Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Interesting Stuff

6/4/2007 7:00:00 PM
How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 Patrick Dodds says: "All we need now is a way of getting rid of Windows Media Player...." Forever stamp not a good investment envador says: "Let's not forget...
6/4/2007 6:00:00 PM
Mac OS X only: Free, open source application Permanent Eraser securely erases files on your Mac. As of OS 10.3, Macs have had the "Secure Empty Trash" option in the Finder menu, which provides a...
6/4/2007 5:00:00 PM
The iGoogle Compound gadget lets you collapse multiple iGoogle homepage gadgets into one tabbed gadget. After you add the gadget to your homepage, you can collapse any of your visible gadgets into...
6/4/2007 4:00:00 PM
The UneasySilence weblog points us toward the pocket-sized Credit Card Cutlery. These sleak little bits of utensil lay flat in a small credit card case ready to jump into action at the first sign of...
6/4/2007 3:00:00 PM
Firefox with Greasmonkey: Filter Google image search results by faces, news-related images, or go back to the default search with the Google Image Type Recognition Greasemonkey script. The script...
6/4/2007 2:44:08 PM
If you want to beef up your browser against Phishing attempts, Security Hacks lists 10 Anti-Phishing Firefox Extensions. If you weren't already savvy to Phishers, you should be after adopting one of...
6/4/2007 2:00:00 PM
You've already picked the winners of our home-integrated and multi-monitor havens, so today it's time to pick our winner from the "It's on the walls that matters" submissions. The common thread...
6/4/2007 12:00:00 PM
My mom had a minor stroke last week and was unable to speak. (She's fine now, thank God.) But when it happened, we had no idea where her "stuff" was - her insurance info, her bank accounts, even...
6/4/2007 11:30:00 AM
Just noticed this tidbit from a 2006 Fortune magazine feature (which we featured when it was published): Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products at Google, keeps her todo list in plain text. Mayer...
6/4/2007 11:00:00 AM
The Zen Habits blog lists 10 benefits of getting up early and strategies for transforming your night owl self into an early riser.
6/4/2007 10:39:51 AM
PR guy Steve Rubel says he plans his workday like football coaches who "script" the first 5 plays of a game: Each night I now script out the first five things I will do when I get to the office. If I...
6/4/2007 10:14:50 AM
The Cool Tools weblog sings the praises of the Rosetta Stone Language Learning system, online or desktop software for getting fluent in a foreign tongue: The genius of the process involves using...
6/4/2007 10:00:56 AM
Download Squad says there is no privacy issue with iTunes Store DRM-free files. Lifehacker readers seem to agree: "In other news, items that are sent to you via the postal service have metadata...
6/4/2007 9:44:20 AM
Windows Vista only: You're installing a bunch of software, and Windows Vista's "Need your permission to continue" prompts are driving you mad. You already know how to disable User Account Control...
6/4/2007 9:41:13 AM
After he lost his address book along with his stolen phone, Blogger Dumb Little Man covers several ways to back up your cell phone contacts.
6/3/2007 4:00:00 PM
Keeping track of your passwords is easier than ever before with the host of methods and applications out there that can help you out. Productivity blog Lifehack.org has rounded up ten of the best...
6/3/2007 3:00:00 PM
Financial blogger Ramit Sethi has written up two very detailed articles on his experience with unwarranted bank fees and how he negotiated his way out of them. The trick? Know your rights, be...
6/3/2007 2:00:00 PM
The Red Cross has put together a site for those who have been affected by a disaster to notify friends and family that they are okay: Concerned family and friends can search the list of those who...
6/3/2007 1:00:00 PM
It's a relatively simple process to make Gmail the default email client when using Firefox. Technology blogger Amit Agarwal has written up a good tutorial on how to make this happen. He states that...
6/3/2007 12:00:00 PM
If you'd like to disable Skype tips and messages for good, there's an easy way to accomplish this. Tech-Recipes shows us how: Click Tools and select Options. On the left side, select...
6/3/2007 11:00:00 AM
If you have a mortgage, you might be surprised at how much money you can save by adding just a few extra dollars a month to the principal. Financial blog Wise Bread has put together three DIY...
