Shelf Web Pages Instantly (and Get Back to Work) with ReadItLater [Screenshot Tour] (32)
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Surely you come across web pages during the workday that are completely unrelated to actual work, but that you'd love to save for later—and the previously mentioned (and award winning) Firefox extension ReadItLater does just that really well. Once ReadItLater is part of your everyday workflow, it's super-easy to park long articles or interesting tidbits you want to look at over lunch or at home in a "staging area" that's available as an RSS feed, ...
iRinger Turns Music and Video Files into iPhone Ringtones [Featured Windows Download] (18)
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Windows only: Desktop app iRinger converts any video or music file into an iPhone ringtone, including YouTube videos. You already saw how to make a ringtone using only iTunes, but iRinger brings audio effects (like fade in and out, flanger, and delay) and video support to its single, simple interface. You can download any YouTube clip, for example, and import it into iRinger to create a tone. iRinger does nag you with a pop-up sponsor ...
Tumbltape Turns Your Tumblr Blog into a Playlist [Playlists] (9)
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Want to share music playlists Muxtape style but don't want to muck around with PHP and host it yourself using Opentape? New service Tumbltape creates playlists of songs hosted on our favorite blogging tool, Tumblr. The ReadWriteWeb blog runs down how Tumbltape works.
PleaseDressMe Finds Specialty T-Shirts Online [Shopping] (13)
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If you're looking for the latest cool alternative tee, instead of checking Threadless, Busted Tees, and other specialty vendors, search them all at once at new T-shirt search engine PleaseDressMe. Simply search for a shirt by keywords (like fail whale or Obama), or browse by color, price, or tag. Current tags range from things like "typography" to "american apparel," depending on what you're looking for. PleaseDressMe's selection is decent for now, but hopefully it will ...
Install a New Hard Drive in a MacBook [How To] (16)
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It's easy to install a new hard drive in your desktop computer, but laptops can be a whole other ball of wax, because the drive is usually wedged deep into the notebook's innards and it takes a lot more elbow grease to swap out. MacBook owner Dwight Silverman took the plunge when he filled up his drive and doubled his available gigabytage. This process varies from notebook to notebook, so if you've successfully installed a ...
How to (Not) Get Banned from Commenting [Announcements] (3)
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Lifehacker hosts one of the smartest and most articulate communities of geeky readers on the 'net—and with hundreds of new users and comments streaming in every day, it's not a small job making sure conversations stay on-topic and civil. For the most part we've had little trouble; in fact, many comments are more informative than our posts and inform our future work. However, once in awhile we get the stray troll, spammer, name-caller, Debbie Downer, ...
Amazon Video On Demand Launches [Amazon] (10)
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Amazon's streaming TV and movie rental and download service, Video on Demand, is out of beta and now publicly available. Hop on over to stream a few free episodes of 30 Rock and Heroes now.
Google Chrome's Full List of Special about: Pages [Google Chrome] (115)
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You already saw Google Chrome's humorous about:internets Easter egg, but reader nettleman points out that Chrome's got several special about: pages that reveal all sorts of interesting information about what's going behind the scenes. Here's the full list, with screenshots. about:memory about:stats about:network about:internets about:histograms about:dns about:cache about:plugins about:version Update: Mawin adds that you can also go to two special pages on a per-site basis. view-cache:[URL] shows you some under-the-hood cache details, and view-cache:[URL] shows ...
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Alexander Williams said:
Oooh, extra crunchy happiness. About pages are the shiznit. Pointedly, though, there's no about:config.
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federico silva said:
Chrome, chrome y mas chrome!
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Josi said:
oooh interweb tubes....
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Rick Umali said:
Yes, I've succumbed. I am reading and posting on Google's Chrome. Nifty "about:" URLs here.
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rpy said:
DNS pre-caching - cool idea. Users get a faster web experience, DNS infrastructure is already distributed enough that it can take the hit. Expect to see this in the next generation of all other browsers.
Google Doesn't Want Rights to Data You Enter Using Chrome [Google Chrome] (17)
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Googler Matt Cutts gets official word from the big G clarifying Chrome's vague Terms of Service: "We are working quickly to remove language from Section 11 of the current Google Chrome terms of service. This change will apply retroactively to all users who have downloaded Google Chrome." [via]
Vista Transblack Head Up Display [Featured Desktop] (10)
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The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser. If bright colors tire your eyes and distract you from the task at hand, check out how Windows user j33f darkens Vista and subtly embeds system monitoring details, RSS feeds, and currently playing music information into the desktop. Here are the styles and apps j33f uses to create a sleek Vista head up display: Transblack Visual Style Dark Wood Wallpaper Pack Rainlendar 2 ...
College Alarm Clock Wakes You Up in Time for Class Today [Featured Windows Download] (14)
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Windows only: Desktop application College Alarm Clock wakes you up on time for class (or an irregular work schedule) seven days a week. Set a custom alarm time on a per day basis, Sunday through Saturday, and set the sound to just a plain beep, or choose a song from your computer's digital music library. College Alarm Clock can skip any day of the week, and you can save an alarm schedule to easily switch ...
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Jeffrey said:
simple and useful - better than "sleep 7.5h && amarok -p" x.x
Personal Organization: Reboot Your Workflow This Fall (30)
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The kids are in school, the boss is back from vacation, clients are ringing your phone again, and you've got to buckle down and get to business. If your workflow fell into a disarray during the lazy days of summer, it's time to get ahold of yourself, clean up your computer and files, and start installing those shortcuts into your workday you keep meaning to look into. Here are just a few ways you can ...
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charlie anzman said:
Lifehacker gets better by the day
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K-IntheHouse said:
Everyone can take atleast a couple of pointers from here.
Which Chrome Feature Do You Most Want in Your Browser? [Reader Poll] (5)
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Now that you've seen what Google's new beta web browser Chrome can do, do any of its features inspire lust? Or is Chrome yet another minimalist browser that will never live up to the high bar established players have already set? If you're a Mac or Linux user without access to Chrome—or heck, just a power user interested in Chrome's take on web surfing, tell us what features had you saying, "I wish I had ...
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Graeme said:
Haven't had a chance to play with this yet...
Compact Academic Calendar Excel Template [Calendar] (11)
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Professor James Mitchell modified Dave Seah's popular compact calendar for students. The result is the Compact Academic Calendar Excel Template, which starts in September 2008 and goes till September 2009 and provides a small, paper way to block out long-term assignments and projects. The compact calendar template is a free download. [via]
Better Tech Habits [Horn Tooting] (3)
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For a quick rundown of how to overhaul your work habits Lifehacker-style, check out my most recent PC World story, 20 Tech Habits to Improve Your Life. Most of the items on the list will be old hat to longtime readers, but it's a good overview for newer folks looking for better ways to telecommute, back up, use keyboard shortcuts, and get email under control.
Back to School Power Tools for the Savvy Student [Back To School] (39)
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This academic year, students have access to better research, note-taking, and knowledge management tools than they ever have before. Before you head back to campus this semester, arm yourself with the most powerful software and webapps to keep you organized and on top of your class (and social) schedule. Let's take a look at some of our favorite back to school power tools this fall. Photo by andydr. Instantly Capture Notes and Whiteboards with Qipit ...
