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• Conceal Speaker Wires with Wood Trim [DIY]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Hiding cabling is a perpetual struggle for the home theater builder. Save yourself the headache of punching holes in the walls or stretching cables with this simple hack.If you’re not running your speaker wires through the wall—not really an option, anyways, if you’re living in an apartment—then you’ve got ...
  21 hours ago

• Top 10 End-of-Year Office Upgrades (You Can Probably Write Off) [Lifehacker Top 10]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  By this time next week, it’ll be next year—and too late to turn a great investment in your work life into a lower tax burden in April. Splurge wisely on yourself with these write-off-friendly wishlist items.Photo by jnyemb.We have to point out that none of the Lifehacker editors are tax preparers, accountants, or ...
  21 hours ago

• Repurpose a Storage Bin as a Mess-Free Litter Box [Pets]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  If you’re tired of litter being tracked out of your cat’s litter box, you could buy a pricey top-entry litter box to help contain the mess. You could, alternately, assemble this inexpensive DIY version.The commercial litterbox in question is the Clevercat, which looks like a RubberMaid tote with a hole in the lid. ...
  21 hours ago

• The Way I Work

  
  kadavy.net — Authority: 99
  I recently saw a piece by Jason Fried about how he works , and I found it pretty interesting. To truly be yourself for a living , you have to find a work style that makes the most of your natural ways of operating. I think I’ve developed some eccentric but effective working habits over the past few years, so I ...
  1 day ago

• Set Up and Get to Know Your New Windows, Mac, or Linux Computer [Merry Christmahanukwanzaakkah]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Good news! You woke up to find a shiny new computer waiting for you under the tree this year. Whether it’s a Windows PC, Mac, or Linux box, here’s a quick starter guide to getting it running on all cylinders.Photo remixed with help from Shandi-lee.We’ve separated this little get-up-and-running guide into ...
  1 day ago

• Make a Swanky Bookcase from Old Drawers [DIY]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Then next time you’re getting ready to kick a beat-up clothes dresser to the curb, take a minute to remove the drawers. With a little paint and decorative paper, you’ll have yourself a brand-new modular bookcase.Home crafting blog Crafty Nest came up with a smart way to repurpose a group of drawers, especially ...
  1 day ago

• Best Wallpaper Site? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Nobody ever died from a lack of funky-fresh desktop wallpaper, but if you’re going to stare at a box all day, it might as well be a personalized box.Photo by Mauren Veras.This week we want to hear all about your favorite site for finding great desktop wallpaper, including what makes it your go-to-site for freshening ...
  1 day ago

• A Bit Better RTM Enhances Remember The Milk for Google Chrome [Downloads]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Google Chrome extension A Bit Better RTM is one of our favorite ways to tweak the popular Remember the Milk online to-do list web app, and now it’s been ported as a native Google Chrome extension.We’ve mentioned the A Bit Better RTM Greasemonkey script twice before as one of our favorite user scripts for ...
  2 days ago

• Hang a Two-Hook Picture with Wax Paper [Weekend Project]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Trying to hang a heavy picture with two anchors and make sure it’s level is enough to drive a person mad. Instead of peppering your walls with 3,000 holes trying to get it right, whip out the wax paper.Photo by justinbaeder.How-to-do-everything web site eHow has a pretty slick trick for getting pictures hung just so ...
  2 days ago

• Evernote for iPhone Update Adds Offline Notebooks, Better Search Functions [Downloads]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  iPhone/iPod touch only: Evernote’s iPhone App just got a beefed up with some new features that will make Evernote lovers swoon, including features like offline access to notebooks and the ability to search notes during a sync.A new feature available to everyone is the ability to create notes on your iPhone and cache ...
  2 days ago

• Save Cash, Stick to Cheap Olive Oil When Cooking [Cooking Hacks]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  High quality extra-virgin olive oils are perfect for salads or drizzling over cooked food, but they’re also expensive. When you’re cooking with oil, food author Molly Stevens suggests saving your fancy olive oil—the cheap stuff will do just as well.Photo by avlxyz.In her excellent book All About Braising: The ...
  3 days ago

• Pingdom Brings Web Site Monitoring to the Desktop [Downloads]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Windows: If you’ve a fan of the web site monitoring service Pingdom, they’ve released a handy desktop alert app to put site updates in your system tray.After going public earlier this year Pingdom offered free single-site monitoring including SMS alerts, email alerts, and an iPhone app. Now you can grab a free ...
  3 days ago

• How Can I Protect My Home’s Plumbing While I Travel? [Ask Lifehacker]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Dear Lifehacker, With all my holiday travel, I’m worried about coming home to a burst pipe following all the frigid weather we’re having. What can I do to protect my plumbing while I’m out of town?Signed, Winter WorrierPhoto by Jimmy_Joe.Dear Winter,With all the terrible weather across the nation, it’s a smart ...
  3 days ago

• Classic Shell Brings the Old Start Menu Back to Windows 7 [Downloads]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Windows only: Start menu replacement utility Classic Shell adds back some of the missing features in Windows 7 or Vista that used to exist in XP—like the Classic-style Start Menu.During the installation process, you can choose to install two optional pieces—the first is the Classic Start Menu, which is a ...
  4 days ago

• Backupify Cloud Backup Free Until January 31; Stays Free If You Sign Up Now [Backups]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Previously mentioned web service Backupify backs up all your online accounts (Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and a ton more) to the cloud, normally for a nominal fee—but until January 31, 2009, all Backupify accounts will be free with unlimited storage. After this period, the service will go back to a paid ...
  4 days ago

• The Keyboardist’s Hideaway [Featured Workspace]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Not every workspace is geared towards paperwork. Today’s featured workspace is a relaxing space for music-making and geeking-out.Lifehacker reader ThePurpleSkyz wanted a space for making music, relaxing, and the occasional geek-out session with a nice triple monitor bank. A sawhorse-style desk, some speakers, a ...
  4 days ago

• 7 Tech Tools to Supercharge Your Productivity in the New Year

  
  Wise Bread — Authority: 655
  By Linsey Knerl This article is Wise Breads contribution to Life Scoop , where ordinary people learn how to make surprising things happen with technology. We all want to work better, faster, and smarter. Thanks to the ever-changing tech landscape — we can! We’ve highlighted some of the best tools ...
  5 days ago

• Peer-to-peer platform for trading frequent flier miles

  
  Springwise — Authority: 592
  Weve been writing about swapping marketplaces for several years already, with Uneven Feet —which facilitates the trading of single shoes—being the most recent example. Working on much the same idea—but this time for frequent flier points and miles—is the Global Points Exchange , a peer-to-peer trading ...
  5 days ago

• MindHabits Provides Fun, Easy-To-Use Games That Lead to A More Relaxed and Confident You! -- Free Eval Software Download + Online Demo

  
  Mindware Forum Self Improvement Software and Technology — Authority: 114
  Link for this Post: Improve self confidence and Learn to Relax With unique clinically proven games by MindHabits In a recent post, I gave a brief history of self-development software . Now I want to spotlight the worlds first life training software ready for prime time! Are you stressed out or in a blue ...
  5 days ago

• Autocomplete Extension Makes Chrome Save Nearly Any Password [Downloads]

  
  Key To Eden — Authority: 145
  Chrome: Some web sites, like personal banking portals, rightfully ask your browser not to remember your password. Others are just weirdly against convenience. The Autocomplete = On extension for Google Chrome forces sites to let you make the auto-password call.We’ve previously featured a handy Password Saver ...
  5 days ago

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