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Lifehacker are gods: the ideal student solutions

Lifehacker are gods: the ideal student solutionsEdit Shared Conversations in DexrexThanks for mentioning Dexrex in your student solutions roundup! I'm glad you mentioned the "share" feature, as its one of the most useful but most overlooked tools that Dexrex has to offer. We designed it for exactly the...

Tags: student solution, Dexrex, ideal student solution, Lifehacker

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Lifehacker are gods: the ideal student solutions

As you can imagine with universities breaking up for the summer, it's been a slow news week. I subscribe to Lifehacker on my list of favourites (as well as many others as you'd imagine) because it has some mindblowingly good tricks, tips and technology news. I would like to show...

Tags: IM, Music, Lifehacker, SonaFM, Linux, Instant Messaging, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Office Suites, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-25

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iPhone 3G tethering App pulled by Apple

iPhone 3G tethering App pulled by AppleGet Your Computer Online using your iPhone's Data Connection[url=http://lifehacker.com/398961/get-your-computer-online-using-your-iphones-data-connection]FYI[/url]But, if you had an Nokia N95, you wouldn't be writing this plaintiff article--you'd have choices.Heck, I even have [url=http://www.joikuspot.com/]JoikuSpot[/url] which allows my phone to act as a 'hotspot' AP which means I can tether to...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, NOW IT, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, phone, Apple iPhone 3G, ATT, iphone, 3G

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Sync files between computers over the Web, free

Freeware application and Web service Dropbox instantly backs up and syncs your files over the Internet and to any Windows or Mac computer. Once you install the application, it will create a Dropbox folder on your hard drive. Any file you put inside that folder will sync...

Tags: Web, File, Computer, Dropbox Web Interface, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Unlock PDF copy protection, free

Ever get a PDF from the boss or HR that's copy-protected for no reason? Often, it's more trouble than it's worth. A neat, free little Windows utility by way of gHacks might be of service. Freeware PDF Unlocker can help unlock the copy/paste and...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Copy Protection, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-06-20

Are these applications worth jailbreaking your current Apple iPhone?

I have a jailbroken Apple iPhone and have a few applications loaded on it, but am always on the lookout for recommendations on applications to try. It is likely that we will see the new 3G iPhone announced and/or launched next week along with the firmware 2.0 upgrade so we...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Application, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-06-04

Zoho's Googley login raises interesting questions

This morning's announcement that Zoho Writer now supports login via Google and Yahoo! ID's is not of itself a big deal. Or is it? First up the details: If users already have a Zoho Account with their Google or Yahoo! email address, they'll be logged into their...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Zoho, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-05-14

Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file

Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO fileDoh!Now you tell me! ;)[url=http://formortals.com/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/37/Default.aspx]George Ou[/url] over at [url=http://formortals.com]Technology for Mortals[/url] was spinning his wheels for a while but ultimately prevailed.You better do this since SP3 won't install on a fresh install of XPShoot! Windows XP SP3 will not install on a pre-SP1 machine...

Tags: ISO, XP SP3, nLite, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Adrian

Discussion threads 2008-05-12

Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?

The video on Monday was posted to Gizmodo. A reader named Patrick Whiskeyfrown made a video showing the machine's connections to the back to the monitor (somehow making the demo more legit?) and then a video of its boot process into Mac OS X. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., DVD, Kalyway, Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-04-28

How to turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone (without breaking the bank)

They might look the same, but word on the street says the iPhone is the real deal, while the iPod Touch is...an in-house phony. Ouch. Now that might not truly be the case, but there are plenty of iPod Touch users out there that...

Tags: Bank, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-04-15

Beyond redeployment

As tech refreshes come and go, donations find their way to your desk or office, and students and teachers otherwise look to get rid of aging laptops, we look for ways to extract every last bit of life out of these expensive investments.  While many of us have turned to...

Tags: Intern, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-02-24

New iPhone update will confuse and upset many Gmail users

New iPhone update will confuse and upset many Gmail usersWhy not Archive?I recently switched from gmail to dot.mac as an experiment, and what I miss most is the Archive function of GMail. Why wouldn't Google set GMail up to Archive e-mails deleted on an iPhone, rather than delete them?...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, e-mail, NEW IPhone, Gmail Users

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

To jailbreak or not to jailbreak?

Having just received a brand new iPhone to replace my original after the touchscreen stopped working I have been loathe to do anything nasty to it. It still has that new iPhone smell. The buttons are still crispy and sharp. It doesn't have any of the distinct "character"...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, Keyboards, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2007-12-28

Buzzword now available without signup

Buzzword, the word processor that Adobe bought earlier this year has taken off the invitation code requirements and opened up the doors. I noticed that more of my Twitter friends were talking about it but hadn't realized that the invitation codes had been blown away. Amit Agarwal...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Word Processors, Software, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2007-11-08

There's much more to GMail's support of IMAP than meets the eye

There's much more to GMail's support of IMAP than meets the eyeGet Gmail Goodness in Thunderbird[url=http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/turn-thunderbird-into-the-ultimate-gmail-imap-client-314574.php]FYI![/url]

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, IMAP

Discussion threads 2007-10-31

Lawgarithms Links for 8/20/07

Remember that between entries here you can keep up with the Live Web and other issues I'm spotting by subscribing to my Google Reader Starred Items. Among the links now playing:California court invalidates Alienware arbitration provision in online terms and conditions, from Internet Cases by Evan Brown"Among other things,...

Tags: Google Reader, Blog, Lawgarithms, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2007-08-20

Vista puts Mac OS X font rendering to shame

Vista puts Mac OS X font rendering to shameFont rendering philosophies of Windows and Mac OS XBefore posting an article like this you should inform yourself and inform the reader. The pixel-grid approach of Microsoft becomes less relevant as displays reach higher resolutions. Blowing up an image 300% doesn't prove...

Tags: Apple Mac OS, Jeff Atwood, font, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

Lawgarithms Links for 8/13/07

Remember that between entries here you can keep up with the Live Web and other issues I'm spotting by subscribing to my Google Reader Starred Items. Among the links now playing:Two-word license agreement: "F--- YOU!", from Boing Boing by Cory DoctorowFair Use for YouTube & MySpace Users, from Slashdot...

Tags: Google Inc., BitTorrent, Google Reader, Blog, Lawgarithms, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2007-08-13

Will Vista cause a switch to Macs, Linux?

Will Vista cause a switch to Macs, Linux?Windows ME was not a business OSThat said, Vista isn't nearly in that bad of shape. While I do think it is healthy to look at the alternatives before upgrading, there's no reason why Vista would be the first Windows OS that a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista Business, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Linux, VISTA IS

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

Return of the command line

Return of the command lineLess work ... but more to remember.For the engineer or scientist, the command line is more efficient and a better use of valuable CPU cycles but the direction of computing since the early days has been that by layering on more software, you could make the...

Tags: UNIX, command line, CPU-cycles, GUI

Discussion threads 2007-07-12