Gmail Label Improvements Reduce Need for Folders (and Sub-folders) (8)
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Google’s rolling out some improvements to Gmail labels today, including drag-and-drop labeling, smart hiding of labels you use less often, and a location promotion to right below your inbox. Gmail product manager Todd Jackson told me that about 29% of users actually try out labels in Gmail at all, and these tweaks aim to increase that number. Label Placement Folder-loving users will now find labels right underneath their Inbox, Starred, Sent Mail, and Drafts items, ...
How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network's WEP Password with BackTrack [Wi-Fi] (289)
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You already know that if you want to lock down your Wi-Fi network, you should opt for WPA encryption because WEP is easy to crack. But did you know how easy? Take a look. Today we're going to run down, step-by-step, how to crack a Wi-Fi network with WEP security turned on. But first, a word: Knowledge is power, but power doesn't mean you should be a jerk, or do anything illegal. Knowing how to ...
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starbane said:
Perfect illustration of why not to use WEP.
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Mark said:
Interesting little how-to. I knew it was easy, but never really looked into what software/hardware you'd need to do it.
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ARSHUM said:
anyone still using WEP encrypted wi-fi?
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Adrián Dantas said:
Já fui vitima da baixa segurança do WEP... :(
Better GReader’s Inline Preview Back in Action (6)
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Uploaded a new version of the Better GReader Firefox extension late last week, with a long overdue bug fix on one of its most useful features: inline article preview. While you’re using Google Reader to peruse your feeds, with Inline Preview (click) enabled, you can click the article headline to load it within the Google Reader frame, no new tab required. This is especially useful for news articles that don’t include the full text inside ...
Tweak Your Way to a Better Finder [Mac OS X] (95)
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It's disappointing that Snow Leopard doesn't promise many major new Finder features, but with the right tweaks and plug-ins, you can make browsing files on your Mac significantly better. Image by nono34. Short of purchasing a license for the excellent Path Finder, you can customize Leopard's built-in file manager with just a little effort. Here are a few of my favorite Finder tweaks. (Note: All of these apply to 10.5 Leopard for sure; I did ...
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Darcy said:
Even Macs need smoothing out sometimes and these tweaks add a ton of usability for me.
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Shane said:
Great OS X tips here, especially the ones that beef up QuickLook.
How Matt Mullenweg Works (18)
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Inc. magazine’s “The Way I Work” feature profiles Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress, the software that runs this site. Even though the article byline was “by Matt Mullenweg,” Matt says the reporter actually wrote the piece–so he rewrote it, in his own words, on his blog. (I love this.) Matt’s workday sounds perfect to me. He says it includes: No computer or email for an hour after he wakes up (not to an alarm clock) ...
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Stephen said:
i really like the batch-task idea of meetings one day, coding another, etc. Wish I was a big enough deal to pull that off :-)
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Urbansheep said:
“Matt’s workday sounds perfect to me. He says it includes: No computer or email for an hour after he wakes up (not to an alarm clock)¶No meetings before 11AM ¶Working from home six days a week, even though his office is a five-minute walk from his home ¶Going out for long lunches (and having meetings over food) ¶Batching his tasks to avoid context switching: all his meetings in one day, all coding TODO’s in another, all his errands in another.”
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robert said:
Must-read article for Wordpress fans. Matt seems like a great guy.
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Sara, Ms Adventures in Italy said:
Geek moment: Andrea Beggi citato da Gina Trapani!! Ok, solo la foto, ma comunque :)
iPhone 3GS? Not Enough to Justify the Cost (and AT&T Sucks) | Smarterware (30)
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Asked my Twitter peeps whether or not they were buying the just-released iPhone 3GS, and 175 replies later, the response is a pretty solid NO. Almost 80% of respondents are passing on the 3GS mainly because they don’t think the upgrade is worth the money, they’re not eligible for the upgrade pricing, they think AT&T blows, they’re waiting for next year’s model, or they’re simply happy with their current phone. The other 20% were thrilled ...
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GG said:
'No multitasking, no physical qwerty, crappy 3mp camera, non swappable battery, better version coming out next year. ... and the main reason… every Hipster idiot has one and God knows I want nothing in common with those people.'
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mac said:
I can get 60% and up of what I use my home computer for done on my phone. The big one just has a bigger screen, better keyboard, and good speakers. If there was some sort of dock I could stick my phone into for that, I'd be set.
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felix said:
the iPhone is a decent computer, but only if you don't actually do any work on it.
When Social Networking Becomes Self-Incrimination (14)
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What I love most about my friend Penelope Trunk’s Twitter feed (and all her writing) is that it’s raw, personal, and hilarious. But I imagine getting served with legal documents that involve a printout of it wasn’t so hilarious.
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Andrew said:
Be careful with what you put online.
