Windows only: IKEA has released its own 3D room design tool to help you plan the modernist, clean-lined kitchen, bedroom, or workspace of your dreams. Check out screenshots of what the Swedes have given us below.
Windows only: We took a strong liking to controlling multiple computers with a single keyboard and mouse nearly two years ago, and the concept's still cool, but the software hasn't updated. Synergy-Plus keeps the multi-control party going.
www.lifehacker.com/5186942/synergy+plus-controls-multipl<br/>e-systems-from-a-single-keyboard--mouse
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Aside from having a really fast, non-filtered broadband connection, there are a few ways you can speed up your BitTorrent downloads through simple tweaks. The MakeUseOf blog runs down a few of them.
www.lifehacker.com/5158518/tweak-utorrents-settings-for-<br/>faster-downloads
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Whatever kind of work you do at home, your office is one place you want to spend the time to make comfortable and convenient. Take 10 of our tips on organizing, fixing, and streamlining that space.
www.lifehacker.com/5195844/top-10-home-office-hacks
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Looking to re-arrange the stuff of your house or plan a dream room? Floorplanner is a web-based tool for planning rooms and furniture layouts using a simple but powerful editor.
www.lifehacker.com/5161800/floorplanner-presents-your-pl<br/>ans-in-3d
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You've got guests coming over in an hour and the place is a disaster. The household mavens at Real Simple explain how to fake a clean house when you don't have time for the real thing.
www.lifehacker.com/5185773/how-to-fake-a-clean-house-in-<br/>a-pinch
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Kamal Meattle used three just three indoor plant species to increase oxygen, filter air, and boost general health at a a New Delhi business park. You too can use them to freshen your indoor space.
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Reader Sawyer Hood's theme takes the popular Enigma customization and combines it with a personalized handwriting font—making the desktop look like it's constructed with pen & paper.
www.lifehacker.com/5164240/the-notebook-desktop
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Windows only: PushMonitOff is a nifty little stand-alone executable that instantly turns your monitors off with a hot key combination, allowing you to flip them back on when needed.
www.lifehacker.com/5164692/pushmonitoff-links-hot-key-co<br/>mbo-to-monitor-power-switch
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Windows only: The built-in tool for dealing with unknown file types in Windows simply doesn't work. OpenWith.org does, and it points you, or your less free-software-savvy friends, to downloads that fit the bill.
www.lifehacker.com/5167843/openwithorg-tells-your-mom-ho<br/>w-to-open-that-file-for-free
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