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Use Foam Packing Peanuts to Hold a Nail, Secure a Screw [Clever Uses] (5)
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Order a lot of stuff online? You know what an infection foam packing peanuts can feel like in your house. Keep a few handfuls of the little buggers handy, though, for home projects that involve nails and screws. More »Comment View comments -
Brizzly for iPhone Streamlines and Improves Twitter [Downloads] (5)
oniPhone/iPod touch: Web-based Twitter client Brizzly is just like Twitter's web site, except better in every way. Brizzly's free iPhone app is a similar experience upgrade, with web-synced lists and muting, news and search tracking, easy photo uploads, and more. More »
- Chad said: You'd think "best iPhone Twitter client available right now" would have better than a two star rating in the app store. It's one of the few who upload pictures to Flickr though, so I'll be checking it out.
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Launch Games and Emulator ROMs from Boxee [Games] (3)
onIf Boxee is your main media interface, you don't have to shut it down to enjoy some old-school emulation gaming. A clever Launcher app, and some command line tweaking, lets you jump right into Zelda, Mario, and other ROMs.You'll have to hunt down your own video game images (ROMs) and an emulator app for your Windows or Linux system, though the MakeUseOf.com site recommends Mednafen as a fairly compatible emulator app. Inside Boxee, you'll add ...Comment View comments
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Launch Games and Emulator ROMs from Boxee [Games] (4)
onIf Boxee is your main media interface, you don't have to shut it down to enjoy some old-school emulation gaming. A clever Launcher app, and some command line tweaking, lets you jump right into Zelda, Mario, and other ROMs. More »Comment View comments
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DoubleTwist Adds Podcasting to Its Device Syncing Powers [Updates] (3)
onWindows: doubleTwist makes for a convenient way of syncing your smartphone, camera, and other USB-plug-able gadgets, especially if you're not using Apple products. Now doubleTwist does a great job of finding and monitoring podcasts, and sending them where you want to listen. More »Comment View comments
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DoubleTwist Adds Podcasting to Its Device Syncing Powers [Updates] (2)
onWindows: doubleTwist makes for a convenient way of syncing your smartphone, camera, and other USB-plug-able gadgets, especially if you're not using Apple products. Now doubleTwist does a great job of finding and monitoring podcasts, and sending them where you want to listen.For Android users, especially, doubleTwist's growth into areas like podcast management is welcome news, as the desktop media manager has become what many call an "iTunes for Android"—and we tend to agree. For anyone ...Shared by Daggity (58) Steve (56)Comment View comments
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doubleTwist Adds Podcasting To Its Device Syncing Powers (1)
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Windows: doubleTwist makes for a convenient way of syncing your smartphone, camera and other USB-plug-able gadgets, especially if you’re not using Apple products. Now doubleTwist does a great job of finding and monitoring podcasts, and sending them where you want to listen. (more…)Shared by J (245)Comment View comments -
Opera Mini 5 Beta Browses Speedily on Android [Downloads] (3)
onAndroid/Windows Mobile/BlackBerry: Opera's Mini browser isn't the same as its Turbo-sporting Mobile, but it's still got a neat start page, smart image controls, desktop syncing, and fast rendering. All of that has just landed in the Android Market. More »Comment View comments
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Use Foam Packing Peanuts to Hold a Nail, Secure a Screw [Clever Uses] (4)
onOrder a lot of stuff online? You know what an infection foam packing peanuts can feel like in your house. Keep a few handfuls of the little buggers handy, though, for home projects that involve nails and screws.The web site for venerable fixer-upper mag This Old House has compiled 10 somewhat clever uses for packing foam peanuts, some of which home and garden perfectionists might find useful (elevating plants inside a vase, anyone?). The two ...Comment View comments
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Future Hard Drive Upgrades Will Slow Down XP Users [Windows XP] (4)
onWindows XP is the most widely used operating system in the world, but users might be given a firm reason to upgrade soon. The BBC reports that, as hard drives expand their sector sizes from 512 bytes to a new industry standard of 4 kilobytes, XP users could see a performance hit, especially when writing data. Some advanced drives will be able to emulate the older sector sizes for compatibility, but still, those building their ...Comment View comments
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Opera Mini 5 Beta Browses Speedily on Android [Downloads] (2)
onAndroid/Windows Mobile/BlackBerry: Opera's Mini browser isn't the same as its Turbo-sporting Mobile, but it's still got a neat start page, smart image controls, desktop syncing, and fast rendering. All of that has just landed in the Android Market.Why consider Opera over the built-in, WebKit-based Android browser? For one thing, if you're using Opera on the desktop, you can enable Opera Link support to sync up your bookmarks and start-up page links. If you find yourself ...Shared by Danie (46) photosandtext (24)Comment View comments
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Google Maps Adds Bike-Friendly Directions and Trails [Google Maps] (14)
onIt's long been one of Google Map's most requested features, and now it's here. Recreational cyclists and bike commuters alike can plot cycle-friendly routes, find trails, and avoid snarling traffic with Google Maps' Bicycle layer.Maps' bike-friendly, green-toned map can be accessed in a few ways: by choosing "Bicycle" from the drop-down box below your destination when you're looking for directions; by hitting the "More" button along the upper-right buttons, or heading directly to Google Maps ...Shared by © D/\\/IIID ℠ ® (96) Dietmar (93) Dr (103) Eric (38) Félegyházi Dávid (36) Jeffrey (43) Joe (36) joelsephus (6) malteo (4) Nguyen (3) and four more »
- Philippe said: Je veux ça à Montréal! :)
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Google Maps Adds Bike-Friendly Directions and Trails [Google Maps] (26)
onIt's long been one of Google Map's most requested features, and now it's here. Recreational cyclists and bike commuters alike can plot cycle-friendly routes, find trails, and avoid snarling traffic with Google Maps' Bicycle layer. More »Shared by a (91) Alex (41) Dimitri (6) DJ (40) EJ (9) Eric (1) Félegyházi Dávid (36) Gabriel Saldana (2) garthee (4) Heather (38) and 16 more »Explore read five notes
- Dimitri said: Practical Green-ness is awesome.
