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Kill Mobile Phone Speaker Buzz With An Electrostatic Bag
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Sick of the buzzing you hear over nearby speakers whenever a call or message arrives at your phone? We’ve previously posted a ferrite bead cable fix, but keeping a protective electrostatic bag nearby can also kill the buzz. More »
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2:00PM Angus Kidman
I’m not going to argue a serious productivity case for this, but for the almost 8 percent of Lifehacker readers who use Chrome, this is essential viewing: the Chrome icon built with Lego. [via The Official Google Blog]
Building The Google Chrome Icon In Lego
2:00PM Angus Kidman
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Learn How To Work A Crowd
8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | When you think of “working a crowd,” you might think of entertainers at best, and shifty multi-level marketing salesman at worst. There are, however, non-jerky ways to meet people and benefit from casual networking. More »
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How To Crack A Wi-Fi Network’s WEP Password
2:30AM Gina Trapani | You already know that if you want to lock down your Wi-Fi network, you should opt for WPA encryption because WEP is easy to crack. But did you know how easy? Take a look. More »
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How To Filet A Fish Like A Pro
10:00PM Kevin Purdy | Buying a fish whole almost always means a cheaper, fresher meal, but how do you turn it into dinner? We asked a chef to show us how to filet a fish, and we filmed it for good measure. More »
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Mozilla Updates JetPack With Three New Additions
8:00AM Azadeh Ensha | We recently introduced you to JetPack, a new Firefox project that allows developers and tech-savvy users to extend their browser using regular HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Today Mozilla introduced a new JetPack update that introduces three new enticing features to the fold. More »
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The Google Wave Highlight Reel
3:30AM Gina Trapani | We haven’t been invited to try out the Google Wave Preview (yet? pretty please Mister Google?), but based solely on the 80-minute demonstration video, we’re jazzed about the upcoming product. Don’t have 80 minutes? Gander at these eight 30-60 second clips that show off the best parts of Google Wave. More »
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How To Slice And Dice An Onion Like A Pro
10:00AM Kevin Purdy | Ever wondered what the professionals do differently when they slice or dice onions and other ingredients? We did. So we called a chef, grabbed a camera, and filmed the nitty-gritty of knife skills for your kitchen education. More »
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