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Feature: Run Windows Apps Seamlessly Inside Linux (4)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkYou love working inside your Linux desktop, but at the most inconvenient times you've got to reboot into Windows—whether to open a tricky Office file, try out a Windows application, or even just play a quick game. However, with some free tools and a Windows installation disk, you can have Windows apps running right on your Linux desktop and sharing the same desktop files. It's relatively painless, it takes only a little bit longer than ...Contribute comment
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Operate Your Computer with Wii Controllers (56)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkNintendo doesn't exactly advertise it, but the remotes for the Wii gaming console—including the balance board that comes with Wii Fit—have Bluetooth capabilities. That means you can connect your Wii peripherals to your computer to operate the media center hooked to your TV, play emulated games with a Nunchuk, Classic Controller, or even a Balance Board, and pretty much have them do anything you can do with a keyboard. Let's walk through linking up your ...Shared by Alexander13 (444) Andy Benoit (1) AndyCast Andy (41) Arkayz (25) Arvin (57) b (91) Billy (32) bombox (83) BrendoMan (318) Cai Chen (2349) Chris (25) Craig Lee (15) Cunya (66) Dan Overlander (13) Danny Chamberlin (1) Dave Findlay (9) dbb (38) Degauss (63) digits12 (2089) Dragos Pirvu (198) Elmer Thomas (474) Eric (73) Eric (32) Evelien (44) Felipe (49) J (45) JAG (73) Jared (48) Jeremy (41) Joe (371) Kirk (41) Kristian (180) Kurt (57) Leena (3091) Lindsay (76) Mark Zabala (28) Mone (30) NewBCamp 08 (28) Nick (12) nikoleto (79) odeb (107) Parag Shah (1) Rami Taibah (543) Roger (81) Shaun Greiner (8) Stacy (282) stefan (109) Stephen (6) Superbunker (64) tarraguna (42) thr33 (75) Tim (61) Tommy (11) Trindade (89) virtualcourtney (69) WindPower (109)
- Kurt said: my brother does this with his xp machine
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Free Alternatives to Replace Jott's Functions [Mobile Apps] (82)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkWhen formerly-free phone-to-text service Jott announced they would start charging for its smartest functions this week, it caught a lot of fans by surprise. Good, free things can't last forever, but once you get used to adding calendar appointments and to-do items, emailing or texting friends, and even blogging directly from a phone call, it's hard to imagine losing those tools. While $4/month isn't an unfair price, many folks just don't shell out for web-based ...Shared by _dot_ (118) (jeff)isageek (332) AaronTN (189) adang001 (73) adantas (37) Alec Peden (187) AndyG1128 (75) baardoa (114) Bill Graziadei, Ph.D. (56) binduwavell (24) Bryan (11) C.K. (315) Cade (209) CannonGod (776) Chris (40) Chris (37) Christian Santos (223) Christopher Martin (61) ckaroli (162) Clay (145) Compuwizard123 (229) Crossbar (116) Daniel Kirk (70) David (31) Don (58) Eduo (209) Eric (41) Felfoldi (53) G Code (290) Gauravonomics (281) Haris (119) Henya (29) JayCrossler (49) Jeffrey (93) jeremiah (167) jezarnold (58) Jim (56) Joe (371) joekwon (39) Joelle (47) Joshua Nobles (144) jvoorhees (49) Kathy Brewis (88) keith (134) Ken (50) krs (73) looprock (58) marcusmeisel (62) Matthew Bischoff (64) Michael (224) Michelle (33) ndench (32) nick (23) Nicki (114) nilegomez (62) Paul (58) Paul Winch (150) Pedro Markun (99) Peter Warnock (65) potentato (117) Program Witch (83) Rick (16) rmorrell (162) Robert Scoble (292) Ryan (86) Ryan (131) Sara (26) ScrewTheMan.com (147) shawnmor (134) Simone (66) Srinvard (288) steve (37) StevieB (156) Terrence (143) thecolor (54) Tim (125) Todd Lohenry (112) Travis Roy (56) Troed Sångberg (35) Vandywolfer (16) wAsh (7) yiwenyao (59)Explore read four notes
- Vandywolfer said: I was VERY sad to hear Jott charging...not sure these replacements will cut it...
- ScrewTheMan.com said: "While $4/month isn't an unfair price, many folks just don't shell out for web-based services—and, in many cases, they might not need to." -- I dunno. This article rubs me the wrong way a little bit. Why are we fostering this web services should be free mindset? On the other hand, subscribing and micropayments to a bunch of services can feel like nickel/diming.
- Srinvard said: Other stuff to look into to replace Jott
- jezarnold said: all very interesting.. but where is the UK service?? Someones missing a trick..
