Saturday, September 12, 2009

Work

Layar Brings Semi-Augmented Reality To Your Android Phone

10:00AM September 12, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Android: “Augmented Reality” is a buzz phrase gaining a lot of notice lately. Free Android app Layar, one of the first full-featured AR apps for Android, layers helpful, location-specific data on top of whatever you’re looking at through your device’s camera. More »


FixBrought to you by

Reduce Monitor Scratches With Toothpaste

8:30AM September 12, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

We already knew that toothpaste boasts all kinds of magical scratch-removal powers , so it’s no surprise that the handy paste can also be put to work improving scratched computer monitors. More »


Design

The Million Years Of LiteStep Desktop

7:15AM September 12, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Reader nitzua’s Windows XP desktop completely customises the interface without cluttering up the desktop with gadgets you might never see—moving launchers into the context menu using the LiteStep alternate shell environment. More »


FixBrought to you by

Un-Supersize Google Search With A User Script

6:00AM September 12, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Earlier this week Google supersized the search box for their home page, and many of you were not amused. If you can’t get used to the larger font, you can easily install a user script that puts it back to normal. More »


FixBrought to you by

Five Hard-To-Kill Houseplants For Your Home Or Workspace

5:30AM September 12, 2009 | Adam Pash

Plants can transform your home or workspace into a more peaceful, tranquil and beautiful place, but if you’re not good with them, your improved space can quickly turn into a depressing chamber of death. The solution: Get some more resilient plants. More »


Work

Easy Peasy Is A Lightweight Linux Distro Optimised For Netbooks

5:00AM September 12, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Got yourself a netbook but you’re a bit underwhelmed with the OS on it? Looking to squeeze a little more juice out of the low-power processor onboard? Easy Peasy is a Linux distribution designed to make netbooks better. More »


FixBrought to you by

Use A Vacuum To Clean Dust Particles Caught Inside A Camera Lens

4:00AM September 12, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

No matter how talented a shutterbug you are, a dirty lens can detract from even the most amazing shot. DIY compendium WikiHow has drawn up a step-by-step guide on removing specks and other dust particles from your camera lens with a vacuum. More »


Money

“Should I Buy It?” Flowchart Helps You Make Smarter Purchases

3:30AM September 12, 2009 | Adam Pash

Advertisers would have us believe that we need a lot of things that we really only want, and that brand names are always better. This simple purchasing flowchart walks you through your purchasing decision-making process to help you make the smart choice. More »


Work

MobaLiveCD Updates And Adds USB Drive Support

3:00AM September 12, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Windows: Want to try out a flavour of Linux or other LiveCD-based tool without installation or even having to exit Windows? MobaLiveCD has updated to include support for both LiveCDs and bootable USB devices. More »


Work

From The Tips Box: Velcro Speakers, Saving Money, iPhone Passwords

2:00AM September 12, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Lifehacker readers show us how to chair-mount speakers with Velcro, verify that we can save money simply by asking, and demonstrate how to abuse our iPhones’ copy and paste function. More »