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Wyn said:
You got served.
Simulate Office Presence with Skype and VNC [Remote Control] (95)
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Former cubicle jockey Jonathon Wilson now works from home, but it's almost exactly as if he's at his desk at the office. In the comments of my recent article on working remotely, Jonathon explains his unconventional setup: I still have my computer at work, in my office cube (right in the middle of things). I set up a webcam there along with speakers. I have second cam at home, and I simply Skype in to ...
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Richard said:
Why did I have to call an outside line to get your number?
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thecolor said:
OK, and I thought I was the only one who did this. ;)
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Larry Russell said:
This is an interesting ideal.
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Chris said:
This would be an interesting experiment. If someone was doing this in my office, I'd walk up to their PC and say "Computer, I need you to update your TPS report cover sheet". I would demand that the remote employee talk in a computer voice so I could feel like we had a robot working at our company.
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Kevin Peterson said:
This is an awesome idea
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jonezy said:
cool idea!
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Dusty said:
I may be working from home a lot more next year. This is a weird, but interesting solution to that disconnected feeling you get from having a remote office.
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Heather said:
Shared for Chrissy-pants.
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Heidi Hansen said:
very creative!
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Rodrigo said:
Genial!
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sneaker said:
Skype autoanswer ftw!
Simulate Office Presence with Skype and VNC (37)
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Former cubicle jockey Jonathon Wilson now works from home, but it’s almost exactly as if he’s at his desk at the office. In the comments of my recent article on working remotely, Jonathon explains his unconventional setup: I still have my computer at work, in my office cube (right in the middle of things). I set up a webcam there along with speakers. I have second cam at home, and I simply Skype in to ...
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Alex said:
Hot
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Casey said:
this is nuts
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MichaelR said:
twittered
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Kerry said:
hey! Sounds like a great idea. I already skype in anyway.
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John Fishback said:
Awesome, but kind of creepy.
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Christina Helton said:
I would love to work out a deal like this at my work. :)
Better Webapps Collection of Firefox Extensions Now Available (7)
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Now that Mozilla’s launched Add-on Collections, an easy way to subscribe to lists of good extensions for Firefox and friends, it only made sense to compile my series of Better extensions into a single collection. Subscribe to the Better Webapps Firefox extension collection to get all the add-ons I’m still maintaining: Better Gmail 2, Better GReader, Better Amazon, Better YouTube, Better Flickr, Better GReader, and Better GCal. (Yes, some of these I maintain a bit ...
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greenergrad said:
I don't bother using these webapps without these addons. Great stuff.
Hands On with Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Developer Preview) (56)
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The upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard will cost $29 for current Leopard users and won't include new features—so will it be worth the trouble? We got our hot little hands on the developer preview to find out. I installed the early version of Snow Leopard Apple gave out to developers attending their WWDC event last week (build 10A380) on my 2007 MacBook Pro (the 15-inch 2.16 GHz model with 3GB of RAM). This ...
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yooper1019 said:
10 second shut down? crazy!
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Hector Villarreal said:
Very good preview of what to expect in Snow Leopard.
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Blake said:
this might be worth it just for quicktime x.
Master the Art of Working Remotely (11)
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Over the past five years I've worked off-site and online for employers across the country using email, chat, and web-based collaboration apps. My work life has been the envy of my traditional nine-to-five friends. While they suit up in an office-appropriate outfit, grab the briefcase, and brave a commute every weekday, I get to work from home (and my employers get to save money on office space). But working with people in different cities and ...
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Here's how to work with your team, even when it mean that you are working remotely.
Google Wave Questions and Answers [Google Wave] (175)
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After whinging loudly about not having access to the Google Wave preview, Santa GOOG dropped me an invite. Last night I held a Wave Q&A on Twitter; here are the results, complete with screenshots. I'm no Wave expert, but now that I've got my dirty little paws on it I had some insights to share. The question and answer transcript is here, plus those images. Click to see the full-sized version of any image in ...
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Teeth Maestro said:
Google Wave is defintely a must watch inovation to come out very soon - a mashup of Gmail - Gtalk and Docs - should be good for collaborative networking
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eEditor said:
I know I am not supposed to lust after women...but the Bible says nothing about lusting after technology.
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LeRoy said:
I am very excited for wave.
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James Watson said:
Love the question 'what's the freakiest thing about google wave' - and answer 'talking to strangers because no-one you know is on it!'
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笑炊 said:
Great work
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sneaker said:
I want an invite!
Google Wave Questions and Answers (40)
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After whinging loudly about not having access to the Google Wave preview, Santa GOOG dropped an invite off in my inbox last night. Sadly I have no invites to give you, but I want to share the love how I can. Last night I held a Wave Q&A on Twitter, where folks asked anything they wanted to know about the app and I did my best to answer. I’m no Wave expert, but now that ...
