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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800

Set Up and Get to Know Your New Windows, Mac, or Linux Computer [Merry Christmahanukwanzaakkah]
Good news! You woke up to find a shiny new computer waiting for you under the tree this year. Whether it's a Windows PC, Mac,...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:20:21 -0800

Apple’s New Tablet To Be Baptized iSlate? Let’s Dig A Little Deeper
Nice scoop by MacRumors, which reportedly retrieved historical evidence that Apple has acquired the domain name islate.com back...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:07:20 -0800

CrunchBase Funding Digest: Center’d, Lexy, Accelerate Mobile Apps, Brickfish
Every day I troll SEC Form D Filings to discover new startups, fundings and investments. I put everything I find into...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:58:47 -0800

Flixup Brings Its Movie Tweet Aggregator To The Web For The Holiday Movie Season
At our Realtime CrunchUp in November, Bazaar Labs showed off their iPhone application Flixup, which scans Twitter to create...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0800

Best Wallpaper Site? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
Nobody ever died from a lack of funky-fresh desktop wallpaper, but if you're going to stare at a box all day, it might as well...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0800

A Bit Better RTM Enhances Remember The Milk for Google Chrome [Downloads]
Google Chrome extension A Bit Better RTM is one of our favorite ways to tweak the popular Remember the Milk online to-do list...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:31:11 -0800

Polyvore’s Virtual Styling Tool Aims To Be More Social With Facebook Connect
As "Fashion 2.0" sites continue to innovate, the social component of these style-focused sites becomes an important tool...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:29:23 -0800

SCVNGR Raises $4 Million From Google Ventures
SCVNGR, the platform that lets you build location-based games compatible with any mobile phone, is on a roll. The company has...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0800

Hang a Two-Hook Picture with Wax Paper [Weekend Project]
Trying to hang a heavy picture with two anchors and make sure it's level is enough to drive a person mad. Instead of peppering...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800

SkyDrive Explorer Mounts Your SkyDrive in Windows Explorer [Downloads]
Windows: If you're looking for tighter integration between SkyDrive and your regular file storage, SkyDrive Explorer, as its...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Cygwin 1.7 Adds Windows 7 Support and Many Improvements [Updates]
Windows: Cygwin, the utility that opens Windows up to Linux/Unix/Mac-style command line powers, has updated to support Windows...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Learn Online Retail Psychology Tricks to Avoid Them [Psychology]
One day after explaining the psychology of restaurant menus, the New York Times opens our minds' eyes to online retailers'...
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Lisa Fary posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:01:23 -0800

Make It a Doctor Who Christmas!
By Teresa Jusino - Doctor Who and Christmas go together like marmite and cheese. Or marmite and jam. Or whatever the hell...
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Lisa Fary posted a blog entry

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:00:41 -0800

50 Fictional Femmes of 2009: Part Two
Yesterday, we looked at the ladies of 2009 from number 50 through 26. Today, we take it to the finish with number 25 through...
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waxpancake posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:16:52 -0800

CrowdsMachine
find popular links across all your feeds, and surface a new feed of the results
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waxpancake posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:14:56 -0800

Reverse engineering Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" in Ableton
someone do DJ Shadow and the Avalanches next!
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:00:14 -0800

Skout Studies What Happens When Dating Goes Mobile
Over the last decade or so, the public perception of online dating has shifted from being a bit odd to something that's pretty...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:56:57 -0800

The Great Location Land Rush Of 2010
Back in November, at our Realtime CrunchUp event, I sat on the geolocation panel with members of Twitter, Foursquare,...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:25:33 -0800

Chegg Founder Raises Another $7.5 Million For Stealth Startup Kakai
It's not often that you hear about a startup still in deep stealth that has over 40 employees and backing from some of the...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:15:06 -0800

Amazon Takes A Holiday Vacation, Takes Customers With It (Update)
Looks like Amazon has decided to go on holiday vacation early, and invited all of its customers to go along with it. Amazon...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0800

Most Popular Firefox Extensions and Themes of 2009 [Best Of 2009]
This year's release of Firefox 3.5 gave us a lot of reasons to like it, but its extensibility remains everyone's favorite...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:20:37 -0800

Introducing… The 27-inch iLemon
Regular readers will know my affinity for Apple products. In general, they're high quality, and I'm willing to pay a bit more...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0800

Stretch Too-Tight Shoes to Fit with a Hair Dryer [MacGyver Tip]
If you drag out your party shoes only to discover they're a tad too small, don't suffer in silence all night. Stretch them...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:30:00 -0800

Make Your Last-Minute Gifts Printable [Gift Giving]
Just realized you've still got one person left to buy for, don't have time to hit the stores, but don't want to show up...
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michael Arrington posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:03:49 -0800

ChaCha Raises Another $7 Million
Human-powered mobile answers service ChaCha has raised $7 million funding, according to an SEC filing. The company has...
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