{"timelines":{"dt*a835fa5a0da3df15":{"tid":"dt*a835fa5a0da3df15","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Feeds Timeline","hash":"descrptn\u0002Technology feeds timelines\r\n","view_who":"public","view_gid":null,"edit_who":"public","edit_gid":null,"creation_date":"1208996827","modified_date":"1228218835","type":"topic","descrptn":"Technology feeds timelines\r\n"}},"events":{"54272c60717870c9":{"eid":"54272c60717870c9","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Dipity Timeline Created","utc_ts":"1208996828","descrptn":"","link":null,"img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"24","hour":"0","minute":"27","second":null,"dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1208996828","modified_date":"1208996828","tid":"847dd4f5e166c126","te_score":null,"type":"","datetime":"Apr 24, 2008 12:27 AM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 23, 2008 5:27 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"15915febe1f0bdff":{"eid":"15915febe1f0bdff","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"btnx Customizes a Multi-Button Mouse for Linux [Featured Linux Download] ","utc_ts":"1209394800","descrptn":"Linux only: Any Linux user clutching a mouse with more than the standard two buttons and a scroll wheel doesn't have it easy trying to match the same kind of configuration options given by the manufacturer's setup software, which is almost always Windows or Mac-only. The Flow of Consciousness blog walks through installing btnx, a program that can assign nearly any mouse click to a huge variety of actions. Got a Logitech with left and right buttons? Feel free to set them to switch workspaces or even rotate a four-sided desktop cube. The tutorial requires a fair bit of command line work, as the package isn't available in most respositories, but the Ubuntu-related instructions can be adapted to most any distribution. btnx is a free download for Linux systems only.\nHOWTO Install btnx for better mouse control in Ubuntu Hardy [The Flow of Consciousness via Ubuntu Unleased] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279451141\/btnx-customizes-a-multi+button-mouse-for-linux","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"15","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209593695","modified_date":"1209593695","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 3:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 8:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"ae525774b37f623e":{"eid":"ae525774b37f623e","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Presdo Simplifies Scheduling Get-Togethers [Event Scheduling] ","utc_ts":"1209396600","descrptn":" Next time you agree to meet someone for coffee or lunch \"sometime soon\" head over to collaborative scheduling webapp Presdo. In Presdo's single entry box enter the event, your cohorts' names, and a time (vague times like \"afternoon\" or \"next week\" work too)\u2014like \"Powwow with Adam, Kevin, and Tamar next week\". Presdo will create an event where you can enter a description, pick a location and shoot off an invitation email to whomever is joining you. You can suggest times and dates, and your invitees can choose which ones work for them. Check out Presdo's two main screens in action.\nLike Google, Presdo's homepage also boasts only a single entry box. Enter your event title, invitee list, and time description in natural language and press the \"Do\" button.\n\nThen, enter a description, pick a location, and enter your invitees' email addresses to get them in on choosing the best time.\n\nKind of like a supercharged When Is Good or Doodle, Presdo has a few killer features those do not: like calendar export to Outlook, iCal, Google or Yahoo Calendar, Google Maps integration, and messaging right on the event to discuss details.\nHave you used a collaborative scheduling webapp to plan a meeting or get together, or do you just stick to trusty old email for the task? Let us know in the comments.\nPresdo [via Download Squad] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279468850\/presdo-simplifies-scheduling-get+togethers","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/presdothumb.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"15","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 3:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 8:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"019c7da2b9c4d0cd":{"eid":"019c7da2b9c4d0cd","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Zoho Sheet Adds Macros and Pivot Tables [Spreadsheets] ","utc_ts":"1209398400","descrptn":" Today web-based office suite maker Zoho adds pivot tables and VB macros to their online spreadsheet product.  You may not use Zoho's online office suite because you're lazy and already have a Google Account, but Zoho keeps kicking Google Doc ass in the features department.   \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279507630\/zoho-sheet-adds-macros-and-pivot-tables","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/pivottable.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"16","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 4:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 9:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"490846ec30381fde":{"eid":"490846ec30381fde","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Superior Alternatives to Crappy Windows Software [Crapware] ","utc_ts":"1209398410","descrptn":"\nIt may be the year 2008, but a whole lot of sucktacular software still rears its ugly head on PC's everywhere, even when better-behaved options are freely available. Whether it's molasses-slow bloatware, shameless adware, anemic default apps, or \"Your trial period has expired!\" nagware, it's time to replace stinky Windows software with its superior (but lesser-known) alternative. Last week we asked what software you should never install on your PC, and over 200 comments later, you compiled quite a list. Today we're going to take a walk down the Crapware Hall of Shame, point and laugh at the worst offenders, and highlight some better choices. Photo by chelseagirl.\nApplication to Avoid: Adobe Reader\nIndictment: Bloatware\nSuperior Alternative(s): FoxIt Reader or Sumatra PDF\nNotes: There are much worse offenders on this list than Adobe Reader, which has gotten more performant over the years. Keep in mind that Adobe deals with some PDF's (like ones with editable form fields) better than FoxIt. If you don't want to ditch Adobe Reader entirely, here's how to tweak Adobe 8 for speed.\n\nApplication to Avoid: AOL Instant Messenger \nIndictment: One-trick pony with ads included made by a company that holds its customers hostage. (Speaking of, here's how to cancel your AOL account.)\nSuperior Alternative(s): Digsby or Pidgin or Miranda or Trillian or Meebo\nNotes: The moral of the story is you should avoid anything that comes on six zillion free CDs that swamp your apartment building's mailroom.\n\nApplication to Avoid: Browser Toolbars (that you didn't seek out yourself)\nIndictment: Notorious for hijacking your browser, phoning home with your online activity, taking up precious real estate, and not offering any features you actually want.\nSuperior Alternative(s): Your browser's built-in search box and a few good bookmarklets\nNotes: Don't get us wrong: Not all toolbars are bad, but do beware when they get tacked onto the end of a totally unrelated software installation and you have to opt OUT of them.\n\nApplication to Avoid: Internet Explorer (6 and 7) \nIndictment: Lacks features any self-respecting modern web browser had two versions ago\nSuperior Alternative(s): Firefox\nNotes: Because IE gloms onto the innards of your operating system so inextricably, you can't truly uninstall it. Just set your system's default browser to Firefox to avoid launching IE ever.\n\nApplication to Avoid: iTunes\nIndictment: Too controlling, gleefully enforces DRM, can't monitor folders for new music\nSuperior Alternative(s): foobar200 (more on foobar2000), Songbird, or WinAmp\nNotes: We\u2014ok, I\u2014actually like and use iTunes, ever since that time Steve Jobs waved that iPhone over my forehead and chanted. These recommendations only for those with particularly sensitive digital music sensibilities.\n\nApplication to Avoid: Java Runtime Environment\nIndictment: You ugly and yo' Mama dresses you funny\nSuperior Alternative(s): None.\nNotes: If you want to run a Java app, without the runtime you're SOL. Java, we love the idea of you. Just not the coffee cup staring at us from the system tray.\n\nApplication to Avoid: Limewire\nIndictment: Where do we start? Haven't launched Limewire since our college days, and don't plan to ever look back\nSuperior Alternative(s): Frostwire\nNotes: Bonus: Frostwire does BitTorrent, too.\n\nApplication to Avoid: MSN Messenger\nIndictment: Little ugly non-faces with a red X over them plant themselves in your system tray with no obvious way to uninstall or quit it\nSuperior Alternative(s): Digsby or Pidgin or Miranda or Trillian or Meebo\nNotes: Uninstall MSN Messenger by going to the \"Add\/Remove Windows Components\" area in Control Panel's \"Add\/Remove Programs\" area.\n\nApplication to Avoid: Nero Suite\nIndictment: Costly\nSuperior Alternative(s): CDBurnerXP\nNotes: The free CDBurnerXP may not do everything Nero does, but for the price it does a whole lot.\n\nApplication to Avoid: McAfee\/Norton\/Symantec Anti-Virus \nIndictment: Naggy subscription costs after the free trial on your new PC runs out\nSuperior Alternative(s): AVG or Avast\nNotes: See why many readers have ditched their AV software.\n\nApplication to Avoid: QuickTime\nIndictment: Plants itself in your startup and system tray\nSuperior Alternative(s): QuickTime Alternative\nNotes: While QuickTime doesn't annoy us THAT much, it still annoys us a little\u2014especially since it comes with Apple's Software Update. (See Safari's Honorable Mention, below.)\n\nApplication to Avoid: RealPlayer\nIndictment: We're still so traumatized about RealPlayer's repeated takeover of our PC back in 2004 we're seeing a special doctor that's killing that part of our memory\nSuperior Alternative(s): Real Alternative\n\nApplication to Avoid: Windows Media Player\nIndictment: WTF interface, chokes on clips in common formats\nSuperior Alternative(s): VLC\n\nApplication to Avoid: WinZip\nIndictment: Cost\nSuperior Alternative(s): 7-Zip or ALZip\n\nHonorable mention: While Apple's Safari web browser for Windows itself is not crappy, Apple's Software Update trying to push it on you completely sucks. Here's how to opt out of installing Safari and stop the nag.\nWhat crappy apps or better alternatives did we miss? Did we wrongly accuse one of your favorites? Let us know in the comments.\nGina Trapani, the editor of Lifehacker, still hasn't forgiven RealPlayer. Her weekly feature, Geek to Live, appears every Monday on Lifehacker. Subscribe to the Geek to Live feed to get new installments in your newsreader. \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279486749\/superior-alternatives-to-crappy-windows-software","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/detour.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"16","minute":"0","second":"10.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 4:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 9:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"c8e13f0b369072dc":{"eid":"c8e13f0b369072dc","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"PalBee Does Collaborative Video Conferencing [Collaboration] ","utc_ts":"1209405600","descrptn":"\nOnline collaboration service PalBee integrates video conferencing and whiteboard sharing so you can meet up with co-workers over the internet. PalBee supports one free hour at a time for up to five collaborators, and it can record the session as its happening for later review\u2014the results of which can be embedded on any web page (similar to the video above). Naturally, since PalBee is web-based, it works on all platforms as long as you've got a webcam. PalBee is currently completely free to use, though pay plans are likely to emerge.\nPalBee [via Web Worker Daily] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279562043\/palbee-does-collaborative-video-conferencing","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"18","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 6:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 11:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"5c65b5c32871bf6c":{"eid":"5c65b5c32871bf6c","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Convert Word Documents to Cruft-free HTML [Microsoft Word] ","utc_ts":"1209409200","descrptn":"Anyone who's tried saving a Word document as a web page knows you get way more than you bargained for in the HTML and CSS department in the result.  The Productivity Portfolio blog offers two alternatives when you want to zip a .DOC to a .HTML file in a jiffy without all the cruft:  Using the online Word HTML Cleaner at Textism (files up to 20K only), or sending yourself the document via Gmail and hitting the \"View as HTML\" link.  Handy. \nWord HTML File Conversion Tips and Resources [Productivity Portfolio] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279597305\/convert-word-documents-to-cruft+free-html","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"19","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 7:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 12:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"0045252f186d40c7":{"eid":"0045252f186d40c7","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"How to Skip the Installation Delay for Firefox Extensions [How To] ","utc_ts":"1209412800","descrptn":"Weblog Daily Gyan points out a simple about:config tweak that disables the installation delay for new Firefox extensions. As you may know, Firefox tries to protect you from malicious attacks by setting up a delay before allowing you to install a new extension.  But if you're confident in your browsing habits and you want to avoid the wait, just enter about:config in your address bar, then paste security.dialog_enable_delay into the filter box. Double-click that preference and change the value to 0. If you're aware of the risk but still don't feel like waiting every time you install a new extension, this is a nice time-saver.\nHow To Disable Extension Install Delay in Firefox. [Daily Gyan] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279611185\/how-to-skip-the-installation-delay-for-firefox-extensions","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/disable-ffox-wait.