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October 2008
Ask the Commenters Roundup [Hive Mind] →
My bedsheets constantly slip off when I’m sleeping; I guess I toss and turn a lot. Are there any remedies for keeping them snug in there?
Sticky price tags on paperback books that you just…
How to Pick a President [Election] →
Author and technologist Scott Berkun offers a clear-minded primer on what, exactly, voters should consider when choosing a presidential candidate for the U.S. this coming November 4th. Skip…
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Tired of checking the web site or your feed reader to make sure you don’t miss the best stuff from Lifehacker? Make our popular posts magically appear in your email inbox: sign up for our…
How Long Does Your Computer Take to Boot Up?... →
PC makers are setting their sights on reducing the amount of time it takes your PC to boot up, reports the New York Times, because users are increasingly impatient about waiting to go about…
Battle of the Thumb Drive Linux Systems... →
These days, it only takes an increasingly-cheap USB thumb drive and a program like UNetbootin to create a portable Linux desktop you can run on any computer that can boot from a USB port….
Minimalist Conky Setup Ported for Windows and... →
Many readers were seriously impressed with the stylish, minimalist Conky setup we highlighted last week for Linux desktops. Just as many readers, however, wanted something similar for their…
Google Earth for iPhone Surfs the World by... →
iPhone/iPod touch 2.0 only: Google has released an official Google Earth client for the iPhone and iPod touch, giving your phone a slide-and-pinch view of the world. There are only two layers…
What Are You DIY-ing This Halloween? [Ask The... →
Halloween is this coming Friday, and there’s probably no other holiday that makes the dedicated do-it-yourselfer get more creative. Last year we featured a gallery of homemade costumes…
Blankless Creates Online Swap Meets for Gift... →
Free group gift idea site Blankless aims to help anyone trading gifts within a family, work group, or a circle of friends keep who-bought-what straight and get inspired by others. It’s a…
Add Remember the Milk as a Vista Sidebar Gadget... →
A good task manager is something that could make Windows Vista’s somewhat unfairly maligned sidebar feature pretty useful—and Remember the Milk just so happens to be a pretty good task…
Click to Find Postal Addresses on a Google Map... →
Amit Agarwal at the Digital Inspiration blog has flipped the Google Maps API around so anyone can find the exact street address of any point on a street by clicking on it. In other words, if…
Netflix Watch Instantly Adds Support for Macs... →
Netflix has officially (and finally) added support for Macs—well, Intel Macs at least. The update is rolling out to a small group of users at first, but the company promises support for the…
Buy $25 Restaurant Gift Cards for $2 [Saving... →
Web site Restaurant.com sells gift certificates to participating restaurants all over the country, often offering deeply discounted prices. Right now the site is selling $25 gift…
Getting Things Done With Microsoft OneNote [GTD] →
Windows only: If reading the comments on GTD-related posts is any indicator, many of you have found yourself in the situation I recently found myself in: you love getting things done but…
Search Wikipedia Faster As-You-Type [Wikipedia] →
Developer Chirag Mehta wanted a better way to search Wikipedia, so he put together a fast, dynamic as-you-type search box that loads results in a sidebar and the best match in the main…
Ask MetaFilter Roundup [Hive Mind] →
Is my aversion to storing data in the cloud irrational?
What are your favorite DSLR tips for beginners?
How can I make a preemptive strike against jet lag?
How can I recreate my financial…
Cfont Pro Previews and Organizes Fonts for Free... →
Windows only: For typography junkies with large font collections, Cfont Pro will help you manage your addiction. With support for all the major font file types, including Postscript and…
GPhotospace Uses Your Gmail Account for Photo... →
Windows only (for now): Firefox extension GPhotospace integrates with your Gmail account to store and share digital photos easily with Gmail. Once you install GPhotospace, all that’s left to…
System Explorer All-In-One PC Monitor and Manager... →
Windows only: When you want to manage your PC’s processes, startup items, network connections, windows, tasks, open files, and installed software, you can do that all using the free…
Box.net Shares Files with Your iPhone [IPhone] →
Box.net—one of our Hive Five Best Online File Sharing Services—has just released their free iPhone and iPod touch application. You can now easily access collaborative files and view Word,…
Microsoft Launches Windows Azure for Cloud... →
Today Microsoft announced Windows Azure, a new version of Windows that lives in the Microsoft cloud. You won’t be running Windows on your PC over the internet with Azure, though; instead…
Zviewer Aggregates Online TV in a Full-Screen... →
Windows only: Free application Zviewer is a one-stop shop for all your web video needs, integrating everything from Hulu and YouTube to Netflix Watch Instantly in a full-screen interface….