- Gabriel Saldana said: feature that has been on OpenStreetMap for years
- radmike said: this is rad!!
- EJ said: I have been waiting for this for so long.
- IThink said: Just as well the snow is melting. Soon it will be time to get back on the bicycle and check how this can help me. Now all I need is an android phone to navigate with.
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Completely Erase Storage Drives for Security [Security] (13)
onNo matter how you're getting rid of a computer or external drive, you want all your data removed from it, because identity thieves love laziness. MaximumPC details the best ways to wipe down a hard drive, SSD, or USB drive. More »Shared by Anski (29) balintd (76) Cupcake Jenni (66) Darin (149) DJ (40) DMClark84 (24) Koffdrop (29) Mike (14) nlnnet (25) rmccue (6) and three more »Comment View comments
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Delicious Extension Synchronizes Bookmarks with Google Chrome [Downloads] (17)
onChrome: If you've got a good stash of bookmarks tucked away in Delicious, you can keep on saving and tagging them, and even synchronize them with your browser bookmarks, using a new, beta Chrome extension. More »Shared by Aaron Traffas (36) Baljinder (32) bardic (46) David (11) DJ (40) Eric (16) Gera (12) hnouwens (43) jarrold (9) Joshua (1) and seven more »Comment View comments
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The Common Sense Guide to "Organic" and Other Food Labels [Food] (38)
onEverywhere you look, food is trying to impress you with how natural it is, but the message is vague and often misleading. What does "organic" actually mean? What separates "grass-fed" from "free range"? We're separating real, meaningful labels from eco-hype.Photo by greenblog. Even if you could care less about the growing media presence and consumer curiosity around food sourcing and handling, it helps to know what you're getting when you're forced to pay more for ...Shared by aegreen (8) ashburn (36) Babelfish (103) Bill (64) C (40) Darren (7) DJ (40) DMClark84 (24) Dustin (15) ErichZ (8) and 28 more »Explore read five notes
- ErichZ said: I'd like to see a Canadian version of this...
- Kyle said: A pretty good article, with the big take away being: stay skeptical. I've always thought broad terms like organic/grass fed/free range were dubious and this helps support that. It's too easy to slap a word on food for marketing purposes these days.
- Tommy said: Organic does not always mean 100% organic, read the fine print, or just stay away from them and stick with traditional.
- Sage said: Great guide to finding high-quality ingredients.
- Joe said: What an absolute mess! Who'd have thought people would have to learn a new language so they could buy healthier foods at the grocery store?
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Thinking Space Maps Your Mind on Android [Downloads] (14)
onAndroid: Your best thoughts can come to you when you're nowhere near your work space. If you're carrying an Android phone, Thinking Space is an elegant and convenient way to map out where your mind goes on the go.Thinking Space does most of what you'd want a desktop mind mapping package to do, and a little more, in some cases. You'll figure out the methods for adding and branching thoughts pretty quickly, and if you're ...Shared by adantas (20) BaddMann (52) Brooke (6) Cupcake Jenni (66) Hasan (82) Kyle (39) Le (214) Mark (13) Matt (22) Mike (45) and four more »Comment View comments
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Firefox's Next JavaScript Engine Will Borrow from WebKit [Firefox] (14)
onMozilla's home-brewed JavaScript engine for its Firefox browsers, TraceMonkey, has impressed us before, but in the raw benchmark game, it's starting to fall behind its competitors. To up its game, Firefox's developers are building a new engine, dubbed JägerMonkey. Ars Technica writes that the new compiler uses some open-source WebKit code to get the job done, including parts of Apple's just-in-time compiler. Promising news—though it's worth noting that, at the moment, Opera seems to hold ...Shared by Bastoune46 (32) d3a1i0 (27) ehu4ever (157) foxmachia (92) Jason (11) keith (99) kmohr25 (94) Lorin (66) M9 (4) marleyuk (231) and four more »
- foxmachia said: Webkit rules？
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Cook En Papillote for Efficient, Healthy Meals [Cooking] (16)
onYesterday Lisa showed us a easy, full meal cooked on one baking sheet. Want another meal you can pull off with little fuss and hardly any cleanup? Cooking "en papillote," or in wrapped packets, is healthy and fairly foolproof.The method behind cooking en papillote is to put some or all of the components of a meal into a wrapped packet of some sort—pastry dough, banana or bamboo leaves, aluminum foil, wax paper, or whatever you've ...Shared by Airwin (3) Denubis (57) DJ (40) Erik (3) freality (14) Gambrill (48) Glen (10) heidigoseek (18) Jim (64) nefarious (38) and six more »Comment View comments
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Manually Refresh POP Mail Fetching in Gmail [Gmail Labs] (25)
onGmail uses a common timing algorithm to fetch messages from POP accounts, one you can somewhat game, but sometimes you want to get at a message you know has arrived. A new Labs feature adds a manual refresh button for POP grabbing.Head to your Labs settings and enable the "Refresh POP accounts" lab, then hit "Save changes" at the bottom or top of the page. From then on, you'll see a "Refresh" link to the ...Shared by 0m4r (54) Aaron Traffas (36) Brownspank (40) Chris (18) Cupcake Jenni (66) Da (2) David (8) Erik (37) Ern (6) F.Selçuk AKBAŞ (9) and 15 more »Comment View comments
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