Saturday, October 3, 2009

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From The Tips Box: Bookmark Naming, Online Spending, Text Hiding

10:00AM October 3, 2009 | Dustin Luck

Readers show us their best tips for smart bookmark-naming conventions, spending less impulsively in online, and hiding text in plain sight. More »


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Giz Trials The Sony α550 DSLR

As well as playing with the DSCTX1 at Sony’s Twilight Football event, we also managed some time with their α550. Despite rarely using a DSLR (read: never), we were surprised to find the camera wasn’t nearly as intimidating as we had feared. More »

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Google Wave Invites Is A Site Dedicated To Sharing Wave Invites

8:30AM October 3, 2009 | Adam Pash

Getting invited onto Google Wave can be a challenging task. Web site Google Wave Invites offers a more organised alternative. More »


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Focus Your To-Do List With A “Skydiving List”

8:00AM October 3, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

To-do lists may work for some, but for others they’re an overwhelming reminder of everything yet to be done. Fed up with his to-do list, Slate’s John Dickerson suggests “blow[ing]up” the to-do list and figuratively going skydiving instead. More »


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PwnageTool Jailbreaks iPhone 3.0 OS With 3G, 3GS And iPod Touch

7:00AM October 3, 2009 | Adam Pash

Mac OS X: The merry band of iPhone and iPod touch hackers known as the iPhone Dev-Team just released a new version of the jailbreaking app PwnageTool. It supports all generations of the iPhone and every iPod touch except the third generation. More »


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Wallpaper Roundup: Retro Video Games As Awesome 3D Pixel Art

6:00AM October 3, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Reader Metin from the Seven’s Heaven web site creates 3D pixel (Voxel) artwork from retro video games, and he’s released an exclusive set of awesome, high-resolution wallpaper images for Lifehacker readers to enjoy. More »


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DIY Portable Solar Oven From Office Supplies

5:30AM October 3, 2009 | Adam Pash

Even if you’ve worked to make your brown bag lunch more appealing, sometimes the biggest drawback to the brown bag is that you just want a warm meal. That’ where the office worker’s portable solar oven comes in. More »


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Google Removes Pirate Bay’s Front Page From Search Results

4:00AM October 3, 2009 | Adam Pash

BitTorrent web site TorrentFreak reports that Google has removed the front page of popular BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay from their search results due to a DMCA takedown request, regardless of the fact that there are no torrents available to download on TPB’s front page.


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Tweak Quick Look To See What Files Are Inside A Folder

4:00AM October 3, 2009 | Adam Pash

Mac tip: Quick Look is one of the best features introduced in Leopard, and although we’ve highlighted several Quick Look tricks, web site Mac OS X Hints highlights a great folder X-ray mode that’s completely new to us. -


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BlackBerry Desktop Software Syncs Your BlackBerry With Macs, PCs

3:30AM October 3, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows/Mac OS X: BlackBerry Desktop Software effortlessly syncs your BlackBerry with your Mac or PC, including music, contacts, and appointments. The Windows version isn’t new, but the app just hit OS X today. More »