Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - Page 2
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Make Drool-Worthy Bacon Cups For Your Christmas Party

When it comes to party appetisers, pigs in a blanket are yesterday’s news. If you really want to wow your guests, we have two words for you: bacon cups.


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Youtubian Bookmarklet Simplifies YouTube, Adds Download Links

The Youtubian bookmarklet makes YouTube lighter and simpler by turning the site into a one-page ordeal. It places search results and full videos on one page to avoid reloading, while advanced features like video download links are added to the sidebar.


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Classic Shell Brings The Old Start Menu Back To Windows 7

Windows only: Start menu replacement utility Classic Shell adds back some of the missing features in Windows 7 or Vista that used to exist in XP — like the Classic-style Start Menu.


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Backupify Cloud Backup Free Until January 31

Previously mentioned web service Backupify backs up all your online accounts (Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and a ton more) to the cloud, normally for a nominal fee — but until January 31, 2009, all Backupify accounts will be free with unlimited storage.


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The Keyboardist’s Hideaway

Not every workspace is geared towards paperwork. Today’s featured workspace is a relaxing space for music-making and geeking-out.


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Learn To Throw Pizza Dough, Impress Your Friends

Getting good at making your own pizza dough is a skill well worth the time you put into it. Impress friends with your mad pizza-throwing skills with this video from the California Culinary Academy.


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Fill Every Last Megabyte Of Your iPod’s Free Space

When you sync your iPod/iPhone in iTunes 9 and you’ve got space left, check off the “Automatically fill free space with songs” box on the Music tab to use every last free megabyte.


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Five Wishes For Better Web Apps

As we look ahead to 2010, we’re hoping it’s the year the web becomes a truly great platform for working and connecting online. Here are five things we’d like to see fixed for that to happen.


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VLC Gets Dressed Up For Christmas

If you’re a fan of VLC — the open-source and awesome media player that had made appearances in our Hive Fives for best portable applications and best desktop media players — you may have noticed a little change in your VLC icon this week.