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Five Best Password Managers

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on August 29, 2008


You've got enough to keep track of in your day-to-day life without filling your head with the countless logins and passwords you've racked up over the years, and the Post-It note on your monitor just isn't an option. Luckily, there are several fantastic and secure password management applications designed to make it easy for you to remember, manage, and secure your passwords effortlessly.


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Five Best FTP Clients

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on August 22, 2008


Whether you do you work on the web, run a home FTP server, or you just prefer a quick download from time to time, a solid, full-featured FTP client can be lifesaver. You've got tons of options—both free and shareware—for your FTP needs, so finding the right FTP client can be difficult. Read on for a detailed look at the five best FTP clients for your money.


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Five Best Desktop Search Applications

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on August 15, 2008


As hard drives grow ever cheaper and capacious, keeping track of every file single file is a job suited to no one. Luckily desktop search applications have improved in leaps and bounds beyond the useless Windows file search dialog of yesteryear, leaving users with a wealth of free and diverse desktop search tools at their fingertips. Keep reading for a detailed look at the five best desktop search applications as chosen by our readers.


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Five Best To-Do List Managers

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on August 8, 2008


If all the methodology of the best GTD applications loses you in the productivity shuffle, there's nothing like a classic, simple to-do list to keep you on track. You've never had more options—both simple and robust—for managing your to-do list as you do today. Today we've rounded up our readers' five most popular to-do list managers. Photo by elusive.


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Five Best Note-Taking Tools

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on August 1, 2008


Despite the wealth of information a Google search box puts at our fingertips, good old-fashioned note-taking is still one of the best ways to build a personal knowledge database. The only sensible solution used to be pen and paper, but computers have introduced a handful of excellent alternatives for capturing notes in computer-friendly digital form. Keep reading for a look at the five best note-taking tools according to our readers. Photo by Dvortygirl.


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Five Best Alternative File Managers

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on July 25, 2008


If you're any sort of power user, you've bumped up against the limitations of your operating system's default file manager on countless occasions. The fact is, for advanced file browsing and manipulation, sometimes the default applications—like Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder—just don't cut it. Today we're looking at your choice of the five best alternative file managers.


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Five Best Windows Backup Tools

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on July 12, 2008


Your data is your life, and if you're not backing it up regularly, you're flirting with disaster. Read on for a closer look at the five best Windows backup tools as voted by Lifehacker readers.


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Five Best Windows Maintenance Tools

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on July 4, 2008


You download, create, delete, and move around countless files and endless piles of data on your PC every day. While your PC would ideally handle all of this data for you, it doesn't take long before you end up with a disorganized, cluttered computer. Earlier this week we asked readers to share their favourite Windows maintenance tools, and today we're back with the five most popular answers. Hit the jump for an overview of the five best Windows maintenance tools, then cast your vote for the best of the bunch.


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Five Best Desktop Media Players

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on June 27, 2008


You've collected hundreds of thousands of megabytes (and maybe even gigabytes) of digital music and video in the past 10 years, and as your media library has grown, so has the necessity for finding the perfect desktop media player. Not only must the perfect player be capable of playing back your media, but it also needs to be able to help you search through and find any song or movie you're looking for at a moment's notice. Hit the jump for a glimpse at the five best desktop media players according to Lifehacker readers.


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Five Best Photo Sharing Web Sites

Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on June 13, 2008


The first consumer-priced, one-megapixel digital cameras hit the streets just over ten years ago, and today digital cameras are everywhere—hell, one megapixel is tiny for even our cell phone cameras. As a result, we snap picture after picture without giving a thought to the price of film, which means you've got hundreds of pictures to share with friends and family. Earlier this week we asked you to tell us your favourite photo sharing web site, and today we're back with the five most popular answers. Hit the jump for the low-down on the five best photo sharing tools the web has to offer.


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