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MagnoGrip Holds Extra Nails, Screws, and More to Your Wrist [Stuff We Like]
Hey you—you with the nails sticking out of your mouth while you’re pounding away with your hammer. The relatively inexpensive MagnoGrip magnetic wristband holds nails, pins, nuts, and other hardware so you can stop holding it in your mouth. More »
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How to Launch the Recycle Bin from the Start Menu Search Box [Windows Tip]
If you’ve started using the Start Menu search box as your primary application launcher, you’ve may have come across a weird annoyance: By default, you can’t open the Recycle Bin from the search box. More »
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Store Batteries in the Freezer to Retain Charge Longer [Batteries]
Storing batteries at freezing or near freezing temperatures will greatly extend the amount of time they hold a charge, but only for some kinds of batteries. Read on to see which batteries don’t need the meat locker treatment and which benefit. More »
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Smart Rescheduler Finds a Time that Works for Everyone in Google Calendar [Scheduling]
Google Calendar just launched a new feature into Google Calendar Labs called Smart Rescheduler that uses a scheduling algorithm to suggest “best candidate dates and times” for scheduling meetings. More »
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How to Use Symlinks in Windows [Windows Tip]
Technology blog Tested goes in depth to explain Windows symlinks (symbolic links that let you do all sorts of cool things like sync files and folders outside your Dropbox folder), detailing what they are and how to use them. More »
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The High Price of Convenience Foods [Saving Money]
It’s easy to grab a head of pre-chopped lettuce or pre-sliced apples when you’re running through the aisles of your grocery store, but as personal finance blog The Simple Dollar points out, you’re paying an absurdly high hourly cost for this convenience. More »
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Parallels Outdoes VMware Fusion on Most Benchmarks [Virtualization]
If you’ve had a tough time choosing between Parallels and VMware Fusion for running Windows on your Mac, all-things-Apple site MacTech pitted the two virtualization tools against one another in a giant faceoff. The results: In tests covering boot speed, CPU usage, application performance, CPU speed, graphics, and more, [...]
Cancel a Print Job Without Waiting Years [Annoyances]
Ever tried canceling a print job in Windows but feel like it takes ages before anything actually happens? It’s a common annoyance, and one that helpful Reddit user Shikyo explains and remedies. More »
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CapSee Notifies You When Caps Lock Is On [Downloads]
Mac OS X: The caps lock key is possibly the most irritating key on the keybaord, nestled all too close to the A key for fumbling fingers. CapSee gives you an on-screen alert when you turn caps lock on. More »
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The Windows 8 Concept Desktop [Featured Desktop]
Reader Saad Baig’s desktop shows what a Windows desktop could look like if you made the Windows 7 Superbar really “super”, by adding desktop widgets directly into the taskbar, easily accessible even with maximized applications. More »
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