Saturday, August 29, 2009
Work
From The Tips Box: Ice Cube Plant Food, Gmail Tricks, Packing Tips
10:00AM Rosa Golijan | Lifehacker readers show us how to refresh our plants with some ice cubes and organise our packing. More »
Work
How To Upgrade From Leopard To Snow Leopard
9:30AM Adam Pash | So you’ve checked out the good stuff and decided to take the plunge to Snow Leopard. Upgrading is mind-numbingly easy, but in case you wouldn’t mind a little hand-holding, here’s our quick and simple UltraNewb guide to upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard. More »
Work
Opera 10 RC2 Fixes “Important” Bugs, On Track For Tuesday Release
8:15AM Azadeh Ensha | On Wednesday, we mentioned that Opera 10 RC had firmed up its speed and other features. Now comes news from the Opera team that a “few important crash bugs” have been fixed and that the browser is on track for a Tuesday release. More »
Money
When Are Cheap, Fast Gadgets Good Enough For You?
7:00AM Azadeh Ensha | According to Wired, we are now witnessing the Good Enough Tech Revolution, defined as a period when simple and cheap gadgets reign supreme over expensive and complicated. So we’re wondering when cheap and simple is good enough for you? More »
Design
The AlphaBar Sphere Desktop
6:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader RedBlackProduction’s desktop shows off just how powerful the new Rainmeter 1.0 release really is, with expandable panels that drop down from the top bar for virtually everything you might want. More »
Organise
eBook Library Organises And Indexes Your Books
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac: Looking for a way to organise your eBooks, perhaps due to an influx of reading material thanks to Google making millions of public-domain books available? Sony’s eBook Library can organise your eBooks whether you have a Sony Reader or not. More »
Fix
Make Decorative, Edible Garnishes Quickly And Easily
4:30AM Azadeh Ensha | The weekend is here, and if your plans include entertaining at home, video web site Howcast offers some ways to expand your culinary skills by sprucing up your garnishes. More »
Fix
Snow Leopard Malware Only Protects Against Two Trojans
3:45AM Adam Pash | Earlier this week we got a little excited about Snow Leopard’s new malware-blocking skills. Upon closer examination, however, it looks like the malware blocker is a bit underwhelming. We’re talking “I block two trojans” underwhelming. More »
Fix
Newspaper Sleeve Obscures Your Laptop
3:30AM Adam Pash | Laptops ain’t cheap, and unattended laptops are one of the first things a thief keeps an eye out for. What are thieves not all that eager to steal? Unattended newspapers. More »
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