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"20","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 8:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 1:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"65feb07acad334e1":{"eid":"65feb07acad334e1","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Ask MetaFilter Roundup [Hive Mind] ","utc_ts":"1209416400","descrptn":"Do I really need Norton installed?What is the best way to add an HDMI output to my PC? Anyone have a suggestion for a great portable hard drive?How can I get rid of the cigarette smell from my computer?When two parties split the check, are you required to match tips? \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279641420\/ask-metafilter-roundup","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"21","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 9:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 2:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"63db513f0d1f5205":{"eid":"63db513f0d1f5205","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Shop It To Me Is Your Web-Based Personal Shopper [Shopping] ","utc_ts":"1209420000","descrptn":"\nWeb site Shop It To Me scours the internet for sales on brands you love and sends an email digest of the latest deals. When you sign up, you tell the site exactly what to watch for. You can watch for specifically men's or women's clothing, favorite brands, and even the types of clothing you want to monitor (shoes, swimwear, etc.) in your sizes. Once you sign up, you tell Shop It To Me how often you want the email digest of sales, give it your email address and zip code (so it can watch for local sales), and you're done. The site's biggest drawback is that it's all email-based, so you can't check up on your sale watches whenever you want, but it still looks like a service that may be able to save you some cash as you start to fill out your summer wardrobe.\nShop It To Me \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279700369\/shop-it-to-me-is-your-web+based-personal-shopper","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/shop-it-to-me.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"22","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 10:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 3:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"1794ec3825ac76b3":{"eid":"1794ec3825ac76b3","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"How to Eat Healthily at Top Chain Restaurants [Health] ","utc_ts":"1209423600","descrptn":"The food experts at Health magazine have scoured the menus at popular restaurant chains in search of the healthiest foods on the menu, rounding up several healthy menu options at otherwise unhealthy chains. For example, next time you find yourself staring down your fork at a never-ending pasta bowl at Olive Garden, you could opt instead for the low-fat Capellini Pomodoro (644 calories, 14 grams of fat) or the Venetian Apricot Chicken (448 calories, 11 grams of fat). Aside from the Olive Garden, the article runs down a handful of other chain favorites like Denny's, Ruby Tuesday, and P.F. Chang's. We've already covered five fast-food chains you can feel good about, but Health magazine's list offers a few healthy alternatives for sit-down fare. Got your own favorite low-calorie dish at a national chain? Let's hear about it in the comments.\nHealth magazine names top chain restaurant fare [CNN] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/279743871\/how-to-eat-healthily-at-top-chain-restaurants","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/olive-garden-chicken.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"28","hour":"23","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 28, 2008 11:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 28, 2008 4:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"db2b08034db97128":{"eid":"db2b08034db97128","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Boost Your Energy This Morning with Simple Exercises [Energy Boosters] ","utc_ts":"1209466800","descrptn":"Personal trainer Dan Boyle says that you can boost your morning energy and make it a better day in general just by doing a few push-ups.  He says:\nWhen you get up, right after you eat your breakfast, do this push up routine: Muster up some will, get down and pump out as many push ups as you can do. Wait 30 secondsPump out more push ups (again as many as you can do)Wait 30 secondsPump out more pushups (again as many as you can do and don't hold back... really push it!) When you are done and you stand up, whatever the tired, sluggish, or \"get out of my face\" morning feeling you might have felt will have been replaced with an \"I am the shiznit!!!\" feeling. If the push-ups make you feel like going a bit further, Boyle offers a two and a half minute core routine you can follow it up with.  Do you do any morning exercises to wake up your body and get going for the day?  Tell us what you do in the comments. Photo by whyld.\n2 Simple Ingredients That Will Boost your Morning Energy [Dumb Little Man] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280024284\/boost-your-energy-this-morning-with-simple-exercises","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/pushup-thumb.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"11","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 11:00 AM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 4:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"124f0e30563e4aac":{"eid":"124f0e30563e4aac","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Share Large Files Using Gmail and Box.Net [File Sharing] ","utc_ts":"1209470400","descrptn":"The Digital Inspiration blog points out a feature of Box.net's free web storage service that makes sending large files through email links super-easy. If you're signed up and already have your free 1 GB of space, simply enable the Gmail or Outlook services (the latter will also work with Mozilla Thunderbird), and right-clicking on files or folders will set up a message that shares the files with any recipients. As Digital Inspiration puts it, it's similar to the RapidShare sharing method, but a lot less painful for the recipients.\nEmail Large Files Quickly with Gmail and Box.net [Digital Inspiration] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280059397\/share-large-files-using-gmail-and-boxnet","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/box_gmail.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"12","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 12:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 5:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"540b93e16fedb989":{"eid":"540b93e16fedb989","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Windows XP Service Pack 3 Available on Microsoft's Servers [Windows XP] ","utc_ts":"1209472200","descrptn":"The gHacks blog sniffs out some installation files for Windows XP Service Pack 3 hosted on Microsoft's Windows Update servers, as official notice of the update seems to be running a bit late. Downloads for 32-bit systems in many languages are available at the link below. The full download is about 300 MB, but anyone who's been keeping up on their bug fixes and update since SP3 will likely have a lighter package to carry. We'll update here when the official downloads are pushed to Windows Update.\nOfficial Windows XP Service Pack 3 Download Links [gHacks] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280074080\/windows-xp-service-pack-3-available-on-microsofts-servers","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/windowsxplogo2.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"12","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 12:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 5:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"bb669051cdc91c81":{"eid":"bb669051cdc91c81","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"K7 Offers Free Fax\/Voicemail Lines [Web Utilities] ","utc_ts":"1209474300","descrptn":"Need a phone line to receive a one-time fax or voicemails on a particular project, auction, or job search? Free service K7 hands out 10-digit Seattle-area phone numbers that can answer calls with customized voicemail greetings or accept faxes. You can access both the audio files and fax documents through your sign-up account, and the only restrictions are a 20-message\/fax limit (the site starts deleting the oldest after that) and an account wipe out after 30 days of inactivity. Other than that, you've got a free bin to keep your personal numbers private and still get at your messages.\nK7 [via MakeUseOf.com] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280092501\/k7-offers-free-faxvoicemail-lines","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/k7_cropped.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"13","minute":"5","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 1:05 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 6:05 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"cf3551ea3d545997":{"eid":"cf3551ea3d545997","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"CCleaner 2.0 Decrapifies Your PC [Featured Windows Download] ","utc_ts":"1209475800","descrptn":" Windows only: One of our favorite PC cleansers CCleaner (which stands for \"Crap Cleaner\") saw an upgrade this week. Since the last time we mentioned CCleaner several new versions have come out; this week's added support for the Firefox 3 beta plus performance improvements and bug fixes. CCleaner scans your PC for unnecessary temporary and log files, cookies, memory dumps, and more and wipes them out at the press of the \"Run Cleaner\" button. You might be surprised at how much disk space it can recover\u2014in fact, it managed to clear out 1.6GB of crap from my PC. See screenshot evidence after the jump.\n\nCCleaner also includes a registry scanner, startup manager, and Add\/Remove Programs area to uninstall applications you don't use anymore. CCleaner 2.0 is a free download for Windows only.\nCCleaner [via CyberNet] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280109656\/ccleaner-20-decrapifies-your-pc","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/ccleanerthumb.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"13","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 1:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 6:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"c0d91cad04572177":{"eid":"c0d91cad04572177","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Take Pictures to Dispose of \"Sentimental Clutter\" [Organization] ","utc_ts":"1209477600","descrptn":"There's nothing wrong with holding on to keepsakes of a life's great moments, but many marginal items often fall in with one's treasures, creating a good deal of hard-to-place mess. The Unclutterer blog highlights advice from an organizational expert on how to figure out what's really important to you and what to do with the rest. Her tips include at least one serious space-saver:Items that have a strong sentimental attachment should be organized in a manageable system \u2014 taking a picture of an item still retains the visual memory but not the actual bulk of the item.A picture won't substitute for everything you hold dear, but most of us probably hold onto a good number of items out of habit rather than any value we get from holding it. Hit the link for more advice on managing your mementos, and share your own space-saving storage systems in the comments. Photo by Eponabri.\nHandling Sentimental Clutter [Unclutterer] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280127087\/take-pictures-to-dispose-of-sentimental-clutter","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/mementobox_scaled.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"14","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 2:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 7:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"83ba64637c659685":{"eid":"83ba64637c659685","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"NTFS-3G Makes NTFS Partitions Writable [Featured Download] ","utc_ts":"1209479400","descrptn":"Mac OS X and Linux:  Now that you're dual booting Windows on your Mac, you want to save files to your Windows partition while you're booted up in OS X. By default, NTFS-formatted disks are read-only in OS X, but the NTFS-3G driver makes it writable.  Download NTFS-3G, then use the following command to save and edit files on your Boot Camp partition:sudo mount -t ntfs-3g \/dev\/disk0s3 \/Volumes\/UntitledYou can also use the previously mentioned MacFUSE to write to NTFS disks, but while mounting disks over SSH went without a hitch with MacFUSE for me, I had trouble with NTFS disks (though NTFS-3G worked perfectly).  The NTFS-3G driver is a free download for Mac and Linux. \nNTFS-3G: Stable Read\/Write NTFS Driver \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280127086\/ntfs+3g-makes-ntfs-partitions-writable","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"14","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 2:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 7:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"c26163065bded205":{"eid":"c26163065bded205","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Defragment Multiple Drives on a Schedule in Vista [How To] ","utc_ts":"1209481200","descrptn":"The How-To Geek points us to a little-touted but largely useful feature included in Windows Vista's recent Service Pack 1 update\u2014scheduled defragmenting of multiple hard drives. You can access Vista's defrag utility by typing dfrgui into the \"Start Search\" box. It's far more convenient (and reliable) than setting up batch files or automated tasks, although that last method is still valid for multi-drive XP users. If you're a batch file fan, however, hit the link for a pointer to the How-To Geek's own solution.\nSet Automatic Defrag Options for All Drives in Vista Service Pack 1 [The How-To Geek] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280145793\/defragment-multiple-drives-on-a-schedule-in-vista","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/vista_defrag.