

20. Am I the only one who doesn't actually get what this does?

Posted at 9:30AM on Sep 22nd 2007 by ex-parrot