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Top 10 Under-Hyped Web Apps, 2011 Edition

3:00AM December 25, 2011 | Adam Dachis

We all discover new web apps each year but not every one of them gets the recognition it deserves. With 2011 drawing to a close, we wanted to highlight the 10 we felt deserved a bit more hype. More »


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CC:To Me Is A Simple Way To Email Yourself

4:30AM December 10, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

cc:to me is really handy bookmarklet for sending yourself any kind of web content: whole articles, images, or text snippets. All you have to do is drag whatever you want to the bookmarklet form and click the send button. More »


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Simple Present Helps You Brainstorm Gifts

4:00AM December 10, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Simple Present is a little web service that helps you come up with ideas for group gifts, have your friends vote on the best one, and then collect money from everyone involved. More »


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Crate Is A Drop.io-Style Webapp For Quickly Sharing Files

11:10PM December 27, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Need to get files over to someone quickly, no passwords or other mucking about? Crate, a new web service, provides anyone with free space to drop files for 30 minutes. Register, though, and you get 2 GB, six “crates”, and unlimited time. More »


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HP Printer Apps Still Not Delivering The Goods

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1:00PM December 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Last week, my colleague Nick at Gizmodo reamed HP’s latest printer app for being a pointless waste of time designed to do nothing except waste ink. My objection remains simpler: printer apps work really, really badly. More »


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One Page Per Day Nudges You Into Daily Writing

1:30AM October 21, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

A clean space, accessible anywhere, easy to log into, and gently reminding you every day to do your tiny bit of writing each day. For anyone who’s got something big to write, One Page Per Day provides that perfect storm of motivation. More »


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HomeControl Lets You Control Your Mac From Your iOS Device

7:00AM October 13, 2010 | Adam Dachis

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Mac OS X: HomeControl is a free, customisable web app that lets you control your Mac from your iOS device, giving you free reign over your machine from the palm of your hand. More »


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Access Hulu And Other Blocked Services Using Squid

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11:30AM October 1, 2010 | Angus Kidman

One of the perennial challenges for Australian TV enthusiasts is finding a way to use Hulu and other geo-blocked streaming services. Here’s how Lifehacker reader Luke Carbis solved the problem. More »


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HP Printer Apps: Interesting Idea, Still Not There Yet

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11:30AM June 30, 2010 | Angus Kidman

HP’s ePrint strategy is designed to make it easier to print through applications that run through a touchscreen printer console or by sending documents to print to an email address. Unfortunately, Lifehacker’s testing of the service suggested that it isn’t yet ready for the mass market. More »


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TwoGoals Hones Your Focus On Important Goals

4:00AM April 21, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Simple web application TwoGoals keeps you focused on only the most important tasks—by creating a page where you can record your two main objectives. More »