6/3/2007 10:00:00 AM
If you haven't had the chance to experiment with iGoogle's tab feature, the Google Tutor has created a quick and simple tutorial to help you get started. It's pretty much as easy as 1,2,3: I...
6/2/2007 4:00:00 PM
Work and happiness? To some people, that might seem like an oxymoron. However, the Happiness Project has come up with a few ways that you can control your level of contentment and well-being in the...
6/2/2007 3:00:00 PM
If you've ever had the hankering to create your own customized Photoshop brush, you'll love this easy to follow tutorial from design blog Bittbox on how to accomplish this very thing. This is so...
6/2/2007 2:00:00 PM
If you have a crowded commute, you can make it a bit better with Hack The Day's subway and/or train survival tips. Since I'm pretty claustrophobic, I tend to avoid these kind of situations. However,...
6/2/2007 1:00:00 PM
Web Worker Daily has done a quick roundup of their picks for the top seven online note-taking applications. I've tried most of these at some time or another, and I have to agree with the author that...
6/2/2007 12:00:00 PM
Since I'm already on my second bulk box of popsicles this spring, I've been looking for a good way to cut down on the mess. RealSimple to the rescue: Slide the wooden stick of an ice pop through a...
6/2/2007 11:00:00 AM
Did you know that most movie theaters/movie chains offer free family-oriented movies during the summer on weekday mornings? Parenting blog Raising4Boys.com has compiled a pretty comprehensive list of...
6/2/2007 10:00:00 AM
Tech enthusiast Livia Iacolare has created a handy-dandy comparison chart of the best web-based instant messenger services out there right now, complete with features, supported networks, and...
6/2/2007 9:00:00 AM
It's just about that time of year when many high school and college students will be will be unleashed onto the world, and there's quite a bit of formality about the occasion that can be tricky to figure...
6/1/2007 8:00:00 PM
Get Lifehacker's best posts delivered straight to your RSS reader once a week using our Highlights feed. If that's not enough LH for you, instead grab our daily top stories feed. This week's best...
6/1/2007 6:00:00 PM
Windows only: Freeware application PDF-XChange Viewer is a quick PDF reader that lets you perform all kinds of useful PDF editing tasks. Among all of the features (and it is rich with them),...
6/1/2007 5:00:00 PM
The Of Zen and Computing weblog posts several tips to setting up roadblocks around your online pictures to keep them from being "stolen" or used without your permission. The post discusses a few...
6/1/2007 4:00:00 PM
The Lockergnome weblog details how to disable drag-and-drop text editing in Microsoft Word. Here's how (if you're using pre-2007 versions of Word, here's how): Within Word, click the Microsoft...
6/1/2007 3:00:00 PM
Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): The Dictionary Switcher Firefox extension automatically toggles your Firefox dictionary based on the site you're visiting or the language you're currently typing...
6/1/2007 2:00:00 PM
Voting has closed on yesterday's hot home-integrated workspaces (congrats to K Maxson and his Sunny and cacti setup for bringing home the win), which means it's time to vote for your favorite...
6/1/2007 12:00:00 PM
Ubuntu 7.04 has quickly become the operating system of choice for millions of people around the world - whether they're Linux newcomers, Windows and Mac defectors or pony-tailed system administrators...
6/1/2007 11:30:00 AM
Big ups to this week's sponsors for helping us continually churn the butter of productivity: Canon, Casio, Don Julio, eBay UK, Igo, Windows Vista, Nokia, Select Comfort, Sprint, TiVo, Toyota, and...
6/1/2007 11:00:00 AM
The Dumb Little Man weblog says that Google Gears - the big G's new technology that enables offline access to web application data - could make us more productive: Currently, if you use online...
6/1/2007 10:40:24 AM
A pharmacist at the Tricks of the Trade weblog has a tip on how to get down hard-to-swallow capsules: Place the capsule in your mouth, take a drink of water, and tilt your head forward instead of...
6/1/2007 10:38:21 AM
Steve Jobs on how to get an iPhone when it's released on June 2529th: "Don't go to an Apple store. It will be a madhouse there. People will be lined up around the block, sleeping on the sidewalk to...

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