<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/395598483\/google-maps-mobile-adds-street-view-walking-directions","img_url":"http:\/\/www.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?i=22736f4bb457a46062b9e971b4c7df5f","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1221711183","modified_date":"1221711183","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/www.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?i=22736f4bb457a46062b9e971b4c7df5f","datetime":"Sep 17, 2008 3:00 PM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Sep 17, 2008 3:00 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"024765ba88b8e36a":{"eid":"024765ba88b8e36a","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" PC Audit Helps You Peek Under The Hood [Featured Windows Download] ","utc_ts":"1222104901","descrptn":" <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/399993544\/pc-audit-helps-you-peek-under-the-hood","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/09\/2008-09-22_114747.jpg","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1222117004","modified_date":"1222117004","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/09\/2008-09-22_114747.jpg","datetime":"Sep 22, 2008 10:35 AM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Sep 22, 2008 10:35 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"044bb7b162cfbe00":{"eid":"044bb7b162cfbe00","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" Four-Faced Semi-Transparent \"GeekTop\" [Featured Desktop] ","utc_ts":"1222167600","descrptn":" <\/p> Elderbear writes: <\/p> Elderbear writes: <\/p> Elderbear says: <\/p> Elderbear says: Nice work, Elderbear. Show off your desktop in the Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr group<\/a>.<\/p> GeekTop 0<\/a> [Flickr] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/400726183\/four+faced-semi+transparent-geektop","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/09\/geektop4faced.png","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1222291089","modified_date":"1222291089","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/09\/geektop4faced.png","datetime":"Sep 23, 2008 4:00 AM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Sep 23, 2008 4:00 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"0430bb47dab5526b":{"eid":"0430bb47dab5526b","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" Digsby Improves Performance, Supports LinkedIn [Featured Windows Download] ","utc_ts":"1222290000","descrptn":" Windows only: Up-and-coming instant messaging application Digsby has released a new updated with significant performance improvements and added support for business-oriented social networking site LinkedIn. Performance improvements include optimized RAM usage (the fruits of the last test release<\/a>), a snappier interface, better connectivity with IM networks, and bug fixes galore. Beyond that, the IM application that made its name by integrating with social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter continues to improve by adding social network LinkedIn to the fold. Digsby has quickly established itself as a killer tool for managing and staying up to date with IM, email, and social networking, and right now the biggest question is: When will we see the promised Mac and Linux flavors? Digsby is a free download, Windows only. Digsby<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/402154460\/digsby-improves-performance-supports-linkedin","img_url":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/09\/digsby-linked-in.png","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1222291087","modified_date":"1222291087","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/09\/digsby-linked-in.png","datetime":"Sep 24, 2008 2:00 PM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Sep 24, 2008 2:00 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"061872b38ed2f73e":{"eid":"061872b38ed2f73e","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" Muxtape to Feature Indie Bands [Muxtape] ","utc_ts":"1222379915","descrptn":" Founder of previously mentioned<\/a> music playlist creator Muxtape says he walked away from licensing deals<\/a> that would restrict what songs you could upload there and plans to feature indie bands only. Where does that leave you? To share your MP3's Muxtape-style, host your own music playlist with Opentape<\/a>.<\/p> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/403209605\/muxtape-to-feature-indie-bands","img_url":"http:\/\/cache.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/muxtape.png","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1222400286","modified_date":"1222400286","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/cache.