Today’s featured workspace uses the very material the workspace is made out of to create ambiance and a sense of space.
Linux only: Reader Chris writes in with an excellent tip that changes the prompt to red when using the root account from the terminal—as a reminder to be more careful.
Lifehacker readers love a good Moleskine, and now the makers of the popular durable notebook have a new online tool that can print custom pages to fit perfectly into your Moleskine.
Reducing your monthly bills by just asking is a powerful technique for saving cash, and in the midst of a recession, you can expect some serious savings.
Windows XP only: Today’s USB flash drives are huge, but they come formatted with the FAT32 limit of 4GB files—if you want to format them as NTFS under Windows XP you’ll need a little trick.
Windows only: Free application Skype Call Recorder creates MP3s of any Skype conversation with a couple of simple clicks.
Web application Namechk finds available usernames or vanity URLs on more than 80 web sites—so you can own your online presence.
World percussionist David Kuckhermann has fought problems with tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome in his career. He demonstrates a few hand and wrist stretches and motions that helped him ward off the desk worker’s curse.
Hot on the heels of the Readability bookmarklet, we’re tipped to another eye-friendly bookmarklet that offers a whole host of text-customization for long reads and crowded articles on the web.
Firefox: Thanks to an explosion in their popularity, it’s hard to avoid the ad-filled countdown screens of file services like Rapidshare and Megaupload these days. Skip the wait with this handy extension.
