Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - Page 2
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Hackety Hack Teaches Ruby Programming To Aspiring Beginners For Free

Windows and Mac OS X: Hackety Hack is an application designed to teach complete beginners how to program in Ruby, eventually giving you the ability to create actual applications for the desktop and the web.


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10 Webapps That Add Great New Features To Gmail

Gmail’s packed with features out-of-the-box, and Gmail Labs offers even more great functionality for adventurous users. But if you’re looking for more than what Google’s offering, these 10 services bring even more excellent functionality to Gmail.


Organise

What’s The Worst Gift You’ve Ever Received And What Did You Do About It?

It’s great when you receive the perfect gift. More likely, however, is ending up with at least one piece of crap you’re never going to use. The thought still counts, but how do you handle a bad gift?


Design

How To Whiten Teeth In Your Photos

In reality, we can’t all have perfect, shiny white teeth. Fortunately Photoshop was basically designed to break the bounds of reality, letting you do whatever you’d like, but let’s be a bit more humble and just learn to whiten some teeth.


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Avoid Added Stress By Just Deciding And Moving Forward

Because our brains have a way of creating a synthesised happiness when we don’t get what we want, it’s often hard for us to make a “wrong” decision. As a result, you’re better off just deciding and moving forward.


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WWF Paper-Saver Comes To Windows

When we first mentioned the WWF Document format—the filetype that doesn’t give you a choice but to save paper—it was Mac only. Now it’s also available for Windows users aiming to force people to save a little paper. [WWF via Digital Inspiration]


Fix

How To Avoid A Food Coma

Food is designed to give you energy, but digestion can take an awful lot of energy and leave you tired directly after a meal. Here’s how you can focus your diet to avoid feeling excessively tired after you eat.


Communicate

NoseDial Helps You Make Calls With Your Nose When Your Fingers Are Unavailable

For those times when your fingers are deep in your gloves to protect them from the cold—or they’re just otherwise occupied—there is NoseDial. It’s a simple iPhone dialer that’s optimised for your nose.


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Know When To Stop Exercising When You Have A Cold

While exercise can help prevent illness, sometimes you just can’t avoid getting sick. Depending on your sickness, however, you might not have to stop exercising—web site HowStuffWorks shows us how to tell whether exercise will help or hurt your cold.


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Wifi Browser Login Takes The Pain Out Of Login-Required Wi-Fi

Android only: Many places offer “Free Wi-Fi!” They also require you to enter a username/password combo, or simply click “I Agree,” in a browser. Free app Wifi Browser Login can automatically notify you, or open a browser, when that’s the case.