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Wired writer 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...

Firefox with the Greasemonkey extension: Free user script Pagerization automatically appends the results of the "next page" button to the bottom of the web page you are currently perusing....

Run terminal commands in Launchy Troy F. says: "Slickrun does this right out of the box!"Social networking a waste of time? Eeefresh says: "Since I am an old married guy, I don't have much use for...

Windows only: Freeware app Folder2MyPC adds shortcuts to folders, applications, and Windows components to My Computer. Folder2MyPC can be configured to open shortcuts in the current window or a new...

Reducing your fuel consumption is as simple as changing your driving habits. Open Travel Info offers up 29 tips to reduce your fuel consumption and give your passengers a smoother ride. By focusing...

There's no question that a good newsreader can save oodles of time when you want to track and digest a lot of information from across the web. We're big fans of Google Reader here at Lifehacker, but...

Mac OS X only: Free, open source application Vienna is a desktop-based RSS newsreader for Macs. Vienna's best features include a built-in tabbed browser, smart folders, manual drag-and-drop ordering...

If you've ever forgotten your user account password in OS X, the Hackszine weblog details the simple process of resetting or changing your password. All you need is to remember your username (you do...

Terminal power users already know that a log of all the commands you execute are kept in history. (Go ahead, type history to see them.) Last week we saw that you can sudo your previous command...

The No Thick Manuals wiki has a nice introductory tutorial for automating Windows with the easy-to-learn AutoHotkey scripting language. While many of you likely have no programming experience, you'd...

Webapp Simple GTD manages your task, project and contexts lists in a user-friendly, dynamic interface. Simple GTD is indeed very simple - even registration, which doesn't require email verification...

Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Ever since I saw Safari's superior inline search highlighting, I've been desperate to get the same functionality in Firefox. The XUL/Migemo Firefox extension—which...

Overlooked and difficult to find, there are hundreds of thousands of U.S. government web sites that can help you accomplish a variety of tasks. At the right federal .gov destination you can locate...

Vice President of Financial Planning Rande Spiegelman offers 7 guidelines for reducing personal finance clutter and simplifying your money life. Most of these tips involve consolidating your...

Salon.com's Scott Rosenberg says that spending all that time and energy emptying your inbox is a waste of time: Do we really want the job of in-box attendant and e-mail folder file clerk? The mess...