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Best RSS Newsreaders [Hive Five]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 15, 2008
From blogs and online newspapers to calendars and social networking sites, the internet is a constant flow of information directed straight at your already full brain. Luckily, everything offers an RSS feed these days, which means that keeping up with all of that information is simply a matter of staying on top of your subscriptions. On Tuesday you nominated your favorite RSS newsreaders, and...
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LocatePC Tracks Stolen Computers with Discrete Emails [Featured Windows Download]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 15, 2008
Windows only: Free computer-tracking application LocatePC is a lightweight application that can save you a hefty amount of money if your laptop, or even desktop, falls into the wrong hands. Running as a nondescript background app, LocatePC can quietly email you at regular intervals or, more helpfully, whenever your IP address changes. That could be a pain for those behind cable connections and...
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Houston being overrun by electronics-killing ants
via Engadget by Nilay Patel on May 15, 2008
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe'll let you read the hed again -- nope, it's not a joke. Apparently millions of tiny swarming ants called "crazy raspberry ants" are causing quite a ruckus down in Houston after they accidentally arrived on board a cargo ship and started busily invading homes and offices, where they are attracted to electrical equipment. So far they've messed up sewage...
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Swarm robotics project further ensures our doom
via Engadget by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by Bwana Didn't we just see electronic eating ants swarm Houston? Coincidence? I THINK NOT!Filed under: RobotsMuch to our dismay, this isn't the first swarm project that really makes us wonder how long humans will be running things on Planet Earth. MIT's own James McLurkin was recently down in Austin, Texas showing off a dozen or so of his hundred (is that even legal?)...
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Top 10 Tools to Get Blogging Done [Lifehacker Top 10]
via Lifehacker by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
Shared by andrea Trucchetti per blogger!Writing your blog should be a fun way to stretch your mind and stay connected to trends, friends, and the greater world, not another computer task that takes far too long to get done. But that's exactly what it can feel like if it takes you more time to find your post ideas, tweak your markup, and make everything look right than to actually get your...
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WorldWide Telescope Visualizes the Night Sky [Featured Windows Download]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 13, 2008
Windows only: Microsoft Research releases astronomy application WorldWide Telescope, software which offers "terabytes" of detailed telescope images of the night sky for exploration right on your desktop. Zoom, pan, and explore the solar system, galaxies and more using WorldWide Telescope. The BBC reports:Collections include pictures from the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, as well as the Chandra...
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iToday and IntelliScreen: information for you while iPhone is locked
via iPhone World by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by Bwana Ugh. I don't want to turn my iPhone into a Windows mobile device with a cluttered "Today" screen.iPhoneWorld.ca. .iToday and ItelliScreen are the 2 apps for iPhone which does basically the same: display information instead of wallpaper while iPhone is in “slide to unlocked” mode.iToday shows user missed calls, SMS messages, weather information and even...
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TiVo brings back $399 Lifetime Service plan
via Engadget HD by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by Bwana Good for them.Filed under: DVRs, Set-top boxesHard to say if this is just another fling that will expire as soon as some TiVo exec feels that it should, but for whatever it's worth, interested users can now purchase a Lifetime Service plan for their TiVo. Those operating sans a TiVo HD DVR can actually still take advantage of the Blue Moon special, but for everyone else, you...
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Dunkin Donuts Free Iced Coffee Day at Online Store
via Techbargains.com by rss@techbargains.com on May 15, 2008
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Top 10 Things You Forgot Your Mac Can Do [Lifehacker Top 10]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 14, 2008
Macs may be more expensive, and Mac users more elitist (ahem), but blind Apple loyalty aside, there are a number of neat features bundled into your Mac that make it super useful and fun. We've covered dozens of Mac tips over the years in these pages, but today we're highlighting 10 lesser-known Mac tricks that come baked into Leopard. From pure eye candy to outright productivity-boosters,...
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