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Create AppleScripts In One Click By Enabling This Setting In OS X

We share a lot of scripts with you Mac junkies here at Lifehacker, which requires a lot of copying and pasting. By checking one box in System Preferences, however, you can send that code to AppleScript Editor in one click.

March 20, 2011
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Use ScraperWiki To Help Turn Web Pages Into Usable Data

A scraper is a program written to take content from a web page or other data source and turn it into some kind of other useful format such as an RSS feed or database. Buillding a scraper can be tricky as each site is different, ScraperWiki aims to fix this by creating a repository of useful scraper scripts.

March 19, 2011
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Apt-Fast Speeds Up Package Downloads In Ubuntu

Linux: Apt-Get is a great command line tool for downloading apps in Linux, but if you’re looking for even faster downloads, Apt-Fast can nearly double your download speeds in Ubuntu.

March 9, 2011
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Make OS X Load Your Desktop Before You Log In

If you want to step away from your computer while your desktop loads (without enabling the unsafe auto-login feature), this script will begin loading OS X before you log in.

January 29, 2011
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Quickly Toggle Sharing Preferences In OS X With An AppleScript

If you share files, printers, internet or other things from your Mac, it can get annoying constantly navigating through System Preferences turning it on and off. Here’s an AppleScript that can toggle any of those settings on and off with one click.

December 31, 2010
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Sync Your Custom Chrome Search Engines Across Windows And Mac Systems

Windows/Mac: Chrome syncs nearly everything about your browser choices. Everything, that is, except the “search engines”/keyword bookmarks you’ve painstakingly set up. One clever Lifehacker reader has fixed that, albeit in a round-about, script-fired, Dropbox-synced kind of way.

December 29, 2010
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Reboot Your Mac Into Windows (From Windows) With A Batch Script

We’ve shown you how to reboot your Mac into Windows quickly with Quicksilver, but reader Dalton63841 shares a similar script that will let Boot Camp users do the same thing in Windows with just a double-click.

December 11, 2010
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Quickly Uninstall Old Linux Kernels With A Bash Script

We’ve shown you how to clean up your messy Ubuntu boot menu before, but if you’d like to avoid manually uninstalling old kernels, this handy bash script will do it all for you.

November 11, 2010
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RunMyBox Helps Automate Virtual Machine Launching

Lifehacker AU

If you work with a lot of virtual machines and switch between them frequently, it can be handy to automate the process of launching them. RunMyBox makes it easy to launch specific VirtualBox virtual machines.

November 2, 2010
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Give Instapaper A Handy Keyboard Shortcut

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Lifehacker favourite Instapaper is a great way to keep track of stuff you find online and want to read later. Reader Chris Jones made it even more convenient with a simple AutoHotkey script to add a useful keyboard shortcut.

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