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Carry Your PC on Your iPhone or iPod Touch

2:00AM Adam Pash | It’d be wonderfully convenient if you could take your important documents and applications with you wherever you go, but lugging a laptop with you every time you step out the door is far from convenient. That’s where MokaFive’s new cross-platform application called iPhone Sentinel comes in. By turning part of your iPhone or iPod touch into a portable hard drive, iPhone Sentinel and the MokaFive Player allow you to run virtual machines directly off your iPhone, so you can run anything from an entire operating system to standalone video games like Quake. Here’s how it works. More »

Eight Best KeePass Plug-Ins to Master Your Passwords

2:00AM Adam Pash | A good password management application makes your life easier and your identity monumentally more secure, and free application KeePass—the most popular password manager among Lifehacker readers—is the perfect place to start. We’ve already walked you through getting started with KeePass, so let’s take a closer look at how to get the most from your password management with a few of the best KeePass tricks and plug-ins. More »

How to Set Up a Laptop Security System

2:00AM Adam Pash | The safety and security of our laptops—and all of the important and sensitive information they hold—are of the utmost importance. Let’s take a look at several free and cheap methods you can (and should) use to keep your laptop safe, secure, and out of the hands of thieves. We’ll also take a look at software that tracks and even snaps pictures of the thief in the event he did get away with your precious gear. Photo by presta. More »

Hack Your Wii for Homebrew Apps and DVD Playback

2:00AM Adam Pash | Despite the fact that it ships with a DVD drive, for whatever godforsaken reason, the Nintendo Wii doesn’t support DVD playback—until last week, that is, when a homebrew hacker released a tool that enables DVD playback on your Wii. The best part? You don’t have to crack open your Wii or disturb your hardware in any way to install it. Let’s take a detailed look at how to softmod your Wii with the Twilight hack to run homebrew apps. Then I’ll show you how to install the Wii port of the open source media player, mplayer, to turn your Wii into a DVD (or should I say WiiVD?) player. More »

Turn Your iPhone or iPod Touch Into a Multi-Room Wireless Music Remote

2:00AM Adam Pash | For a cool $1000 or so, you can buy the Sonos Bundle 150 and wirelessly play music from a single remote control in two separate rooms in your house. On the other hand, for a whole bunch less if you’ve already got the right equipment, you can get the same functionality from your iPhone or iPod touch. Let’s take a closer look at how to use the iTunes Remote application for the iPhone 2.0 with inexpensive equipment you may already have to remote control music playback wirelessly in any room in your home. More »

How to Sync Any Desktop Calendar with Google Calendar

2:00AM Adam Pash | As of yesterday’s announcement of CalDAV support in Google Calendar, you can now sync your Google Calendar with virtually any popular desktop calendar for free. Not only can you enjoy your favourite desktop calendar software and still get the benefit of the web interface, you can also sync any desktop calendar with any other across platforms using GCal as a go-between. Let’s take a comprehensive look at how to set up bidirectional syncing between Google Calendar and your favourite desktop calendar—from Outlook and iCal to Sunbird and Thunderbird—for free. More »

The Best Tech Tools and Fitness Plans to Get in Shape

2:00AM Adam Pash | If there’s one thing geeks and non-geeks alike all share, it’s an aversion to exercise. No matter how much you’d like to slim your waistline and lose the belly, it’s difficult to find a workout routine that not only works, but one that fits your needs and is easy to stick to. Over the years we’ve covered several fitness plans along with free and cheap technology to help you get in shape and stick to a training plan, and I’ve used many of these tools to help run two marathons. Read on for a look at the most simple yet effective plans we’ve covered—along with the best tech tools to help you get and stay in shape. Photo by luiginter. More »

Set Up Push Email, Contacts, and Calendar on Your iPhone for Free

2:00AM Adam Pash | One of the coolest features available in the new iPhone 2.0 software update is the ability to get new email messages, contacts, and calendar events pushed to your device automatically. The catch: If you don’t want to shell out $US100 for MobileMe and you don’t have a Microsoft Exchange server lying around, you’re stuck pulling data or manually syncing it to your computer. But, if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, you can set up push email and wireless contact and calendar syncing using the free Microsoft Exchange service Mail2Web. More »

Do More Than Just Game on Your Xbox 360

2:00AM Adam Pash | Millions of homes have an Xbox 360 sitting in the living room, but if you’re only using your 360 to game, you’re missing out. With some free tools and a little elbow grease, that compact, networked PC sitting under your television can offer a whole lot of useful media functionality. The fact is, your 360 is capable of so much more than just gaming. Let’s take a look at a few ways you can get more from your Xbox 360. (We covered some of this territory in our recent guide to what to do with your new cheap Xbox 360, but there’s plenty of extra goodness to be had. More »