Friday, June 15, 2007

Interesting Stuff

Gina Trapani
6/14/2007 11:00:00 PM
Our weekly Top 10 list is already three months old! In case you've missed out, a recap: Top 10 Body Hacks Top 10 Free Windows Downloads Top 10 Must-have Firefox extensions Top 10 Free Computer...
Adam Pash
6/14/2007 10:00:00 PM
Mac OS X only: The Simplehelp weblog has a detailed guide to adding commands to Finder's right-click context menu using a freeware application called OnMyCommand. We've actually covered OnMyCommand...
Kyle Pott
6/14/2007 9:00:00 PM
Linux only: Free open-source app Xnest lets you run multiple sessions (Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc.) concurrently. Additionally, Xnest can be used to remotely connect to and control another computer. ...
Kyle Pott
6/14/2007 8:00:00 PM
Firefox with Greasemonkey: Greasemonkey script NoDelay allows you to bypass "please wait, your download should begin shortly" dialogs and begin downloading files immediately. Although the script...
Adam Pash
6/14/2007 7:00:00 PM
Is it possible to whittle down my Palm functionality to a thumb drive? What easy to use (and free) text editor and ftp clients exist for the Mac? Why is a folder that should have ~1000 folders only...
Adam Pash
6/14/2007 6:00:00 PM
Windows only: The Go-y Launchy plug-in lets you quickly switch to already-opened windows on your desktop. To install, just download the zip folder from SourceForge and copy the Go-y.dll file to...
Kyle Pott
6/14/2007 5:00:00 PM
The Macenstein weblog gives a rundown of how to install Safari 3 Beta and Safari 2 concurrently on the same Mac OS X computer. If you're like me, you rushed out and downloaded the Safari 3 beta...
Adam Pash
6/14/2007 4:00:00 PM
Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Firefox extension Locationbar² tweaks Firefox's address bar to add emphasis to the information contained inside the address bar. It does so by highlighting the top...
Adam Pash
6/14/2007 3:00:00 PM
The Google Blogoscoped weblog has rounded up a handful of "Googmarklets" (i.e., Google bookmarklets) designed to take advantage of several Google services from the comfort of your bookmarks...
Adam Pash
6/14/2007 2:59:00 PM
CNN has paired with Google to introduce the CNN/YouTube debates, in which YouTube users will submit questions to presidential hopefuls in July's Democratic and September's Republican debates.
Adam Pash
6/14/2007 2:00:00 PM
Freeware Windows Mobile application iContact adds iPhone-like scrolling contacts to your Windows mobile phone. Just download the free executable and run in on your phone to give it a try. You can...
Adam Pash
6/14/2007 12:00:00 PM
As we're all aware by now, Safari is now available for Windows. So the question is, is there any compelling reason you might want to switch from the venerable Firefox to Safari? The Safari feature...
Gina Trapani
6/14/2007 11:45:01 AM
Job seekers, upgrade your career at Lifehacker Jobs. This week's listing highlights: IT Manager - Marijuana Policy Project, Washington, DC Quality Assurance Engineer - Principle Solutions Group,...
Gina Trapani
6/14/2007 11:15:59 AM
The Coolest Workspace contest is over, but reader DarkMatter writes in: A while ago you mentioned using peg board to organize all your gadgets under your desk, so I went and bought some for my...
Gina Trapani
6/14/2007 11:00:12 AM
Reader Jes writes in: A few years ago, I was working in at IT department and we were continually losing our core installation CD's such as Windows XP... so we made a CD rack using the bottom part of...
Kyle Pott
6/14/2007 10:30:00 AM
Windows only: Freeware application ShellEnhancer expands the functionality of your Windows desktop tenfold. ShellEnhancer offers several of visual enhancements like rolling up windows, making...
Gina Trapani
6/14/2007 10:29:40 AM
Similar to Google Talk in Gmail, Yahoo launches web-based chatting within Yahoo! Mail. You must be using the Y! Mail beta to see it. Thanks, Ariel!
Gina Trapani
6/14/2007 10:15:18 AM
Reader Timothy writes in: While dozing off the other night I suddenly feared that I had parked my car in a 6AM street sweeping zone. Not wanting to get out of bed at the time (nor at 6 the next...
Kyle Pott
6/14/2007 10:00:00 AM
Mac OS X only: Freeware app Stick 'Em Up creates very customized stickies for your Mac desktop. Stickies are already baked into Mac OS X, but Stick 'Em Up is like Stickies on steroids. Stick 'Em Up...
Gina Trapani
6/14/2007 9:51:42 AM
CNET reports that a Greasemonkey user script or this Firefox extension can subvert China's censorship of Flickr.
Kyle Pott
6/14/2007 9:05:00 AM