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/muxtape.png","datetime":"Sep 25, 2008 2:58 PM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Sep 25, 2008 2:58 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"00579180b4032ef8":{"eid":"00579180b4032ef8","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" Go Easy on the Ice for the Ultimate Soda [Drinks] ","utc_ts":"1222864200","descrptn":" It's your cheapskate uncle's favorite cost-saving advice\u2014tell them to skip the ice when ordering fountain drinks at the movies or in restaurants. But what if you like your cola, well, cold? Wired magazine's obsessive data geeks bought three sodas\u2014full ice, no ice, and \"go easy\"\u2014and found that the middle ground, with about three ounces of ice, brings a 32-ounce drink to 36 degrees Fahrenheit, and has the lowest per-degree cost of cooling. Now it's just a matter of getting the despondent teenage concession worker to heed your request. The Cold, Hard Data of Soda Ice<\/a> [Wired]<\/p> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/408219818\/go-easy-on-the-ice-for-the-ultimate-soda","img_url":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/10\/best_soda.jpg","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1222873772","modified_date":"1222873772","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/10\/best_soda.jpg","datetime":"Oct 1, 2008 5:30 AM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Oct 1, 2008 5:30 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"015e43caee2ccf1b":{"eid":"015e43caee2ccf1b","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" How Dave Brown Hacked His Way into the Green Room [Exclusive Lifehacker Interview] ","utc_ts":"1223161224","descrptn":" Accidental music mogul Dave Brown helped launch the careers of Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes and The Album Leaf, among others. These days his record label turned consulting company, Holiday Matinee<\/a>, beefs up the resumes of dot-coms and other merchants of cool. I got a chance to talk to Brown about the details of his journey from music enthusiast to a record label founder. Illustration by Dave Brown.<\/i><\/p> I had the pleasure of meeting Dave a few years ago. I was co-working in his office and he rode in through the front door on his bike directly to his desk. Recently, I've been emailing with Dave about how he got started as a music man. What follows are some excerpts from an interview on how to hack being important in the music industry\u2014especially if you're not Russell Simmons. <\/p> Kelly Abbott: How did it all start?<\/strong><\/p> Dave Brown: In 1998, I sold my drum kit for gas money to move from NY to CA. It was in a house in San Diego I designed a record cover for Jimmy Eat World and their label at the time (Capitol Records) hired me to be their publicist. <\/p> KA: Why did that happen? How did you get from drum kit to Capitol Records? Proximity? Random connection? What were your original intentions when coming out to the West coast? DB: I originally moved out West with the intention of going to grad school to become a teacher. However, I couldn't afford tuition being an out-of-state resident so I decided to experience Southern California for a year. During that year, I met a lot of bands who needed help getting their music to wider audiences and I felt compelled to help. It was then I started Holiday Matinee and my determination carried for years to come. As for the contacts, most came during college, as I had made friends with a lot of record labels and bands from publishing a fanzine called Muddle. I didn't know it at the time but I was indirectly gaining experience about advertising, publicity, marketing, distribution, chasing invoices, dealing with egos and just about everything in between.<\/p> I had no what a publicist even did but music was my everything so I spent four days straight in Borders reading every book and magazine I could get my hands on. Thus, Holiday Matinee was born.<\/p> KA: What does a publicist do?<\/strong><\/p> DB: It's a bit different nowadays with the ever changing economic climate, but from 1998-2005, my responsibilities as a publicist was to gain coverage for my bands, artists, filmmakers in all forms of media from local, regional and national to online, print and broadcast. I would reach out to writers, invite them to concerts, handle guest lists and photo requests, set up interviews, write informal press releases and most of all\u2014try and convey the honest passion I had about whatever client I was working and have people of the media relate to that in hopes of sharing in such a cool experience. I got to tell people about Death Cab For Cutie and Bright Eyes before anyone really knew who they were. It was a pretty special time.<\/p> KA: What's the difference between being a band publicist and a record label? What does a label do exactly?<\/strong><\/p> DB: The label gave us a chance to release music by bands and artists we were really excited about and do so in a way that was personal yet professional. PR is just a piece of what goes into releasing a CD or digital album. There's also distribution, marketing programs, music videos, finding a booking agent, advertising, tour support and about ten other headaches.<\/p> KA: Clearly you've had some success. At what point did you think you'd become successful in the business?<\/strong><\/p> Success is a funny thing. For me, the first feeling of success came when I had enough money to buy a postage meter. That was a big day for the staff, especially the interns. After that, it was probably when I landed my first feature in Rolling Stone or completing the sold-out Holiday Matinee Winter Tour 2001 with The And\/Ors, The Jealous Sound and Death Cab For Cutie. <\/p> Other highlights include: KA: Let's talk logistics. Office space? Interns? How much? How many? What do you need to space and people for?