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Free: Free Replacements for Paid Tools (107)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkThere might be no such thing as truly free beer, but in the world of computers and software, you can often brew your own substitutes to premium paid software and service with just a few double-clicks and some know-how. Aside from the dough you shell out for a computer and net connection, you can get a lot of neat stuff done without spending another dime, and we've highlighted a few of our favorite no-cost solutions ...Shared by | Balu | (107) 100rabh™ (103) Aaron (27) AaronTN (189) Alec Peden (187) Andrés Milleiro (190) ani625 (370) Art (273) Bill (71) Black_Skorpio (63) Bob (21) buxx (47) cesaracardoso (206) Chandoo (211) Chris (37) Christian (7) Christian (252) Christian Santos (223) claudine (70) Compuwizard123 (229) CtrlBreak (71) daisylinbluez (135) Dan London (89) Derick Valadao (138) Donna (81) Doug (121) Doug Stewart (212) Eliacin (172) ema (87) Eric (73) Evelien (44) Fred Schechter (290) Fredrik Carlsson (54) Gabe (22) Gordon (22) Greg (55) hasamba (216) Hasan (199) HejGustav (244) Henry Webb (77) Heraldk (49) hibiscusroto (72) Ingar (24) Isaac (189) James Dorminey (49) Janine White (16) Jason Matthews (64) JBu92 (407) Jeremy L. (2) Joe (286) Joe (37) Joe T (28) john headstrong (17) Jonathan Sterling (160) Karan (91) keith (134) Kristian (180) Kyle (65) Lee G. (64) Live & Direct (74) Maddy Lou (40) Marcel (91) marilink (61) Michael P (39) MichaelMJ (44) mike (28) Mitch (35) Mona N (233) MrQwest (155) Nicholas Schiller (61) Nick (37) Noah (146) nparker13 (608) oevl (52) Olivier (158) Pamela Heywood (87) Punksolid (181) raddevon (112) Rami Taibah (543) rasml (44) RaynerApe (125) Ricardo M. (111) Robby Colvin (84) Robert (25) Role (6) Roopesh (23) Ryan (129) Ryan Adams (16) s7 (49) Sam (28) sapereaude17 (13) Scott Mitchell (35) Setu (45) Steve (25) Steven (669) Sukij (26) taylor (215) The (24) thr33 (75) tsangal (74) TwisterMc (43) Ullash (137) War-N (54) Witek Koroblewski (11) wwdj (67) yiwenyao (59) Zsolt T (8)
- Derick Valadao said: Excellent guide for saving money on pretty much any platform.. except Linux :p
- Bill said: Problem is, most of that free stuff basically sucks. That's kind of why I'm switching to Mac. People who get paid to make stuff they like tend to do a better job.
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Windows: Control Your Computer with Shortcuts to Common Windows Tasks (86)
on Lifehacker (36905) permalinkMany people don't realize that rather than installing dozens of applications, you can control nearly any aspect of your computer with simple shortcuts that don't take up any resources. You can even take this approach a step further and assign shortcut keys using the built-in Windows hotkey functionality, or access them from the keyboard using your favorite application launcher. Let's take a look at a number of simple shortcuts to control some frequently used tasks. ...Shared by AaronTN (189) adastra (46) AJ (1003) alfred westerveld (261) Amy (41) Andrea (35) Andrea (96) ani625 (370) ansar_lawi (37) Arvin (57) Augmented Web (122) Ben (39) Billy Fairchild (156) Brett (24) Brian (93) Bruno Figueiredo (6) C.K. (315) Chandoo (211) Charles (51) Christian Santos (223) chusemann (72) Compuwizard123 (229) crazyjaf (199) Daniel Kirk (70) DaveBinM (30) davidmat (34) dffrnt (86) Éric (50) Evaristo (55) Fred Schechter (290) Gino (212) graywolf (139) Guy (977) harrison3001 (55) Henya (29) homard (10) Humberto Gonzalez (146) J@n (34) jackysee (23) Jake (125) Jess (64) Josh (140) Jukie (132) keith (134) Mark (99) maxyRO (1167) Michael (63) Michael B. (181) Mohammad Behdad (57) Nicholas Schiller (61) nilegomez (62) Paola (5) parkylondon (58) Peety (467) Phani (24) Rob (46) Robert (25) Ryan (86) sandy (41) Scott (37) Sean (87) Selwin (58) Setu (45) Shinn Photography (23) ShuTian (546) small (77) sryo (88) StevieB (156) Syng Shin (310) tarman (186) Terren (43) th13rteen (429) Thinh (157) thr33 (75) Tibi Puiu (464) Tim (125) TomK (49) Tony (41) Ulises (70) vkoser (61) Wayne (185) Will King (10) zemlanin (190) zRyu (31) zsafwan (251) Zsoltik@ (36)Contribute comment
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Don’t play music in your car or…. (1)
on Deep ka Blog (4) permalinkWOW!! sounds stupid right? Hell, yeah.. it is stupid. But not for Mumbai traffic police. They decided to put ban on playing music in the car.. WHY? Well, for the safety of the drivers and to avoid accidents. According to them, there are high chances of getting distracted if you are listening to the music in the car. No, I am not talking about loud music, this stupid rule applies to soft music too.. Still ...Shared by Setu (45)Contribute comment