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"15","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 3:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 8:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"e9d1cc4323d80542":{"eid":"e9d1cc4323d80542","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Does \"Web 2.0\" Benefit Only the Tech Elite? [Reader Poll] ","utc_ts":"1209483000","descrptn":" Technologist Alexander van Elsas says that the problems a lot of new services and web applications solve are specific to a certain kind of super-techie user. He writes:\nHow many people do you know outside your tech community that want to have 25 desktop applications live, running Firefox alongside with 10 tabs open, twittering 100 times a day, reading and commenting articles on FriendFeed, writing a blog post about it, starting riots to get traffic going, AND still have a normal day job and a life after that? I don't know anyone that fancies that kind of life. It's a strong argument that services like Twitter or FriendFeed solve problems only a select few have\u2014too many social networks, no time to blog, email overload, etc. Are front-line, super-connected techies harbingers of what's to come for mainstream folks, or are we nerds just making solutions to solve problems created by our own solutions? Photo by jonrawlinson.Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser.What other services besides Twitter and FriendFeed seem particularly nerd-only?  Let us know what you think in the comments. The noise in Web 2.0 is mainly a Tech Elite's problem [Alexander van Elsas's Weblog on new media via Internet Duct Tape] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280162375\/does-web-20-benefit-only-the-tech-elite","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/web20nerd.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"15","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 3:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 8:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"265e46ee252a45fb":{"eid":"265e46ee252a45fb","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Get Firefox's Best Features in Internet Explorer [Internet Explorer] ","utc_ts":"1209484800","descrptn":"\nYou already know that Firefox is a superior web browser, but you still have to use Internet Explorer on a daily basis. Whether a stubborn IE-only web site or full-on IT lockdown keeps you from using Firefox, things aren't as bleak as they seem: You can cram many of Firefox's best features into the proprietary beast that is Internet Explorer. After the jump, find out how to add bookmark syncing, integrated spell-checking, session management, keyword bookmarks, ad blocking, inline search, undo-closed-tab functionality, and oh-so-much more to IE.\nThere are several IE add-ons available, but probably none more popular than IE7Pro (original post), a freeware IE7 add-on that opens the doors for tons of improved features and Firefox-like user-submitted extensions and scripts. I'll highlight IE7Pro features below, but I'll also include several add-ons that do their own thing separate from IE7Pro (and work for versions of Internet Explorer below 7).\nFirst, out of curiosity:\n\n\nGawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser.\n\nAdd Inline Spell-Checking\nWhether you're composing an email or commenting on your favorite blog, nothing's more annoying than letting an obvious typo distract from your point. Firefox has supported inline spell-checking since Firefox 2; to get the same functionality in IE, try ieSpell (original post) or IE7Pro. ieSpell supports IE5 and up, Windows 9x and up.\nAdd Inline, Find-As-You-Type Search\n Firefox's as-you-type, inline search makes the old days of searching a document seem like a pain, but that didn't stop IE from sticking with the same antiquated tools for the job. IE7Pro adds inline, as-you-type search, as do a couple of other add-ons. The first is called Find As You Type (original post), and it works with IE6-7, XP through Vista. The other add-on is called InlineSearch (original post), which supports IE 5.5 and above.\nUndo Closed Tabs\n Tabbed browsing was a long-time coming to IE, but it finally found its place in IE7. Unfortunately Microsoft didn't build in a simple way to undo a closed tab if you want it back, a feature built into Firefox 2 as a simple keyboard shortcut. If you miss that functionality while you're living the IE life, the IE7 Open Last Closed Tab add-on (original post) does that and a little more.\nSync Your Bookmarks\n No matter what browser you're using, if you use more than one computer, you want to keep your browser bookmarks in sync. Firefox users have Foxmarks, which is not available for IE\u2014but a few other tools can handle this task for you in IE. The first and most obvious choice is the Google Toolbar; but if you're anti-toolbar, check out Zinkmo (original post), another bookmark syncing tool. The best part: both of these add-ons have Firefox versions, which means that you can sync your bookmarks with Firefox for those times you don't have to use IE. If you're an IE-only sort, you may also want to try out IE7Pro's bookmark syncing tools.\nAdd Keyword Bookmarks\n Keyword bookmarking is one of the best features of Firefox, which can significantly speed up the process of hitting up your frequent web haunts. Internet Explorer does not support keyword bookmarks, but IE Alias (original post) and IE7Pro do. IE Alias works with IE6 and 7, requires the free .NET runtime. IE7Pro even makes keyword bookmark searches possible. Alternately, you can get a similar functionality without any add-ons with a registry hack.\nBlock Ads and Flash\nIf you want to run Flash ads or videos and a case-by-case basis \u00e0 la the Flashblock Firefox extension, you can avoid flashing ads and autoplaying video in IE with the Toggle Flash (original post) add-on. If you also turn on ad-blocking tools in your browser (though surely not while you're visiting Lifehacker), IE7Pro does ad blocking as well as Flash blocking.\nAdd Session Saving and Other Tab Management Features\nBy Firefox 2, most of us took session management for granted, browsing easy knowing that if Firefox crashed or we needed to restart our computer, our last set of open tabs would re-open the next time we launched Firefox. If you're looking for the same goods for IE, look no further than the all-encompassing IE7Pro.\nDrop a Couple IE7 Annoyances\nWhile we're making IE a better browser, there are a few minor but irksome IE7 annoyances you may want to address, too:\n\nFix IE7's download limit: IE7 limits you to two simultaneous downloads. This registry tweak will knock out that download limit.\nPut IE7's file menu back in its place: In its Vista-era programs, Microsoft has decided to hide all of your file menus by default. This tweak brings it back full-time.\n\n\nIE7Pro Does It All?\nWhile IE7Pro can handle most of the features discussed above, the alternative solutions let you add new features piecemeal instead of taking on IE7Pro's entire feature set. For those who do want IE7Pro, it offers tons of functionality beyond the default features through user-submitted plug-ins (similar to extensions) and user scripts (similar to Greasemonkey scripts\u2014though I've heard mixed results).\nAfter all this tweaking, Internet Explorer still doesn't live up to the one-and-only Firefox, but it does come worlds closer to a browser that doesn't feel limiting at every turn.\nIf you live the IE life, let's hear your reasons and how you make IE sing in the comments.\nAdam Pash is a senior editor for Lifehacker who's thrilled that IE doesn't have to be that bad. His special feature Hack Attack appears every Tuesday on Lifehacker. Subscribe to the Hack Attack RSS feed to get new installments in your newsreader. \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280179303\/get-firefoxs-best-features-in-internet-explorer","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/ie-like-firefox-head.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"16","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 4:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 9:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"02d875ed8e99853b":{"eid":"02d875ed8e99853b","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Field Guide to Windows XP SP3 [Windows XP SP3] ","utc_ts":"1209493418","descrptn":"Windows XP Service Pack 3 officially hit Microsoft servers this morning, and although it won't be available through Windows Update today, it should be sometime soon. Your desire to stay on the cutting edge of XP features and security may dictate that you install the latest service pack, but in case you were wondering what you can actually expect from your SP3 update, we're breaking down the new and improved features with our field guide to Windows XP SP3.What Should I Expect?\nYou may be disappointed to find out that SP3 isn't really bringing much to the table in terms of new and sexy functionality. In fact, the majority of updates included in SP3 have been available as per-item hotfixes and updates for XP. However, there are also four new features being back-ported from Vista to XP. First, let's take a look at the back-ported features.New Features in XP SP3\nFor the most part, Microsoft is doing their best to avoid pulling Vista features into XP, with just a few exceptions. They are:Network Access Protection (NAP): A new system in Vista and Windows Server 2008, this feature sets system \"health\" requirements to validate a computer's health before it allows that computer to connect to yours.\"Black Hole\" Router Detection: This new feature detects when your router is silently losing or discarding packets and is intended to protect from such problems.Product Activation Not Required on Installation: Like Vista, you can now install XP without first providing a valid product key. Windows will prompt for a product key after installation, though, if you want to take advantage of Windows Genuine Advantage.Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module: In a nutshell, this Vista back-port makes it easier to encrypt data through a single algorithm. Enjoy that one!Aside from these Vista back-port features, other new features include more descriptive security options that better explain your security settings and improved administrator security.Previously Released Features\nAs I said above, the majority of updates in SP3 were already available in one form or another via hotfixes or installations, but unless you're a system administrator, there's a good chance that they will still be new to your computer. Some are rather developer-oriented, so I'll highlight the updates that might mean something to the general user.Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2): Provides support for WPA2, the latest wireless security protocol.Peer Name Resolution: It's not sexy, but this minor update allows SP3 computers to communicate with Vista programs that use the Peer Name Resolutions Protocol (PNRP).MMC 3.0: This is a framework to help simplify system management tasks in XP. You can learn more about it here.For a fuller rundown of every new feature, you can grab the XP SP3 overview from Microsoft as a PDF. Like I said, SP3 isn't the sexiest update your computer has ever seen, but if you're planning to continue using XP (and judging from our poll, that's a lot of you), then it's an update you're likely to be using for a while.If you've updated and noticed a feature tweak or two, let's hear about it\u2014love it or lump it\u2014in the comments. Fixing a Minor SP3 Annoyance\nOne reader found that his SP3 update disabled the address bar option for the Windows taskbar\u2014a feature removed \"due to legal restrictions.\" If you fall in the same boat, you can still get your address bar back.Microsoft releases the long-anticipated Windows XP SP3 [Ars Technica] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280261020\/field-guide-to-windows-xp-sp3","img_url":"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/17\/2008\/04\/thumb160x_windowsxplogo2.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"18","minute":"23","second":"38.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 6:23 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 11:23 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"0f90188f36c21876":{"eid":"0f90188f36c21876","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Calculate Your Chances at a Promotion [Career] ","utc_ts":"1209495600","descrptn":" Career advisor Penelope Trunk offers a five-question quiz that calculates whether you're likely to get that job promotion.  Like most of Trunk's delightfully unconventional tips, this promotion-o-meter's based not on whether or not you're the best candidate, but on the realities of office politics.  Questions range from whether the boss likes you, if you're working on a high profile project, if you work a lot of hours (or at least create the impression that you do), and if you're at the top of the pay scale and experience for your current position. What's your score on the test?  Let us know in the comments.\nWill you get promoted? Take the test [Brazen Careerist] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280279861\/calculate-your-chances-at-a-promotion","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/ladder.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"19","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 7:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 12:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"c2f5aee0c52dad8f":{"eid":"c2f5aee0c52dad8f","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"AutoGK Rips DVDs to DivX and Xvid Formats [Dvd Ripping] ","utc_ts":"1209499200","descrptn":"Windows only: Freeware application AutoGK rips DVDs to hard drive-friendly DivX and Xvid formats for quick, easy, and high-quality backups. It does so by acting as an automating front-end to several other free ripping and encoding tools, which it automatically installs on your system. We've never featured AutoGK, but a lot of readers swear by it. If you happen to be one of them, let's hear more about your experience with AutoGK in the comments. If you're looking for more DVD-ripping tools, like the previously mentioned HandBrake, check out the five best DVD-ripping tools. AutoGK is freeware, Windows only.\nAutoGK \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280311433\/autogk-rips-dvds-to-divx-and-xvid-formats","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/autogk.