<\/strong><\/p> DB: I started the company in my bedroom, sharing a landline with seven other housemates. It was a nightmare trying to convince a major label client that you were a legitimate agency when one of your roommates picks up the phone during the middle of a conference call. A year later, I moved into a loft in a shitty neighborhood and turned 85% of the space into the office. I had two interns and eventually hired both of them full time as the business grew. The next year, I leased our first true office space. Looking back, I was way in over my head but we had some great times there. Not to mention, Death Cab For Cutie, Bright Eyes and The Album Leaf all playing acoustic performances in the loft. Since then, we've had two upgraded offices in downtown locations and experimented with an East coast satellite office as well. I think if I were to do it all over again, I'd certainly be wiser on budgeting and experiment with co-working. I love collaboration and believe in having just as much fun as you are at working.<\/p> KA: Bookings, press, and tours... can you describe in a little detail what it takes to get booked on Conan? How do you arrange a tour? Does someone call Rolling Stone and say \"I've got this great band you need to review\"?<\/strong><\/p> DB: Every publicist has their own Mine was to be personal as well as professional. I turned down a lot of work because I only wanted to be involved in projects I truly believe in 100%. In doing that, I remained somewhat broke but also developed a solid reputation of only working good stuff, hence writers eventually took my calls and my clients saw results. However, there was one experiment in the early days where I really wanted to get my bands reviewed in Flaunt Magazine. I could never get through to the music editor so one day I called and told his assistant I was Russell Simmons and she patched me right through. When he answered, (I must have had about three Dr. Peppers\u2014was super wired) and insisted he listen to my theory on why publicists sucked but band helpers were cool. Not a year later, I was hired on as a freelance music writer for Flaunt.<\/p> KA: What happened after the label?<\/strong><\/p> DB: After that, we started getting bigger offers and not just from bands but brands such as Xbox, Apple, Urban Outfitters, Museum of Contemporary Art, etc.<\/p> KA: So once you've developed the rock 'n roll of getting things done then brands will ask for the same approach? How does that work?<\/strong><\/p> DB: I'm not sure that's the formula to follow but I knew I was interested in a lot more than just music so I expanded my reach to cover my other interests (new media, technology, fashion, etc). I'm really obsessed with discovery. Whether it's a new song, gadget, t-shirt, iPhone app...it's still one of the best feelings in the world to find something new and useful and incredibly clever. And if it's good for the environment then that's just the icing on the cake.<\/p> Thanks to Dave for taking his time to talk to us about his entrepreneurial journey. Know anyone else who's doing something cool you'd like to hear more about? Make your interview requests in the comments.<\/p> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/411450426\/how-dave-brown-hacked-his-way-into-the-green-room","img_url":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/10\/dbrown.png","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1223180155","modified_date":"1223180155","type":"feed","lat_lon":"37.269175,-119.306607","image":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/10\/dbrown.png","location":"California","datetime":"Oct 4, 2008 4:00 PM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Oct 4, 2008 4:00 PM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"052d280fda3125e3":{"eid":"052d280fda3125e3","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" Point to the Best Part of a YouTube Video [YouTube] ","utc_ts":"1223901900","descrptn":" You no longer need to tell your friends or readers of your posts to skip to a crucial section of a YouTube clip. Embedded videos can now be set to start at a certain number of seconds<\/a>. As the Google Operating System blog points out, you can use YouTube's embedded player<\/a> for IM or email links without embedding a clip yourself. [via<\/a>]<\/p> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/419206944\/point-to-the-best-part-of-a-youtube-video","img_url":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/10\/youtube_track.jpg","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1223906345","modified_date":"1223906345","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/10\/youtube_track.jpg","datetime":"Oct 13, 2008 5:45 AM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Oct 13, 2008 5:45 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"04b42a31077f14e5":{"eid":"04b42a31077f14e5","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" Ask MetaFilter Roundup [Hive Mind] ","utc_ts":"1224518400","descrptn":" <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/426554649\/ask-metafilter-roundup","img_url":"http:\/\/www.pheedo.com\/feeds\/ht.php?t=v&i=c75204afd494593a6567437b61021bbc","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1224544798","modified_date":"1224544798","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/www.pheedo.com\/feeds\/ht.php?t=v&i=c75204afd494593a6567437b61021bbc","datetime":"Oct 