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Practical Applications for Dental Floss

11:00PM Lifehacker US Edition | Because it’s so sturdy, dental floss has its uses beyond mouth hygiene. You can repair shoes with it, cut cakes with it, and keep your gadgets’ plastic caps intact with it. But did you know you could also sew with it, use it as a clothesline, tie a strong knot with it to keep your suitcase closed, and silence a dripping faucet? Traveler’s weblog Gadling suggests these tips and others without requiring extra baggage. What other hacks do you have for dental floss? Share your tips in the comments. Clever Uses for Dental Floss [Gadling] More »

Virtualising Windows

11:45PM Gina Trapani | Mac users virtualising Windows, if you’re considering the switch, Macworld details how to migrate an existing virtual machine from Parallels to VMWare Fusion. Sounds like this process is still hit or miss, so proceed with caution. More »

Information addiction

10:49PM Gina Trapani | A recent survey shows most Americans are uncomfortable going more than a day without the internet; online activity also lessens the amount of time people spend having sex and socialising with friends face-to-face. More »

Desktop Show and Tell, Mac Edition

2:00AM Adam Pash | Last week we took a look at the Windows desktops of our readers, and now we’re back for week two of our Desktop Show and Tell. Today’s focus: Macs. There’s no better way to learn than with a little show and tell from our peers, and we’ve got buckets of good looking, tweaked out Mac desktops for you to look at, so let’s get to it. More »