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"20","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 8:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 1:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"ebfad1ff118fa7ba":{"eid":"ebfad1ff118fa7ba","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Google Maps Adds Street View to Turns [Google Maps] ","utc_ts":"1209500108","descrptn":" Today Google Maps adds a helpful visual feature to their driving directions: Street View turns. Search for directions at Google Maps, and click on the small camera next to each turn step in the left column to view the photos of the intersection or off-ramp. [via] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280311432\/google-maps-adds-street-view-to-turns","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/streetviewturn.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"20","minute":"15","second":"8.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 8:15 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 1:15 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"a6bd65badad563f9":{"eid":"a6bd65badad563f9","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Avoid Phishing by Going Directly to the Site [Phishing] ","utc_ts":"1209502800","descrptn":"We've all seen \"urgent\" emails from exiled princes telling us to act quickly and hand over our bank account or other sensitive information. Since we're savvy folks, we promptly hit the Delete button and move on with our lives. That said, not all phishing scams are so obvious, and sometimes a phishing email can be very convincing. The Official Google Blog highlights a few simple tips that will greatly diminish your chances of getting hooked by a phishing scam. For example, the post recommends always going directly to the site yourself rather than clicking on links in suspicious emails, which will ensure you're dealing with your the source and not some nefarious site set up to look like your bank. Some of the tips are old hat, but it's a good post to send on to friends and family who don't have that discerning eye for phishing that you do. Let's hear your tried-and-true anti-phishing methods in the comments.\nHow to avoid getting hooked [Official Google Blog] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280325578\/avoid-phishing-by-going-directly-to-the-site","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/phishing.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"21","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 9:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 2:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"f59bb6abacf89270":{"eid":"f59bb6abacf89270","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Smart-Open Files and Applications for a Cleaner Desktop [Mac OS X Tip] ","utc_ts":"1209506400","descrptn":"If you're keen on keeping a desktop free from the clutter of a hundred open windows, weblog AppleDoes points out a simple OS X keyboard shortcut that will simultaneously open a file or application while closing the Finder window you launched it from. How? Just hold your option key. So if you're about to launch an application, for example, holding option and then double-clicking the app will open the app and automatically close the Finder window you opened it from. This trick also works from the keyboard\u2014so Cmd-Opt-O will open your app or file and automatically close the Finder window. It's not groundbreaking, but it's a handy little shortcut to keep your virtual world just a touch neater.\nOpen an application from the App folder and close its folder [AppleDoes] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280359186\/smart+open-files-and-applications-for-a-cleaner-desktop","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/launch-apps.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"22","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 10:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 3:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"cd5f548807712d17":{"eid":"cd5f548807712d17","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Best Text Editor? [Hive Five Call For Contenders] ","utc_ts":"1209510000","descrptn":"You don't have to be a programmer to appreciate the joys of plain text, and there's no better way to wrangle your text files than a solid text editor. Plain text files are appealing because they're searchable, lightweight, portable, and truly platform agnostic; plain text just makes life easier. With an abundance of excellent text editors available beyond your operating system's default, choosing the best program to manipulate and manage your plain text files isn't so easy. Luckily we've got you, our loyal readers. So for this week's Hive Five, we want to hear all about your favorite text editor. Hit the jump for details and to nominate your favorite.\nThe first round of the Hive Five voting takes place in the comments, where you nominate your favorite tool for the job. We get hundreds of comments, so to make your nomination clear, please include it at the top of your comment like so: VOTE: Text Editor Goes Here. If you don't follow this format, your vote may not be counted. After you've made your nomination, let us know what makes it stand out from the competition.About the Hive Five:  Our new feature series, the Hive Five, asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get\u2014\"Which solution is the best?\" Once a week we'll put out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get a job done. A day later, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For example, check out last week's Best Contact Management Applications Hive Five. \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280392503\/best-text-editor","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/hive-five-text-call.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"29","hour":"23","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 29, 2008 11:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 29, 2008 4:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"2277d612e5d905eb":{"eid":"2277d612e5d905eb","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"April 2008's Most Popular Posts [[this Is Good]] ","utc_ts":"1209553200","descrptn":"Ready for May flowers?  First, a last April shower of this month's most trafficked posts:\nTop 10 Harmless Geek PranksApril Fool's Day: \"Since the dawn of time, geeks have been playing harmless pranks on their beloved (but unsuspecting) associates, and it's up to all of us to carry the torch forward.\"Five Best Instant Messengers\"On Tuesday we asked for your favorite instant messaging applications, and over 550 comments later, we've culled it down to the most popular five.\"Turn Your iPod Touch into an iPhone\"The iPhone and iPod touch are almost indistinguishable devices except for one major difference\u2014you can make calls from your iPhone, and you can't from your iPod touch.\"Trim Down Windows to the Bare Essentials\"When you're installing Windows in a virtual machine or on old, slow hardware, you want the leanest, meanest and fastest-running configuration possible.\"Five Best DVD Ripping Tools\"Whether you want to watch a movie on your iPod or back up your too-easily-scratched DVDs, DVD ripping is a mysterious realm for many.\"Top 10 Ways to Trick Out Your Desktop\"For something that you look at every day of your working life, your computer desktop doesn't get as much attention as it deserves.\"Hardy Heron Makes Linux Worth Another Look\"If you've flirted with the idea of switching your desktop operating system to Linux but never took the leap, the time is now. This week's release of Hardy Heron, an Ubuntu release that will be supported until 2011, offers a freer, more productive space for work and play than ever before.\"The Complete Field Guide to Testing Firefox 3\"If you're sick of Firefox 2 eating up over a gigabyte of memory only to freeze up and crash, it may be time to move onto Firefox 3.\"Five Best GTD Applications\"On Tuesday we put out our call for the best applications that help you practice the Getting Things Done productivity system, and from a mighty list of viable contenders, we've taken your votes and determined the five most popular of the bunch.\" \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280718362\/april-2008s-most-popular-posts","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"11","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 11:00 AM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 4:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"eca23d4a44e486f2":{"eid":"eca23d4a44e486f2","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Apply the 80\/20 Rule to Your Diet [Health] ","utc_ts":"1209556800","descrptn":"The 80\/20 rule of economics can be applied to a lot of life's dilemmas, but blogger Jodie Clements used the rule as one of her \"10 Commandments\" to help her drop 10 pounds and feel better overall. The 20 percent, in her case, applied to eating the foods she really wanted to enjoy:Eat healthy 80 percent of the time - the other 20 percent - eat whatever the hell you like (but not after 9pm). The whole point of eating well for the long term (your whole life) is knowing that you can also have whatever you want sometimes and that yes, a little bit of what you fancy really does do you good. So - how about eating healthy Monday to Friday and saving the fun for the weekend? Works for me.Eating \"whatever\" might be a little extreme (given how easy it is to start splurging on fast food these days), but dividing your food up into weekly percentages might be more rewarding than watching every calorie. Hit the link for nine other tips on losing weight and keeping fit.\n10 Commandments for Dropping 10 Pounds & 10 Years [Dumb Little Man] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280764922\/apply-the-8020-rule-to-your-diet","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/fruittart_scaled.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"12","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 12:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 5:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"67bbf637696a022f":{"eid":"67bbf637696a022f","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Translate.Net is One Desktop Translator to Rule Them All [Languages] ","utc_ts":"1209559200","descrptn":"Windows only: Ever use an online translation service and wonder if you can get more accurate results elsewhere? Translate.Net, a free Windows translation aggregator, knows just how you feel. The desktop app puts your words or phrases through 17 different language translation engines and dictionaries, letting you scroll through and compare results. A total of 25 languages are supported, but the program remembers your recent translation directions to save you the time of scrolling to find the right pairing. A great tool for language learning, or just seeing how different one phrase can be interpreted. Translate.Net is a free download for Windows systems only, requires .NET Framework 2.0\nTranslate.Net [via FreewareGenius.com] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280782035\/translatenet-is-one-desktop-translator-to-rule-them-all","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/translatenet2.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"12","minute":"40","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 12:40 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 5:40 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"19520cda6e642569":{"eid":"19520cda6e642569","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"What Disposable Items Do You Re-Use? [Ask The Readers] ","utc_ts":"1209560400","descrptn":"Over at the TipNut blog, they've rounded up 20 supposedly disposable items and how to reuse them, in ways both common (newspapers for kitty litter liners) and unique (greasing pans with used butter wrappers). There's a handful of items that might make you think twice before trashing, but with so many products turning the way of use-and-toss these days, there's got to be far more creative reusable hacks out there. So I put it to you, dear readers: What items do you never toss before getting a little bit more out of them? How do you save money (and save landfill space) without spending a lot of time? What web sites do you turn to for reusable inspiration? Drop your tips, ideas, and links in the comments, and we'll consider them for a future post.\n20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing [TipNut.com] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280782036\/what-disposable-items-do-you-re+use","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"13","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 1:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 6:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"70d8af772b623c6a":{"eid":"70d8af772b623c6a","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Where You Find the Time to Spend Online [Time Management] ","utc_ts":"1209562200","descrptn":"\nWhere do people find the time to do things like edit the Wikipedia?  They watch less television, says author Clay Shirky in a fantastic, brief talk at the recent Web 2.0 conference. Shirky makes a compelling case that people are just learning how to deal with the \"cognitive surplus\" of free time modern life affords us.  We're waking up from the \"collective bender\" of mindlessly watching sitcoms and instead, we're choosing instead to spend our free time volunteering, interacting, and Web 2.0'ing online.  Hit the play button to watch Shirky make his case for the full effect, or hit the link below to read the text transcript of his talk. Next time your TV-watching friends make fun of you for opting to blog instead, point 'em to this talk.\nGin, Television, and Social Surplus [Here Comes Everybody] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280800456\/where-you-find-the-time-to-spend-online","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"13","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 1:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 6:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"5c71e1f3f3fcc37c":{"eid":"5c71e1f3f3fcc37c","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Create a Crutch Activities Checklist to Fight Time-Suckers [Procrastination] ","utc_ts":"1209564000","descrptn":"Sticking to to-do lists with specific next actions can help you get things done, but we can all get lost along the way, whether in the wide-open playground of a browser or some other time sink. Productivity blogger Andre Kibbe suggests fighting a procrastination jones with a little self-awareness and a \"Crutch Activities\" checklist kept close at hand.Instead of cursing yourself each time you find that you've spent 90 minutes in your inbox when you meant to check email for 10 minutes, add \"Checking email\" to your Crutch Activities checklist. Review and update the checklist regularly, and develop protocols, like batching, for controlling these impulses.