Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - Page 2
Travel

Laptopfriendlycafes.com For iPhone Finds Your Nearest Friendly Cafe

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Back in March, we showed you Laptopfriendlycafes.com, which helped you track down independent purveyors of coffee who also offered Wi-Fi and power on the side. Now iPhone owners can do their research direct from their phone with a dedicated app.


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CopyTrans Manager Organises And Manages Your iPhone Or iPod Without iTunes

Windows only: If you love your iPod but aren’t crazy about iTunes, CopyTrans Manager is a solid alternative that can add media to and organise media on your iPod, iPhone and Palm Pre.


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Lifehacker Is Hiring: PHP Developers, Technology Manager

Love Lifehacker, media, the web and PHP development or advertising operations? We want to hear from you!


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Google’s New Real-Time Search Streams Breaking News And Live Twitter Updates

Google upped the relevance factor of its search results today with the launch of a new real-time feature that integrates live updates from blogs, news sites, Twitter, Facebook and more.


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Networks Lights Turns Your Keyboard LEDs Into Activity Indicators

Windows only: You squeeze every bit of customisation and productivity out of your computer, why let those lazy keyboard LEDs sit idle? Put them to work as network activity indicators.


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The Complete Guide To Avoiding Online Scams

Lifehacker readers are a savvy bunch, and aren’t likely to be taken in by an online scam—but we’ve all got those relatives we worry about. Here’s our definitive guide to helping them stay safe online.


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How To Know When Your DNS Servers Are Failing

Now that both Google Public DNS and OpenDNS offer alternative, public DNS services anyone can use instead of their service provider’s DNS servers, the question is: How do you know if your DNS service isn’t working properly and if you should switch?


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Share Wireless Access From A Windows 7 Netbook

Windows 7 Starter Edition, the version loaded onto netbooks, isn’t supposed to offer “advanced” features like ad-hoc network sharing. In this one case, however, finding this feature is as simple as typing the right phrase into the Start Menu search.


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Use Your PSP As A Wi-Fi Scanner

While having a netbook slightly decreased the hassle of whipping out your laptop to check for wireless nodes, it’s still a pain. If you keep your PSP in your gadget bag, put it to work as a Wi-Fi scanner.