September 2009
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“We say YES to a peaceful, social, ecological and democratic Europe, but NO to...”
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NO means NO - Stop the Lisbon Treaty!
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“I know you don’t understand me .. even I don’t understand me ..”
– Meredith to Derek (Grey’s Anatomy)
..story of my life.
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DIY Water Bottle Carrying Strap [DIY] →
Looking for a better way to carry your water bottle? Instructables user hpstoutharrow shows how to make a clever carrying strap using camp cord, ingenuity, and some knot-tying skills. Whether…
Chrome Dev Channel Updates, Improves Extension... →
Last night Google pushed out an update for all platforms running the dev channel, adding various fixes for all platforms and a good amount of small improvements to Chrome’s extension…
Create Your Own USB-Powered Gadgets [Weekend... →
USB-powered desktop gadgets can be fun, and sometimes useful, but they’re often priced at not-so-fun prices. Learn how to splice a USB cable to power simple gadgets with MaximumPC’s guide. The…
Do You MMS? [Reader Poll] →
Today, after years of providing service for one of the world’s most sophisticated cellphones lacking the most basic features, AT&T finally turned on multimedia messaging (MMS) for iPhone…
Hide Read Labels Declutters Your Gmail Sidebar... →
If you primarily use your Gmail labels as a to-do list of sorts (and you leave your to-dos as unread messages), Gmail Lab’s new Hide Read Labels feature streamlines your Gmail sidebar,…
TechTracker Scans Your Computer for Outdated... →
Windows: There’s no reason to rely on individual applications to tell you when they need an update, when you’ve got a handy tool like TechTracker. You’ll need to create a free account or use…
Treat Yourself in This Week's Open Comment Thread... →
That’s right, it’s Friday. Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for another week of solid work and enjoy some friendly life-hacking conversation in this week’s open comment thread. …
AT&T Selling Refurbished 3G iPhones for $49... →
If you’re looking to get your hands on an iPhone 3G, AT&T is offering refurbished ones for $49 (8 GB) and $99 (16GB) while supplies last. Not bad, but you’ll still have to pay full price for the…
Video Demonstrates the Danger of Shortened URLs... →
Computer security company Symantec highlights just how easily shortened URLs can direct users to malicious sites and software in the video above. Most Lifehacker readers are…
Best of the Best: Hive Five Winners, April... →
Our Hive Five asks readers to identify five of the best tools for any job, then vote for the absolute best. Here’s a look back at the winners—the best of the best—from each week. Every week…
Force Snow Leopard to Report Hard Drive Capacity... →
A lot of people were upset when they found out Snow Leopard was reporting hard drive capacity “correctly” in base 10; if you were one of them, here’s how you can fix it. In a nutshell, the…
The Samurize Stripe Netbook Desktop [Featured... →
Reader szekelya’s netbook desktop keeps things simple with a dock for launching applications easily, and moves all of the useful system information into a tiny stripe at the bottom of the…
Examine Hand Gestures and Smiles to Detect Lying... →
Some people are better liars than others. The next time you want to gauge whether someone’s pulling your leg, try searching for clues based on their hand gestures and…
Install Picasa 3.5 in Linux [Picasa] →
Want the same kind of facial recognition, name tagging, and easy geo-location of Picasa 3.5 for Windows and Mac on your Linux desktop? There’s no official release, but you can fairly easily…
Google Sends Cease and Desist to CyanogenMod... →
CyanogenMod, the maker of custom-built ROMs for “rooted” Android phones, has been sent a cease and desist letter by Google, specifically regarding his inclusion of Gmail, Google Maps, and…
Re-Evaluate Your Office Gear to Simplify and... →
An office full of equipment and supplies would seem to be the natural order of things, but it’s all too easy for a functional workspace to become a cluttered one as the junk piles up….
Make Freezer Jam as an Easy Alternative to... →
Getting started with canning isn’t as hard as you might think, but boiling jars in a stove might be a tad too much production just to save some great fruit. The halfway solution? Cut it up and…
Nine Workspaces Where Famous Folks Get Stuff Done... →
Whether you prefer the clean minimalism of Steve Jobs and 37 Signals or the creative chaos of Tina Fey and Pixar, there’s a lot to learn from the workspaces of the well-known. We present nine…
Best Twitter Client? [Hive Five Call For... →
If you’re an infrequent Twitter user you may never venture from the simple interface on the Twitter website. Regular users, however, have found third-party Twitter applications to be a…
Nocs is a Google Docs-Powered Notepad Clone... →
Windows only: Notepad clone Nocs looks and feels just like the regular Windows utility, but instead of editing local files, it can save and edit text notes directly to your Google Docs account.
Cement a New Business Relationship with a... →
Language like “leveraging your contacts” makes us a bit queasy, but the fact remains that finding a job or advancing your career often depends largely on your network. The Simple Dollar suggests…
SpotifiTunes Helps Smooth Your Transition from... →
Upload your iTunes Music Library XML file to web application SpotifiTunes, and it generates a page full of links to artists, genres, and albums that point directly to Spotify to help you…
Evernote 3.5 Beta Brings Tons of Tiny Fixes to... →
Windows: If you’re a happy Evernote desktop user and only wish it looked nicer, moved faster, and was smarter about how it handled your organization tools, the just-released 3.5 beta will…
Lifehacker Workspaces: Jason Fitzpatrick Edition... →
In the spirit of Supercharge Your Workspace Week, we’re all prying open our office doors and sharing our workspaces with you. Today you’ll be visiting my home office and getting a peak at…
Remains of the Day: Microsoft Says Chrome Makes... →
SmartScreen is a killer would-be iPhone add-on (it’s not would-be if you’re jailbroken), Microsoft cries foul, claiming Google Chrome Frame makes IE less secure, and Gmail’s mobile…
NetNewsWire 3.2 Finalizes Google Reader... →
Mac OS X: Yesterday we told you about NetNewsWire 2.0 for the iPhone, and earlier today NNW’s Windows counterpart FeedDemon finished its Google Reader integration. Today NetNewsWire’s 3.2…
FoodScanner Makes Calorie Counting a Breeze... →
iPhone only: Previously mentioned fitness web site Gyminee has changed names to DailyBurn since we last featured them, and as of today they’ve also released a new iPhone…
Museum Day 2009 Means Free Admission to Hundreds... →
Gadget and gear deals and free pastries are all well and good, but sometimes it’s important to get in some culture. To wit, hundreds of museums are opening their doors for free this Saturday. We…
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Choose Good Security Questions and Better Answers... →
A few security-conscious web sites allows users to write their own security questions, and web developers are occasionally asked to provide a few questions for their sites. Lifehacker reader…