\"Batching\" simply means setting up a scheduled time to plow through email, as explained by guest poster Tim Ferriss. Another beneift of crutch-listing is being able to schedule your \"crutches\" as far away from important or time-sensitive tasks. If I need to look up a specific fact on food to finish writing an article, for instance, I'll be closing down email until the facts are found.\nWhat's the Next Distraction? [Tools for Thought] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280817472\/create-a-crutch-activities-checklist-to-fight-time+suckers","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/my_crutch_cropped.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"14","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 2:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 7:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"2bbf0687fa0655ad":{"eid":"2bbf0687fa0655ad","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"AppMenuBoy Adds an Applications Menu to Your Dock [Featured Mac Download] ","utc_ts":"1209565800","descrptn":" Mac OS X only: Back in the non-Stacks days of Tiger, you could add a folder to the Dock and expand it into a hierarchical menu. Now with Stacks you can't easily navigate subfolders from a folder on the Dock, but small utility AppMenuBoy aims to change that\u2014for your Applications folder, that is. Start up AppMenuBoy and expand your Applications folder into a Tiger-style hierarchical menu, as shown after the jump.\n\nAppMenuBoy is a free download for Mac OS X only.\nAppMenuBoy [Google Code via Official Google Mac Blog] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280835555\/appmenuboy-adds-an-applications-menu-to-your-dock","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/appmenuboythumb.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"14","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 2:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 7:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"bc5645fbc52815c0":{"eid":"bc5645fbc52815c0","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"FLVto Converts YouTube Videos to MP3s, No Upload Required [YouTube] ","utc_ts":"1209567600","descrptn":"FLVto  is a web app with three buttons, one input box, and one simple-but-great function of converting YouTube and other Flash-based videos to MP3 audio files. We've shared a reader-submitted download-and-convert method, but FLVto makes the process pretty foolproof. Paste a YouTube or other video link (or upload an FLV file), hit \"OK,\" then wait for your download prompt. The sound quality is only as good as the video's (as in mono sound, 60 kbps on one sample download), but with more videos going up in higher-resolution, stereo-sound formats, that could improve\u2014assuming this app stays up and running. FLVto is free to use and doesn't require a sign-up.\nFLVto [via MakeUseOf.com] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280854912\/flvto-converts-youtube-videos-to-mp3s-no-upload-required","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/youtubeflv3.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"15","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 3:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 8:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"22797e9266db904b":{"eid":"22797e9266db904b","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Defer Email Delivery in Microsoft Outlook [Outlook Tip] ","utc_ts":"1209569400","descrptn":" Make it seem like you're sending email when you're really playing hooky with Outlook's built-in \"defer delivery\" rule. Tech blogger Dennis O'Reilly runs down how to set up Outlook to delay sending messages for a certain amount of time (like half an hour) automatically.  You can also set individual messages to be sent on certain days at certain times in Outlook\u2014good for scheduling future messages ahead of time.\nDelay the messages you send from Microsoft Outlook [Workers' Edge] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280872219\/defer-email-delivery-in-microsoft-outlook","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/outlookdefer-thumb.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"15","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 3:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 8:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"decf9967c566ae40":{"eid":"decf9967c566ae40","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Top 10 Memory Hacks [Lifehacker Top 10] ","utc_ts":"1209571200","descrptn":"\nWriting things down, on paper or on-screen, is the best way to make sure you remember important info and tasks, but sometimes you've got to rely on your plain old brain to keep essential data sorted and handy. Whether it's a client's name, a password or combination you want stored only in your head, or answers for an upcoming test, there are plenty of techniques and tools to help you lock in important stuff and pull it out when needed. After the jump, we round up some memorable memory-boosting hacks. Photo by furryscaly.\n10. Nap to improve memory and learning\nIt may not seem like you're learning anything when you close your eyes and doze off, but taking a daytime nap can help you reduce interference\u2014the brain's resistance to learning new material, rather than what it already learned earlier\u2014and help your recall, as suggested in the journal Nature Neuroscience. The key number in a study on nap-learning was 90 minutes, but it seems like general how-to knowledge sinks in better whenever you take any kind of siesta. Photo by cell105.\n\n9. Boost learning power with strategic \"distractions\"\nThis doesn't mean switching from your GRE prep to Nintendo Wii, but switching up your studying from one subject to a slightly different one\u2014moving, say, from one CSS function and then back\u2014forces your brain to try and hold onto the first thing you were focusing on, according to researchers. The momentary distraction might also help reduce your stress level, helping your concentration even further. (Original post). Photo by Sam Pullara.\n\n8. Visualize reminders with the Palace Technique\nWhether it's your home, an office, or some other place, there's a space most of us can walk through in our minds. Turn that mental space into a list organizer by using the \"Palace Technique.\" The LiteMind Blog has a good overview of the technique, which has you associating each thing you need to remember with objects you'd see in a walk-through\u2014milk at the front door, printer paper on the floor mat, paper towels on the kitchen table, etc. When you need to remember, just stroll through your (mental) home, and you should recall the associations. (Original post)\n\n7. Draw a name map\nGot a meeting with the higher-ups and want to make a positive impression? Bring a notepad or just an index card and map out the players' names, or just seating positions, as soon as you sit down, along with some identifiers (\"Jim\/beard, #4\/glasses,\" and the like). From covering my fair share of board meetings for newspapers, I can attest to the benefits of writing notes and quotes from mapped numbers and later follow-up, rather than hoping your overwhelmed mind can juggle it all at once. (Original post)\n\n6. Recall lists using dramatic imagery\nYou're heading out the door, and you're absolutely sure you're going to forget to drop off the mail, or buy the milk, or both. Blogger Bert Webb might suggest focusing on an image of dropping letters into a mailbox that looks like a giant milk jug, or perhaps a mailman made entirely of liquid milk. In other words, anything that pushes your list items pass your brain's boring\/mundane filter is far likelier to stick. (Original post)\n\n5. Never have to write down countless, unique passwords with a single master pattern\nThe safest place to store your passwords is in your head, and you don't want to use one password for all your logins. This isn't so much a \"memory\" hack as an efficiency tip, but it only forces your noggin to come up with one really great password system rather than lots of highly forgettable variations. Choose a base password, like an abbreviated or acronym version of a favorite phrase or song, then create a system for changing it up site to site, like using the first three letters of the site name, the first four consonants or first two vowels, whatever fits for you. Clicking \"Forgot your password?\" and waiting on verification emails will be a distant memory, one you can feel just fine about forgetting.\n\n4. Remember names with repetition techniques\nNetworking does you no good if you can't remember what to call the person you've already schmoozed the next time you meet them. How-to website eHow recommends simply saying the person's name multiple times after you're introduced, as in: \"Hi, Bob, it's nice to meet you. So, Bob, where do you ....\" But other tips from CareerBuilder\/CNN might work better with the visual-learning crowd, such as writing the person's name on their forehead in your mind or associating them with a linked image, like imagining someone named Leonard as, say, Leonard Nimoy. (Original posts)\n\n3. Convert long numbers to words\nWhether it's a hardcore software password or your car's VIN, long strings of numbers are hard to keep straight. Using a technique like the Major system or its modified cousin, the Red Table, the long string of disconnected digits become a lot easier to grok. Check out this conversion helper, which even has its own convenient Firefox extension. (Original post)\n\n2. Make your own memory devices with mnemonics\nMany of the tips and techniques we've posted stem from the science of mnemonics, which utilizes all the senses to aid learning. If number-to-word methods or vivid images don't work for you, browse this great introduction and learn how to use three-dimensional images, symbols, and your own sense of humor to encode must-not-forget items and happenings. The most important tip? Make your memory device something funny or positive\u2014we all have enough negative reminders, and have gotten pretty good at channeling them out. (Original post)\n\n1. Train your brain with SuperMemo\nFree Windows application SuperMemo helps you remember concepts using spaced repetition. SuperMemo is based on years of research by learning expert Piotr Wozniak, who sought to find the exact moments when one is just about to forget something they just learned. Available in several versions for Windows, Pocket PC and Ye Olde Palm Pilots, SuperMemo is a serious tool for super remembrance. (Original post)\n\nWhat methods or tricks do you use to make sure you can't forget the important stuff? How do you augment your paper and program lists with mental training? Which ingenious techniques are we missing? Share your experiences and pointers in the comments. \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280892285\/top-10-memory-hacks","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/memory_splash1.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"16","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 4:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 9:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"ff4e68d22e20eb3e":{"eid":"ff4e68d22e20eb3e","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Download Free Video Workouts for Your iPod [IPod] ","utc_ts":"1209578400","descrptn":"\nMen's Health magazine online offers four free workout videos that you can download, drag into iTunes, and sync directly to your iPod. The routines range in intensity from the at-home muscle plan\u2014which suggests a circuit of exercises you can do at home\u2014to more gym-focused workouts like the \"Ultimate Strength-Boosting\" workout. The videos are short and serve more as reminders for how to correctly do the exercises rather than 30-minute as-you-go walkthroughs. For even more free iPod video workouts, check out previously mentioned iPod Gym. The Men's Health videos require a free registration with the site (or quickly stopping the page load before it hides the direct video links).\nMen's Health Downloads [via jkOnTheRun] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280966721\/download-free-video-workouts-for-your-ipod","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/ipod-workouts.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"18","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 6:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 11:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"f1d74643d0dde858":{"eid":"f1d74643d0dde858","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Ask MetaFilter Roundup [Hive Mind] ","utc_ts":"1209582000","descrptn":"What is the most beautiful place on Earth?Getting up early in the morning never seems to get easier. Any tips?What are some simple tricks I can use to improve my car's MPG?Where's a good, verbose online thesaurus for wandering through words?How high exactly can one get on life?Does anybody ever regret switching to a Mac? \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280983113\/ask-metafilter-roundup","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"19","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 7:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 12:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"df4d2fd20f0c7f77":{"eid":"df4d2fd20f0c7f77","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"The PC Decrapifier Detects More Bloatware [Crapware] ","utc_ts":"1209583800","descrptn":" The previously mentioned PC Decrapifier utility, which cleans pre-installed bloatware that ships with new Windows laptops, sees an update today and detects more applications than ever, like Norton 360, the Microsoft Office 2007 Trial and Activation Assistant, and Symantic LiveUpdate. [via] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/280999253\/the-pc-decrapifier-detects-more-bloatware","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/pcdecrapifier.