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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,...

1 day ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Merry Christmahanukwanzaakkah..., Downloads, Feature, Gifts

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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...

2 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Hive Five Call for Contenders..., Customization, Desktop, Desktops

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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...

2 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Downloads , Chrome, Chrome..., Extensions

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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...

2 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Weekend project..., Art, Design, Household

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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...

2 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Downloads , Drives, Featured Windows..., Online...

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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...

2 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Updates , Command Line, Cygwin, Downloads

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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'...

2 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Psychology , Buying, Mind Hacks, Saving Money

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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...

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Best of 2009 , Best of, Extension, Extensions

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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...

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: MacGyver Tip , Clothing, Shoes

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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...

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Gift Giving , Gifts, Holidays, Printables

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Microsoft Security Essentials Ranks as Best-Performing Free Antivirus [Antivirus]
Anti-malware testing group AV-Comparatives.org not only gave Microsoft Security Essentials a top rating for malware removal,...

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: antivirus , Free, Freeware, Malware

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Save Cash, Stick to Cheap Olive Oil When Cooking [Cooking Hacks]
High quality extra-virgin olive oils are perfect for salads or drizzling over cooked food, but they're also expensive. When...

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Cooking hacks..., Cooking, Household, Kitchen

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'Tis the Season to Take Stock [Goals]
The final week of 2009 starts tomorrow, and amidst all the travel and gift-giving and family drama, be sure to make time for...

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Goals , Feature, goal setting, Motivation

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RunPee Adds Offline Alerts for Timed Movie Bathroom Breaks [Updates]
iPhone/iPod touch: We thought RunPee was a clever site and iPhone app that picks dull movie moments for bathroom breaks. The...

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Updates , Bathrooms, Downloads, Featured iPhone...

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VLC Team Working on a Cross-Platform Video Editor [Video Editing]
A decent video editing tool that's not exclusive to Macs—it's something a lot of us have been asking and hoping for....

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Video Editing..., Linux, Mac OS X, Open Source

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Enable Check Box Selection in Windows 7 [Windows 7 Tip]
The control and shift keys have long been the imprecise means of selecting multiple items on a Windows system. The How-To...

3 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Windows 7 tip..., Explorer, File, File Explorer

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Most Popular Free iPhone Apps (and Posts) of 2009 [Best Of 2009]
The iPhone is the most popular cellphone in the country, and with good reason. Despite occasionally awful choices by Apple, it...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Best of 2009 , Downloads, Feature, iPhone

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Remains of the Day: When It's Best to Pretend You Don't Know Anything Edition [For What It's Worth]
Nielsen statistics show the most popular cellphones and mobile sites around, the Kindle gets cracked once again, Netflix starts...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: For What It's Worth..., in brief, Remainders

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Best Collaboration Tool: Email [Hive Five Followup]
Last week we asked you to share your favorite collaboration tool. We then rounded up the five favorites for a vote, and now...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Hive Five Followup..., Collaborate, Collaboration, Collaboration...

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The Keyboardist's Hideaway [Featured Workspace]
Not every workspace is geared towards paperwork. Today's featured workspace is a relaxing space for music-making and...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Featured Workspace..., Desk, Desktop, Workspace

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Would You Ditch Cable for Online Television Subscriptions? [Reader Poll]
According to the Wall Street Journal, CBS and Disney may soon partner with Apple to let users subscribe to television over the...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Reader Poll , Cable, iTunes, Saving Money

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Fill Every Last Megabyte of Your iPod’s Free Space [IPods]
When you sync your iPod/iPhone in iTunes 9 and you've got space left, check off the "Automatically fill free space with...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: iPods , Digital Music, Hard Drives, in brief

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Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day [Dealhacker]
Cheap HDTVs, computer gear, and a dash of free goodies await in today's dealhacker roundup. Today and tomorrow are the last...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Dealhacker , Deals, Electronics, Gadgets

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Five Wishes for Better Webapps [Lifehacker Wishlist]
As we look ahead to 2010, we're hoping it's the year the web becomes a truly great platform for working and connecting...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Lifehacker wishlist..., Annoyances, Data Recovery, Feature

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Firefox 4 Design Mock-Ups Get an Update [Firefox]
We last looked at what Firefox 4 might look like in July. Since then, Mozilla has started devoting its design efforts to...

4 days ago

Lifehacker | Topics: Firefox , Beta Beat, Design, Firefox 4.0