Well there was some what of different ways to do HDRs in the HDR thread.
The fake way to do it takes a little bit more time but the results are worth it. You can even make them turn out better the more time you spend on them.
This is how i do my fake HDRs. By no means is this the right way to fake HDRs, its just how i learned to fake them on my own.
First you will want to start out with the original picture you want to HDR. I like to auto color it to make the colors stand out a little bit better. (Make sure if you decide to auto color your photos that you do it to every single copy you make.)
Then i will save it into its own seperate folder labled "HDR Processing"
I will then drag that picture into PS and adjust the brightness and contrast to different exposures. You will want to do this from rather dark to rather bright. About 6-9 times. the more the better the quality usually.
When adjusting the pictures and saving them, i find it very helpful to lable the picture as, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0 , 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... 0 being the original -5 being the darkest. It is rather helpful.
Then you will want to batch them using photomatrix pro. You should always start off with the default settings because it will save previous settings from other pictures you've done and you will almost never want to use the same settings on your photos.
And i usually get some pretty good ones...
This one is one of my favorites