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Factory-Reset.com Details Reset Instructions For Your Gadgets

10:30AM January 6, 2012 | Whitson Gordon

Is your tech in need of troubleshooting? Or have you just messed with the settings beyond repair? Factory-Reset.com will show you how to get it back to its out-of-the-box state. More »


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Qwiki Is Like A Mini, Visually Rich Wikipedia That Reads To You

5:30AM January 28, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Qwiki is a new web app that helps you learn about virtually anything, but aims to inform you quickly by reading the articles to you while showing you a slideshow of pictures while you listen. More »


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MapQuest Open Offers Maps And Directions You Can Fix

1:00AM December 17, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Harnessing the wealth of OpenStreetMap data, MapQuest has launched an “Open” version of itself, allowing anyone to add restaurants, fix errors, define the best directions that real drivers know, and otherwise improve the mapped world around them. More »


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Use Word’s Outline View As A Nested Personal Wiki

11:30PM November 4, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Rather than keep multiple files, to-do lists, and longer notes on something coming up, consider using a Word file in the “Outline View” to create a nested, expandable personal wiki-style organiser. It’s how one Lifehacker reader rolls. More »


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Listiki Crowdsources Lists For Easy Creation, Sharing, Ranking

3:00AM July 29, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

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Listiki is a crowdsourced list creation service. You create lists and others participate in adding to and ranking the contents of your lists. Best vampire movies, best restaurants in Reno, worst CG movie, anything you can rank is fair game. More »


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Free Wifi Wiki Lists Free Hotspots Worldwide

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4:00PM July 20, 2010 | Angus Kidman

There are plenty of strategies for finding free Wi-Fi in an unfamiliar location, but a little local knowledge often helps. The Free Wifi Wiki offers a worldwide directory of locations offering free Wi-Fi services, making it a useful bookmark for frequent travellers. More »


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Flowdock Streamlines Tasks And Feeds For Group Projects

12:30AM April 8, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/vi_OM7i9_hA&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} );If you’re part of a group or business that uses a blog, wiki, chat software, bug tracking, or other webapps to track progress, Flowdock wants to help you organise all that with a streamlined look and tag-based organising. More »


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Typedia Sorts, Shares Fonts In A Community-Based Font Catalogue

3:00AM August 29, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’ve spent hours looking for the right font for your project, Typedia can help. Typedia is a font-centred community project that indexes, catalogues and displays fonts of all sorts. More »


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Tiddly Backpack Tracks Your Notes On The Go

11:30PM December 16, 2008 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Tiddly Backpack is an extremely lightweight (20k!) portable wiki for your USB drive. The spartan interface is extremely easy to use and the entire wiki is self contained in the original html file. The Flash video above demonstrates just how simple the interface on Tiddly Backpack is. The icon menu that appears next to all the entries is a nice feature, allowing you to quickly edit, move, or delete entries with a single click. For another lightweight and portable wiki, check out TiddlyDu2. Tiddly BackPack is a free download, and works where ever you can load a web browser. Tiddly Backpack [via Digital inspiration]

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TiddlyDu2 Manages Your Tasks On The Go

5:00AM December 1, 2008 | Lifehacker US Edition

TiddlyDu2 is a TiddlyWiki derivative tweaked to serve as a personal information manager. TiddlyDu2 has categories for sorting current tasks, long term projects, life goals, and a context based system task management that will be more than familiar to GTD devotees. Additionally there is a contact management subsection and a calendar system with a handy time line function. Just like TiddlyWiki, TiddlyDu2 is a stand alone wiki that can be launched from your home computer, carried with you on a flash drive, or hosted from your personal server or wiki host. If TiddlyDu2 is free and works anywhere you have access to a web browser. TiddlyDu2 [via Linux.com]

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