Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Quick View Puts PDF Search Results In Google’s Viewer
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Yesterday we shared a handy, link-converting bookmarklet that pulls up any PDF in Google’s lightweight, web-based viewer. Now Google is inserting a “Quick View” link next to any PDF file in search results, offering the same quick document glance. More »
Work
4:30PM Angus Kidman | As Windows 7 nears its October 22 release, shortcuts for the operating system continue to emerge. Here’s some more ways to manipulate Windows 7’s revamped environment. More »
More Windows 7 Shortcuts
4:30PM Angus Kidman | As Windows 7 nears its October 22 release, shortcuts for the operating system continue to emerge. Here’s some more ways to manipulate Windows 7’s revamped environment. More »
Money
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Adobe’s image-editing and graphic design applications are highly regarded by Lifehacker readers, but their $500+ price tags are a nasty dose of cold water in a free online apps universe. If you’re a student or teacher, the company’s recently-revamped education store offers a little hip-pocket relief. More »
Adobe Education Store Offers Cheap Apps For Students
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Adobe’s image-editing and graphic design applications are highly regarded by Lifehacker readers, but their $500+ price tags are a nasty dose of cold water in a free online apps universe. If you’re a student or teacher, the company’s recently-revamped education store offers a little hip-pocket relief. More »
Money
1:00PM Angus Kidman | As the housing market becomes more competitive, auctions are likely to become more common. Here’s some key tactics to make sure you win if your dream property is being sold at auction. More »
How To Win At A Property Auction
1:00PM Angus Kidman | As the housing market becomes more competitive, auctions are likely to become more common. Here’s some key tactics to make sure you win if your dream property is being sold at auction. More »
Work
From The Tips Box: Gmail File Hosting, Mobile Phone Tricks And More
11:30AM Whitson Gordon | Readers show us their best tips for hosting files in Gmail, using contacts as a to-do list and clearing all traces of your DNS cache. More »
Work
11:00AM Angus Kidman | We all want our work to be good, but when it comes to creative tasks like writing, producing something awful is often a great place to start. Having something to hate which you can edit is a lot better than having nothing at all. More »
Hating Your Work Gets You Started
11:00AM Angus Kidman | We all want our work to be good, but when it comes to creative tasks like writing, producing something awful is often a great place to start. Having something to hate which you can edit is a lot better than having nothing at all. More »
Money
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Want to put some goods in storage but can’t face the price of self-service storage outlets? SpaceOut lets you search for people in your area with spare storage or parking space to rent. More »
SpaceOut Lets You Find Or Rent Spare Space
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Want to put some goods in storage but can’t face the price of self-service storage outlets? SpaceOut lets you search for people in your area with spare storage or parking space to rent. More »
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Improve Google Maps By Reporting Problems
8:30AM Adam Pash | Ever followed Google Maps direction to a “t” only to end up staring down the wrong way of a one-way street (or some other bum direction)? Now you can help them fix the problem so that, hopefully, it won’t happen again. More »
Work
Think Your Way To Sharper TV Picture Quality
8:00AM Azadeh Ensha | Don’t have the money to shell out for a new HDTV? No problem. A new study says that simply shifting your expectations concerning picture quality can help enhance your viewing experience — if self-deception is something you can accomplish easily enough. More »
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