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ahumblejedi said:
Wonder when the actual release date is?
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Urbansheep said:
DO WANT! Если у кого-то будет контрамарка на гугл-вейв, пришлите, пожалуйста.
The Google Wave Highlight Reel (19)
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I haven’t gotten an invite to try out the Google Wave Preview (yet? pretty please Mister Google?), but based solely on the 80-minute demonstration video, two weeks later I’m still jazzed about the upcoming product. Everyone I talk to about Wave who’s not a tech journalist hasn’t taken the time to watch the lengthy video, which is understandable. If you haven’t either, you’re in the right place. To save you the trouble, using TubeChop I’ve ...
Lifehacker - The Google Wave Highlight Reel - Google Wave (99)
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We haven't been invited to try out Google Wave (yet? pretty please Mister Google?), but based on the 80-minute demonstration video, we're jazzed about it. Don't have 80 minutes? These eight 30-60 second clips highlight the best parts of Google Wave. Inline Replies First the simple stuff. Google says Wave is what email would be if it were invented today, so it looks a whole lot like Gmail. But all editing and commenting happen on ...
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Jacob said:
Erin, Google has your back"This was the ultimate OMGPONIES! moment for me in the Wave demo. Using a natural language model, Google Wave's spellchecker makes smart corrections based on the context of your word. For example, Google Wave auto-corrects the sentence "Icland is an icland" to "Iceland is an island." (Guess all those billions of web pages can really come in handy.)"
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Jeremy said:
I can't wait for this!
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Alon said:
In case anyone doesn't want to sit through all 120 minutes...
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sneaker said:
Cool, look forward to trying out Google Wave!
Upcoming Tech That Will Rock Your World [Upgrades] (79)
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Major announcements from Google, Microsoft, and Apple in the last few weeks have techies flipping out about the awesomeness coming to our browsers, pockets, and desktops in the very near future. Strap on your jetpacks; let's take a look. Google Wave Google Wave is the one item on this list whose reading on the SQUEE-o-meter is off the charts. The ambitious new messaging platform sets out to reinvent email for the modern web. Google Wave ...
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Nick Valentino said:
Wow. Even Microsoft is cleaning up its code and reducing the bloat. The apocalypse is night, people!
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trygve said:
This is, bar none, the best short description of Google Wave I've yet come across. I saw people get really excited when it first came out, but nothing I read actually helped me understand why until I invested the 80 minutes to watch the developer demo. But this first paragraph does it quite succinctly.
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Ted Aronson said:
Google Wave looks sexy as all hell. WANT
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Derek said:
Surprised to see Windows 7 in there, but I've been hearing lots of good things about it.
Extreme Makeover: The Email Inbox Edition (10)
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Like all powerful tools, email is a blessing AND a curse. On one hand you can instantly send a message around the world with the click of a button. On the other, an active email address subjects you to a shower of spam, automated notifications, irrelevant CC's, rambling memos, and urgent requests all stuffed into your inbox and demanding your attention every day. If you're spending more time dealing with email than getting actual work ...
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Front Porch said:
A further note on how to organize your inbox to improve work efficiency.
The Google Wave Highlight Reel (30)
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I haven’t gotten an invite to try out the Google Wave Preview (yet? pretty please Mister Google?), but based solely on the 80-minute demonstration video, two weeks later I’m still jazzed about the upcoming product. Everyone I talk to about Wave who’s not a tech journalist hasn’t taken the time to watch the lengthy video, which is understandable. If you haven’t either, you’re in the right place. To save you the trouble, using TubeChop I’ve ...
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channing said:
good overview
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Monkey said:
If you want to explain Wave in short clips.
What You DO Get in Mac OS X Snow Leopard [Mac OS X] (38)
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Mac owners can get Snow Leopard this fall for a modest $29, a full $100 less than previous OS X updates. Why is that? Well, while Snow Leopard's under-the-hood enhancements are plentiful, there aren't a whole lot of new user-facing features. And that's what sells operating systems at a $129 price point. Instead, this time for 30 bucks you get "enhancements and refinements" (Apple's words). Still, even though you might have to dig for them, ...
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Bwana said:
But the previous updates didn't require another OS to be there. $129 got me a full blown OS install..this $29 is just an "upgrade" which requires Leopard. If you want the full version, it's not actually cheaper.
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Michael said:
If the Exchange support works, then I'd happily pay the $130... at least for my work laptop, I will probably leave Christine's macbook and the mini alone.
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ydant said:
half the disk usage makes this much more feasible for a hackintosh on the ole' netbook (it only has 16GB of (SSD) disk space)...
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Chris said:
Snow Leopard doesn't sound too exciting to be honest, with the exception of Chinese character handwriting recognition. Should be useful for reading Japanese books, depending on which languages are supported.
