August 2008's Most Popular Posts [[this Is Good]] (6)
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Before you dive headfirst into September tomorrow, make sure you didn't miss the best posts in August: Top 10 How To Videos"Your crafty older relatives used to have to mail-order their video tutorials or wait for "This Old House" reruns to get their DIY on, but the age of streaming video has been good to those who like to tinker and try out neat tricks."Forget the iPhone—The iPod Touch is Good Enough"Back in June 2007, ...
This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup] (10)
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Quick Media Converter Converts Audio or Video to Any Format (Windows)"Free application Quick Media Converter converts virtually any audio or video file from one format to another."Songbird Hits Beta with Better Interface, Smart Playlists (All platforms)"Songbird, the cross-platform, open-source music manager long in development, has reached its first beta release, 0.7, code-named 'Fugazi.'"D-Color Customizes Your Desktop Icons (Windows)"Free Windows utility D-Color customizes your Windows desktop icons, allowing you to switch your icon's text color, background ...
HTC Dream Android phone (13)
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Filed under: cellphones hacks, newsEngadget has a full gallery of the new HTC Dream, the first production phone running Android. It will be available on T-Mobile some time this Fall (missing features notwithstanding).Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
How To Roll Your Own Lightning at Sunset Desktop (68)
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The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser. When we highlighted reader Kaelri's customized Windows XP desktop, pictured above, it drew oohs and ahhs from everyone looking to spruce up their Windows installation. Happily Kaelri was kind enough to respond with a detailed step-by-step for how he made his Windows installation look so great. Even better, he gives an AutoHotkey crash course detailing a few excellent productivity tricks of his own. ...
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JayCrossler said:
Note to self: Upgrade desktop interface.
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Greg Loesch said:
I only use XP every once in awhile for BootCamp and using VMWare, but I might actually spend a bit a time to work all that out. That Desktop screenshot looks awesome!
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Rick Umali said:
Some really cool desktop tools here.
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runbuck said:
If you want to get a sizzling vista desktop. this is it.
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Jon said:
ZOMG this is a great rundown on how to shore up your Windows Install.
This Week's Best Posts [Highlights] (9)
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The Lifehacker staff is pushing off a bit early this afternoon to get a head start on the holiday weekend. But don't forget: if you find yourself buried under a pile of unread Lifehacker posts, switch to our top stories feed to get the good stuff without any extras. To filter out topics you don't care about, you can also customize our feed URLs. Before you head out to enjoy your Labor Day weekend, get ...
1100 barrel paintball gun (18)
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Filed under: misc hacks, news[Adam] and [Jamie] from Mythbusters built a paintball gun with 1100 barrels as some graphics card marketing gimmick. It's a formidable beast, but we're sure it takes forever to prep.[via Laughing Squid]Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Corris said:
impressive! adam and jamie are my heroes
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booyaa said:
worth watching, you may end up fast forwarding but watch it.
Featured Windows Download: Game Key Revealer Finds the Keys for Your Games (45)
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Windows only: If you have a game installed on your computer but have lost the original documents that came with it, you can still retrieve the product keys for safekeeping. Game Key Revealer is a small portable application that can help you recover your lost game keys. Game Key Revealer supports more than 500 popular computer games from well known publishers like Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, THQ and Lucasarts. The game key of games like The ...
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Kyle said:
Useful if you have a decent amount of games from multiple platforms. Store the keys and be able to reinstall on a different machine instead of holding onto all the CD cases.
Copy a Single File to Avoid Re-Activating Windows XP [Tutorial] (137)
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The Online Tech Tips site offers up a great tip for anyone reinstalling XP off something other than their original CD—such as a slipstreamed and automated installation—or lacking a net connection to run the activation. Before wiping your system clean, grab a file named WPA.DBL from the System32 directory and save it to a thumb drive or other external media. When you load up your new system, skip registration, enter "Safe Mode" from the boot ...
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Simon said:
send a copy of this note - with the wpa.dbl file attached - to your online email account...and you'll have a copy available with instructions should you find yourself needing it sometime in the future.
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Derick Valadao said:
That good advice for reference. I've been contemplating a wipe down prior to the new term starting.
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Bwana said:
This is good to know
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Alex Leonard said:
That's a pretty handy little tip right there. Definitely useful for those that are frequent reinstallers of XP
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Dedalus said:
A must!
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Gatewayy said:
This is a good tip for anyone using windows that has ever had to go through the annoying activation process!
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sinisterff said:
LOL
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2's (Familiar) New Features [Beta Beat] (28)
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Six months after Beta 1 hit the streets, Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 to brave testers. The new beta includes features that make it look like a viable choice of modern browser, like a smart address bar (sound familiar?), tab grouping, private browsing, find in-page, suggested sites related to the current page, and more. Let's take a look at what's coming out of Redmond in the browser arena. IE8 Beta 2's Most Useful ...
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Derick Valadao said:
Not at all impressed. They are two years late on stuff that was either built into Firefox (recently) or added as extensions. Weak.
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m8 said:
awesome news.. it's like the -all in one- new browser for the web
Eight Great Back-to-School iPhone Apps [Back To School] (48)
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If you're headed back to school this semester with an iPhone or iPod touch in your pocket, you're in luck: The iTunes App Store is filled with applications to make your life easier as a student and as the hip young college type you are. Whether you're hitting the books or the bars, keep reading for a closer look at eight of the best back-to-school iPhone and iPod touch applications. (Not headed back to school? ...
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izensun said:
應景文章!
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ħ said:
My first paid app: guitartools (not on this list). It's worth every penny (if you play guitar)
Back To School: Microsoft OneNote is a Note-Taking Power Tool (53)
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Although being a student isn't a requirement for using Microsoft's note-taking application OneNote, the software's robust data capture and collaboration components lend themselves well to an academic environment. OneNote can replace multiple physical notebooks, binders, and collections of paper notes with a single streamlined, search indexed, tabbed and subdivided master notebook. Whether you're a student taking notes in class or an employee taking notes in company meetings, check out just how useful OneNote can be. ...
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Abhishek said:
best post ever. go onenote.
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dd said:
OneNote has built in OCR which means that you can scan documents or take photographs of text and OneNote will automatically index the text in the photographs and allow you to copy and search it.
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John said:
If you have to run windows at work... it's a good tool to keep you organized. Not sure what the MAC equiv. is...
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Sid said:
highly recommended
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ndench said:
Pretty good article on OneNote, which I really like but have trouble using consistently.
High school students hacking electronic tests (5)
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Filed under: news[Alex Papadimoulis] wrote about ingenuity and hacking in high school. Immediately after the teacher's installed a new electronic note taking and test giving software, the students began hacking. They managed to find several ways to ace their tests, none of which involved studying hard the night before. Ultimately, the teachers went back to the old system to prevent such shenanigans.[photo: COCOEN]Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Job Search: Rebuild Your Resume with Five Simple Fixes (139)
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Once you've spotted a great job anywhere online and figured out how much moolah to ask for, you need to get your foot in the door. In most cases, your foot is your resume, and every person you've ever met with a job has sincere, if contradictory, advice on making yours shinier than all the others. We've picked out five bits of advice that actually help you plan, write, and present your resume, rather than ...
