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The Attic Playroom - Workspaces - Lifehacker
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.
This Week's Top Downloads - Download Roundup - Lifehacker
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
Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day - Deals - Lifehacker
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.
Do Not View Pictures Provided by Contacts - Google Gmail
Prevent contacts' pictures in Gmail from appearing, substituting your chosen pictures (if any).
The Tonky Desktop - Desktops - Lifehacker
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.
Analysis: Google's dashboard doesn't explain the Gmail outage, and that's a problem
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.
Make Free VoIP Calls from Google Voice - Google Voice - Lifehacker
Google Voice is great, but it isn't an entirely free voice-over-internet service if you have to pay a phone bill to use it. With a few tweaks, though, you can talk to anyone on-the-cheap through Skype, or entirely for free with Gizmo.
Ask the Commenters Roundup - Hive Mind - Lifehacker
I've just started hand coding HTML. Any suggestions for an HTML-centric text editor?I want to increase my command prompt chops, any tips?I have an old dish washer without any sort of dispensor or resovoir for rinsing agents. How can I keep my glasses from being cloudy?Any suggestions for a program to split a long MP3 file with a CUE file?I'd like to learn more about wine. Where can I start?What program would you suggest for indexing the contents of offline hard drives? I need to index files on external drives. How can I optimize my computer screen for minimum eyestrain while reading ebooks?How can I properly calibrate my Acer monitor? The colors are muddy and washed out.
Top 10 Tactics for Productive Travel - Travel - Lifehacker
Being able to work just about anywhere is a mixed blessing. If you're tired of dying batteries, lost receipts, absent files, and laptop theft paranoia, pick up on our top 10 tactics for a better life on the road.
The AlphaBar Sphere Desktop - Desktops - Lifehacker
Reader RedBlackProduction's desktop shows off just how powerful the new Rainmeter 1.0 release really is, with expandable panels that drop down from the top bar for virtually everything you might want.
Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day - Deals - Lifehacker
Cameras, HDTVs and free almonds are a few of the things you'll find in today's deal roundup.
Set Up Space-Saving, Permanent Gmail and Reader Tabs in Firefox - Firefox - Lifehacker
Ed. note: Reader Harsha Kotcherlakota wrote in to our tips box with a very detailed, very cool guide to how he uses a few Firefox extensions we've featured to create dedicated, always-available-yet-unobtrusive tabs for Gmail and Google Reader. Here's how.
64-Bit Google Chrome Coming to Linux - Linux - Lifehacker
Linux users are some of the first to tout (or demand) the benefits of 64-bit computing, and it looks like the devotion may pay off. CNET points to Chrome developer mailing list posts indicating that a 64-bit build of Chrome's open-source, development-stage Chromium counterpart is well underway, ahead of versions for Windows or OS X. So while Microsoft and Apple will have built-in 64-bit browsers for their 64-bit systems, Linux gets a helping hand in the browser field from the big G.
Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day - Deals - Lifehacker
Discounted laptops, peripherals, and bargain-basement SDHC cards are just a few of the items in today's deal roundup.
Add More Emoji (Emoticons) Such as Sports, Fruit, Flags, and Music - Google Gmail
If you like Gmail's emoticons but wish you had a bunch more to choose from, a Labs feature gives you plenty more to play with.
Ask the Commenters Roundup - Hive Mind - Lifehacker
Does anyone know of a Windows-7 compatible tool that would turn my screen into a whiteboard?How can I use a netbook to augment the usefulness of my main PC?Is it possible to modify the Zune to run additional software or allow 3rd party content management?I'm using UltraMon with dual monitors? What can I do to get a system tray on both screens?What things, from a privacy standpoint, should I be aware of when making screen shots?Where can I find a good website for managing multiple Twitter accounts?I'm considering making the jump to Windows 7, What should I do to prepare my current computer and data?Is there a more effective way to copy files between Windows boxes than the one I'm using?Any suggestions for a Photoshop user making the shift to GIMP?Why would my Windows Server 2003-based home server continually vanish off my home network?
Five Best Video Players - Media Player - Lifehacker
We've come a long way since animated GIFs and video-game-style MIDI files were considered cutting edge computer-provided A/V entertainment. Take advantage of today's high-quality video with one of these five most popular video players.
This Week's Top Downloads - Download Roundup - Lifehacker
Rainmeter 1.0 Brings the Enigma Desktop to Everyone (Windows)Rainmeter 1.0 not only includes the latest version of the very popular Enigma desktop, it has a theme manager and configuration tool—so you can set up a killer desktop without a line of code.SmillaEnlarger Enlarges Your Images without Artifacts (Windows/Mac OS X)Enlarging images, especially from lower resolution source images, can be dicey business. Want to enlarge an image and you don't want it to look like an 8-bit video game sprite? SmillaEnlarger can keep things smooth and artifact free.Amahi Turns Old Systems into Full-Featured Media Servers (Linux Installation)Wouldn't it be neat if you could turn an old laptop or desktop into a media center that served and streamed movies, music, and files, and even backed up your other systems? With an Amahi installation, it's not too hard.TidySongs Cleans Up Your Music Genres (Windows/Max OS X)TidySongs is an Adobe AIR application that analyzes your iTunes library to find duplicates, clean up tracks, and better organize your genres (something that's always been the black hole of metadata with my music).PeerBlock Protects Your Downloading Privacy from Prying Eyes (Windows)Free application PeerBlock is a fork of Peer Guardian 2, the popular application designed to protect your privacy when downloading, updating the two-year-old application with various bug fixes and improvements.BlueScreenView Helps Troubleshoot the Blue Screen of Death (Windows)Free, portable system utility BlueScreenView displays your last Blue Screen of Death, so you can more easily see the error message—while you use Google to figure out the problem.Windows 7 RTM Now Available for MSDN and TechNet Subscribers (Windows)The march to the full Windows 7 release continues, as today Microsoft makes Windows 7 available to subscribers to their MSDN and TechNet services. Not you? Most consumers will have to wait until the official October 22nd release, but for a closer look at the release schedule of Windows 7, take a l
Best Video Player? - Media Player - Lifehacker
While some people never venture beyond the default media player on their operating system, the Lifehacker crowd tends to be of a more adventurous sort. This week we want to hear about your favorite video player.
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