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"19","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 7:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 12:30 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"bc1d7f823517094a":{"eid":"bc1d7f823517094a","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Prop and Cool Your Laptop with a Water Bottle [Clever Uses] ","utc_ts":"1209585600","descrptn":"Blogger Ron Brinkmann doesn't want to buy an overpriced laptop stand or build his own DIY laptop stand. Instead, he takes the cheap and easy route and uses a $6 hot water bottle as a water-cooled laptop stand. Brinkmann says: Yup, buy a hot water bottle, fill it up with tap-water (room-temperature is fine) and insert strategically between laptop and lap. It's comfy, acts as a nice heat-sink, and as a bonus it probably blocks a fair bit of the dangerous 'electronic rays' that are shooting out of the bottom of the computer straight at your important bits.Brinkmann claims the water bottle works great on the table as well\u2014just lean your laptop on the water bottle and the rubber surface grips the table and keeps your propped up laptop in place. Nothing beats this cheap and simple, and the cooling effect of the water bottle means no more burning laps.\nWater-cooled laptop stand - $6 [Digital Composting] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281015966\/prop-and-cool-your-laptop-with-a-water-bottle","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/water-bottle.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"20","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 8:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 1:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"db88b65e3aac194d":{"eid":"db88b65e3aac194d","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Boolify Simplifies Advanced Search [Search Techniques] ","utc_ts":"1209589200","descrptn":"Web site Boolify makes advanced web searches easy through a simple drag-and-drop interface. Intended as an educational tool, Boolify teaches users how to create boolean searches in Google using operators like OR and NOT (-) to get very specific search results. Boolean searching isn't new by any means, but if you've never gotten the hang of it or you just prefer a more visual approach, Boolify is worth a look. If you're way past this, then our top 10 obscure Google search tricks may be more up your alley.\nBoolify Project [via About.com] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281054839\/boolify-simplifies-advanced-search","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/boolify.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"21","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209592063","modified_date":"1209592063","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 9:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 2:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"0799500b663d7462":{"eid":"0799500b663d7462","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Quickly Edit Gmail Contacts Through Your Chat List [Contact Management] ","utc_ts":"1209592800","descrptn":"The Official Gmail blog points out a small new feature update in Gmail that allows you to edit contact information on-the-fly directly from your chat list. In short, when you hover your mouse over a contact in chat (or an email), the name in the pop-up details window is now editable. Since the chat pane is really the quickest way to search and access your contacts, it's a great way to quickly add meaningful names to your contacts\u2014especially since Gmail's contact management tools are still a little unwieldy. Small improvements like that could go a long way in boosting Gmail's status as a top 5 contact management tool.\nTip: Edit contacts right from your chat list [Official Gmail Blog] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281087811\/quickly-edit-gmail-contacts-through-your-chat-list","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/gmail-contact-edit1.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"22","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209600984","modified_date":"1209600984","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 10:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 3:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"701ee35c43356b79":{"eid":"701ee35c43356b79","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Exercise to Cure What Ails You [Health] ","utc_ts":"1209596400","descrptn":"Exercise can protect against everything from heart attacks and cancer to depression and erectile dysfunction, but the New York Times focuses on how working out also helps with ailments you're already suffering from\u2014even those that make exercise difficult.Perhaps the most immediate benefits are reaped by people with joint and neuromuscular disorders. Without exercise, those at risk of osteoarthritis become crippled by stiff, deteriorated joints. But exercise that increases strength and aerobic capacity can reduce pain, depression and anxiety and improve function, balance and quality of life.The key, of course, is knowing what kind of workouts counter your ailment. If you've used exercise to address health issues in the past, let's hear what worked best for you in the comments.\nYou Name It, and Exercise Helps It [NYT] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281119185\/exercise-to-cure-what-ails-you","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"4","day":"30","hour":"23","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209600984","modified_date":"1209600984","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"Apr 30, 2008 11:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"Apr 30, 2008 4:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"3d7870bd959ad739":{"eid":"3d7870bd959ad739","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Resurrect Images from My Web Browser Cache? [Ask Lifehacker] ","utc_ts":"1209639600","descrptn":" Dear Lifehacker,While I was surfing the web the other day I saw this incredible photograph which I stupidly didn't save to my computer.  (No, it wasn't that kind of photograph.) Still, now I'm regretting saving my own copy, because but the picture is no longer available online.  But if I viewed it in my browser, that means I did actually download it, right?  If it's saved on my hard drive somewhere, how and where do I find it?Signed,Desperately Seeking Offline Photo\nDear Desperately,\nYou may be in luck\u2014but it depends on your browser's settings.  You're right:  When you view a web page, by default most modern browsers download and save every image and other file associated with the page to your hard drive in its \"cache\"\u2014to speed things up in case you visit that site, or other pages within it that use those same images.  But your cache is set to a certain size, so it's possible that newer page content has overwritten the image you're looking for.  Your best bet is to open up your cache pronto, before you visit another page, and look through it to see if that photograph is still in it.  How to do that exactly depends on your browser.Firefox If you're using Firefox, do the following:\nType about:config in the address bar.Under \"Disk Cache Device,\" copy the folder path to where Firefox stores your cache entries.Navigate to that folder in Windows Explorer or Finder.  The files there will have strange names and no extension, so it can take some time, but you just have to open each one to see if it's the photo in question.Internet Explorer  If you're using Internet Explorer, here's what you do.\nIn the Tools menu, choose Internet Options.On the General tab, under \"Temporary Internet Files,\" hit the \"Settings\" button.From the Settings pop-up, click the \"View Files\" button.  IE will launch an Explorer window into the directory where it stores files in its cache.  Browse through them to find your photograph, if it's still there. Thanks to the folks at the Photobucket forum for the step by step on these.Safari Unlike Firefox and IE, Safari rolls its cache up into a single, non-human-parsable file.  But I've had lots of luck using the Mac-only File Juicer trialware, which\u2014among other things\u2014can extract images from Safari's cache.Good luck mining that photo from the depths of your browser's cache.Love,\nLifehacker \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281398842\/resurrect-images-from-my-web-browser-cache","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/cache-thumb.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"11","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209648119","modified_date":"1209648119","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 11:00 AM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 4:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"e111199b2f731332":{"eid":"e111199b2f731332","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Unlock USB Support for VirtualBox in Ubuntu Hardy Heron [Ubuntu] ","utc_ts":"1209643200","descrptn":"VirtualBox makes virtual installations of Windows and other operating systems easier than you'd think in Linux (as mentioned in our second look at Ubuntu 8.04, \"Hardy Heron\"), but the key missing feature from its free, open-source edition is USB support. Your iPod need not feel shunned from Linux land any longer, however, as the Ubuntu Unleashed blog offers step-by-step instructions on installing and configuring VirtualBox with support for plug-in devices. It's specific to the newest Ubuntu and a little bit more than than the \"five easy steps\" promised, but it should only take a few minutes to unlock the bridge between your system-in-a-system and all your gadgets.\nHowto: Install VirtualBox in Ubuntu Hardy Heron with USB Support in 5 easy Steps [Ubuntu Unleashed] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281423546\/unlock-usb-support-for-virtualbox-in-ubuntu-hardy-heron","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/vbox_cropped.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"12","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209648119","modified_date":"1209648119","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 12:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 5:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"ca929c5f49913f99":{"eid":"ca929c5f49913f99","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"WildRename Does the Grunt Work of File Name Fixing [File Management] ","utc_ts":"1209645000","descrptn":"Windows only: Rename large sets of files without batch scripting or endless clicking with WildRename, a free Windows utility. If you've been putting off organizing and renaming a vast collection of MP3s, pictures, or videos, you can stop procrastinating, as WildRename makes it easy to strip characters off the end of files, add or remove dashes, spaces, and other naming quirks, and correct capitalization universally. That's actually just the feature set for beginners\u2014if you're into regular expressions and advanced rule sets, so is WildRename. Thankfully, you can mess around with simulation modes to see how accurate your results would be if you really pulled the trigger. For avid downloaders and those inheriting folders full of disorganized files, WildRename is a must. WildRename is a free download for Windows systems only.\nWildRename \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281435385\/wildrename-does-the-grunt-work-of-file-name-fixing","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/wildrename_cropped.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"12","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209648119","modified_date":"1209648119","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 12:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 5:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"9131d6cfad39ca10":{"eid":"9131d6cfad39ca10","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Provider Extension Integrates Remember the Milk into Thunderbird [Featured Early Adopter Download] ","utc_ts":"1209647100","descrptn":"\nWindows\/Mac\/Linux (Thunderbird): Harness the to-do-managing power of Remember the Milk from inside your mail reader with an alpha extension for Thunderbird. Once installed and authenticated with your RTM account, the task manager provided by the Lightning extension will have bi-directional access to your tasks, which you can add, delete, modify, and prioritize from inside your mail manager. Hit the video above to see a few of the things you can do with the extension, and hit the via link below for step-by-step installation instructions. Remember the Milk Provider extension is a free download, but requires a free Mozilla Add-Ons account to download, needs the Lightning calendar extension, and works wherever Thunderbird does.\nRemember the Milk Provider [via Daily Gyan] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281462416\/provider-extension-integrates-remember-the-milk-into-thunderbird","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"13","minute":"5","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209651413","modified_date":"1209651413","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 1:05 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 6:05 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"5f3717e6e0208a2c":{"eid":"5f3717e6e0208a2c","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Pastor Stores and Secures Your Passwords [Featured Mac Download] ","utc_ts":"1209648600","descrptn":" Mac OS X only: Store your passwords, serial numbers, and web site login information in Pastor, a personal encrypted database. Much like my beloved KeePass (available for Mac as KeePassX), Pastor stores a title, username, password, URL, and notes for each entry and locks the entire database with one master password. Pastor's interface is a simple, no-nonsense single window. Unlike KeePassX, you can't organize your entries in folders, but it does include a handy password generator that tailors suggestions to rules (like alphanumeric only, mixed case, must include symbols, etc). Juicy screengrabs await, after the jump.\nPastor's main window lists entries on the left, and you can enter a new entry directly into the form on the right.\n\nHit the \"Generate Password\" button to use Pastor's handy password helper.\n\nPastor is a free download, Universal Binary, for Mac OS X only, donations requested.\nPastor [mehlau.net via Macworld] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281462415\/pastor-stores-and-secures-your-passwords","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/pastor_thumb.