20, 2008 9:00 AM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Oct 20, 2008 9:00 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"05a1f61861ac64b7":{"eid":"05a1f61861ac64b7","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" iBackup Schedules Advanced OS X Backup [Featured Mac Download] ","utc_ts":"1224777600","descrptn":" Mac OS X only: Free application iBackup is an advanced backup utility featuring support for everything from run-of-the-mill files to application preferences. That means backing up important files or Dock settings is as simple as checking a few boxes. The application can connect to a server (AFP or SMB) for off-site backups, and it makes it simple to schedule your backups with advanced functionality. (For example, you can have iBackup run scripts before a backup starts and after it completes.) Yes, Time Machine is probably the simplest backup solution out there, but iBackup is a great option if you want more control over how your backups are handled. iBackup is freeware, Mac OS X only; donations are accepted. iBackup<\/a> [via Cool OSX Apps<\/a>]<\/p> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/429772353\/ibackup-schedules-advanced-os-x-backup","img_url":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/10\/ibackup.png","media_url":"","year":null,"month":null,"day":null,"hour":null,"minute":null,"second":null,"score":null,"hash":"","creation_date":"1224788178","modified_date":"1224788178","type":"feed","lat_lon":"","image":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/lifehacker\/2008\/10\/ibackup.png","datetime":"Oct 23, 2008 9:00 AM PDT","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Oct 23, 2008 9:00 AM","timelines":[],"te_score":"0","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce"},"01f5b39255a1de80":{"eid":"01f5b39255a1de80","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":" Cfont Pro Previews and Organizes Fonts for Free [Featured Windows Download] ","utc_ts":"1225143000","descrptn":" Windows only: PlayOn streams online video from the likes of Hulu, YouTube, and Netflix to your Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or HP MediaSmart TV. I've only tested the application on my Xbox 360 (it shows up as a source in the media blade of the dashboard), and for the most part it's worked really well. In addition to the three streaming video sites mentioned above, PlayOn also supports CBS, CNN, and ESPN. The Netflix streaming didn't work in my tests, so your mileage may vary. The application is available as a free three-week trial and costs $30 for a full license. If Netflix streaming is what you want most, you can already turn your Xbox 360 into a streaming Netflix player for free<\/a> or just wait until the fall update<\/a>. According to one reader, XBMC users can also take advantage of PlayOn by setting up an UPnP share<\/a>. Thanks Joel, Chris, and Daniel.<\/em><\/p> PlayOn<\/a> With a focus on culinary arts, instructional video site How2Heroes has a fantastic library of video howtos on everything from a guide to eating lobster by a marine bioligist<\/a> to this great primer on \"etching\" your Halloween pumpkin from user Chris Gould<\/a> (in case you want to wow the neighbors with a Death Star Jack O' Lantern<\/a>). The videos are bright and clear; you can comment, rate and mark your favorites; and of course you can upload your own. How2Heroes<\/a><\/p> The Wise Bread blog has an inspiring list of for anyone who ended up with more candy than their waistline really needs around the house. Some involve re-rolling the sweets into baked goods, but others keep the candy away out of your hands and put it to pretty unique use, like using it to makeDIY infused vodka<\/a> (the Werther's Original sounds intriguing, if a little if-y), donating it to a local community group or packing it up for troops overseas, and using the stale stuff for Christmas or other crafts (like a lollipop calendar<\/a>). Got an over-stuffed bag of the sticky stuff at home? Tell us how you're planning to divest yourself of it\u2014other than the obvious means\u2014in the comments. Photo by rochelle,et. al.<\/a>.<\/em><\/p> 10 Things to Do With Leftover Halloween Candy<\/a> [Wise Bread] Social bookmarking web site Delicious turned five yesterday, and in that time the site has signed up 5.3 million users, bookmarked over 180 million URLs, and helped bring social bookmarking to the mainstream. For many, social bookmarking has replaced traditional, local bookmarking entirely, while others never caught the social bookmarking craze to begin with. Which are you?<\/p> Do You Bookmark Socially or Locally?