Thursday, August 6, 2009 - Page 2
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How Selfish Users Can Mess With Off-Peak ISP Deals

Lifehacker AU

If your ISP offers separate peak and off-peak download limits, it makes sense to schedule large downloads to happen overnight and not risk being shaped or paying excess fees each month. But not all consumers seem willing to go along with that strategy.


Fix

Make A Fish Tank Cleaner With A Gatorade Cap And Ring

Fish fans know that magnets are great when it comes time to clean an aquarium. Now web site Instructables details how to make your own magnetic fish tank cleaner with the help of a Gatorade cap and plastic ring.


Fix

Identify Your Foot Type Before Choosing Running Shoes

Knowing your foot type is useful for purchasing the proper running shoes, among other things. Using the “wet test” can help clue you in on whether you have normal, flat, or high-arched feet.


Design

The Dark Phantom Desktop

Reader Chaebi69′s desktop completely customises the Vista desktop with resource hacks, turning into a dark, stylish custom theme without a lot of extra software.


Work

From The Tips Box: On-the-Go Budgeting, Paper-Saving Mobiles

Our readers show us how they budget on-the-go, how to save paper with a mobile phone, and how to export your Facebook friend’s phone numbers into your Google Contacts.


Design

SmillaEnlarger Enlarges Your Images Without Artifacts

Windows: Enlarging images, especially from lower resolution source images, can be a dicey business. Want to enlarge an image and you don’t want it to look like an 8-bit video game sprite? SmillaEnlarger can keep things smooth and artifact free.


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Massacre Gmail Ads With These Two Sentences (And Some Tragic Words)

Those “Sponsored Ads” in e-mails are an annoyance to both sender and recipient and they seem to escape blocking. Until now. These two (so far) fail-proof sentences at the end of an email will let you enjoy e-mailed rants, ad-free.


Work

Chrome Releases New Beta, Improves New Tab Page, Adds HTML5 Functionality

Google has released a new beta for Chrome, featuring changes to the new tab page including the ability to pin web site thumbnails, hide pages, and other improvements.


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Steepster Is A Virtual Tea House For Tea Aficionados

If you read over our review of the Snooth, the social network for wine lovers, and thought “What about tea?” then you’re in luck. Steepster is a virtual tea house of sorts with tea reviews, information, and even tea blogs.