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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.
Silence of the Foxes Creates Custom Firefox Installations - Firefox - Lifehacker
If you hate installing all your Firefox extensions, plugins, and custom tweaks when you do fresh system installation, Silence of the Foxes will build you a custom and silent Firefox installation.
Five Best Virtual-Desktop Managers - Virtual Desktops - Lifehacker
Long before multiple monitors were popular (or financially feasible), there were virtual desktops—applications that allow you to swap your entire workspace with another for easy compartmentalization of your work. Here's a look at five of the most popular virtual-desktop managers.
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
Top 10 Tactics for Protecting Your Stuff - Theft - Lifehacker
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.
Best Virtual-Desktop Manager? - Virtual Desktops - Lifehacker
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?
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.
Use a Microplane Zester to Trim Sticking Doors - Kitchen - Lifehacker
Wooden doors and windows tend to stick inside their frames in summer because they're swollen with the summer's humidity. If you've got a Microplane-style zester handy, a few quick swipes can scrape away the sticking.
Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5.3 with Security and Stability Fixes - Firefox 3.5.3 - Lifehacker
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. If you're really curious, check out the full changelog here. [Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3 Release Notes]
Five Features We Want to See in Ubuntu - Ubuntu - Lifehacker
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.
This Week's Most Popular Posts - Highlights - Lifehacker
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.
Helvetical Turns Google Calendar Into a Thing of Beauty - google calender - Lifehacker
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.
Amazon Offering One Free MP3 of Your Choice - Deals - Lifehacker
Amazon MP3's Twitter account just surpassed 1 million followers, and to celebrate they're offering 1 free MP3 download of your choosing (provided you can buy it for the $1.29 in credit they're handing out, which I think should buy pretty much any song in the Amazon MP3 store). Just head to the promotion page, enter the FIRSTMIL code, and go buy yourself a song. The offer is only valid for a limited time (Sept. 3 to Sept. 6). Your Choice: Get One of Millions of Songs [Amazon via Mashable]
Remains of the Day: Snow Leopard 10.6.1, BitTorrent, and Checks - Remainders - Lifehacker
Apple's already testing out a 10.6.1 update to Snow Leopard, we think checks are almost completely passé, and popular BitTorrent tracker isoHunt launches a new BitTorrent site with a social edge.
The Budget-Conscious Home Office - Workspaces - Lifehacker
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.
Lifehacker Print Prettier Formats Articles for Better Printing - User styles - Lifehacker
Firefox with Greasemonkey/Stylish: If you print out articles here on Lifehacker, you've probably noticed that certain screen items print that just take up space or—even worse—block parts of the article. The Lifehacker Print Prettier user style can fix that.
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.
JavaScript Options Controls What Web Site Scripts Can Do - Featured Firefox Extension - Lifehacker
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension JavaScript Options gives you finer-tuned controls on what web site scripts are allowed to do to your browser.
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