<\/a> ( surveys<\/a>)<\/span> Windows Vista only: We took a liking last week to the Windows 7 calculator<\/a> and its many uses for serious mathletes, as well its templates for calculating mortgages, salaries, and other real-world numbers. Now you can get that same power on your Windows Vista system, thanks to (we presume) one intrepid hacker who pulled it out of the Windows 7 preview. You can run it as a no-install app or make it your system's default calculator, as the Daily Gyan blog explains in the via link below, but you'll want to back up your original calculator first. The files are shared through Box.net at the moment, and may get pulled down if traffic gets heavy (or a certain development firm gets antsy); we'd appreciate any alternate links in the comments. The Windows 7 Calculator is a free download for Windows Vista systems only. For a deeper look at other Windows 7 utilities, check out our Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in Windows 7<\/a>.<\/p> Windows 7 Calculator<\/a> [Box.net via Daily Gyan<\/a>] Online gaming gets called out for abuse, but I'll get the shakes if I can't check email. Anyone else have trouble staying offline, and if so, how do you cope? Photo by AP\/Greg Baker<\/em><\/p> China issues first definition of Internet addiction<\/a> [China Daily via Tech Radar<\/a>] Sate your afternoon sugar cravings with a dead-easy chocolate cake recipe that only requires hot chocolate mix, flour, an egg, cooking spray, and oil (all stuff you've got in your pantry anyway). Grab the biggest microwavable coffee mug you've got in your cupboard, and cover the inside with cooking spray. Mix up four tablespoons of flour and nine tablespoons of hot chocolate mix, then throw in three tablespoons of water and oil and one egg. Once it's thoroughly mixed into an even batter, microwave the whole shebang for three minutes. Watch how high it rises from the cup in the video below:<\/p> <\/p> When you hear that BEEEP of completion, you'll have yourself a piping hot, single-serving cake in a cup. In the name of research (ahem), I gave this a try myself this afternoon, and the result was\u2014well, not the best cake I've ever had.<\/p> Actually, it was kind of gross. The texture much less cake-y than one would expect and much more gummy than you'd ever want. I also made the mistake of using some fancy-pants hot chocolate mix from Jacques Torres<\/a> back in Brooklyn that clearly wasn't meant to be microwaved with an egg. That said, I'm going to give this a try once I get ahold of some plain old Swiss Miss and see what happens\u2014the result was indeed instant, hot, chocolate cake, and even the worst chocolate cake is better than no chocolate cake. See also no-knead bread<\/a> and omelets in a bag<\/a> for more wacky DIY recipe shortcuts, and hit the link below for more cake-in-mug details. Make Cake in a Mug<\/a> [Wired How-To Wiki]<\/p> Spice up your videos, games, applications or just make system alerts a little more hilarious by downloading sound effects from Soundsnap. Whether you're an electronic musician using Ableton Live or a budding YouTube auteur looking to flesh out the audio on a Final Cut Pro project, libraries of free sound effects, loops and samples are like mana (I'm a longtime fan of The Freesound Project<\/a>). All the sound effects at Soundsnap are uploaded by creators, so if you've already done some foley work or futzed around with a Moog to produce sci-fi ambience, help out others by contributing. There are already many thousands of audio clips already available. If you're a multimedia maker, what sound effects sources do you use?<\/p> Soundsnap<\/a> [via Echoplex Park<\/a>] Windows only: Hot Corners, a free utility for Windows desktops, adds the \"hot corners\" abilities of OS X's Expose system to any Windows desktop. The system tray utility can assign actions like minimizing all windows, locking a system, showing the My Documents folder, and others to any corner of the screen you run your cursor into. There's also a \"Mouse Move\" feature for those who'd like fewer accidental actions which requires holding the Windows and X keys while dragging the cursor before acting. Hot Corners has shown up a few<\/a> times<\/a> in our Desktop Show and Tell sessions, and while it lacks the full-fledged Mac-cloning features of DExposE2<\/a>, it's pretty handy for being so small. Hot Corners is a free download for Windows systems only. Hot Corners<\/a> [via gHacks<\/a>]<\/p> Windows tip: Whether you use them or not, many applications install superfluous entries to your Windows right-click context menu resulting in a cluttered mess. The How-To Geek weblog details how to clean up your messy Windows context menu using a variety of methods, from manual registry hacks to using the simple, previously mentioned ShellExView<\/a>. If you steer clear of the right-click because it's become such a cluttered mess, do yourself a favor by cleaning it and customizing it to fit your needs. How to Clean Up Your Messy Windows Context Menu<\/a> [the How-To Geek]<\/p> Windows only: Free application Process Manager adds an entry to your right-click context menu that adjusts an application's priority or kills the app. Once Process Manager is running, the kill and priority options are only available when you've right-clicked a window's taskbar item. That's pretty much all there is to it. The app runs in your system tray and eats less than 1MB of RAM. While Process Manager doesn't do anything you can't already do from the Windows Task Manager, it does provide quicker access to a couple of handy functions and is worth a try if you do much force-quitting. Process Manager is a free download, Windows only.