Windows users can use hotkeys to open Run feature in two keystrokes: ⊞ Win+R[1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source

Apple users can open the command line of the Terminal, the Mac version of Command Prompt, by using Spotlight search or a general computer search for “terminal”. [3] X Research source

Windows users might try typing the following commands, hitting ↵ Enter after each command, in relatively quick succession to make the process seem more complex: color a[4] X Research source This will change your Command window text from white to green with a black background. Replace the letter following “color” with the numbers 0 - 9 or the letters A - F to change your Command Prompt font color. dir ipconfig tree ping google. com The Ping command checks if a device can communicate with another over a network (but the common person doesn’t know that). Google is used as an example here, but you can use any site. If you own an Apple computer, you can use the following safe commands to fill your screen with what looks like professional hacking. Input the following into your Terminal window to achieve that effect: top ps -fea ls -ltra

color a[4] X Research source This will change your Command window text from white to green with a black background. Replace the letter following “color” with the numbers 0 - 9 or the letters A - F to change your Command Prompt font color. dir ipconfig tree ping google. com The Ping command checks if a device can communicate with another over a network (but the common person doesn’t know that). Google is used as an example here, but you can use any site.

top ps -fea ls -ltra

color a title HACK WINDOW@echo offtreeping www. google. com -t

This might not work on Windows Vista. You may receive a message warning you that saving a file with a . bat extension will remove all formatting. Click “Yes” to finish creating your . bat file.

Move between keystroke generated fake-hacker text and the fake processes that you can activate by clicking folders that will appear in your browser window after you choose a theme.

Try different arrangements of open windows, or you can leave a few open in the background to make it look like you’re a king hacker.

GUI package managers like Synaptic can be used as well