Outlines are useful for more than just recalling painful memories of high-school research papers. This week we’re taking a look at the five favourite outlining tools of Lifehacker readers.
If you’re wondering what you’ll ever do with all those past-their-ironic-prime “Vote for Pedro” t-shirts, you could always turn them into reusable shopping bags.
Readers offer their best tips for running multiple instances of Dropbox at once, using Twitter to jot down notes and ideas for yourself, and using Google Docs to manage money between friends.
It might well be a typo that gets corrected quickly, but Dell is currently selling the Linksys WRT610N for $20.90 delivered — less than a tenth of the standard price. Let us know in the comments if you manage to put an actual order through. Update: It’s now been pulled from the site.Thanks Ritwik! [Dell]
Even if your landlord seems happy-go-lucky upon moving in, there’s always a chance they won’t be so nice when you move out. Keep all parties accountable and in check for a hassle-free lease with a little help from your camera.
Boxee has taken the media centre world by storm in the last year, which is why it’s always a surprise when we’re reminded that it’s still only an alpha release. Until December 7th, that is, when Boxee is rolling out an official beta release.
Windows only: System cleaning utility Moo0 DiskCleaner’s dead-simple interface makes short work of clearing out all those unwanted temporary files, cookies, browser history and MRU lists.
It’s not a great place to find yourself, but if you ever lose or forget your password for OS X, you’re not out of luck. Weblog AppleDoes details how to quickly and easily reset your password.
Armed with some basic tools, a supply of scrap or salvaged wood, and a few weekends to devout to the project, you too can have an awesome laminate wood table with loads of character and good looks.
Mac only: If you’re not a big fan of using the Terminal but love hidden features in OS X, Secrets is the preference pane for you.