Friday, November 9, 2007
Movies
11:30PM Tamar Weinberg | Love movies? One year ago on Lifehacker, Wendy showed you how to get your money’s worth before, during, and after a flick. More »
Better Gmail 2 Firefox Extension for New Gmail
12:00PM Gina Trapani | Welcome Gmail users! If you see a message in Gmail that reads: Certain Greasemonkey scripts may interfere with Gmail Here’s what to do. Uninstall the original version of the Better Gmail Firefox extension by going to the Add-ons dialog in Firefox’s Tools menu. Then, install the new version, Better Gmail 2, available for download below. From here on in, Better Gmail 2 updates will happen automatically though Firefox—this is a one time manual switchover, due to Google’s recent set of big changes to Gmail. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Thanks for using Better Gmail! Google updated Gmail, and now we’re following up with Better Gmail 2, a Firefox extension that adds features to the new Gmail interface. Like its predecessor, Better Gmail 2 is a compilation of Greasemonkey user scripts that add features to Gmail, but Better Gmail 2 works with Gmail’s overhauled interface. We’ll maintain the original Better Gmail extension separately from Better Gmail 2, for users still rocking the older version. However, if you’ve got the snappier Gmail interface enabled and you’re ready for some tweaks courtesy of scripters far and wide, hit the jump for the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension download. More »Lifehacker code
11:21AM Gina Trapani | Gmail users who had trouble logging into Gmail and other compatibility problems with the Better Gmail Firefox extension, we’ve just released a new version which you can use with the original Gmail interface. More »
Turn Your Webcam into a Motion-Sensing Security Camera with Yawcam
11:00AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Got a webcam bundled with your last computer but don’t know what to do with it? Turn it into a motion-sensing security camera with freeware application Yawcam. All you need is a webcam to get started, but after spending a little time in the Yawcam settings you can set automatic FTP uploading, emailing, or just saving captured images to your hard drive. You can even set a schedule for when Yawcam is enabled to capture images so your security camera isn’t constantly snapping pics while you’re sitting in front of your computer. We’ve seen similar motion detecting software, but Yawcam looks like an excellent and simple alternative. I don’t have a webcam on my Windows PC, so if you give it a try, let’s hear how it worked for you in the comments. Yawcam is freeware, Windows only. Yawcam [via SkatterTech] More »
Save Time in the Kitchen with Simple Menu Planning
10:00AM Adam Pash | Learn to save time in the kitchen and money at the market while ridding yourself of the stress of “What’s for dinner?” with weblog Organized Home’s guide to menu planning. The most brilliant tip: Build a family shopping list on the computer, listing all the foods and sundries your family consumes. Print 52 copies each year. Post them on the refrigerator. Boys who don’t circle “Sugar Gaggers” on the list when they empty the box eat hot cereal for the rest of the week. The post even provides a menu planner template to help you suss out your meals for the week. If you’ve got any clever tips for how you avoid the harried what’s-for-dinner frenzy Menu Planning: Save Time In The Kitchen [Organized Home] More »
Skype 2.0 Beta Adds Video for Linux
9:00AM Adam Pash | Linux only: Skype’s latest 2.0 beta for Linux adds long-awaited video chat features to the popular freeware, cross-platform Voice over IP (VoIP) application. Video chat has been available in Windows version of Skype since 2005 with video support for Macs introduced about a year later, so the addition of Linux rounds out Skype’s excellent feature set to include free video chat for all. It’s not uncommon for the Linux version of popular cross-platform apps like Skype lag behind, but it’s always nice to see them catch up with the pack. Skype 2.0 beta for Linux: the Great Revolution [Skype] More »Build a Killer Resume, Start to Finish
8:00AM Adam Pash | The Simple Dollar weblog details how to build a killer resume from start to finish. The first step: Open a plain text document and start listing all of the information you might ever include on a resume List the details of every job, including every possible relevant accomplishment at each one. List every organised activity you’ve ever participated in, and every noteworthy honour you’ve received in your life. List everything. The author points out that (obviously) you’d never send this base list to anyone, but when it comes time to build your resume—especially if you need to construct different resumes for different types of applications—this list can help you very quickly construct real resumes that you can send to employers. Beyond that, the post suggests several more tips you’ve probably seen at one point or another. How to Construct a Killer Resume, From Start to Finish [The Simple Dollar] More »
