Ed. note: Reader Harsha Kotcherlakota wrote in to our tips box with a very detailed, very cool guide to how he uses a few Firefox extensions we've featured to create dedicated, always-available-yet-unobtrusive tabs for Gmail and Google Read...More
Ed. note: Reader Harsha Kotcherlakota wrote in to our tips box with a very detailed, very cool guide to how he uses a few Firefox extensions we've featured to create dedicated, always-available-yet-unobtrusive tabs for Gmail and Google Reader. Here's how.
Ever notice an annoying, persistent lag every ten seconds or so when you're watching a YouTube (or other) video in Firefox? Reader Bernard Sandberg has, and he's written in with a smart about:config that solves the problem for him.
www.lifehacker.com/5342636/how-to-fix-annoying-youtube-jumpiness-in-firefox
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Windows: LicenseCrawler is a portable and free tool for retrieving serial numbers and product keys from your computer. A simple scan with LicenseCrawler ensures you'll never be left trying to reinstall software without the proper key.
www.lifehacker.com/5345053/licensecrawler-retrieves-license-keys-for-backup
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Window/Linux: Fixing a tag here and there is one thing, but what if your MP3 collection is in need of a deep and serious massaging to get things in order? MP3 Diags lets you dig into the guts of MP3s.
www.lifehacker.com/5342197/mp3-diags-scans-and-repairs-your-mp3-collection
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If you've spent more than 5 minutes browsing around the web lately, you've no doubt dealt with greedy webmasters assaulting their readers with awful ads and more—but Firefox makes it easy to take back control.
www.lifehacker.com/5349446/use-firefox-to-fix-the-webs-biggest-annoyances
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A few years back we pointed you toward the world's "best" paper airplane, and while we couldn't entirely back up the "best" claim, this Sky King paper airplane is a legitimate world-record holder. This video shows us how to make it ourselve...
www.lifehacker.com/5351386/fold-a-world+record+setting-paper-airplane
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Windows only: Free, portable system utility Auslogics Task Manager helps you troubleshoot a PC by tracking CPU, disk, memory, and internet usage for every process on your system.
www.lifehacker.com/5342814/auslogics-task-manager-tracks-process-io-usage
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Those "Sponsored Ads" in e-mails are an annoyance to both sender and recipient and they seem to escape blocking. Until now. These two (so far) fail-proof sentences at the end of an email will let you enjoy e-mailed rants, ad-free.
www.lifehacker.com/5330642/massacre-gmail-ads-with-these-two-sentences-and-some-tragic-words
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If music is part of your everyday work routine, workout, or commute, stuffing your player full of tunes and hitting shuffle just won't cut it. Scan these 10 tips for improving and expanding your music playlists.
www.lifehacker.com/5332589/top-10-tricks-for-making-your-playlists-rock
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If you've ever tried to sign up for more than one account somewhere but needed a second email address, the Digital Inspiration blog has the brilliant solution: taking advantage of Gmail ignoring periods in your email address.
www.lifehacker.com/5341896/use-the-same-gmail-account-for-multiple-online-accounts
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