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Mac OS X only: Wireless manager iStumbler shows you everything you need to know about the wifi, Bluetooth and Bonjour networks in your area. Yesterday after I mentioned the not-free WiFind, ...

The 80/20 rule says that 80% of consequences stem from 20% of causes (in economics.) Productivity blogger Scott H. Young says you can apply that rule to your life to cut out inefficiencies, like...

Wired blogger Scott Gilbertson says the new Camino 1.5 release is closer than ever to being a viable Firefox 2 replacement on the Mac.

How to: Turn your staircase into a set of drawers Get that pill down Automatically change your dictionary language in Firefox Disable drag-and-drop text editing in Word Protect your photos...

Google releases a directory of public calendars, including Netflix DVD release dates, Google logos, Orbitz travel deals and scheduled appearances of politicians like Barack Obama and Hillary...

Formerly Windows-only service LogMeIn offers a free OS X preview of their next version, which will be able to remote control your Mac over the internet. [via jkOnTheRun]

Can't delete that file because Windows says its in use? The Geeks are Sexy blog offers 3 solutions: stop the explorer.exe process in Task Manager, use the Recovery Console from your Windows...

What's air traffic look like right now? The FAA offers a map of major airports across the U.S. and their flight delay status. This is just asking to be a Google Maps mashup. [via inFlightHQ]

Windows only: Freeware application Net Profiles lets you automate tasks—like mapping network drives or switching the default printer—based on the network your computer is currently...

Web site Flickaday encourages you to take a picture of yourself every day (hence the title) and share it anywhere with their embedded player (see above). If you've got a webcam, Flickaday lets you...

Mac OS X only: Donationware application Library Books gives you access to the library books you've checked out, with information like due dates integrated into iCal. You can even set up Library...

The Simple Dollar weblog suggests devoting at least 15 minutes a day to frugality in order to see major benefits in your monthly budget. The idea's all well and good, but what makes the post nice...

It's time to pick the winner of our final workspace week, the Music and miscellany crew, before we run our final poll tomorrow to determine the Coolest Workspace of 2007. So far we've got our...

Mac OS X only: Network utility WiFind adds essential why-isn't-this-built-in information about available wireless networks to your Mac's Airport menu. WiFind saves you the time of testing every...

Popular keynote speaker Clif Atkinson says that bullet points kill PowerPoint presentations. On a friend's recommendation, I picked up Atkinson's book, Beyond Bullet Points, in preparation for an...

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Dear Lifehacker, My job schedule is pretty routine. I only have a special meeting or event once in awhile, so I only need notification when those (rare) events come up to jog my memory. I set up...

Our jet setting sibling site Gridskipper's dipped their chocolate travel advice into Google Maps' peanut butter, and now pinpoint the locations that matter on mini-maps of cities around the globe. ...

Co-author of the Mosaic web browser Marc Andreessen loves "productivity porn" and serves up an extensive list of his favorite life hacks on his blog. This list is stuffed with...

It removes too many elements of the site's design, but this custom Lifehacker user style is still a compliment. You like us enough to mod us!

Windows only: After much too long in the Lifehacker Code backseat, the text-substitution application Texter has seen an upgrade, adding Texter stats, a printable list of your replacements, a new...

Ambient Clock displays what events are coming up Add live TV to your Google homepage Clean up your homepage with the Compound gadget Days Since iGoogle widget tracks how much time has passed Add...

Firefox with Greasmonkey: Look up highlighted text in Wikipedia, Google, Merriam-Webster, or any number of other online search engines using simple keyboard shortcuts with LookItUp2. For example,...

The Google Operating System weblog points out that Google Maps (and Google Earth) have added public transit information to maps, making the recently added public transit stops clickable for more...

Any advice for a Mac-to-Windows switcher? What's a good career for someone with a strong memory? What are some upbeat songs I can listen to while cleaning to make it more bearable? How can I get...

The popular online todo list Remember the Milk has paired up with the spanking new Google Gears to offer a seamless online/offline experience for RTM. Remember the Milk's Google Gears integration is...

I couldn't be more excited to join Boing Boing's Mark Frauenfelder on his live call-in BlogTalkRadio show, Rule the Web, today at 4PM Pacific Time. Listen to the show live from the homepage and give...

Our home-integrated and multi-monitor workspaces have their winners, and it looks like yesterday's top workspace is Jake Arakelian's Contrasting Colors workspace. Today it's time to pick a winner...

The sci-fi dork future has long promised a world of computer interaction and automation in which, the moment you walk into your office, your computer says, "Good morning," shakes your hand, and...

Potential employees, meet your new employers at Lifehacker Jobs:Webhosting Customer Technical Support - Level 1/2 - TVCNet, San Franscisco, CA (Telecommute near SF area)E-Commerce Director -...

Linux.com runs down how to encrypt and sign Gmail messages with the FireGPG Firefox extension.

When the Pointy-Haired Boss says you're "not on the same page," what does he really mean? A section of career advice columnist Penelope Trunk's new book, Brazen Careerist, offers a crash course in...

Mozilla Firefox interface designer Alex Faaborg offers Photoshop mockups of Firefox 3 features under consideration, like page tagging, smart search folders and "private browsing."

A new study shows that 1 in 5 people take their laptop on vacation with them and double that number check work email while they're technically "off" work: The electronic gear was most commonly...

Here's 10 ways to use your camera phone, including developing your photographic memory.

Ask.com launches a new search site today which is more beautiful than it is functional. The slick new look offers dynamic suggestions as you type on the search box page. The results page includes...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...