<\/p> Process Manager<\/a> [SourceForge via Life Rocks 2.0<\/a>] Firefox only (Windows\/Mac\/Linux): Experimental Firefox extension TooManyTabs organizes extra browser tabs in Firefox, allowing you to store over 50 extra tabs in a special row for quick access at a later time. That may not sound terribly exciting by itself, but what if I told you that every tab you push to the TooManyTabs row frees up memory by turning the tabs you shelve into tabs? According to the developers, any time you move a tab onto a TooManyTabs row (which you do by hovering over the tab and clicking the yellow up arrow that replaces the favicon), that tab is removed from your memory. Any time you want it back, just click the tab in the TMT row. TooManyTabs can also restore up to 20 recently closed tabs (versus Tab Mix Plus's 10), helps you visualize your tabs by marking them in different colors, and lets you pin favorite sites to TooManyTabs for quick opening. If you're used to browsing sessions overflowing with extra tabs that devour your memory, this one is worth a try. TooManyTabs is in experimental mode, which means you'll need to register and log-in with Mozilla to install it.<\/p> TooManyTabs<\/a> [Firefox Add-ons] Dear free software developers: Before we American nerds sit down to our turkey and mashed potatoes today, know that your creations are at the top of the list of things we're most thankful for. Whether you're an indie hacker putting out the occasional script or an employee at a giant internet company building out a webapp with millions of users or a voluntary coder contributing to an open source project, we salute you this Thanksgiving in gratitude for all the things your work enables us to do every day. Short of covering you in candied yam kisses and cranberry sauce hugs, please accept our hearty thanks for your work. We like you. We really, really like you.<\/p> While our thanks goes out to ALL developers of ALL the free software we've featured on these pages, a few projects deserve special mention. On Monday we asked exactly what free software you're most thankful for<\/a>, and thousands of votes later, we've boiled down the list to the top 40 or so. While we're offline for the day, feast your eyes and mouse on this prodigious list of some of the best free software we're most grateful for. Happy Thanksgiving! (Back to a more regular posting schedule tomorrow.)<\/p>
The free Google Maps Mobile adds another update to the increasingly feature-rich mobile maps application, this time rolling out Street View and walking directions. The app recently added transit schedules<\/a>, so the inclusion of walking directions make Google Maps Mobile a concrete jungle dweller's best friend. Street View on your mobile has obvious benefits as well\u2014like when you're lost and looking for a storefront. Google Maps Mobile is available for the BlackBerry and other Java-enabled phones. Google Maps Mobile<\/a> [Google]<\/p>
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Windows only: Check the various values and variables on your computer more easily using desktop diagnosis tool PC Audit. Available as a portable-friendly standalone executable, PC Audit checks system values covering everything from your BIOS version to Windows Product Key to startup entries. In addition, it will list all the software with versions you have installed and provide the full path name to all your active processes to help you and hunt them down if need be. If you need more information than the lightweight PC Audit provides, check out System Information Windows<\/a> to dig deeper. PC Audit is a free download for Windows only.<\/p> PC Audit<\/a> [via gHacks<\/a>]
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Reader Elderbear shows off his four virtual desktops that he switches between using previously mentioned<\/a> Yod'm<\/a>. On each desktop he's running Samurize to embed system and personal info in the desktop, Rainlendar, RocketDock, and AutoHotKey scripts to manage his ImportantStuff.txt file. Let's take a look at each desktop in detail.<\/p> GeekTop 0<\/h3>
<\/p> I dug up this burst of blue Microsoft wallpaper. I pulled it into GIMP and mucked it up six ways from Sunday. It's a psychedelic explosion, or perhaps the entrance to a worm hole or the last sight of a person penetrating the event horizon of a black hole. Who knows. It was fun enough for me to keep it around. I played with the clock quite a bit. The circles weren't perfectly concentric at first, and that bugged me (I'm a little to OCD about some things). So I skewed them and that seemed to fit me much better. When I get time, I'm going to work over my RocketDock icons. Most of them really don't feel right to me, nor seem to blend well with my desktop approach. GeekTop 1<\/h3>
<\/p> I love Stonehenge. The original image is from a Microsoft wallpaper. I started out just greening up the grass. Then I got the of adding an aurora. I played with the color balance of the aurora photograph (not mine, one I found) to make it glow more intensely (no words or images can describe the experience of a live aurora). I went back through and used a soft brush to color the stars white again. This is the 2nd (#1) image on my Yod'm 3D rotation of desktops. Here I have RocketDock unhiding with the stacks docklet open. It's one of many ways I use to hide too much stuff while keeping it all readily accessible. The Important Stuff list isn't really a to-do list, it's a list of things I want to keep in the forefront of my consciousness for now. Double clicking on the list will open Notepad to edit it, and I have some AHK macros to either open the list in Notepad or to allow a single item to be appended to the end of the list. GeekTop 2<\/h3>