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Intel demonstrates wireless power transmission (1)
on Geek.com (66) permalink(Image courtesy of ubergizmo) One of Intel’s “cooler” demonstrations during the Intel Developer Forum was to show off wireless power in action. The dream of many geeks with gadgets, if someone perfects wireless power we can say goodbye to wall sockets and power cables making our gadgets truly mobile. The demonstration given by Intel saw a 60 watt light bulb powered without being connected by any wires to a power source and with 75% energy ...Shared by Setu (45)Contribute comment
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Google India Labs Group site is hacked? (3)
on pluGGd.in to Indian Startups (300) permalinkLooks like somebody has hacked Google India’s lab’s group page: The “Enter” link is a NSFW - porn site! Related: YouTube India’s porn “suggestions” tip: raxit Comments:August 25, 2008, Ramjee comment: It's about two hours since this post and it is still the same. !! lol..Related Articles:Google India Labs Group site is hacked?Looks like somebody has hacked Google India's lab's group page: TheVakow is up for hacksVakow's admin site is up for hacks and the ...Contribute comment
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Disable iTunes Backup (1)
on iPhone Forums at ModMyiFone.com - iPhone | iPod Touch, news, apps, themes. - News (75) permalinkIf you're like me the LONG SYNC TIMES drive you crazy. Solution. Download obai backup by backpack and swiper. Click disable backup. Done. If you change your mind click enable backup. Done. Awesome. Grab it here. Attached Images obai.png (27.0 KB)Shared by Setu (45)Contribute comment
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Moving (339)
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- bmcfee said: I've done this too...
- npike said: I think we've all been through this one at some point..
- kebernet said: The alt tag is great today.
- Ian said: so, so true.
- Aneel said: so precisely true
- LM said: Particularly apropos given my current apartment situation.
- Dimitri Glazkov said: This one is about me.
- Brandon said: This makes me want a Cantenna even more!
- Jessica said: Yeah, this is totally me in a couple weeks.
- Goyal said: Agreed :)
- deadlyicon said: heh yes! Fee Linksys day!
- Ashe said: So. True. Right, @mathiasx?
- Chris Schrier said: This is why I had internet at my apartment and house for a couple of weeks.
- тaмás said: There are few forces more powerful than geeks desperately trying to get internet in a new apartment.
- WindPower said: My thoughts exactly pendant les vacances
- Derick Valadao said: This brings back memories :)
- jschultz said: So true.
- Guttorm said: Cute
- Rob said: as someone currently using wireless named "linksys" from a neighbor, i applaud this comic
- Dustin Diaz said: "geeks desperately trying to get internet in a new apartment." Ha!
- Simon said: shared for the alt text
- James said: More times than I can count.
- Eric Atkins said: Pringles can = LOL
- tonyleachsf said: Ha, this is pretty close to my experience !
- Joshua said: bwahahaha ... when we moved last week, I had the DSL order, the backup cable order (they could give a more reliable-sounding install commit), and the netshare-on-3g-iphone plan 'c'. [DSL made the date, fortunately.]
- Steve said: soooooooooo true ;)
- Daniel said: I can relate to this :/
- Zaki said: I need to date the girl stick figure in xkcd cartoons
- Nick Campbell said: I agree with the comment on unsecured! Great!
- Alexandar said: gotta love the linksys people :D
- choffee said: Must have internet.
- Matt said: This seems familiar...
- Walter DeFoor said: agreed and a half.
- Zach said: OOh man, have I done this before >:D
- Ben said: Damn straight.
- Terrence said: I was just thinking about this when I move ...
- Bill said: Yeah, why weren't there any of those kind souls near my new place! (See mouse-over text)
- eric stimmel said: this could be us in a week and a half...
- FelipeC said: Hahaha, so true.
- mernisse said: How true... How True..
- Chris said: just like moving in to our apartments. number 1 priority = internet
- Josi said: i was using an open network i found in my building when i first moved in
- Randy said: Pretty relevant if you ask me
- Joe Smith said: Oh man. This was me all last week..
