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Get Vista's Best Features in XP [Windows]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 13, 2008
Despite the fact that most of you prefer XP to Vista and would rather Microsoft extended XP's shelf-life, several new and improved features available in Vista would be great to have in XP. This new functionality may not be enough to get you to switch to Vista, but that doesn't mean you're out of luck. Let's take a look at a few ways you can incorporate Windows Vista's best...
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Gmail Addons Embeds Any Webapp in Gmail [Featured Greasemonkey User Script]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 14, 2008
Firefox with Greasemonkey: The Gmail Addons Greasemonkey script embeds any page you specify inside Gmail's interface. By default, it comes with Google Calendar and the Google Talk gadget. (If this sounds familiar, it is—Gmail Addons is an update to the previously mentioned Enhance Gmail script.) Add any other web pages to Gmail by following the directions on the script homepage. If...
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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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Enable Commercial DVD Playback in Ubuntu
via Tombuntu by Tom on May 13, 2008
Like Adobe Flash and proprietary media formats, playback of encrypted DVDs is something that Ubuntu can’t distribute in the default desktop. Adding support for playing your commercial DVD videos in Ubuntu isn’t a difficult task.There’s a script included in Ubuntu that can install software for decrypting DVDs, run it by pasting the line below into your terminal:sudo...
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OutForARide. How Much do You Love Bikes?
via Mashable! by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by andrea Per i miei amichetti Antonio e GerlyWhether you’re into cars, boats, motorcycles, or bikes, there are others that feel the same way. Sites like Motortopia have created networks around this love of vehicles, and other communities like TheBoaters have come along to fill in the niche markets. OutForARide has just relaunched its niche network for boys and their toys–bicycles,...
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Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera [Camera Hacks]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 06, 2008
If you're using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you've got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK, you can get features like RAW shooting mode, live RGB histograms, motion-detection, time-lapse, and even games on your existing camera. Let's transform your...
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Torrent2Exe Turns BitTorrent Links into Double-Click Downloads [BitTorrent]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 14, 2008
Windows only: Want to direct your non-Torrent-savvy friends or relatives to a download they really need to check out? Free web utility Torrent2Exe takes torrent download links—the kind you'd normally pass to your favorite BitTorrent client—and creates tiny .exe programs that do all the download work for whoever double-clicks them. You can also grab a link to post on your own site (or...
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How to Geotag Your Photos | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
via blog.wired.com by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Shared by andrea Per tutti quelli che vogliono geotaggare le proprie foto ...Metadata makes the difference between a shoebox full of unsorted photos and a nicely-organized album that lets you browse photos of your Paris vacation. It's the data about where, when
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MeeMix Remixes YouTube To Create Personalized Music Video Channels
via TechCrunch by Roi Carthy on May 13, 2008
MeeMix keeps plugging along on its journey to attract more users to its personalized Internet radio service. Today the company is adding a new feature which complements users’ radio stations with “twin” music video channels.While Last.fm introduced video recommendations exactly a year ago, MeeMix thinks this will help make its service more attractive. The company has always felt its taste...
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Reuters Frees Content with New API
via Mashable! by Kristen Nicole on May 12, 2008
In a pretty significant move, Reuters is making its news content available to the developer community through the use of a non-commercial API offering, through Reuters Labs. This means that you can now take Reuters news and create applications around it, or better fit the content into your existing applications and sites. The API is available upon request. See more information here.This is...
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