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Video Clip: Google - Behind the Screen "...the documentary makers dig in their heels about the privacy implications of Google storing its users' search history for an indefinite amount of...

Google Maps mashup Phone Number Geolocator takes the first six digits of a phone number (the area code plus 3) and gives you a close approximation of that number's origin on a Google map. Google has...

Efficiency expert Claire Wolfe details how she works and lives in a 360 square foot cabin. While Claire takes it to the extreme, learning to work productively in cramped quarters is a great skill...

Built on the TiddlyWiki framework, MonkeyGTD boasts all the style and ease of use of the standalone TiddlyWiki, and more features than the GTD-focused GTDTiddlyWiki. Like TiddlyWiki, MonkeyGTD is a...

If you've ever uploaded a video to YouTube, you've probably also been disappointed its quality once its gone through the YouTube compression ringer. The CrunchGear weblog offers several tips for...

You can roll your favorite Linux packages into a burnable ISO file for greater portability, and the Only Ubuntu Linux weblog introduces the APTonCD package that lets you do it. APTonCD ties directly...

Firefox 2.0.0.5 was released yesterday. Nothing terribly exciting to report (unless security fixes excite you), but you can count on seeing an auto-update pop-up in the next day or so if you haven't...

With a little know-how and a lot of time on your hands, you can build your own HDTV antenna. Or you could just shell out $30 for a cheapy and call it a day.

The Web Worker Daily weblog suggests that tackling your email and RSS just once a day can do wonders for boosting your productivity, "freeing up your up your entire day to do your actual work." Their plan of...

Got unlimited text messaging but no IM on your phone? The Hackszine weblog steps through how you can set up and use AIM over SMS. The instructions in the post cover the iPhone (which is notoriously...

Windows/Mac only: Freeware application Jing Project takes screenshots and screencasts, then provides a seamless method for saving and sharing your pics or video via the internet. You can invoke Jing...

Gmail's huge success owes itself in large part to the wide range of applications, browser add-ons, styles, scripts and bookmarklets that work with it. From the get-go Google's stayed out of...

All platforms with Firefox: Stop losing your place on long blocks of text online with the Paragrasp Firefox extension, which highlights the current paragraph and moves to the next with a...

Just want to go straight to your Inbox when you launch Microsoft Outlook? Bypassing the default "Outlook Today" page is easy: in Outlook's advanced settings, set what folder the program should start...

Wired's Clive Thompson explains the value of Twitter better than anyone has yet: that it gives you a social sixth sense. Exactly!

If your PC constantly pauses during shutdown because of hung processes, this quick video shows you how to make a few registry changes that shorten Windows timeout for killing frozen apps, and make...

Mac OS X only: Free utility Combine PDFs does just that - it merges multiple PDF files into one. Drag and drop your PDF's onto its interface, which lets you rearrange and rotate files. When would...

While us old fogies wrestle with overstuffed email inboxes, teens "say e-mail is, like, soooo dead."

The Tricks of the Trade weblog has one today for air conditioner maintainers who need to change the filter:After you have removed the dirty filter and are ready to install the clean one, turn the...

The stable release of GnuCash, the free personal finance manager for Mac, Windows and Linux, is now available. Check out our review of the tester release.

The Only2Clicks.com start page is like speed dial for your frequently-visited web sites - but with tabs. While it lacks major functionality of Netvibes or iGoogle, Only2Clicks' fast load time and...

Linux only: Free open-source app AcetoneISO provides a great deal of disc image manipulation tools not found in the Gnome desktop. AcetoneISO can mount/unmount a variety of image formats (ISO, DMG,...

Add face recognition login with BananaScreenTake advantage of your widescreen monitor with SizerNew Quicksilver for Windows app Skylight looks very promisingSearch text across multiple files with...

Been meaning to add a touch of your own personality to the desktop? Creating your own icons from scratch is easier than you probably thought. Whether you ride the Photoshop bus or the GIMP train,...

Do you know when to seek out The Boss for help with a problem? The Giles Bowkett weblog explores the communication differences between employees and their direct supervisor in small companies and...

Linux only: Free open-source utility Timer Applet makes GTD a breeze in Linux. Timer Applet sits unobtrusively in the system tray and displays the amount of time remaining for the current task. You...

Love Google Toolbar? Love your Lifehacker? Reader Mark O'Neill has put together a Lifehacker search button for Google Toolbar that can both search the Lifehacker archives and also works as a live...

Windows only: In addition to reording your Windows taskbar items, previously mentioned Taskbar Shuffle can now reorder your system tray icons as well. As much as I liked previous versions of Taskbar...

DIY web site Instructables details how to control your computer with spells... er, how to set up voice recognition commands for common actions using a Windows application called Voice Activated...

If you're not happy with the results Google serves up when you search your name, the Simplehelp weblog suggests several web sites you can use to improve your positive standing in search results:...

New Quicksilver-inspired application Dash packs application launching, web search, quick email, Google Calendar, file and folder browsing, and more into a lightweight package (uses around 3MB of...

Mac guy and PC guy can fight for supremacy until the end of time, but there's one simple fact that anyone who's worked on both Mac and Windows knows: Some applications are better on the Mac, others...

Mac users: You already know how to make an encrypted disk image with Disk Utility, but you can also script out this action at the command line. To encrypt a folder named "private" into a...

Household vinegar not only cleans anything and everything, it can also remedy acne, dandruff, arthritis, warts and itching. [via Internet Duct Tape]

Mac only: The signature Mac boot up sound can't even be silenced by plugged-in headphones, but the Startup Sound preference pane does the job. If you don't want to draw attention to yourself in...

CEO Michael Hyatt says in order to stay focused and get productive, we need to spend more time thinking and less time doing.

Your cork fell into the bottle and now you want it out? No need to break the bottle - you can pull it out with a plastic bag and a little ingenuity. Hit the video to see how. Thanks, Antony! [via...

Google shortens the life of user cookies to "improve privacy," but the effect of the change is pretty minimal.

Linux only: Free open-source app nautilus-search-tools adds a link to search for files to the Nautilus right-click menu. If you're not using Google Desktop for Linux or any other search app, you can...

Upgrade your workspace this week at Lifehacker Jobs:Sales Rep - Event Interactive Technology Firm - Zen Mobile Marketing, Norwalk, CTSystem Administrator (Windows & Mac) - Turner Studios, Atlanta,...

Sleepyheads like myself live in perpetual envy of those who can just wake up without an alarm clock. In fact, my college roommate woke up every morning without his alarm going off once. WikiHow...