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"13","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209651412","modified_date":"1209651412","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 1:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 6:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"225f02ecd72abdc3":{"eid":"225f02ecd72abdc3","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Open \"I'm Feeling Lucky\" Sites from Vista's Start Menu [Windows Vista Tip] ","utc_ts":"1209650400","descrptn":"Amit at the Digital Inspiration blog has written up a how-to on launching web sites directly from Windows Vista's Start Search box (and therefore at the tap of a \"Windows\" key), using Google's \"I'm Feeling Lucky\" function to quickly bring up the first result of a search using your entry. The hack involves using the Group Policy editor (gpedit.msc), which is unfortunately available only in the Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions\u2014unless, of course, one of our intrepid readers can point us toward enabling or unlocking that feature in the Home and Basic versions. Hit the link below for yet another way to make your Windows key into a full-fledged quick-launcher.\nOpen Your Favorite Website Directly from Windows Vista Start Menu [Digital Inspiration] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281478356\/open-im-feeling-lucky-sites-from-vistas-start-menu","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/vistasearch_cropped.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"14","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209655651","modified_date":"1209655651","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 2:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 7:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"266cfb456bc59d09":{"eid":"266cfb456bc59d09","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"De.licio.us Extension Beta Plays Nice in Firefox 3 [Del.icio.us] ","utc_ts":"1209652200","descrptn":" Social bookmarking service del.icio.us has updated their extension to work in Firefox 3, even though Firefox 3 has bookmark tagging baked in. The extension release is beta (as is Firefox 3, obviously) so testers, give it a whirl. [via] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281478355\/delicious-extension-beta-plays-nice-in-firefox-3","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/delicious_thumb.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"14","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209655651","modified_date":"1209655651","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 2:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 7:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"8b37d75632b6e8b3":{"eid":"8b37d75632b6e8b3","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Fix Disappearing System Tray Icons in Vista [How To] ","utc_ts":"1209654300","descrptn":"When icons start disappearing from Windows Vista's system tray\u2014like the networking, volume control, or time display\u2014and you can't restore them from the standard options menus, the itch to re-install can be strong indeed. The How-To Geek, however, finds the balm for disappearing Vista icons in the registry, where a few key options need to be deleted to restore your system tray to functionality. Hit the link for instructions on how to kill out the options yourself, or download a registry hack that does it for you. \nFix for When Clock, Volume, Power or Network Icons are Missing and Grayed Out in Windows Vista [The How-To Geek] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281493157\/fix-disappearing-system-tray-icons-in-vista","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/regvalues_cropped.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"15","minute":"5","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209658762","modified_date":"1209658762","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 3:05 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 8:05 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"8b6db837a2a78866":{"eid":"8b6db837a2a78866","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Z-Cron Automates Windows Tasks [Featured Windows Download] ","utc_ts":"1209655800","descrptn":" Windows only: Freeware utility Z-Cron replaces the Windows task scheduler with a more robust, cron-like alternative (but with a graphical interface). Z-Cron ships with a long set of useful actions you can automate, like sending an email, copying a folder, deleting files, emptying the trash, and way more, which makes writing batch files to do these things for you effectively obsolete. Z-Cron is a free download for Windows only.\nZ-Cron [via Download Squad] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281532883\/z+cron-automates-windows-tasks","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/zcron.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"15","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209662174","modified_date":"1209662174","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 3:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 8:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"8dd7a5a4f4aee118":{"eid":"8dd7a5a4f4aee118","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Best Text Editors [Hive Five] ","utc_ts":"1209657600","descrptn":"\nFrom managing our to-do lists to writing code to jotting ideas to keeping a grocery list, nothing beats a solid plain text editor. On Tuesday we asked you to nominate your favorite text editor, and over five hundred passionate comments later, we've whittled your nominations down to the most popular. Hit the jump for a look at the editors that made the list, and then vote for your favorite to crown the ultimate text editor.NOTE: We had a tie in the top five rankings, so we've actually got six entrants in today's Hive Five. Without further ado, they are:Notepad++ (Windows)\n\nNotepad++ is the go-to text editor for many Windows users looking for something better than Notepad. It handles most of the advanced features of the rest, like syntax highlighting, code folding, and macros, but unlike most of the other GUI-based text editors featured, Notepad++ is completely free and open source. It may not be as sexy off-the-bat as other GUI editors, but it's fully customizable, so you're only limited by your time and imagination. As for its chops as a text editor, it's huge following speaks for itself.Emacs (All Platforms)\n\nPrimarily a text editor for serious programmers, Emacs (Editor MACroS) is popular for its built-in macros and powerful keyboard commands that make editing text documents\u2014particularly code\u2014a pleasure. The catch: You're not likely to fully appreciate Emacs until you spend some time getting to know it. The program has been ported to virtually every platform and has multiple incarnations, the most popular of which are probably GNU Emacs and XEmacs, both of which are free, cross platform, and open source.UltraEdit (Windows)\n\nShareware application UltraEdit ($49.95) is user-friendly programming editor with support for syntax highlighting, code folding, macros, and tons of similar features available to most of the rest. UltraEdit focuses a good deal on web development platforms, with advanced features built-in for HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and much more. TextMate (Mac OS X)\n\nPowerful and attractive, TextMate ($63) came on the scene just a few years back and quickly gained a rabid following for its attractive interface, powerful macros, and downloadable and editable bundles. Windows users who'd love a little TextMate on their PC should check out E Text Editor, a text editor that directly apes TextMate and supports TextMate macro bundles.Vim (All Platforms)\n\nMuch like Emacs, Vim (the child of the age-old Vi) is wildly popular for its keyboard macros and powerful set of tools for the serious programmer. Also like Emacs, Vim is available in several flavors. Apart from the original, there's gVim or gVim Portable for Windows and MacVim for the Mac. If you think you might be interested in what Vim has to offer but you're not ready to dive headfirst into an editor with such an advanced and sometimes obtuse feature-set, check out Cream.TextPad (Windows)\n\nThe Windows-only TextPad (shareware, $32.50) is much like the rest. It has advanced features for programmers like syntax highlighting, code blocking, and macros, along with a clip library feature for storing persistent snippets of text. TextPad lovers also boast its searching prowess and ease-of-use.Now that you've seen the best, it's time to vote for your favorite:Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser.For the most part, the text editors above share many similar features. Keyboard and macro junkies often pit Emacs and Vim against each other, and most if not all of the rest put presentation and ease of use first, while still providing powerful tools for the plain text and coding pro. The real measure of a text editor is how it meets your needs, and if our original comment thread is any indication, you can't go wrong with any of these options. If you'd like to point out the finer features that make your text editor of choice the best\u2014whether it made the list or not\u2014let's hear all about it in the comments. \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281532882\/best-text-editors","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/04\/text-editor-head.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"16","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209662174","modified_date":"1209662174","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 4:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 9:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"82a6815927ebcb4c":{"eid":"82a6815927ebcb4c","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Seven Common Cooking Mistakes to Avoid [Cooking] ","utc_ts":"1209664800","descrptn":"Real Simple online rounds up seven common cooking mistakes you can easily avoid if you practice a few simple tricks of the trade. For example: Covering the entire surface of a pan traps heat and creates steam. And steam, says Simpson, is an enemy of browning, which locks in flavor and juices. To guard against overcrowding, use two pans or cook in batches. To prevent the first batch of food from getting cold while you cook the second, keep it on an ovenproof plate in an oven set at a low temperature (about 200\u00b0 F).Since getting good in your kitchen is generally a matter of trial and error consisting of just such mistakes, let's hear your favorite and best cooking tips in the comments.\nCommon Cooking Mistakes [Real Simple] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281604536\/seven-common-cooking-mistakes-to-avoid","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/cooking.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"18","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209673044","modified_date":"1209673044","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 6:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 11:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"3d04d026aa9dcfc1":{"eid":"3d04d026aa9dcfc1","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Become a Lifehacker Superuser and Help Us Moderate Comments [Help Wanted] ","utc_ts":"1209668400","descrptn":" As all stalwart commenters who have made it through the gate know, every new user who submits a comment on a post here is subject to approval\u2014by an actual human. (See our Comments FAQ for more info.)  Problem is, as Lifehacker has grown, the number of comments that arrive at our door have become more than one person who needs to sleep and eat can handle.  So we need your help.  We're looking for a one good commenter to pitch in and give us a hand moderating comments. If you fit the bill, we will infuse your Lifehacker user account with superpowers and give you full access to the banhammer as well as the approval magic wand.  Then, you get to help us green-light incoming comments as well as ban trolls, spammers, self-promoters, and all manner of evil.  Interested?  Here are more details.Qualifications\nTo qualify for our comment superuser position, you need to:\n Be an existing Lifehacker commenter.Have a long and illustrious history of comments on your profile.Have lots of followers.  (A star gets preferential treatment!) Follow a good amount of commenters.  You have all that?  Fantastic.  Post a comment below telling us why you should be Lifehacker's newest benevolent comments dictator.What You'll Do\nWe're looking for someone to spend about 20 minutes a day (time you'd already be on Lifehacker, eh?) to look through a list of pending comments, and hit the \"approve\" or \"deny\" button.  You'll get superuser powers, a behind-the-scenes look at the software that runs this site, first view of some of the most interesting and knowledgeable tips that come into the site, and bragging rights.  This isn't a permanent, full-time position, however:  You'll get comment superpowers for exactly two weeks, during which time you'll work closely with our current queen of comments, Tamar.  At the end of the two weeks, we'll pass the crown onto someone else, unless you're such a blazing, white hot superstar that we can't bear to let you go.  In which case, maybe, just maybe, we'll talk.Comment superuser hopefuls, tell us why you're the best candidate to make the comments around here the highest quality they can be.  Remember, the more helpful, smart, and respectful your past comments have been and the meatier your friends and followers lists, the better your chances.  If your profile doesn't quite fit the bill yet\u2014go out there and make more comments and friends!  You'll have another chance in a few weeks.We will monitor this thread through the weekend and leave a message on the winner's profile by Monday asking him\/her to contact us.  Good luck! \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281635924\/become-a-lifehacker-superuser-and-help-us-moderate-comments","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/crown.