We’ve featured tons of cord decluttering tips over the years, but cable lacing is a simple, classic method of cord management that we’ve somehow overlooked. More »
Gmail Labs adds a new feature to save time when composing messages—it can now suggest contacts based on the groups you email most often. More »
Want smoother skin, nicely polished steel, or a quick earache remedy? Plenty of products are available designed specifically to tackle the tasks at hand, but if you’re in a pinch, try olive oil. More »
Gmail acting a bit flaky for you lately? You’re not a lone. According to CNET, several Gmail users were unable to access their email yesterday. Ditto, according to a couple of your Lifehacker editors. In fact, we’ve been seeing quite a bit of flakiness from Lifehacker’s Google Apps Gmail lately—another sobering reminder that reliance on the web can be problematic. The small silver lining: With Offline Gmail, you can at least continue to access any email you’ve got downloaded for offline access. If you’ve been affected by the recent Gmail outages, let’s hear about it in the comments. [CNET] More »
Firefox with Greasemonkey: User script Google Fx adds a ton of features to the Google search interface—from related searches and Wikipedia results to thumbnail previews and search suggestions. More »
Looking for some new tunes? We Are Hunted is a music aggregator that pays attention to what people are actually listening to, not what the radio plays. More »
National Geographic’s new Infinite Photograph turns over 300,000 amazing photographs into a “boundless picture of the earth.” More »
Administrators at popular BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay were found guilty of contributory copyright infringement by a Swedish court this morning and sentenced to a year in prison, according to Wired. More »
It’s definitely a work in progress, but reBoxed takes a novel approach to organising your Gmail—forcing you to pick who’s more important a few dozen times, then using your (and others’) answers to rank emails. More »
