Monday, December 28, 2009

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Low-Hassle Plant Projects For Your Home Or Office

11:30PM December 28, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Your garden or office could probably use some more green, and we’re not talking about eco-friendly printer paper. If you’re not quite the gardening type, Apartment Therapy has a round-up of 15 planting projects that require very little afterthought. More »


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The Organised Designer’s Office

11:00AM December 28, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Many of our featured workspaces focus on hiding stuff away. Today’s featured workspace doesn’t hide much, but it does have storage space for everything the owner needs. More »


Money

Save Money On Next Christmas By Stocking Up Now

10:00AM December 28, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

It might seem a bit premature to be thinking about Christmas 2010 when Christmas 2009 is only a few days behind us, but now is a great time to save on supplies and gifts for next year. More »


Design

Create Realistic HDR Photos

8:00AM December 28, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

High Dynamic Range photography is a revolutionary tool in the photographer’s toolkit, but it can be overdone and done poorly. Take more realistic photos with these tips. More »


Communicate

Star Wars Weather Delivers The Weather Report Via Star Wars Locales

7:00AM December 28, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

You’ll find dozens of weather reporting services online, but all of them give you the weather in the traditional old sunny/cloudy/raining kind of way. None of them, however, will tell you if today will be as pleasant as Naboo. More »


Design

Five Best Wallpaper Sites

4:00AM December 28, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Nobody likes staring at a boring desktop when they fire up their computer every morning. Keep your wallpaper fresh with the five most popular sites Lifehacker readers use to satisfy their wallpaper needs. More »


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Use Hidden Rope Lights For Subdued Accent Lighting

3:00AM December 28, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’re looking for a way to add soft ambient lighting to an area of your home or office, rope lights are a great way to provide accent lighting without the harshness of focused spotlights or lamps. More »


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Dell Offers Customised Chrome OS Build For Mini 10V Netbooks

3:00AM November 28, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

If a Dell Mini 10V netbook has been on your shopping list, you’re in luck—at least if you’re the hacking type. A Dell technologist posted instructions on running Google’s Chrome OS on the 10V. More »


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BitTorrent Tracker MiniNova Goes Legal-Only

2:00AM November 28, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

MiniNova, one of the web’s go-to aggregators for BitTorrent trackers, has deleted nearly every torrent on its site in response to a court order. Only torrents uploaded by approved partners in its legal distribution network survived the cull and will continue to be allowed. More »