Friday, November 20, 2009 - Page 2
Design

Shape Collage Online Makes Great Photo Collages In Your Browser

Web application Shape Collage quickly turns your online photos into embeddable photo collages with nothing more than a few clicks. It’s an interesting way to showcase your pictures online without a lot of work.


Work

First Glimpse At Google Chrome OS

Google offered up everything but a finished Chrome OS today, releasing its source code and explaining how it’s different from other operating systems. Here are the features, functions and screenshots you’ll want to know about.


Work

Before And After: The Loft Workstation

It’s bad enough having a super messy workspace, but when your workspace is lofted above the rest of your living space and all your cable clutter and your ugly desk become an eye sore something must be done.


Fix

DIY Cameraphone Zoom And Lighting Lens

If the iPhone’s zoom just isn’t doing it for you, and you prefer a higher-quality optical zoom to lesser digital zoom apps, DIY website Instructables details how to make a contraption that’ll help you achieve just the frame you’re looking for.


Organise

CheckPlaces Cleans Up Your Dead Or Duplicate Bookmarks

Firefox only: If your bookmarks bar has gotten out of control with dead links, duplicates and empty folders, Firefox extension CheckPlaces will check all your bookmarks and even clean them up for you, automatically deleting anything unnecessary.


Fix

Creatively Display Your Cables When Hiding’s Not An Option

We’ve talked time and time again about new and different ways to hide the unsightly cable nests lurking in your home. Instead of squirreling them away, artist Maisie Maud Broadhead cleverly decorates with them in plain sight.


Work

ECOBOT Tracks Your Carbon Footprint

Mac: Wondering what kind of impact your power and fuel consumption have on the environment? ECOBOT helps you figure it out.


Work

Bypass Reduced Functionality Without Activating Windows

If you’ve installed Windows 7 (or Vista) but still don’t have a product key, you’ll eventually end up with an activation nag screen and “reduced functionality” until you get a proper key. Still not ready to buy? Temporarily bypass the problem instead.


Work

Camino 2.0 Adds Features To A Speedy Mac-Centric Browser

Mac OS X: Camino, the lightweight, Mac-centred, standards-compliant browser, has seen a 2.0 release filled with features fans are going to dig. Selective ad and Flash blocking, OS X keychain integration, Growl support and much more are now baked in.


Fix

How To Make Your Fireplace More Efficient

Fireplaces are lovely and cosy to sit around but not too great for actually heating your home. Increase the efficiency of your fireplace with these tips and get some of that wasted heat back.