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Back Up and Sync Your Cell Phone with BitPim [Cell Phones] (54)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkThose of us who have forgone a fancy BlackBerry, Treo, or iPhone know a standard cell phone is probably the most non-interactive, un-tweakable device in the gadget stable. But for many phones, there's a way around overpriced cables, intentionally weak Bluetooth software, and lack of good syncing software. The multi-tool of phone data, BitPim, is a free, open-source, cross-platform solution that can back up all or most of your phone's data, put your home-baked ringtones ...Shared by Aaron R (500) acedanger (39) Adam (56) arthur (52) Bill Sodeman (41) Brenda (43) Carlos (105) cgsheldon (959) Chandoo (211) CogDog (83) Daniel (45) Daniel Light (20) darkeye11547 (1094) Darren (69) darrenkeith (40) David Worrell (66) Dennis (9) Erik (151) G Code (290) Gary Kopet (9) GeekThug (22) ghassem (82) guy (1193) Haris (119) Ian Benedict (66) jezarnold (58) Juan (16) KCTrey (7) Kim (111) Martin (32) Matt Hall (55) Mike (39) NewBCamp 08 (28) patrick (15) Pyros (42) Richard Fritzson (31) Robert (25) Ryan Kellett (76) Sh (17) Shankar Ganesh (336) Sidnei da Silva (23) SonniesEdge (21) Stephen (16) straylight (49) Sumesh (239) tarraguna (42) taylor (215) Tim (125) Votis (64) Walter DeFoor (180) Whiz (133) WindPower (109) zemlanin (190) zsafwan (251)
- jezarnold said: I don't see nokia (especially Symbian V3).. some of the most popular phones in the world!
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Windows XP: Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Your Windows XP Installation CD (6)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkNext time you wipe your PC's hard drive clean and reinstall Windows with that old installation disc, you don't want to connect your fresh, unpatched and vulnerable system to the internet only to download 176 new updates from Microsoft. If your XP installation CD is older than 2004, once your system is online, you'll have to wait for hefty service packs to download, chained to your mouse while pushing the Next button, watching progress bars, ...Contribute comment
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Forget the iPhone--The iPod Touch is Good Enough [Ipod Touch] (246)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkBack in June 2007, I couldn't convince my wife that checking my email in grocery lines was worth $1,320—the cost of an original iPhone and one year of the cheapest plan. These days, the trend-setting phone costs even more money over its life, and it's more than a little restrictive and even a bit buggy. So I'm amazed at how little love the iPod touch gets. It's a slimmer iPhone with almost all its features, ...Shared by abhi (26) Adam (72) Adam (193) adam (1974) Adam Fuhrer (225) Adam Maldonado (519) Al Abut (2) Alan (81) Alan (49) Alan Whitney (2) Alberto (374) Alec Peden (187) aleksander (61) alex (5) Alex (449) Alex (53) Alf Kåre (30) Ali Tehrani (2) Alpha (21) Amish Schulze (364) anand (57) Andrés Milleiro (190) Andrew (151) Andrew (264) Andrew (76) Andy (8) AndyCast Andy (41) Ansgar (50) Anthony Marco (36) Anthony Muoio (121) aNTwNHs (166) ario (64) Art (273) baardoa (114) Backhandzeus (26) Baratunde (63) Barry (76) Beau Giles (56) Bernardo (94) Bill Sodeman (41) Birgit Ferran (12) bodzasfanta (183) Brad 2.0 (33) Brandy (106) Brant (23) Bret (68) Brett (6) Brian (27) Brian (16) Bryan (13) Cameron Yeager (101) Carlos Cervantes (7) Ch (180) Chad (38) Charles (11) Charles Wallace (11) Charlie (24) Chris (36) Chris (45) Chris Chan (43) Chris G. Galbraith (1) Chris Gilmore (46) Chris Heath (26) Chris L (125) Chris Moritz (49) Christian (252) Christina (25) Christopher Infante (43) Christopher Sisk (27) Cindy Bartorillo (64) Cocoy (246) Courtney S (20) D.J. (25) Da5id (4) Damien (117) Dan (35) Daniel Kirk (70) Danny (45) Darren (69) David Blankenship (22) David Fiedler (7) digits12 (2089) Dion Rodrigues (73) dobata (1005) Doni (168) Doug Belshaw (60) Doug Stewart (212) downbeat (152) Drew Olanoff (597) Dropkick (52) Eliacin (172) Elliot Gorton (55) embee (347) Emmanuel Guerrero (24) Eric (41) Eric Murphy (9) Erik (151) etherealshadows (14) ferhmo (25) fernand0 (20) Gaby (17) GC (32) Gordon (22) Grandje5ter (110) Greg (55) Greg Rosen (21) grow (65) Hadyn (28) headphonaught (47) HokieGeek (99) Holger (19) Howard (22) Humberto Gonzalez (146) Ian Cleasby (21) id084895 (102) J.D. Rucker (692) Jack (25) Jacob W (67) James Young (18) Jamie Wallis (64) jason (30) Jason (12) Jason Pratt (29) JBu92 (407) jeffry (62) Jennifer Fader (2) Jenny (4) Jeremiah (103) Jeremy (280) Jesse Mercado (30) Jim (56) Jim Schmidt (6) Jking243 (37) Joannie (147) John Kominetz (3) Jonathan (178) Jonathan Sterling (160) Jonny Hou (34) Josh (23) Josh Hale (13) Joshua (9) Julianne (26) Junwei (14) Justin Foster (17) Justin Ribeiro (71) Justine (13) JVChuy (55) keith (15) Keith Achorn (51) Keith Barber (10) Kevin (124) Kevin (120) Kevin Sablan (47) kevinpshan (37) KingBee (40) Kristian (180) kukoo (35) lance (19) lizunlong (155) Martin (31) Martin (25) Matthew (44) Melkir (76) mhking (210) Michael (42) Michael (47) Michael Greene (23) Miguel (4) Mike (84) Mike (28) Mike Gdovin (140) Mikey (113) Mohammad Behdad (57) Mone (30) Neil (20) Neo2049 (72) Nick Humphries (77) Nikollas Ordway (215) Nils (60) Nomi Rauf (49) nparker13 (608) Ondrej Bechyne (99) oneAustin (90) Owen van Dijk (15) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (172) Paolo Bozzelli (101) Pat (139) Pavel (70) Peter (26) pk (12) Rafael Capanema (108) Rahul Gaitonde (65) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (968) Richard (173) Rick (19) Rick Turoczy (354) roel (59) Rosha (484) RossW (26) Russ (45) Rutger Blom (107) Ryan (18) Ryan (88) Ryan Handron (37) sadiq kassamali (178) Sam Harrelson (67) Sanjay (64) sarmar (54) Sean (20) Sean McBride (597) Shane Conder (23) Shawn (67) Shay Frendt (25) shrutes (62) Sig Gislason (92) Simon Carpentier (33) simplynutty (71) Sofia (50) Srinvard (288) Stefano Mainardi (53) Stephanie (52) Steve (41) Steve (450) Steve Nimmons (120) Steve Rubel (128) stwn (58) svartling (173) Tankboy (14) tharik (151) Tim (42) Tim Geraghty (37) Tim Hurd (107) Trevor Wermund (302) Tucker Bickler (30) Ville (28) Wendy DeCora (45) Wes Brown (54) whatevernevermind (175) Worth Baker (12) Wuff (58) Yamil Salinas Martínez (25) ydant (214) York (255) zemlanin (190)Explore read eight notes
- D.J. said: Quite the post. Especially all the good comments.
- Jeremiah said: For those considering the purchase of an iPhone.I'm beginning to wonder... Do I WANT to pay that much for GPS?
- Andrew said: yeah! go go go go!
- Grandje5ter said: Well wife, if you needed confirmation. Here it is.
- Srinvard said: some stuff that makes iPod touch comparable to iphone
- shrutes said: here's to not playing into the hype and finding your own way.
- Stephanie said: I love my Touch. It was only about $50 (we won a regular ipod and traded it up) and I make good use of my phone's internet access and camera when the Touch can't help me. Not that I'm not jealous of those who have iphones, but I am grateful for what I have!
- RossW said: Not only what the title says; it's a good guide for squeezing maximum utility out of a regular cell phone and any iPhone/Pod Touch model.
