Sunday, April 13, 2008
Get More from Your RSS Reader by Oversubscribing
11:30PM Adam Pash | Blogger Marshall Kirkpatrick offers seven tips for making the most of your RSS reader, including a few unconventional ideas about feed volume. Kirkpatrick writes: I’m a big believer in subscribing to anything that looks of interest. Read what you can and don’t worry about the rest. The chances that you’ll see something worthwhile in a feed are far, far higher if you’ve subscribed to it than they would have been if you hadn’t… I don’t know why people feel obligated to read every item in every feed they’ve subscribed to. Get over that and you’ll already be a far happier person. It may run counter to our common suggestion that you prune your feed subscriptions, but if you’re willing to let go of the urge to read every single item, you could find yourself surrounded by wonderful content. Seven Tips for Making the Most of Your RSS Reader [ReadWriteWeb] More »
Fuse Plastic Grocery Bags for Crafting
10:00PM Gina Trapani | Crafter Amanda turns simple plastic grocery bags into tote bags, wallets, floor cushions, and waterproof liners for beach bags—by fusing them together with an iron. Cut, flatten and layer six to eight bags on the ironing board, place parchment paper over them, and iron the whole stack to meld it into a useful, reusable thicker plastic for sewing together every which way. See the post for examples of what you can do with the stuff. Don’t forget you can also crochet grocery bags, too. Long Overdue Fusing Plastic Bag Tutorial [Etsy Labs via AskMe] More »Google Still To-do Listless
6:08AM Gina Trapani | A pulled blog post led some to think that Google might be launching a to-do list product, but the Google employee fessed up that the suspicious post was just an accident. Too bad, because Google could use a to-do list app. More »
Take and Edit Screenshots with FastStone Capture
5:30AM Lifehacker US Edition | Windows Only: Reader-recommended application FastStone Capture is lightweight and feature-rich screen capture tool. In addition to saving its captures in a multitude of formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIFF and PDF), FastStone Capture can send any screenshot to your image editor of choice, printer, email client, open it in a Word or Powerpoint doc, or upload it to an FTP site. There’s no need to send the capture to an image editor for simple tasks however, since FastStone Capture’s built-in editor can easily handle simple annotations and editing tasks such as cropping, adding text, arrows, highlighting, watermarking or enhancements like drop shadows or frames. FastStone Capture is freeware, Windows only. Sharp eyed readers noticed that the new versions of FastStone Capture are no longer freeware, updated to link accurately to the handily portable freeware version. Thanks guys! More »
Display Vista’s Clock with a Keyboard Shortcut
4:00AM Adam Pash | Tech blogger Amit Agarwal loves Vista’s new system tray clock and calendar, but prefers not to move to his mouse whenever he wants to take a closer look. To remedy this, he’s set up a simple shortcut to display the clock at the stroke of his keyboard. If you don’t want to take the shortcut route, the post also details a few other methods for getting a quick look at the date and time. Got a favourite method of your own to get a quick glance at the calendar and clock? Share it in the comments. Display Windows Clock On Your Desktop With a Keyboard Shortcut [Digital Inspiration] More »
Save Money on Spirits, No Cheaping Out Required
2:30AM Kevin Purdy | There may be no such thing as a free drink, but having a quality cocktail doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, either. For those who appreciate good spirits but value a good bargain even more, the Serious Eats food blog suggests where to find deals at the liquor store, the bar, and for hosting parties. For example, set your sights on rum-based drinks to save a few dollars: More »
