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How Can I Open a URL in the Non-Default Browser?
7:00AM Adam Pash | Dearest Lifehacker, I am using Win XP at the office, and—obviously—my default browser is Firefox. The thing is, I have some “intranet” stuff that must be viewed on Internet Explorer, so I want to make a shortcut to open some specific URLs in iexplorer.exe and not in my default browser. Can this be done? Signed, IE Browser Blues My good friend Blues, Even if Firefox is your default browser, you can create Windows Explorer shortcuts or even bookmarks in Firefox that will open your Internet Explorer-only sites directly in IE in a couple of simple ways. More »
Ask MetaFilter Roundup
6:00AM Adam Pash | Can I set iCal to repeat to-dos at regular intervals? How can I deal with my company’s new “no headphones” policy? What can I do to fix my router if someone else’s Wi-Fi network is interfering with mine? How can I get into better shape when I’m starting from absolute zero fitness? Does anyone have suggestions for a killer ultraportable laptop? More »
Schedule Wake-up Calls and Reminders at Wakerupper
4:00AM Adam Pash | Schedule free wake-up calls and reminders online with web site Wakerupper. Just enter the time and date you want your call, your timezone, phone number, email address, and an optional bit of reminder text that will be played text-to-speech style when you get the call. The site requires no registration, though registration is possible if you want to use the service for more than the occasional one-off wake-up call. Most of us have learned to use our cell phones as anywhere alarms, but if you’re paranoid about waking up when you’re travelling or before an important meeting, Wakerupper is a useful tool for creating anywhere, anytime wake-up calls (a little redundancy is always calming). Wakerupper [via Bnet] More »
Change Firefox’s Ctrl+Enter Behaviour
1:00AM Gina Trapani | You already know that you can auto-complete web site addresses in Firefox’s location bar using keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+Enter and Ctrl+Shift+Enter. (Oh, you didn’t? Here’s how to never type http://, www, .com or .org again.) The How-To Geek explains how to tweak Firefox’s about:config settings to alter the behaviour of those keystrokes to your liking. So if you visit more .co.uk’s more than .com’s, Ctrl+Enter can fill in .co.uk instead. Just change the browser.fixup.alternate.suffix value to your desired suffix. Change Ctrl+Enter Behavior in Firefox [the How-To Geek] More »Manage All Your Social Networks via Email
12:03AM Gina Trapani | PR guy Steve Rubel uses his Gmail account to interact with all his favourite social networking apps (like Twitter and Facebook.) Using email settings and some feed trickery, Rubel doesn’t have to go to those sites to get or post updates—it all happens in his inbox. The other day we posted about Fuser, the single inbox for your social networking messages, but Rubel’s method uses the inbox you’re already in every day to manage your online presence. Turn Gmail (or any E-mail Account) Into a Social Network Hub [Micro Persuasion] More »Radioshift – TiVo for internet radio?
10:45AM Sarah Stokely | Mac only – Danny Orog from APC magazine describes Rogue Amoeba’s latest release, Radioshift, as ‘tivo for internet radio’. It lets you capture internet streaming (or regular radio) on your mac, for later playback. You can search from over 50,000 listings of internet radio stations, and filter by genre or geography.
Looks like there’s a catch or two though, first up it’s paid software ($32) and if I read the article correctly, you need a $US50 radio appliance (Griffin’s Radio Shark) to use it. I’ve contact Rogue Amoeba who make the software to find out about getting a review copy, and hopefully I’ll be able to clarify whether you can use it with any internet radio receiver. I’ll keep you posted!
Is Radioshift the next killer app? [APC] More » 
Make Better Coffee
12:00AM Gina Trapani | This morning’s cuppa joe a big letdown? Self-described “coffee snob” Brett Kelly says you can make a fabulous cup of coffee for a reasonable price yourself. Kelly’s nuts about making his coffee—the guy uses bottled water and roasts his own beans, people—but he makes a great case for home roasting and grinding. How do you perfect your coffee? Let us know in the comments. Why Your Coffee Sucks (and How to Drink Great Coffee for a Fraction of What You’re Paying Now) [LifeRemix] More »
Customise Your Right-Click Menu with ShellExView
4:00AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Customise or clean out your cluttered right-click shell menu with freeware application ShellExView. Once you run the lightweight executable, you can edit any existing entry in your right-click menu spanning contexts from normal Windows Explorer menus to Internet Explorer-specific menus. The program could be more user-friendly, but it’s very effective. For example, if you’ve got a heavy right-click menu from apps you don’t need access to from your right-click, just run ShellExView, do a Ctrl-F search for the name of the program or entry, and disable it. Right-click again and it’s no longer there. ShellExView is an effective freeware utility, Windows only. For a more user-friendly alternative, check out FileMenu Tools. Thanks Yoav! ShellExView [Nirsoft] More »