MySpeed Adjusts Online Video Playback Speed... →
Windows only: Save time watching lectures and presentations posted to YouTube at twice the speed or waste time watching sports highlights in slow-motion with MySpeed. Simply download and…
PlayOn Adds Hulu and Others to Your Xbox 360, PS3... →
Windows only: PlayOn streams online video from the likes of Hulu, YouTube, and Netflix to your Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or HP MediaSmart TV. I’ve only tested the application on my Xbox 360…
Save Money Shopping Online with GotoDaily... →
Before you make a purchase online, a quick search of GotoDaily’s list of discount codes and printable coupons could save you some money on anything from apparel to electronics. The listings…
Is Your Phone Good Enough to Replace Your Laptop... →
The Wall Street Journal suggests that with the increasing popularity and functionality of smartphones, it may be time to leave your laptop at home.
For years, mobile workers have been…
Seam Carving GUI Resizes and Rearranges Images... →
Windows/Mac/Linux: If you’ve been excited about the new Content Aware Image Resizing feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4 but don’t want to plunk down all the cash for the upgrade, check out Seam…
IDrive Backs Up your Work Online, 2GB Free... →
Windows/Mac only: With two gigabytes of free online storage, IDrive offers a cheap option for remote backup of critical files for your computer. Download the client for Windows or Mac, select…
SysMetrix Puts System Data in a Configurable... →
Windows only: SysMetrix gives you a desktop widget you can skin, configure, and tweak to show you the time, your system info, email updates, and other information in a seemingly endless…
Find the Yuppiest Possible San Francisco... →
New webapp Gentrify “helps the elite urban bourgeois find their natural habitats.” Naturally, it’s only available for San Francisco right now. The site mashes up Craigslist apartment…
Gmail Labs Adds Google Calendar, Other Gadgets to... →
Gmail has added support for sidebar gadgets to its experimental Labs section, allowing users to add an agenda view of Google Calendar, a short list of recent Google Docs files, and any web-based…
CrossOver Mac and Linux Products Free Today Only... →
Mac OS X and Linux only: CrossOver, a commercially-modified version of the free WINE platform that lets Linux and Mac users run Windows apps semi-natively, is giving away free licenses…
Start Google Chrome in Incognito Mode [Google... →
Programmer Michael T. Bee offers up a small, desktop-friendly JavaScript file that starts Google’s Chrome browser in Incognito Mode for those privacy-please browsing sessions. Actually, the…
Money Manager Ex Helps You Track Your Cash... →
Windows and Linux only: Money Manager Ex is a an open source, cross platform alternative to commercial software like Microsoft Money or Quicken. While it isn’t as flashy as some of the…
DVDneXtCOPY iTurns Removes iTunes DRM with... →
Windows only: DVDneXtCOPY iTurns Free provides a clever work-around to stripping audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Music Store—and, theoretically, other protected, purchased tracks—of…
Welcome Lifehacker's New Interns [Announcements] →
The Lifehacker team’s thrilled to announce we’ve got a couple of new secret weapons on staff. Two commenters you already know and love have joined us as newly-minted interns: Mei-ling (aka…
Map Local Movie Times [Movies] →
Like to see your cinema options geographically? This mashup of Google Maps and movie showtimes plots your local theaters and their screenings, and lets you look up to a week in advance….
Windows 7 Features "Leaked" [Windows 7] →
Microsoft plans to unveil a pre-release version of Windows 7 at a conference tomorrow, and released a privacy statement for the preview that reveals all kinds of features in the future OS….
LastSharp Downloads Music from Last.fm [Featured... →
Windows only: LastSharp is .NET based application that helps you download music from Last.fm. The Download Squad blog reports: LastSharp has a lot of useful options, including on-the-fly…
Can Windows 7 Recover from Vista? [Snap Judgment]... →
Our gadget-obsessed siblings at Gizmodo got a chance to walk through Windows 7 at the Professional Developers Conference, highlighting a heaping serving of nice new features. Keep…
How to Access Your Gmail Account When It's Down... →
Weblog Google Operating System rounds up eight different Gmail modes worth a shot next time you have trouble accessing Gmail. That includes everything from Safe mode—which runs Gmail…
Amazon Windowshop Helps You Discover New Media... →
The new Amazon Windowshop multimedia marketplace does fancy 3D browsing of the popular online commerce site. Aside from the eye candy, features also include multimedia previews of any…
MeetInBetweenUs Finds a Middle Ground Meeting... →
Web application MeetInBetweenUs takes the guess work out of locating a good place for two distance parties to meet. For a trial run I used it to see where Gina and I would meet between San…
Hive Five Winner for Best URL Shrinker: TinyURL... →
TinyURL fends off an onslaught of new competition to take home the prize in this weekend’s Hive Five Best URL Shrinkers. Up-and-comer Is.gd pulled in second, followed by Bit.ly.
First Look: Microsoft Office Heads Online with... →
Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference continues to roll out exciting new announcements; this time, Microsoft announces the next version of Microsoft Office will include a web…
Hitman Pro Runs Eight Different Anti-Malware Apps... →
Windows only: Free application Hitman Pro scans your system for malware using not one, not two, but eight different anti-malware applications. Essentially, Hitman Pro is a helper utility…