Saturday, October 24, 2009

Work

From The Tips Box: Taking Notes, Slippery Keyboards, Lint Rollers

11:00AM October 24, 2009 | Whitson Gordon

Readers offer their best tips for taking (and saving) notes in class, stopping your keyboards from sliding, and making your own large, cheap lint roller. More »


Work

Better Paste Takes The Annoyance Out Of Pasting Formatted Text

9:00AM October 24, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows only: Better Paste is a simple, lightweight application (or AutoHotkey script) that tweaks the default Ctrl+V paste shortcut such that it pastes plain text every time; if you want formatted text, simply hit Ctrl+Shift+V. More »


Work

Mozilla Raindrop Keeps Messaging Personal

8:00AM October 24, 2009 | Whitson Gordon

Today, Mozilla announced a new open source project called Raindrop, a service that pulls your social content from multiple sources and organises it in one place to create a centralised messaging experience that matters to you. More »


Work

The “ChromeOS” LiteStep Desktop

7:00AM October 24, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Reader YBoris’s Windows XP desktop uses the LiteStep alternate shell environment to show off his concept of what Google’s upcoming Chrome OS desktop should look like — and this one is fully functional right now. More »


Design

Wallpaper Roundup: All Hallow’s Eve And Spooky Scenes

6:00AM October 24, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

The great festival of candy binging and spooky stories will be upon us soon. Take a moment to browse these Halloween-themed wallpapers to dress your desktop for the occasion. More »


Organise

Doit.im Is A Cross-Platform GTD Task Management App

5:00AM October 24, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows/Mac/Linux: Doit.im is a free, attractive, cross-platform task management application built on the principles of productivity guru David Allen’s Getting Things Done. It syncs to the web, it’s easy to use, and soon it’ll sync to your phone too. More »


Work

Stereo8 Streams Fresh, User-Driven Music

4:00AM October 24, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Take user-submitted content and voting, a la Reddit and Digg, strip out the dorm room aesthetic, and apply it to music. You end up with Stereo8, a fun-to-use user-driven internet radio station. More »


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Fingernail Polish Keeps Your Keys Easily Identifiable

2:30AM October 24, 2009 | sarahrae

It seems the older we get, the more keys our life seems to require. If your key ring is starting to resemble the one cleaners carry around, try this quick tip to keep them organised and easy to find with fingernail polish. More »


Work

Google Calendar Adds Calendar Hiding, Snooze Button

2:05AM October 24, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Google Calendar fans, take heart — you no longer have to see less-than-useful calendars in your sidebar list if you don’t want to, and web notifications of upcoming events can be snoozed for five minutes at a time. More »


Organise

Gridvista Makes Organising Screen Real Estate Simple

12:30AM October 24, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Windows: If you’ve looked at screen-organising tools before but felt overwhelmed by bells and whistles you’d never use, you’ll want to check out the simple but effective layouts and features in Gridvista. More »