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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Shortcut Screencast Contest: Open Google Reader links in one keystroke |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 9:30 am |
| Tags: Clips, Google Reader, Keyboard Shortcuts, Screencasts, Shortcut Screencast Contest, Top, Video Demonstration |
| Reader Johnny uses a bookmarklet and a Firefox bookmark keyword to navigate directly to the next new post in his Google Reader subscription list. What magic is this, you ask? Hit the play button to see it in action. Johnny just earned himself an autographed copy of Lifehacker the book. Last call for screencasts! Submit yours to the Shortcut |
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| Shortcut Screencast Contest: Create an in-cell bar graph with Excel |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 8:00 am |
| Tags: Clips, Excel, Microsoft Excel, Screencasts, Shortcut Screencast Contest, Spreadsheets, Top, Video Demonstration |
| Reader Adam screencasts one of our best Microsoft Excel tips ever - how to make an instant, in-cell bar graph. Hit the play button above to see it in action. Nice job, Adam! You've won yourself an autographed copy of Lifehacker the book. Time's running out! Submit your last-minute 'cast to the Shortcut Screencast Contest. |
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| DIY: Turn a flashlight into a handheld burning laser |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 10:31 am |
| Tags: Clips, Diy, How To, Top, Video Demonstration |
| DIYer Kipkay extracts the laser from a DVD burner and mounts it in a small flashlight to create a handheld laser burner that can light matches and burst balloons. Hit the play button to see how he did it. This project isn't for the faint of heart: it involves pretty specialized components and soldering, but that'll all be worth it when you're |
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| Screencasts: Play the web with Songbird |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 11:30 am |
| Tags: Digital Music, Downloads, Idolator, Media Players, Mp3, Music, Screencasts, Top, Video Demonstration |
| Free Firefox-based media player Songbird makes playing local and online music a whole new experience. View web pages, play music linked on them and drag and drop the files to your own local library right in Songbird. We've mentioned Songbird before, but the screencast above demonstrates how cool the bird really is. If you're an MP3 blog lover, |
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| MacGyver Tip: Clean a scratched CD or DVD with a banana |
| Published: August 15, 2007, 9:00 am |
| Tags: Cds, Cleaning, Clips, Dvds, Household, Macgyver Tip, Video Demonstration |
| You already know you can smooth a scratched optical disc with toothpaste, Pledge or Brasso, but if you don't have any of those around the house, turn to your fruit bowl. After the jump, watch a short video demonstration of how to rub a scratched CD or DVD smooth with a banana, its peel and some glass cleaner. [via Geeks Are Sexy] |
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| Video Demonstration: Make an emergency light source from a pencil |
| Published: August 19, 2007, 5:00 pm |
| Tags: Car, Diy, Emergency, Video, Video Demonstration |
| I was skeptical to see if this would work or not, but Holy Innovation, Batman - it really does. A pencil lead and a connection source is all you need, and voila! Emergency light source. It's an excellent option if you've ever been stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire and you don't have your handy dandy emergency car kit packed. Turn a |
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| How To: Get eight watch batteries from a 12-volt battery |
| Published: August 20, 2007, 8:30 am |
| Tags: Batteries, Clips, Diy, Frugality, How To, Money, Saving Money, Top, Video Demonstration |
| Do-it-yourselfer Kipkay did a little investigating and found that beneath the shell of a run-of-the-mill 12-volt battery was eight watch batteries. Considering watch batteries cost between $4 and $6 a pop, finding eight of them in a $2 battery makes for quite a savings. I guess this isn't surprising since 9 volt batteries are filled with six |
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| Pretty And Productive: Power Up Your Linux Desktop With Compiz Fusion |
| Published: August 20, 2007, 12:00 pm |
| Tags: Clips, Desktops, Downloads, Feature, Gui, Linux, Linux Tip, Pretty Productive, Productivity, Screencasts, Top, Video Demonstration, Virtual Desktops, Workflow |
| + ALT + Down arrow. Hit the video clip to see the cube in action. Expo Expo is another virtual desktop management effect. Expo allows you to see all of your virtual workspaces simultaneously. In addition, you can drag and drop windows and switch virtual workspaces with Expo. Expo can be invoked with SUPER + E ("SUPER" is the Windows |
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| Video Demonstration: Embed YouTube Clips in a PowerPoint Presentation |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: How To, Powerpoint, Screencasts, Top, Video Demonstration, Youtube |
| Want to include a YouTube clip into your PowerPoint presentation that you'll be giving offline? Hit this nine-minute video to see how. Use the Video Downloader to save the clip to your hard drive and the free SUPER to convert it for use in PowerPoint. [via Daily Cup of Tech] |
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| DIY: Build a Laser Spy Microphone On the Cheap |
| Published: August 23, 2007, 5:00 pm |
| Tags: Clips, Diy, How To, Top, Video Demonstration |
| Listen to conversations over long distances with a homemade laser listening device. All you'll need is a laser pointer, tripod, old pair of headphones, photocell and a recording device. Your completed laser spy microphone won't be the most practical recording setup you've ever used, but it's an interesting bit of science and a great DIY project. |
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| Featured Download: Access Files from Your Mobile Phone with SoonR |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 2:00 pm |
| Tags: Cell Phones, Clips, Downloads, Featured Download, Mac, Mac Os X, Mobile Phones, Remote Computing, Top, Video Demonstration, Windows |
| Windows/Mac: Access files, emails and search your desktop from your web-enabled mobile phone or any web browser with freeware application SoonR. After you install the application, set it up with folders you want to retrieve files from and then log into SoonR from your phone. The application's best feature is its file viewer, allowing you to view |
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| Video Demonstration: Create Custom Menu-Driven DVDs with Free Apps |
| Published: September 14, 2007, 9:40 am |
| Tags: Clips, Dvds, Top, Video Demonstration, Windows |
| Howto video blogger Tinkernut covers burning customized video DVDs with graphical menus using only free software for Windows, including DVD Flick, |
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| Telephony: Hack Your Home Telephone with Asterisk |
| Published: September 18, 2007, 8:00 pm |
| Tags: Clips, Telephony, Top, Video Demonstration |
| Telephony geek Brian Aker controls his entire home phone system using the free, open source Asterisk software which does some crazy stuff, like IM's him whenever the phone rings, sets custom MP3 hold music, and—my favorite—forwards annoying telemarketing calls to the very loud sound of monkeys screaming. Hit the play button to hear |
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| How To: Get 32 AA Batteries from a Single 6 Volt Battery |
| Published: September 19, 2007, 8:00 am |
| Tags: Batteries, Clips, Diy, Frugality, How To, Money, Saving Money, Video Demonstration |
| Looking for AA batteries but don't want to spend hundreds of dollars yearly to power your gadgets? Trim down your spending by hacking into a 6 volt battery, which typically costs about $5. Just open the casing and you'll find a whopping 32 AA batteries. Considering that you can get 8 watch batteries from a 12 volt battery and 6 AAA batteries |
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| MacGyver Tip: Make Potable Water with a String, Bottle and Lighter |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Beverages, Diy, Drinks, Health, Macgyver Tip, Outdoors, Survival, Top, Video Demonstration |
| Stranded in the wilderness with an empty canteen? Outdoors expert Keith Hanshaw demonstrates how to make a puddle of muddy water safe to drink with a plastic bottle, a piece of string, and a lighter. Submerge the bottle into the puddle to fill it up and start a small fire with the lighter. Hold your water bottle directly over the flame to |
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