Friday, December 25, 2009

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Make A Swanky Bookcase From Old Drawers

8:30AM December 25, 2009 | Lisa Hoover

The next time you’re getting ready to kick a beat-up clothes dresser to the curb, take a minute to remove the drawers. With a little paint and decorative paper, you’ll have yourself a brand-new modular bookcase. More »


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A Bit Better RTM Enhances Remember The Milk For Google Chrome

8:00AM December 25, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Google Chrome extension A Bit Better RTM is one of our favourite ways to tweak the popular Remember the Milk online to-do list web app, and now it’s been ported as a native Google Chrome extension. More »


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Hang A Two-Hook Picture With Wax Paper

7:00AM December 25, 2009 | Lisa Hoover

Trying to hang a heavy picture with two anchors and make sure it’s level is enough to drive a person mad. Instead of peppering your walls with 3000 holes trying to get it right, whip out the wax paper. More »


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Evernote For iPhone Update Adds Offline Notebooks, Better Search

6:00AM December 25, 2009 | Lisa Hoover

iPhone/iPod touch only: Evernote’s iPhone App just got a beefed up with some new features that will make Evernote lovers swoon, including features like offline access to notebooks and the ability to search notes during a sync. More »


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Access Password-Protected Feeds With Google Reader

5:30AM December 25, 2009 | Whitson Gordon

Google Reader is easily the most popular web-based RSS reader, but if you’ve ever tried subscribing to an RSS feed that required password authentication, you’re out of luck in Reader. Weblog Digital Inspiration demonstrates a clever trick to circumvent this problem. More »


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XBMC 9.11 Camelot Brings New Look, Improved Features

4:30AM December 25, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows/Mac/Linux/and more: XBMC is a killer open-source, cross-platform media centre, and today they’ve released XBMC 9.11, introducing a whole new default look and feel, and it’s very friendly on the eyes. More »


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The Clever Cube Office

4:00AM December 25, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Today’s featured workspace has several clever DIY solutions to a variety of office ailments like USB hub placement, cord management and easy access to frequently used ports. More »


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SkyDrive Explorer Mounts Your SkyDrive In Windows Explorer

3:00AM December 25, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Windows: If you’re looking for tighter integration between SkyDrive and your regular file storage, SkyDrive Explorer, as its name would imply, integrates Microsoft SkyDrive into Windows. More »


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Cygwin 1.7 Adds Windows 7 Support And Many Improvements

2:00AM December 25, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Windows: Cygwin, the utility that opens Windows up to Linux/Unix/Mac-style command line powers, has updated to support Windows 7, accept more filenames with special characters, and do a whole lot more nitty-gritty terminal stuff a whole lot better. More »