Saturday, September 26, 2009

Work

From The Tips Box: Receipt Tracking, Preventing Syncs

10:00AM Rosa Golijan | Lifehacker readers offer tips for automating receipt tracking, and we learn a quick trick for stopping our MP3 players from syncing when we plug them in. More »
Communicate

Examine Hand Gestures And Smiles To Detect Lying

8:00AM Azadeh Ensha
Some people are better liars than others. The next time you want to gauge whether someone’s pulling your leg, try searching for clues based on their hand gestures and smile. More »
Design

The Samurize Stripe Netbook Desktop

6:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader szekelya’s netbook desktop keeps things simple with a dock for launching applications easily, and moves all of the useful system information into a tiny stripe at the bottom of the screen. More »
Work

Video Demonstrates The Danger Of Shortened URLs

5:30AM Adam Pash | Computer security company Symantec highlights just how easily shortened URLs can direct users to malicious sites and software in this video. More »
Work

Best Of The Best: Tools And Apps, Third Quarter 2009

5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The third quarter of 2009 was filled with all sorts of useful communication tools, time saving applications and software to help you get things done. Here’s a look back at the winners in each of the categories. More »
Organise

Hide Read Labels Declutters Your Gmail Sidebar

4:30AM Adam Pash | If you primarily use your Gmail labels as a to-do list of sorts (and you leave your to-dos as unread messages), Gmail Lab’s new Hide Read Labels feature streamlines your Gmail sidebar, displaying only labels with unread messages. More »
Work

TechTracker Scans Your Computer For Outdated Software

3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows: There’s no reason to rely on individual applications to tell you when they need an update, when you’ve got a handy tool like TechTracker. More »
Fix

DIY Water Bottle Carrying Strap

2:00AM Dustin Luck | Looking for a better way to carry your water bottle? Instructables user hpstoutharrow shows how to make a clever carrying strap using camp cord, ingenuity and some knot-tying skills. More »
Work

Chrome Dev Channel Improves Mac, Linux, Extension Support

1:30AM Adam Pash | Last night Google pushed out an update for all platforms running the dev channel, adding various fixes for all platforms and a good amount of small improvements to Chrome’s extension capabilities. More »