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"19","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209673044","modified_date":"1209673044","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 7:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 12:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"16d3335c21520773":{"eid":"16d3335c21520773","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Repagination Pulls Multi-Page Articles into One [Featured Firefox Extension] ","utc_ts":"1209672000","descrptn":"Firefox only (Windows\/Mac\/Linux): If you're sick of clicking through to subsequent pages of online articles, Firefox extension Repagination adds an option to your context menu to pull all of the pages onto one. After installing the extension, just right-click a page's Next link (or the 2 link, for example) and select to view all pages or a limited number. Repagination will load the pages you tell it to inline at the end of the current page so you don't have to reload at every turn. I tested it on Lifehacker, this barefoot walking article, and Google, and it worked flawlessly with all of them. The only downside is that it loads the entire subsequent page and not just the text, but it's better than the annoyance of multi-page articles. Repagination is free, works wherever the 'fox runs.\nRepaginzation [Firefox Add-ons via Firefox Facts] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281674828\/repagination-pulls-multi+page-articles-into-one","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/repagination.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"20","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209680150","modified_date":"1209680150","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 8:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 1:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"1f58f4cbe269849c":{"eid":"1f58f4cbe269849c","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Get Free Wi-Fi Access on Your Laptop at Starbucks, Barnes and Noble [Free Wi-Fi] ","utc_ts":"1209675600","descrptn":"Our gadget-obsessed brothers at Gizmodo report that many AT&T hotspots\u2014including Starbucks and Barnes and Noble\u2014have started offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone users. With a little ingenuity, the same free Wi-Fi access can be granted to your laptop. Using it from your iPhone, you just connect to the hotspot and give the site your iPhone number.  To get the same access on your laptop, the key is to fool the hotspot into thinking your browser is still an iPhone. Here's how:To masquerade as an iPhone, you'll need to tweak your browser's user agent, which web sites use to identify  your browser when you connect to the site. In Firefox, you can install the previously mentioned User Agent Switcher. In Safari, you can select the iPhone user agent through the Develop menu (which you can enable by navigating to Preferences -> Advanced and checking \"Show Develop menu in menu bar.\" Likewise, Opera has user agent switching built in. On the non-Safari browsers, you'll have to manually add a new iPhone user agent like so. Now that you're all set up with your spoofed iPhone user agent, head to the hotspot page and enter your iPhone number (or, if you've got permission, maybe the number of an iPhone owner you know).* Once you're done, you should hopefully have free hotspot access from your full screen rather than your tiny iPhone screen.I haven't actually been able to verify this yet (though there are reports of success), so if you give it a try, let's hear how it worked for you in the comments.*One Gizmodo reader using his unlocked iPhone with T-Mobile reports that entering his T-Mobile number worked, but your mileage may vary.AT&T Giving Free Starbucks Wi-Fi to iPhone Users? [Gizmodo] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281690282\/get-free-wi+fi-access-on-your-laptop-at-starbucks-barnes-and-noble","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/free-wi-fi.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"21","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209680150","modified_date":"1209680150","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 9:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 2:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"0625c6c867199c0e":{"eid":"0625c6c867199c0e","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Digsby Integrates Facebook Chat [Facebook] ","utc_ts":"1209677400","descrptn":"The popular up-and-coming chat application Digsby (original post) has integrated the newly released Facebook Chat. Digsby separated itself from the pack of the five best instant messengers with its extensive integration with email and social web sites, so the Facebook Chat integration should be a welcome addition for Digsby fans. \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281705382\/digsby-integrates-facebook-chat","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/facebook-chat-digsby-1.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"21","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209683845","modified_date":"1209683845","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 9:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 2:30 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"4d9d7e8ab8cd1c1f":{"eid":"4d9d7e8ab8cd1c1f","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Hack Your Mac Laptop Power Cord [Hacks] ","utc_ts":"1209679200","descrptn":"Gizmodo editor Brian Lam takes his MacBook with him everywhere, but he's not a big fan of the bulky power cord that accompanies his laptop. Instead, he opts for a slimmer, ungrounded PlayStation power cord. Where the Mac power cord is too thick to easily coil or toss in a bag \u2014 and has a ground prong so it's limited to those types of AC outlets \u2014 the PlayStation cord is ostensibly perfect. It fits into the Mac power brick, coils up nice and small and has two prongs. Plus, you can leave your giant Mac cord at your desk back home and don't have to deal with dust bunnies every time you get ready to go out the door.You're not limited to a PlayStation power cord, as any similar cord would fit the bill. Be warned: We're not electricians, but we generally don't recommend circumventing the safety of a ground if you can help it. Use this tip at your own risk.\nMac Laptop Power Cord Tip [Cool Tools] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/281718134\/hack-your-mac-laptop-power-cord","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/mac-power-trick.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"1","hour":"22","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209683845","modified_date":"1209683845","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 1, 2008 10:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 1, 2008 3:00 PM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"2d96d334b305396e":{"eid":"2d96d334b305396e","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Do You Actually Use Google Earth? [Reader Poll] ","utc_ts":"1209726000","descrptn":" Sure we've all downloaded a free copy of Google Earth, the big G's eye-popping desktop map application, and flown around the planet with a heightened sense of awe at how cool the whole thing is.  But have you done anything else with Google Earth since then?  Traveler Anick Jesdanun used Google Earth to create a robust photo tour of a trip through Antarctica and South America, and found the software powerful but complicated and difficult to intuit\u2014especially for friends with whom he shared the resulting KML file. Jesdanun writes:\nI am fairly comfortable with the basics of Google Earth now, and I do enjoy creating the presentations. But it's like the proverbial tree falling in a forest with no one around to hear it: Sharing my Google Earth creation was far more cumbersome than sending a link to an online photo album with an easy-to-find \"slideshow\" button.  Tell us whether you see Google Earth as a novelty, or a must-have tool.Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser. Like SketchUp, I love that Google Earth exists, but I don't use it on a regular basis.  (Though perhaps I should...) Tell us what you think in the comments.\nReview: Google Earth powerful, though tricky to use, share [Yahoo! News] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/282048465\/do-you-actually-use-google-earth","img_url":"http:\/\/www.lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/googleearth-thumb.png","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"2","hour":"11","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209730621","modified_date":"1209730621","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 2, 2008 11:00 AM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 2, 2008 4:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"091c096fe30c4f55":{"eid":"091c096fe30c4f55","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"See Your System's Upgrades with WinUpdatesList [Featured Windows Download] ","utc_ts":"1209729600","descrptn":"Windows only: WinUpdatesList, a free utility for Windows, lets you see what updates your system has grabbed during its existence, and provides quick links to Microsoft Knowledge Base articles related to each one. Why would you use this instead of heading to the Windows Update server, you ask? If you're without internet and want to see which update borked your system, perhaps, or if you want to pre-download and slipstream updates into a custom-made Windows install CD. Since it's a self-contained app, no real installation is required, so use and discard at your discretion. WinUpdatesList is a free download for Windows systems (except Vista).\nWinUpdatesList [via gHacks] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/282080166\/see-your-systems-upgrades-with-winupdateslist","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/wulist_cropped2.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"2","hour":"12","minute":"0","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209734160","modified_date":"1209734160","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 2, 2008 12:00 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 2, 2008 5:00 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"4b382fa616f25364":{"eid":"4b382fa616f25364","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Grab a Free Chapter of Google Apps Hacks [Book Excerpt] ","utc_ts":"1209731400","descrptn":"Philipp Lenssen, author of the oft-linked Google Blogoscoped blog, has put together an entire book of Google Apps Hacks, covering Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and beyond, and his publisher is offering a sample chapter as a free PDF download. The sample delves into Google Presentations and how the PowerPoint-like app can be extended pretty far with style sheet tweaks, theme changes, and a little creative use of photos. Hit the link below to grab the free 19-page excerpt.\nGoogle Apps Hacks [O'Reilly Media] \n      \n  \n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/282094027\/grab-a-free-chapter-of-google-apps-hacks","img_url":"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/assets\/resources\/2008\/05\/hacks_thumbed.jpg","media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"2","hour":"12","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209734158","modified_date":"1209734158","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 2, 2008 12:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 2, 2008 5:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"5eae21b06ffdf664":{"eid":"5eae21b06ffdf664","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Stick to Groups of Four to Remember Things [Mind Hacks] ","utc_ts":"1209733500","descrptn":"Scientists have long held that seven items\u2014be they images, numbers, or tasks\u2014was the best a brain could manage to hold at once, but LiveScience points out that, without specific practice, the best case scenario for most people is three or four. It's a good explanation why phone numbers are written and spoken as three and four-digit groups, and a better reminder that if you've got a lot to do or remember, writing it down is probably the only way to hit 100 percent. What's your personal limit on non-practiced memory? How do you break up tasks and must-remember items into small groups for better recall? Share your successes in the comments, and check out our top 10 memory hacks for some pointers on augmenting your gray matter's somewhat paltry RAM.\nMind's Limit Found: 4 Things at Once [LiveScience via Dumb Little Man] \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/282111277\/stick-to-groups-of-four-to-remember-things","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"2","hour":"13","minute":"5","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209737909","modified_date":"1209737909","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 2, 2008 1:05 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 2, 2008 6:05 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"bce379ffbe908d13":{"eid":"bce379ffbe908d13","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"Love and Money [Sponsors] ","utc_ts":"1209735000","descrptn":"Thanks to this week's sponsors: Chevy Fuel Solutions, MS Office Small Business, NCTA, Nokia, TiVo, Toshiba, Toyota, Unscrew America, VW, and Zune for funding your ability to procrastinate by looking for ways to get more done. Capture some idle eyes aspiring to be productive\u2014advertise on Lifehacker.\n  \n  \n\n\n   \n","link":"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/lifehacker\/full\/~3\/282111276\/love-and-money","img_url":null,"media_url":null,"year":"2008","month":"5","day":"2","hour":"13","minute":"30","second":"0.000","dur":null,"res":null,"hash":"","score":null,"creation_date":"1209737909","modified_date":"1209737909","tid":"feed*22efc9bbd8092dce","te_score":null,"type":"feed","datetime":"May 2, 2008 1:30 PM","specificity":"n","disp_date":"May 2, 2008 6:30 AM PDT","timelines":[],"parents":["dt*a835fa5a0da3df15"]},"735ad2900648435b":{"eid":"735ad2900648435b","username":"50e77fa48024cc47","title":"XNeat Boosts \"Save As\" Options for Document Wrangling [Featured Windows Download] ","utc_ts":"1209736800","descrptn":"\nWindows only: Free customization utility XNeat adds a few unique functions to the rich library of tweaking utilities, and some might become must-installs for Windows power-users. The most notable are the additions to the standard \"Save As\" dialog: an option to create a numbered \"clone\" file when you're about to save over an existing document (i.e. \"Paper(1).doc\"), and a time-stamping utility that adds numbered dates to filenames automatically. XNeat also lets you enable drag-and-drop taskbar re-ordering, giving you your preference of left-to-right app layout, and a full set of windows management tools, including transparency and system tray docking. 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Kotatsu, a free AJAX utility, generates clean code for however many rows and columns you need, with optional class options thrown on the cells. 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