May 2008
Firefox 3 Beta: Make Your Extensions Work with the Firefox 3 Beta
# Type about:config into Firefox # Right-click anywhere> New>Boolean >new config value >extensions.checkCompatibility and set it to false. # Make another new boolean pair called extensions.checkUpdateSecurity > set the value to false. # Restart Firefox.
Alpha Geek: Whip your MP3 library into shape, Part III: Metadata
MusicBrainz,or Mp3tag ?. MediaMonkey! —the same program I relied on to fix my album art. It's free, easy and useful for much more than just metadata modding.
Google Inline MP3 Player User Script Streams Linked MP3s
Firefox with Greasemonkey) "The Google Inline MP3 Player Greasemonkey script inserts Google Reader's MP3 Flash player next to any linked MP3 file you stumble onto while browsing."
April 2008
BananaSplit Divides AVI Videos for Easy Sharing
Windows/Mac/Linux: Free, open source application BananaSplit divides DivX or Xvid AVI videos into user-defined chunks.
Control and Grab Your Torrents From Anywhere with TorrentFlux
Wwhy not offer them what you've already grabbed from BitTorrent, or give them a user name and password to get what you're about to start downloading? TorrentFlux, a free, open-source, server-based BitTorrent manager, can do all those things.
March 2008
Feature: Protect Your Privacy When Downloading
Keep Anti-P2P Trackers Away from Your BitTorrent Downloads with PeerGuardian2
February 2008
Manage Your Del.icio.us Account from Your Desktop with Netlicious
View and manage all of your Del.cio.us bookmarks, like a traditional desktop newsreader or email application, with all your tags in the left sidebar, individual bookmarks in a top pane, and a browser preview for bookmarks below that.
Remove Noise and Grain from Photos with Noiseware CE
Provides a set of filters that sweep through pictures with a lot of digital "noise" (think under-lit night-time shots) or artifacts (digital errors). The default filter will work for most photos, making them look crisper and cleaner...
Firefox Preloader___Speed Up Firefox Launch
Windows only: Free, open source application Firefox Preloader loads some components of Firefox into your computer's memory before you launch Firefox for the first time.
WirelessKeyView____Reveal Wi-Fi Network Passwords
lists them for you. When you've forgotten that Wi-Fi network key, run WirelessKeyView to see all the networks your Windows PC has ever connected to using its default Wireless Zero Configuration mechanism.
Get eBay and Craigslist Spelling Ideas with TypoBuddy
A variety of searches on both eBay and Craigslist based on all possible spelling combinations and easy for you to dig for great discounts. The simple search will show nearly every misspelling in the alphabet.
Best Free Software to Unlock Your Favorite Hardware
For iPod, Xbox, router or iPhone, some ree software projects that unlock features and enable unauthorized but oh-so-useful applications to run on them : top 5 favorite pieces of software to unlock your hardware and chime in with your own in the comments.
iPod - Maximize CoverFlow on Your iPod with iTunes - Lifehacker.
Here's how to fill in the missing album art in your iTunes library and add it to your CoverFlow-enabled iPod in just a few steps.
Hack Attack: The self-sustaining iPod_utiliser l'Ipod sans Itunes c'est possible...
By the end of this little tutorial, you'll be able to rip a CD, sync the MP3s to your iPod, then play any music off your iPod from any computer without ever having to install anything on that computer - and not once will you have to open iTunes to do it.
Feature: The 20 Best iPod Utilities
Transfer (and Play) Music to and from Your iPod. Converters: Video and Audiobook. Miscellaneous iPod Utilities. Upgrades for Older iPods. iPhone and iPod touch Only
October 2007
AutoSizer_____Manage Your Widescreen Monitor with AutoSizer
Automatically resizes and moves application windows to specific, user-defined sizes and screen locations as soon as they're opened. That means that if you've got a widescreen monitor with the perfect window layout that packs every last pixel with useful i
Hack Attack: The Cordless Workspace (sort of) - Lifehacker
If there's one thing we noticed in the course of our recent Coolest Workspace Contest, it's that clutter is a cool workspace's greatest nemesis. And when it comes to clutter, there's nothing worse than a big, nappy tangle of cords ugly-in' up your work ar
September 2007
Bookmarking: Custom Google Search Your Del.icio.us Bookmarks with deliGoo - Lifehacker
Search the contents of every web page you've ever bookmarked with del.icio.us using a dynamically built Google Custom Search engine from deliGoo. Just point your browser to the deliGoo homepage
How To: How to create the grunge effect with Photoshop - Lifehacker
a helpful tutorial on creating a grunge look in an image in Photoshop, like the one pictured above with the grungy corner.
Mini Map Sidebar__Featured Firefox Extension: Map Addresses in Your Sidebar - Lifehacker
Map addresses, get directions, manage locations, and preview Google Earth KML files in your sidebar with Firefox extension Mini Map
July 2007
Flickr: Flickr photo thumbnails on del.icio.us - Lifehacker
Bookmark and tag a Flickr photo with del.icio.us and a thumbnail of that photo magically appears in your bookmark list.
June 2007
Top 10 Network Utilities
10 of our favorite, free, point and click software applications and webapps that help you make the most of the giant web of connected computers that is your network.
How To: Turn your wifi router into a repeater - Lifehacker
This How-To provides step-by-step instructions for creating a Universal Wireless Repeater appliance: a device that you can place anywhere and it will wirelessly repeat the strongest signal, onto another wireless network (with or without security)
Automate proximity and location-based computer actions
Using network and Bluetooth detection software, you can do things like mount networked drives, set default printers, enable/disable your screensaver, and launch applications based on what networks are available, what network you're connected to, and what
