Web site Ping.fm creates a single entry point for updating all of your social networks in one fell swoop, from Twitter and Facebook to AIM and GTalk.
If you already have a fence or railing available, there is a simple and cheap way to turn them into extra growing spaces in your garden.
Linux, Mac, or Windows with Cygwin: If you’ve ever needed to display your public IP address, or wanted to add it to your customised desktop with Geektool, a simple command has you covered.
Some web sites break up their content and insist on making you click dozens of times just to read the article or see all the pictures. Forget that, PageZipper puts it all on one page.
Let’s face it: when you’ve run into serious productivity roadblocks like procrastination, distraction, and overwhelmed paralysis, keyboard shortcuts and index cards aren’t going to save you—only better patterns of behaviour will.
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Firefox launched its Personas theming extension nearly a year ago, but now there’s a big, search-able repository that instantly applies themes for previewing. Check out what GetPersonas.com offers and how it works.
Yahoo rolled out a new version of its mobile page, sticking nearly every Yahoo service you could want onto one long vertical scroll—but adding a few intriguing other link-ins, too, like Gmail, Facebook/Twitter updates and others.
We’ve talked a lot about making URLs shorter, from Hive Five topics to fancy Unicode tricks. What about the times you want to make your URL bigger?
Yesterday we offered up a guide to protecting your Windows PC from the Conficker worm, set to perhaps start doing something this week. Free net service OpenDNS is another option for anyone concerned about today’s not-so-funny happening.
