Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Work
UnMHT Saves Multiple Tabs as Complete HTML Files
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Free Firefox extension UnMHT gives Firefox the same abilities to save a complete web page as one file—sound, pictures, video, and all—as Internet Explorer and Opera already have, but with a multi-tab bonus. Once installed, Firefox can open any of the MIME HTML (.mht) files saved by another browser, but UnMHT also adds a “Save all tabs as MHT” option, letting you store an entire browsing session as multiple MHT files with two clicks. Great for saving a work session for later restoration, or saving what you’re looking at now for complete offline reading later. UnMHT is a free download, works wherever Firefox does. UnMHT [Firefox Add-ons via Digital Inspiration] More »
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Ramlog Switches Your Linux Logs to RAM to Save Battery, Hard Drive Life
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Linux only: Linux systems are constantly writing status updates to a variety of different system logs—great news for debugging developer-types, not so great for anyone trying to save battery life on the go or get more life from their hard drives. Ramlog is a straightforward program that has your Linux system write log updates to RAM during a session, then dumps them onto the hard drive when shutting down. Ramlog creates a fixed-size RAM disk, so your memory won’t be overrun by over-active processes, and experienced users can still check out their logs. I can’t attest to long-term proof of the savings, but the hard drive conservation alone makes it worth running this simple program. Ramlog is a free download for Linux systems only, with a few pre-built packages; otherwise, hit the “via” link for instructions on installing from source. Ramlog [via Linux.com] More »
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Mocha VNC Lite is Simple Remote Control for iPhones
10:00PM Kevin Purdy | iPhone/iPod touch only: Mocha VNC Lite, the latest free utility added to the iTunes App Store, is one of those great programs that jailbreak enthusiasts probably thought would never appear in official form. Having arrived, however, it’s a simple, easy to use tool for remote-controlling a Windows, Mac, or Linux system from your palm, with full keyboard access, double-click abilities, and support for 32-bit colours. You can flip your phone to landscape for widescreen desktops, and zoom in and scroll just like you would with a Safari web page. The only apparent restrictions on this “Lite” version are a lack of support for right clicks, a QWERTY-only keyboard, and no macros, but for controlling your media centre or desktop from another room, Mocha should work just fine. Mocha VNC Lite is a free download for 2.0 iPhones and iPod touches only. Mocha VNC Lite [iTunes Store via Just Another iPhone Blog] More »
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AirRadar Offers Better Wi-Fi Network Management
9:00PM Gina Trapani | Mac only: Leopard’s built-in Airport utility doesn’t do much except show you what Wi-Fi networks are nearby, and which require a password—but free utility AirRadar does much more. AirRadar detects available Wi-Fi networks (in my case, more networks showed up in AirRadar’s list than in Leopard’s default menubar drop-down), and displays more information like signal strength, last seen timestamp, channel, signal average, max, and min. Disconnect from networks without turning off your Airport card, get Growl notifications, and set the scan interval with AirRadar too. You can even save networks as favourites, instead of just hopping onto any old open network by default. If you’ve got a spotty signal you’ll appreciate AirRadar’s signal to noise line graphs, too. AirRadar is a free download for Mac only. For more Wi-Fi know-how, see our top 10 Wi-Fi boosts, tweaks and apps. AirRadar [Koingo Software via Download Squad] More »
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6:03PM Angus Kidman | Vodafone has denied that any customers
have been sold an iPhone and told they can use general cap credits
for data — a stance which contradicts comments heard from many
iPhone buyers and Lifehacker readers. Why won’t Vodafone acknowledge
the confusion over its plans, and what will it do for customers who
have signed up on the basis of a contract which it seems Vodafone
doesn’t want to honour? See after the jump for the full story.
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Vodafone denies iPhone cap plan confusion
6:03PM Angus Kidman | Vodafone has denied that any customers
have been sold an iPhone and told they can use general cap credits
for data — a stance which contradicts comments heard from many
iPhone buyers and Lifehacker readers. Why won’t Vodafone acknowledge
the confusion over its plans, and what will it do for customers who
have signed up on the basis of a contract which it seems Vodafone
doesn’t want to honour? See after the jump for the full story.
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9:22AM Angus Kidman | If you’re visiting an unfamiliar city or planning a long road trip, finding good playgrounds to keep the kids exercised and entertained can be a challenge. Playground Finder fills the gap with a user-contributed listing of playgrounds throughout Australia, sorted by state and with facilities lists and user reviews. It’d be nice to see some Google Maps integration for easier playground location (currently there are Whereis links), but this still could be a lifesaver when it’s time to stretch the family’s legs. (Thanks Simon!) [Playground Finder]
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Playground Finder helps keep the kids occupied on trips
9:22AM Angus Kidman | If you’re visiting an unfamiliar city or planning a long road trip, finding good playgrounds to keep the kids exercised and entertained can be a challenge. Playground Finder fills the gap with a user-contributed listing of playgrounds throughout Australia, sorted by state and with facilities lists and user reviews. It’d be nice to see some Google Maps integration for easier playground location (currently there are Whereis links), but this still could be a lifesaver when it’s time to stretch the family’s legs. (Thanks Simon!) [Playground Finder]
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Use TwitterMail to track replies on Twitter
9:13AM Angus Kidman | While Twittermail promotes itself as a means of posting to Twitter via a unique email address, it has a much more useful feature: a daily summary of tweets that have been directed at you (using the @name convention) sent to any email address you specify. If you’re following a large number of people or only access Twitter intermittently, it’s easy to miss remarks addressed at you in this way; the email digest is a great way of making sure you don’t miss vital messages without having to go through screens of older messages. Twittermail is free, requires a Twitter account to sign up. [Twittermail] More »
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8:57AM Angus Kidman | If you’ve ever purchased any furniture from Ikea (or similar mass-market retailers), you’ll be familiar with the trials and tribulations of the S-shaped Allen keys (known by our US brethren as hex keys) supplied with many items to screw them together. Nate at Ikea Hacker came up with a way to simplify the process of using one to assemble or disassemble an item: cut one end off with a pair of bolt cutters, and then you can fit the remaining piece into an electric drill, giving you a powered Allen key that’ll greatly speed up the task. Of course, you can already do this with a commercial L-shaped Allen key, but why pass up a freebie? [Ikea Hacker]
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Rev up your Allen key
8:57AM Angus Kidman | If you’ve ever purchased any furniture from Ikea (or similar mass-market retailers), you’ll be familiar with the trials and tribulations of the S-shaped Allen keys (known by our US brethren as hex keys) supplied with many items to screw them together. Nate at Ikea Hacker came up with a way to simplify the process of using one to assemble or disassemble an item: cut one end off with a pair of bolt cutters, and then you can fit the remaining piece into an electric drill, giving you a powered Allen key that’ll greatly speed up the task. Of course, you can already do this with a commercial L-shaped Allen key, but why pass up a freebie? [Ikea Hacker]
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One Hundred Push Ups Takes You from Zero to a Hundred in Six Weeks
8:00AM Adam Pash | Web site One Hundred Push Ups details a training plan for going from 0 to 100 push-ups in a matter of six weeks. We’ve discussed why the push-up belongs in your fitness routine, but we didn’t offer you a good road to push-up bliss. One Hundred Push Ups takes a graduated approach to 100, with a very detailed plan and several levels depending on your fitness going into it. It’s sort of like the previously mentioned Couch to 5k for your muscles. One Hundred Push Ups [via Ask MetaFilter] More »
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