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Cache My Work Restores Your Workspace After A Restart

4:00AM Adam Pash | Windows only: The biggest annoyance that comes with a reboot isn’t the time wasted rebooting — it’s the time wasted getting your workspace back up and running how you had it before you restarted. Free application Cache My Work fixes this problem. More »
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Quickly Copy File Paths To Your Command Prompt Via Drag And Drop

4:00AM Adam Pash | Windows/Mac/Linux: If you spend much time at a command/shell prompt, you’re probably very comfortable navigating from one folder to the next — but rather than manually typing through folders to find a file buried in your filesystem, just drag and drop instead. More »
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Go Straight To Your Unread Gmail Messages With A Shortcut

3:15AM Adam Pash | You probably already know how to find unread messages in Gmail (search is:unread in:inbox, but if you want quick, bookmarkable access to only those unread messages in your inbox, CNET has a simple suggestion. More »
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Days Of The Week Tags Organise Outfits For A Week

6:30AM Dustin Luck | If picking out an outfit in the morning takes a little more time than it should, blogger and Graphic Designer Amy Locurto’s fun and clever Days of the Week tags might be just what you need. More »
Fix

Knife Handling Secrets From Jamie Oliver

1:00PM Angus Kidman | I’d easily qualify for a “world’s worst chopper” award in the kitchen, so booking a knife skills class at Jamie Oliver’s shop/training centre in London seemed a wise move. Here’s some useful tips I picked up. More »
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Right-Click For Fast Excel Sheet Navigation

3:00PM Angus Kidman | Using multiple worksheets in a single file is a common Excel technique, but getting to the sheet you want can be time consuming. Right-click to the rescue! More »
Fix

Open A Banana Like A Monkey

11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | There is a strong chance that you’ve been opening bananas wrong your whole life. Take a cue from our simian friends and start opening a banana with the efficiency of a hungry monkey. More »
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Track Your Morning Rituals To Streamline Your Routine

3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If your mornings seems to get away from you, it’s time to take stock in where the time is going and make sure the routine you have is a realistic one. Photo by wanfauzan. More »
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PodShifter Speeds Up Podcasts For Faster Listening

4:30PM Angus Kidman | Can’t keep up with all the podcasts you’ve subscribed to? PodShifter helps you get through more by speeding up the broadcasts. More »
Fix

SuperCook Turns Your Kitchen Contents Into Yummy Recipes

11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | It’s cheaper and healthier to eat in but all too easy to look in the fridge and think you have nothing to make. SuperCook tells you what you can make with what you have. More »