The Hand Luggage Only project has almost come to an end — so it’s as good a time as any to do a detailed photographic expose of what I’ve been carrying around in the infamous and now damaged bag. More »
We’ve previously explained why you should ditch your extensions for bookmarklets when you can to save on browser bloat. Whether or not you’ve taken your bookmarklets that far, the Bookmarklet Directory is a one stop directory of both new and popular bookmarklets worth checking out. More »
If you’ve used a computer for any significant amount of time, you’ve probably facepalmed after spilling some potentially sticky substance into the recesses of your keyboard. (If you haven’t, your day will come.) Here’s how to save your keyboard after that spill. More »
We’d like to think that the people we’re paying to give us advice (like doctors, for example) would offer the same helpful advice no matter what, but reader citizenkahn writes in to suggest that if you really want to get good advice, pull out a notebook and start taking notes—a phenomenon he’s dubbed the Moleskine effect. More »
Windows only: The latest update for Growl for Windows adds a slew of new features—including support for Thunderbird, Snarl, system monitoring, and even a Gmail notifier. More »
Web site FilesOverMiles shares files directly between your web browser and the person you want to share with, cutting out the web server as a middleman for instant, uncapped* peer-to-peer file sharing between two users. More »
If you drop a valuable item such as a ring down your toilet, many times you can reach in and get it. But how about a valuable that’s gone down the drain? Instead of paying for a plumber, try sucking it out using a vacuum and some pantyhose. More »
After we wrote about the All-Glass Firefox theme, reader bc//G_A wrote in with an even more impressive customisation that enables the Aero Glass effect across almost every UI element. More »
Got a good hour and an abiding interest in the newly announced Google Wave? (You know, the app that “is what email would look like if it were invented today.”) This video demo from the Google I/O developer conference walks through some of the specifics of what’s coming with Wave. More »
Windows only: LightBox is an extremely user friendly tool for editing photos when you need more than a simple crop and resize but less than a full-out Photoshop massaging. More »
