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

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,...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:30:00 -0800

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...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0800

'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...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:05:00 -0800

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...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:09:05 -0800

How to Achieve Painless Registration
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0800

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....
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0800

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...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:45:53 -0800

The importance of stupidity in scientific research -- Schwartz 121 (11): 17
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gawker posted a blog entry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:12:48 -0800

Mob Condom Protects 230 People from STDs [Condoms]
Did you think the giant bed condom was the biggest condom in the planet? Wrong! Those Italians have made one for the biggest...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:58:59 -0800

Boeing 737 Splits in Two at Landing [Happy Ending]
Details are unclear at this time, but an American Airlines' Boeing 737-800 plane split in two, overrunning the runway at...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:22:35 -0800

For Google, The Meaning Of Open Is When It’s Convenient For Them
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:57 -0800

Show The World What You're Drinking, With The Cipher Drinking Glass [Concepts]
Remember those plastic glasses we had as kids, which changed color if liquid was inside? You'd quite often get them for 99c...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:10:00 -0800

Multitouch ASUS Eee Pad Tablet With Tegra Chip On Sale in March? [Tablets]
That Eee Pad we heard about earlier in the month has just been given another rinse through the gossip washing machine, with...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:06:22 -0800

Next-Generation iPhone May Have 5-Megapixel Camera, Sources Claim [Rumor]
Digitimes' patchy sources are claiming that OmniVision Technologies—the current manufacturers of the iPhone 3GS'...
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YJ posted a tweet

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:07:42 -0800

great infographic, but it's hard to take this seriously when carbon dioxide is represented "CO-squared". http://bit.ly/703TNr
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:43:37 -0800

Google Nexus One Hands On [Nexus One]
Thanks to a clandestine meeting with an source, I got a chance to play with and try out the Nexus One. It's basically, from my...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0800

Motorola Cliq Rooted, Try to Control Your Excitement [Android]
So like the Droid before it, the Cliq has been rooted. It's not ready for wholesale fun-making mods yet, however—it's...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:37:37 -0800

Infographic of the Day: Is College Really Worth It? | Design & Innovation | Fast Company
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:20:33 -0800

This Is Why Norwegians Terrify Me [Image Cache]
Holy friggin' hell! I don't know how I didn't see this before, but apparently Norwegians eliminate hazardous rocks by having...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:40:00 -0800

Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why) [Remainders]
Today's Remainders are gelled, tanned, and fist-pumping: Dell pulls ads from World's Greatest TV Show (Jersey Shore);...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800

A Mockup of the Firefox 4 User Interface: Hello, Gorgeous! [Firefox]
A Firefox developer has posted a handful of mockups of Firefox 4's user interface redesign along with some explanations of...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0800

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...
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