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Watch High Quality Television over the Internet with Joost

4:00AM Adam Pash | Windows/Mac: Freeware streaming television application Joost has released the 1.0 beta of their snappy, attractive on-demand video player. We took you on a tour of Joost a while back, but since then Joost has seen significant interface upgrades, more content deals, and—most importantly—has dropped the invite-only requirement. If you’re looking for a high-quality television experience on your desktop without building your own DVR or rolling your own BitTorrent season pass, Joost is currently the best solution out there. If you’ve been putting Joost through the paces since we last mentioned it, let’s hear how it’s been working for you in the comments. Joost More »

Set Precise Goals To Lose Weight

5:00AM Wendy Boswell | If you’re trying to lose a few pounds, self-improvement site Better Life Forum suggests that you’ll want to make your goals as definite as possible: A simple statement like, “I want to lose some weight,” is an ambiguous and an indefinite statement. What is important is to be precise on your goals. It would be better if you will set some detailed amount of pounds that you really want to lose. Envisage yourself what you will look like after reaching your desired weight. Doing this will inspire you to lose weight. In fact, maybe even more than what you have planned in mind. Anything that helps with the difficult process of losing unwanted weight is a good deal—if you’ve successfully managed to lose pounds, please share what made you successful in the comments. Staying Motivated to Exercise [Better Life Forum] More »

Make Your Vacuum Cleaner Last Longer

4:00AM Wendy Boswell | Your vacuum cleaner doesn’t need much to keep it going, but if you want to keep it around for as long as humanly possible, you’ll want to read wikiHow’s detailed list of tips for maintenance. Keeping the various removable parts clean as well as replacing parts before they break is a biggie, as well as dumping the filters/bags/bins periodically. Your vacuum is definitely not the most sexy of the household appliances, but you might as well keep it running at top speed. How to Maintain a Vacuum Cleaner [wikiHow] More »

Map An FTP Drive in Windows

9:00AM Adam Pash | The CyberNet weblog details a reliable Windows standard: How to map an FTP drive in Windows Explorer using the Map Network Drive dialog. It’s a very simple process provided you’ve already either got a hosted FTP server or set one up yourself, and when you’re finished you’ll be able to access your remote FTP server like you’re browsing any other drive on your computer. The one thing you won’t get is the ability to mount the FTP site with a drive letter that shows up in My Computer, so if you need that for some reason you might want to try out NetDrive instead. If not, this is a very simple, useful solution. CyberNotes: Map a FTP to a Drive in Windows [CyberNet] More »

Restore the Run Command to the Vista Start Menu

7:00AM Adam Pash | Restore the trusty Run command to your Windows Vista Start menu with the simple step-by-step instructions at weblog IntelliAdmin. Just right-click your Start menu and click Properties. Then go to the Start menu tab, click Customize, and tick the checkbox next to Run command. Your reliable Run command will return to your Start menu where you’ve come to know and expect it. Then again, you can always get to the Run prompt with the ever-useful Windows-R keyboard shortcut. Restore the Run command in Vista [IntelliAdmin via Of Zen and Computing] More »

Read Feeds in Outlook 2003 with RSS Popper

12:30AM Gina Trapani | Windows only: While Outlook 2007 has a built-in feed reader, those of us still using 2003 or even Outlook Express (d’oh) are up a creek—without an add-on, that is. The Pain in the Tech blog recommends RSS Popper: After installation RSS feeds are displayed under a folder called RSS in the “All Mail Folders” pane on the left-side navigation. The keyboard shortcuts are to hit “Ctrl-Y” to bring up the Go To Folder menu, then hit “R” for RSS and enter. More »

Use a Rubber Band to Keep A Sliced Apple Fresh

3:00AM Wendy Boswell | Got a sliced apple you’d like to save for later, sans browning? No problem – just use a rubber band: Push the corer / slicer apparatus down through the apple until it is almost through, but all pieces are basically still together. Then put the whole apple back together again and stick a rubber band around it. This holds it together in your lunch pack and helps prevent browning. A great tip for the brown bag crowd. Slamming Suggestions for the Humble Rubber Band [Wise Bread] More »

Use Facebook as a Marketing Tool

1:00AM Wendy Boswell | While many people just use Facebook as a social connector, you can also use Facebook – quite successfully, I might add – as a self-marketing tool. Entrepreneurial blogger Neil Patel has written up an article on marketing yourself with Facebook that brings up some good points, and the best one is this: More »