Ever wondered how many people are perusing your Flickr photos? Statr is a web-based application that will track the amount of page views your Flickr account receives. Statr for Flickr allows you...
Adam Pash
6/13/2007 9:00:00 PM
Skip straight to the operator with your dirty mouth "The IVR operator gave me a list of options, I said, "F*@#!" and he said: 'I think you said you want to talk to a customer service agent. Is this...
Kyle Pott
6/13/2007 8:00:00 PM
All platforms with Firefox: Firefox extension CacheViewer allows you to search, organize, and save all the files housed in your Firefox cache. Since Firefox doesn't use "Temporary Internet Files"...
Kyle Pott
6/13/2007 7:00:00 PM
The XLNTsolution weblog has a whole stash of system tweaks they recommend to speed up Ubuntu Feisty Fawn. Some of the tips include disabling IPv6, enabling parallel boot processes, reducing the...
Adam Pash
6/13/2007 6:00:00 PM
Mac OS X only: Freeware Finder plug-in Finder Browser lets provides a simple method for browsing all of the images in a folder. The plug-in adds a "Browse Images" entry to Finder's...
Adam Pash
6/13/2007 5:00:00 PM
We've all gotten error messages in Windows, and we generally all take the same approach to getting to the bottom of the error: by searching the contents of the message in Google. The annoying part...
Adam Pash
6/13/2007 4:30:00 PM
Gmail officially supports in-browser Powerpoint viewing via a "View as slideshow" link for attached PPT files, completing the rollout we announced a few weeks ago.
Adam Pash
6/13/2007 4:00:00 PM
The Local Gas Prices iGoogle gadget lets you view the lowest gas prices in your zip code based on prices provided by previously mentioned MSN Autos search results. With gas prices promising an...
Gina Trapani
6/13/2007 3:31:22 PM
Our brother site Gizmodo just clarified their Digg policy, so we thought it was high time we do the same. First, let's state the obvious: Do we love the traffic that a link from the Digg.com front...
Kyle Pott
6/13/2007 3:30:00 PM
Web site TechTarget compiled the cheat sheet of all cheat sheets (a meta cheat sheet, if you will). It's chocked full of references to other cheat sheets with topics ranging from Microsoft Office,...
Adam Pash
6/13/2007 3:00:00 PM
Google Co-op, Google's custom search engine builder, has added an option to beef up your custom searches by letting you including linked-to pages in your custom search. That is, if you've set up a...
Adam Pash
6/13/2007 2:00:00 PM
The Embiggen bookmarklet expands any embedded TinyURL into its original URL, letting you see exactly where this TinyURL is pointing. We've discussed TinyURL etiquette in the past, but that doesn't...
Gina Trapani
6/13/2007 12:00:00 PM
One of the lesser-publicized features of our favorite Windows-on-Mac virtualization software, Parallels 3.0, is its Boot Camp support. Boot Camp is Apple's free software that can boot Windows on...
Gina Trapani
6/13/2007 11:30:00 AM
Windows only: Learning app Keyboard Jedi disables your mouse and forces helps you memorize your favorite application's keyboard shortcuts. No, this software is not any visual overlay or a diagram of...
Kyle Pott
6/13/2007 11:00:00 AM
A reader at the Canon Digital Photography Forums demonstrates how to remove skin blemishes and imperfections using Photoshop. The tutorial is a comprehensive guide that'll show you how to give your...
Gina Trapani
6/13/2007 10:30:00 AM
Free online personal finance manager Expensr tracks your income and expenses and makes a slick pie graph that answers the question "Where did my money go?" Register for the freshly-launched and free...
Kyle Pott
6/13/2007 10:15:00 AM
The Ubuntu Guide web site runs down how to turn your CDs/DVDs and folders into .iso disk images. The process even demonstrates how to create your own MD5 checksum files. This surprisingly simple...
Gina Trapani
6/13/2007 9:45:00 AM
The June 15th tax deadline looms, which means freelancers, sole proprietors and other misc income-making individuals and small businesses have an estimated quarterly tax payment to make. Up until...
Gina Trapani
6/13/2007 9:22:52 AM
In response to recent privacy concerns, Google will obscure user-identifiable data after only 18 months instead of 24.
Gina Trapani
6/13/2007 9:18:30 AM
Photo-sharing site Flickr goes multilingual and adds Spanish, French, German, Korean, Italian, Portuguese and traditional Chinese versions to its interface.
Kyle Pott
6/13/2007 8:51:33 AM
By default Windows XP keeps some built-in programs - like WordPad - out of the Add/Remove Programs box, but it's not hard to make them show their faces. The IntelliAdmin site reports that removing...

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