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The blank slate of an unfinished attic is too much for a geek to resist—if the trend of attic-to-workspace conversions we've seen in our featured workspace pool is any indicator.

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iTunes 9 Improves Syncing, Network Sharing, More (Windows/Mac OS X)The biggest software announcement at today's Apple event comes in the form of iTunes 9, the newest release of the popular desktop media player.Make and Receive Free Phone Calls with Google Voice and Android (Android)The one big thing Google Voice doesn't offer, besides automated telemarketer taunting, is free voice-over-internet phone calling through your cellphone. On an Android phone, however, you can use the Gizmo5 service, Google Voice, and a free application to call anyone for free.YouTube Auto Buffer Makes the Popular Video Site a Lot Better (Firefox)The YouTube Auto Buffer Greasemonkey script tweaks the popular video sharing site to fix some of its most common annoyances. Specifically, it stops videos from automatically playing, turns on HD/HQ playback for all videos, and hides in-video advertisements.iPhone and iPod touch OS 3.1 Available for Download (iPhone/iPod Touch)Apple today announced an update to iPhone OS 3.1, introducing a new "Genius" recommendation feature for the App Store, bug fixes and performance boosters, and several other small but worthwhile updates.Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5.3 with Security and Stability Fixes (Firefox)Mozilla pushed Firefox 3.5.3 to servers this afternoon, fixing several security and stability issues. There's nothing terribly exciting in this release, but it's always good to make sure you're using the most stable and secure release, so go to Help -> Check for Updates to upgrade to 3.5.3.Postbox Out of Beta, $39.95 for License (Windows/Mac)Postbox, the attachment-savvy desktop email manager we toured during its beta, hit an official 1.0 release. You can try the finished product free for 30 days, or buy a single-user license for $39.95.Automatic Downloads New Torrents... Automatically (Mac OS X)Free preference pane Automatic lets you subscribe to virtually any content delivered via RSS, automatically downloading everything matching your preferences. That means podcasts, vide

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We've offered up a wealth of tips on locking down your data, but old-school, straight-up stealing is another matter entirely. Try these 10 tips on securing, disguising, tracking down, and hiding your goods so they don't get nicked.

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If you're in the market for a basic GPS navigation system, Mio Technology's Mio Moov S510 might fit the bill. Priced at just under $200 (as of August 31, 2009), it offers a large, uncluttered screen, voice directions that name streets, and a generous points-of-interest database in a sleek, good-looking package. But the device has some usability issues, and you must forgo (or pay extra for) connected GPS features (such as real-time traffic alerts) that several competitors offer at no extra charge.

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Although the productivity-boosting popularity of multiple physical monitors is on the rise, virtual-desktop management—that is, using software to emulate the extra space afford by multiple monitors—is still a perfectly useful alternative. The question is, which virtual-desktop application is best?

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About to spend some time on a noisy airplane or bus? Today's deal roundup has discounted noise-canceling earbuds and headphones galore. Don't need them? Check out the HDTVs, computers, and free Healthy Choice meals.

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Prevent contacts' pictures in Gmail from appearing, substituting your chosen pictures (if any).

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Ubuntu isn't the only Linux operating system, but it's where the dream of a usable, completely free desktop is closest to reality. If every Ubuntu developer were assembled at one place, here are five things we'd ask them to accomplish.

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[Editor's note: These days, we're all trying to keep up with a daily deluge of online information. That requires several discrete tasks: Checking to see what's new on sites you already know and like; discovering new sites or interesting posts from sites you don't follow regularly; and sharing, storing, and syncing links.

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As the European Union examines a U.S. deal between Google and publishers, the company made concessions on Monday designed to address concerns its book digitization project has raised in Europe.

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MS Insider Exposes Secret 'Screw Google' Meetings

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China's Ministry of Culture has implemented a new set of rules governing the online sale and distribution of foreign songs in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

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This week you took a shining to building a Hackintosh from start to finish, free phone calls with Google Voice, five of the best disk defragmenters, and some secret fast food items.

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Firefox/Chrome/Opera/IE: I've never found Google Calendar to be particularly unattractive—until I compared it to the sleek, clean look of Google Calendar with the Helvetical user script, that is.

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Waiting for that windfall before you get around to planning your perfect home office? Today's featured office is a testament to how careful shopping and design alleviates the need for a big home office budget.

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Reader arzali's Ubuntu Linux desktop moves the taskbar to the top of the screen, with Windows 7 style buttons and a large Conky bar for system stats at the bottom of the screen.

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A worldwide outage of Google's Gmail online e-mail system on Tuesday was caused by a traffic jam on its servers, according to Google's official Gmail blog.

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It's too bad the National Transportation Safety Board can't investigate Google to find out just why Gmail crashed Tuesday as Google's explanations for its outages (via its dashboard) are short and kindergarten-like.

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