Saturday, June 13, 2009

Communicate

Google Wave Questions And Answers

9:30AM June 13, 2009 | Gina Trapani

After whinging loudly about not having access to the Google Wave preview, Santa GOOG dropped me an invite. Last night I held a Wave Q&A on Twitter; here are the results, complete with screenshots. More »


Work

Find The Environment Where You Thrive

8:00AM June 13, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

Many factors impact your quality of life. According to actor and comedian Patton Oswalt, knowing your ideal environment type—city, desert, mountains, plains or beach—is an important part of finding a place you can thrive. More »


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Repurpose Empty Bleach Bottles As Dumbbells

7:30AM June 13, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

Earlier this week we suggested you could save money with no-equipment exercises, but that’s not the only way to workout without burning a hole through your pocketbook. Common household items such as empty bleach bottles can also do the trick. More »


Design

The Starlight Desktop

6:00AM June 13, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Reader rykennedyan’s desktop combines a beautiful wallpaper with a full set of launchers and tools integrated into a taskbar at the bottom of the screen. More »


Work

Save Time With Excel’s Double-Click Tricks

4:00AM June 13, 2009 | The How-To Geek

If you have to deal with boring spreadsheets on a daily basis, every tiny little trick that saves you time is worth it—and the Pointy Haired Dilbert blog runs down a whole list of useful tricks. More »


Organise

WizeHive Offers Simple Project Management

3:00AM June 13, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’re looking for a feature-rich project management tool, WizeHive offers a broad range of tools to make planning, managing, and sharing your projects easier. More »


Work

ViGlance Converts The Vanilla Taskbar Into A Win7-Like Superbar

2:00AM June 13, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows only: If you’ve been holding out for the official release of Windows 7 but want to get your hands on that superbar, ViGlance is the one-step answer. More »


Work

Moovida Media Centre Is A Simplified Big-Screen Player

1:10AM June 13, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Windows/Linux: Clean, straightforward media centre Elisa has grown into something else—namely Moovida, a similar but more advanced and TV-focused media centre. Take a look at what’s new in this brief screenshot tour. More »


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Start A Fire With A Mobile Phone Battery

12:00AM June 13, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

It’s entirely likely that a modern geek would bring an emergency mobile phone on a camping trip, but forget matches or a lighter. If there’s some steel wool handy, that cellphone’s battery can start a fire. More »