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Forget the iPhone--The iPod Touch is Good Enough (1)
on Lifehacker Australia (395) permalinkBack in June 2007, I couldn't convince my wife that checking my email in grocery lines was worth $US1,320—the cost of an original iPhone and one year of the cheapest plan. These days, the trend-setting phone costs even more money over its life, and it's more than a little restrictive and even a bit buggy. So I'm amazed at how little love the iPod touch gets. It's a slimmer iPhone with almost all its features, ...Shared by Ray Grieselhuber (93)Contribute comment
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Give Tech Support or Grab Files Remotely on any System [Remote Desktop] (66)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkWhether you're missing a crucial file at work or home, or you just need to tweak one little setting to get Mom's email working again, having remote control of another desktop can be seriously handy. But not everybody can walk the less-tech-inclined through installing a VNC server and opening up their router ports, or have the time to create their own SingleClick tech support tool (cool as it may be). Today, we're looking at the ...Shared by aaron.lidman (17) AaronTN (189) aliencam (42) Andrew (71) aninda (8) Ben (41) Björn Ühss (222) Bob (21) Brad Davis Seal (136) Brian Junyor (160) Brooks (65) BW.Wooster (41) Carl (15) Chris C (23) Christian Santos (223) Clay (31) Compuwizard123 (229) D (36) Daniel Light (20) Danilo (37) darkeye11547 (1094) Deborah Petersen (769) Derek (29) Dot Com (19) Dougied76 (7) Eric (20) Fred Schechter (290) gastaoss (142) Gatewayy (30) infomaniac (46) james (24) Jason David Pelker (110) Jason Tucker (38) John (112) Jonnie (30) Josh (20) Justin Ribeiro (71) Keenan (66) Lee G. (64) leguan (90) Marcel (31) nikhil (156) nilegomez (62) nlnnet (29) nok (48) Peter (26) Rachael (39) rOckY (716) Ross (21) Rutger Blom (107) Simone (66) sirmikester (118) Sofia (50) Srinvard (288) Steven T (113) Terren (43) Todd (90) Todd Lohenry (112) Trey (53) Vahid (1220) Votis (64) Walter DeFoor (180) web (64) Woland783 (20) wwdj (67)
- Derek said: don't tell my mom I know how to do this
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Sync and Back Up Your Data with Conduit for Linux (121)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkAdmit it—even if your desk could be the cover shot for Organized Worker Monthly, your data is all over the place. Between desktop apps, online networks, and webapp tools, it's easy to lose track of data and duplicate tasks, simply because it's not all accessible, or it takes too much of your time to keep it all synced up and together. Conduit, an in-development program for the Linux desktop, makes it simple to link your ...Shared by Aaron (122) Abe (57) AJ (1003) Anand L (53) Andrew (71) ani625 (370) Anoop Engineer (28) anthony warnick (189) Art (273) Ashish Jaiswal (18) ASHWIN (64) Bene (15) binduwavell (24) Brandon (80) Breyten (88) brinley (22) bsag (14) Camtron 9000 (230) cesaracardoso (206) Chris (26) ckaroli (162) Compuwizard123 (229) consolamentor (16) d0m1n4t3 (35) Dan (80) Danilo (37) DarkBls (149) Dave (66) David Arcos (79) Dedalus (89) diffus (24) DigitalMike (128) dobata (1005) Duane (104) ema (87) embee (347) enguillem (43) Eric (41) Fernando Batista (29) Florent Solt (54) foxmachia (161) Franklin (24) gabopagan (99) geekblake (24) ghassem (82) GrosaPrap (40) Hagdahl (84) hoosteen (171) HUNG (185) Ian Swainson (16) Inman (22) james (24) Jean (40) Jeffrey (35) Jermin (44) jezarnold (58) jmvidal (53) John Massaglia (70) JohnMu (65) Jon (54) Jon (99) Jonnie (30) Josh (140) Josh (20) Kevin (120) khoyot3 (49) kimme (50) Kin (31) King (41) Lee (54) Library (27) looprock (58) losheng (21) Mark Roberts (28) Mark Whiting (79) Matt Hall (55) mbrannig (16) metaeuphoria (49) Mike F (2158) Mitchell (53) NeonDemon (238) Niklas (66) nilegomez (62) nparker13 (608) patrick (15) Paul (119) potentato (117) Ramkumar R. Aiyengar (4) remz (22) Ricardo M. (111) riwilo (35) Robert (17) Rudolf Olah (33) Rutger Blom (107) Sandaruwan (62) Shinn Photography (23) Snehal - Gmail (27) spsneo (79) Srinvard (288) Steve (49) Suchita (26) sugree (120) tamburix (45) thr33 (75) TJ (145) Tony Duckles (68) Tor Erling (494) Travis Tubbs (41) vraicovi (42) Walter Rodrigo de Sá Cruz (63) wwdj (67) wwj (47) Wyctim (92) Yann (56) Zach (270) zbrox (102) zemlanin (190) Zoram (116) Владимир Анохин (58) 攻疼新一 (1803) 狮子真好吃啊 (92)Explore read six notes
- Brandon said: This looks pretty sweet.
- bsag said: Looks easy to use and flexible. I'd like something similar for Mac OS X.
- jezarnold said: interesting.. especially as I am seriously considering the new ASUS EEEPC 901 (xandros OS Linux edn)
- Dedalus said: Looks awesome. Linux, anyone?
- Lee said: I have to look into this.
- Владимир Анохин said: Неожиданно приятная штуковина, судя по описанию.
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Run Windows Apps in Linux with Wine 1.0 (1)
on Lifehacker: Top (660) permalinkNo matter how easy Linux distributions make it for newcomers to install and use a free, open-source operating system, nearly everyone has at least one program that only works in Windows. Wine, a free Windows compatibility tool for Linux (and other Intel-based systems), aims to make those programs run without too much cross-system trickery. If you can't get around needing to open true Microsoft Office files, Adobe Photoshop, or your addictive game of choice on ...Shared by yD (69)Contribute comment
- Speed Testing the Latest Web Browsers [Web Browsers] (2)