- Blaise said: This will be me on Monday. Heather, I really hope you've got the internet (and bears) sorted out in Nipissing.
- Matthew said: this is how its been for me for the last 4 days
- Sermed said: In memory of Adam's wifi attempts
- mac said: this is exactly my situation right now. Wish I bought that "Netshare" app for my iPhone that lets me share my EDGE connection with my laptop
- Jaemi kehoe said: Priceless
- Jakob said: I have actually done this with a cantenna before. Fortunately Brady lived in the dorm facing my apartment building, so I was able to get college internet access/network.
- cassio said: I have already tried that too :D still looking for internet...
- justin said: happy 'linksys' day!
- Murz said: Ooooh... how true.
- purplesque said: Afraid this is going to be me..
- Jon G. said: How ironically appropriate for my situation
- tom said: essid "linksys" - yeah!
- KeVroN said: fine I'll do share it too because I do it every day at bucketworks anyhoo
- Andrés David said: In a few weeks I'll remember what this feels like
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Subdownloader Grabs Subtitles For All Your Movies (58)
on Lifehacker: Linux (159) permalinkWindows/Mac/Linux: Cross platform application Subdownloader makes short work of locating subtitles for your movies. Subdownloader uses a fast hashing algorithm, which, according to the developers, tears through about 4GB of movies per second. The application will search through folders and subfolders and can even handle seasons of television shows. Subdownloader also supports manual searches if you need subtitles for a file or DVD that isn't stored on your computer. Subdownloader is a free download for ...Shared by Aaron R (500) Alfredo (53) andrew (32) Ashley McFarland (6) baardoa (114) Cathy (321) César C (29) Christian (252) Christian Santos (223) Claudio Ruiz (15) CtrlBreak (71) Dedalus (89) DeleteOne (28) deniman (54) Derick Valadao (138) elyse (26) Erik (151) Franklin (24) Google (22) Hasan (199) hoberion (32) homard (10) Jared (14) Jason (82) Jean-Baptiste (22) Jeffrey (35) Jeremy P (62) Jesús Dugarte (65) Justin (21) Kenny (34) Kike Alonso (7) Lee G. (64) Marcel (91) Marcel (31) marcusmeisel (62) Mark (32) Matias Sulzberger (71) Matthew (44) MaXeR (103) mubbashir (26) narkomanC (62) OGeleia (77) Riptide Furse or Krossbow (60) riwilo (35) Rosha (484) Ruben Llibre (91) Ryan (131) sean h (86) Setu (45) Shedder (61) sillyjw (48) Tina K.J (66) tobalito (69) Vasanth (19) Whitney (28) Yerameyahu (80) zemlanin (190) zsafwan (251)Explore read six notes
- Derick Valadao said: This has potential if you're into foreign flicks.
- Claudio Ruiz said: oh my fuckin god
- Justin said: I've always had a thing for sub titles on muted televisions (or low-volume TVs). May need to keep an eye on this project.
- Ruben Llibre said: finally, yay!
- sean h said: This must be an awesome find for Deaf users.
- Jason said: Hey, this is kind of cool!
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Download Free PDF Book from Amazon - Blue Planet Run (35)
on Digital Inspiration (1907) permalinkDon’t miss this. Blue Planet Run is a book with over 250 awe-inspiring photographs captured by some of the world’s top photojournalists. The idea is to help you know about water problems faced by people in different parts of the globe. Here are some pictures from the ‘Blue Planet Run’ book: 40 billion - The number of hours spent each year in Africa due to the need to collect water. People wrestle in Delhi for ...Shared by Ashwin (24) atul (550) avinashsonee (5) Chandoo (211) Christos (32) Claude (40) David Bradley (132) Del (63) elias (29) Fernando B (32) focsa (55) Gauravonomics (281) gisc (80) hosein (81) hyderabadblues (42) Jesús Dugarte (65) jim.hellas (101) Kevin C. (22) Kunal (16) magica (57) Martin English (41) mathewi (109) Michael (17) myvahid (49) n8k99 (33) Ognjen (203) Philip (38) Pranav (13) praVeen (16) Sean (28) Setu (45) Siddharth (41) Sigalon (120) Whole Brain book (20) YuSuPh (103)Contribute comment
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How to: Upgrade and unlock your iPhone 2G to 2.0 in five steps (1)
on woikr (44) permalinkThe iPhone 2.0 firmware was released in July. Since then, we have been hearing a lot of positive reviews about the new features in 2.0 like Push email, App store etc. If you have an iPhone 2G still running on firmware 1.1.4 or older, it is time to upgrade. The following step by step guide will help you to upgrade your iPhone 2G running on previous firmwares to be upgraded to unlocked (read pwned) iPhone ...
