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SkyVoyager for iPhone Tours the Stars, Free Today Only [Downloads]
http://lifehacker.com/5318836/skyvoyager-for-iphone-tours-th...Windows/Mac/iPhone/ iPod touch : This morning Google Earth went to the Moon in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing, but if you'd prefer to stargaze on the go, free-for-today-only iPhone application SkyVoyager and its discounted desktop counterparts are great downloads. SkyVoyager for the iPhone is a planetarium in your
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Remains of the Day: Reliving the Moon Landing Edition [For What It's Worth]
http://lifehacker.com/5318790/remains-of-the-day-reliving-th...In which we watch Apollo 11 "Live" TV coverage, discover another security bug in the latest Firefox, play a game to measure how texting affects your driving, and apologize for remotely deleting your copy of 1984 . Apollo 11 Live TV Coverage Web VIP Jason Kottke presents the Apollo 11 coverage as it would have aired on TV 40 years ago—except
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How Do You Share Links over the Internet? [Reader Poll]
http://lifehacker.com/5318802/how-do-you-share-links-over-th...According to data shared by the makers of popular online link-sharing widgets AddToAny, Facebook is the most popular tool for sharing links on the internet. We're a little dubious, and we're wondering how you do your sharing. The AddToAny results are far from perfect, since it can't track any link sharing that goes on outside its widget,
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Position Your Tongue Properly to Look Good in Photos [Photography Tip]
http://lifehacker.com/5318816/position-your-tongue-properly-...We live in a culture of oversharing, so odds are someone, somewhere will be snapping and posting photos taken of you at various events. To help ensure you look your best, heed where you position your tongue. Photo by Pacdog . Karen Lee, formerly of the Elite Model Management agency, offers her tips on how to put your best face forward
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YouTube Experiments with 3D Video Viewing [YouTube]
http://lifehacker.com/5318607/youtube-experiments-with-3d-vi...Though still very much in experimental mode, a YouTube developer has built a stereoscopic player—a fancy way of saying you can already view some YouTube videos in 3D. The project is open for testing now. In the screenshot above you can see what the video looks like when playing in 3D mode. Embedded below is what the source video looks like when
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Skype 2.8 for Mac Adds Screen Sharing, Wi-Fi Access, and More [Downloads]
http://lifehacker.com/5318857/skype-28-for-mac-adds-screen-s...Mac OS X only: Back in January Skype released a beta version of the popular VoIP application that added screen sharing tools, integration with Wi-Fi access service Boingo, better audio and video, and several other improvements. Today Skype 2.8 was released, officially rolling these improvements into the stable release of Skype
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VLC 1.0 Records Video from DVDs [Ripping]
http://lifehacker.com/5318807/vlc-10-records-video-from-dvdsHave you ever wanted to save a segment of video from your favorite DVD for watching later without fast-forwarding all the way through the movie? VLC 1.0 adds a new "Record" feature to help you. Over at the How-To Geek web site (my home away from Lifehacker), blogger Mysticgeek writes up how to enable the new recording features:
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kottke.org
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T-shirt designs on cakes
http://www.kottke.org/09/07/t-shirt-designs-on-cakesThreadcakes is a contest that turns Threadless t-shirt designs into cakes. Ooh, do this one . (via waxy ) Tags: fashion food remix
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Lifehacker
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CityMove Makes Movers Bid for Your Business [Moving]
http://lifehacker.com/5318672/citymove-makes-movers-bid-for-...Next time you're in the market to hire a moving crew, don't spend your time calling around looking for bids, let them come to you. When you use CityMove, you plug in the facts about your move like number of boxes, distance, and whether or not you need a full moving crew. In turn, CityMove links you to movers in the area who compete for your
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Get Comfortable Bragging to Perfect Your Elevator Pitch [Interview]
http://lifehacker.com/5318581/get-comfortable-bragging-to-pe...If you were given fifteen seconds to make a successful elevator pitch about yourself, could you? Harvard Business Blog says it's time to learn how. Photo by Rennett Stowe . We've previously covered ways to craft an elevator pitch , and now Harvard Business blogger Daisy Wademan Dowling is chiming in with five other key steps you can employ
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