<\/p> This is my 3rd desktop in my Yod'm 3D rotation. I started with a Hubble image of the Sombrero Galaxy\u2014I love astronomy and astrophysics. I played with the color tones and faded the edges to be more compatible with desktop info display. The color tones, a vaguely violet cast to silver, match the Windows theme I'm using. The navigational aid is placed in the lower right on top of a \"supernova\" effect I added with GIMP. My clock is something I dreamed up with Samurize using pie chart meters. It's innocuous, but I can get a nearly instant of about what time of day it is without thinking hard. GeekTop 3<\/h3>
<\/p> This was once a Microsoft wallpaper. All that remains is the green hill. I used GIMP to replace the sky with something more colorful. This is also the fourth screen (number three) in my Yod'm 3D desktop rotation. I used GIMP to add in the three standing stones as a navigational aid. I like the ability to get basic information at a glance, hence the Rainlendar calendar and to-do items. Also, I use Samurize to keep some basic system performance info on the desktop, as well as a crypto-clock and to manage my important stuff list. In this capture that list is available for editing in Notepad (using an AHK macro). I think I have since reduced the transparency, because this looks cool, but is a pain to use.
GeekTop 1<\/a> [Flickr]
GeekTop 2<\/a> [Flickr]
GeekTop 3<\/a> [Flickr]
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Build 32 - Better than Ever!<\/a> [Digsby Blog]<\/p>
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1. Death Cab For Cutie playing acoustic in my living room
2. Backstage with Ron Jeremy during Sigur Ros at Hollywood Bowl
3. Meeting Bob Moog (the guy had a great sense of humor) and then getting him a feature in Entertainment Weekly
4. Traveling the film festival circuit for Boxers and Ballerinas
5. Making a documentary on my friend Kumar
6. Touring Europe, Iceland, Taiwan and Japan with The Album Leaf
7. Bright Eyes playing acoustic in my living room
8. Booking Superdrag on Conan
9. Licensing indie music to Grey's Anatomy, The OC, CSI, MTV, Jeep and Hummer ads...
10. Steve Poltz taking me into the Padres clubhouse last week to meet Jake Peavy and Trevor Hoffman<\/p>
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Windows only: For typography junkies with large font collections, Cfont Pro will help you manage your addiction. With support for all the major font file types, including Postscript and TrueType, this free application will let you preview fonts from disk before installing. It'll also create proof sheets of multiple fonts and export them to HTML or RTF files so that you can print then for reference or forward to a picky client (for their sake and ours, please don't give them the option of using Comic Sans). You can also search your machine for fonts, check out font attributes and view single characters full-screen to check for imperfections. Cfont Pro is a free download for Windows only.<\/p> Cfont Pro<\/a> [via gHacks<\/a>]
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Schedule and keep track of a project over time with a Gantt chart<\/a> from a spreadsheet created in Google Docs thanks to a gadget from Viewpath<\/a>. You just need to enter task start and end dates, percent completed, and track dependencies; the folks at Viewpath created a handy demonstration and tutorial video<\/a>. It's free and relatively easy (though you may run into platform and browser problems if you aren't using Internet Explorer or Firefox, and even then, I had no luck on a Mac). Probably best for smaller projects, as it would be difficult to display or print a particularly long or complicated series of tasks. But it's a good introductory tool and costs infinitely less than Microsoft Project. Featured gadget: Gantt charts in spreadsheets<\/a> [Official Google Blog]<\/p>
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Got more to say? Let's hear your bookmarking thoughts in the comments.<\/p> Delicious is 5!<\/a> [Delicious blog]
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The Beijing Health Ministry is soon to adopt \"internet addiction\" as a disorder along with compulsive gambling and alcoholism in the official diagnostic manual. Doctor Tao Ran, who treats sufferers at Beijing's Military General Hospital, says the threshold is around six hours a day and one of the following symptoms in the past three months: \"yearning to get back online, mental or physical distress, irritation and difficulty concentrating or sleeping.\" So, um, yeah, I'm addicted, along with ten percent of users under eighteen in China, according to a study cited by a state official. There is hope:
<\/p> \"Eighty percent of addicts can be cured with treatment, which usually lasts about three months,\" said Tao. He did not describe the treatment, however.
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