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Set up a "boss key" with Show Desktop "Show Desktop creates a button in the dock and/or menu bar that automatically minimizes certain applications with the click of the mouse."View images inside...

ShowMyPC.com does remote desktop control with an open-source attitude. By wrapping VNC, SSH, and plink into two free stand-alone executables, controlling another computer remotely is a cinch. One...

Blogger Steve Olson claims intuition is a shortcut to productivity, insight, and innovation, and that we can take active steps to hone it. What do you think -- can you really improve your intuition,...

Windows only: Freeware app WinTabber can add tabs to any program for easy grouping. Not only can WinTabber group multiple instances of the same program into tabs, but it can also group different...

The cross platform digital media Swiss Army knife VLC can play just about any filetype you throw at it, including ripped DVDs. The Hackszine weblog dives into how to open and play discs ripped to...

Why is my PC shocking me?If you were about to come into a lot of money, what gadgets would you buy?How do I connect my cell phone to my computer via USB?How can I get Gmail to show up in Google...

Managing a group of people can be tough, especially when summer rolls around and employees start gearing up for vacation. Web site WhosOff attempts to streamline vacation management with a series of...

Windows only: Like the future? Freeware application BananaScreen adds face recognition login to your webcam-enabled Windows computer. To use, just install BananaScreen and create a face model. Then...

If yesterday's Socket Pocket charger wasn't enough to handle your multi-gadget needs, Instructables describes how you can make your own DIY, cable-hiding charging box on the cheap (I'd call it about...

Windows only: Got a widescreen monitor and want to take full advantage of every last pixel? Freeware application Sizer resizes windows to pixel-specific sizes through the right-click menu so that...

The newly Google-acquired FeedBurner now boasts simple integration with Blogger, giving Blogger users an easy way to track and understand their RSS subscribers.

It's that time of the week again: Time to pull back the curtain and take a look at your customized Firefoxes. The submissions keep pouring in, and we're still surprised and impressed at the cool...

Creative professionals should relish their completed to-do's by decorating the walls with them, says the consultants at Behance: Especially amidst heavy, burdensome projects with hundreds of action...

Cycling fans should check out the slick Tour de France Live Tracker 2007, which displays GPS-tracked riders on a Google Map with live-updating position, heartbeat, speed and altitude information. ...

All platforms with Firefox: If you keep your bookmarks arranged in folders and subfolders, you know it can be annoying to navigate several levels just to get to the link you need. Luckily the 2...

An Ask MetaFilter user explains what goes on behind the scenes when you do a Google search. [via 43F]

Reader Matthew receives new posts to his favorite web site as text messages on his mobile phone. Here's how he set it up, using Gmail and his phone's text message email address: 1. Find the URL for...

The first test version of Gobuntu, a Ubuntu variant devoid of proprietary software has been released. [via CNET News Blog]

Linux/Mac/Cygwin: Bash scripts are collections of command line operations that automate frequently-performed actions in the terminal. If you're sick of typing out a set of commands one by one, it's...

Forgot the password to your beloved Mac? Hackaddict.net shows how you can reset your password without the OS X installation discs.

A dual-monitor desk with your name on it awaits this week at Lifehacker Jobs: Junior PHP Programmer - SalesBuilder, Los Angeles, CABusiness Intelligence Analyst - PITT OHIO EXPRESS, Pittsburgh,...

Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Open source extension User Agent Switcher changes how Firefox identifies itself to the web sites you visit. By default, UAS can identify itself as Internet Explorer,...

Geek to Live: Choose (and remember) great passwords "Whether it's the dozens of web sites that require you log in to use them, or your ATM card PIN, or your wireless network login, how do you decide...

Mac OS X only: Free app LiteIcons customizes the look of your Mac's system icons. Just drag and drop replacement icons directly onto your current system icons to change them. If you go overboard,...

Learn how to schmooze your way to the top with Bnet's guide to conquering office politics. Very few people enjoy the B.S. that encompasses office politics, but the reality is that some form of...

CNN reports that Americans are taking fewer and shorter vacations: The reasons vary, from having too few vacation days available to lacking money for travel. But in some cases, it seems, many people...

Mac OS X only: Donationware app Time Out battles repetitive stress injury by scheduling short and long breaks at regular intervals on your Mac. Similar to previously mentioned AntiRSI, Time Out...

Third party Amazon shopping web site Uncluttr makes shopping Amazon a simple drag and drop experience. Searching for a product brings up images of the results with prices; you can view more details...

Windows only: Freeware application SysTrayMeter is a system tray application that displays your CPU and RAM usage in one space-saving system tray icon. The icon is color-coded to indicate...

Socket Pocket is an electronic outlet plate that includes a holster for your to-be-charged gadget designed to eliminate the cord clutter and counter space requirements of the normal plug-and-charge...

Installing the recently introduced Flock is a breeze in Linux. Tech site appdir.org runs through the quick process for Ubuntu, including how to add Flock to the Gnome menu.

Ever need directions to a location from Google Maps, you can see the location in front of you on the map, but you don't actually know the address? Google Maps can now add new start and end points to...

Most people who keep a headless file server in their bedroom closet are also active members of the Uber Geek Club, but Microsoft is out to change all that with their upcoming Windows Home Server...

Gina gets to profess her love for GeekTool in the latest issue of Macworld magazine, alongside two other informative writeups of the MacFUSE disk mounter and Pacifist system recovery utility.

Windows/Mac/Linux: Free open-source app Google Hacks is a GUI-based query builder designed to help you find free media on the web. Google Hacks is split into five sections so you can easily search...

Gmail lover David Chartier went to great lengths to access his Gmail (with labels!) over IMAP and lives to tell the tale. With IMAP you can access your mail from several different computers and...

Mac user Ali Karbassi demonstrates how to set two different volume levels on your Mac: one for when the headphones are plugged in, and one not - crucial information for those of you toting your Macs...

Mac user Chanpory cleared his desktop of a "zillion random files," placed them into 5 folders based on the Getting Things Done system - and interestingly - prefixed the name of each with a number for...

Previously-mentioned Google Maps data layers called Mapplets have graduated from the developer preview and are now live on Google Maps. To add multiple layers of data points to your maps - like...

Wired News' Michael Calore puts Lifehacker-favorite sleep aid software pzizz to the test. While it helped him sleep, experts remain skeptical. More on pzizz.

For those of you rockin' the corporate Exchange server, it's easy as pie to use Microsoft Outlook 2007 as a feed reader.