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From the Tips Box: Backyard Igloos, Sink Mats, and Taskbar Arrangement [From The Tips Box]

Readers offer their best tips for making effective sink mats, rearranging your Windows taskbar for quick program switching, and writing important information on dried foot containers.

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About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various reasons—maybe they're a bit too niche, maybe we couldn't find a good way to present it, or maybe we just couldn't fit it in—the tip didn't make the front page. From the Tips Box is where we round up some of our favorites for your buffet-style consumption. Got a tip of your own to share? Add it in the comments, share it here, or email it to tips at lifehacker.com.

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8 February 2010 at 21:00 - Comments

Remains of the Day: Netflix Streaming’s 1080p Upgrade Edition [For What It's Worth]

A 1080p streaming upgrade is on its way for Netflix users later this year, Adobe is promising faster Flash for Macs, and boredom can kill you.



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8 February 2010 at 20:00 - Comments

TweetDeck Updates with YouTube and Flickr Support, Improved Column Navigation [Updates]

Windows/Mac/Linux (with Adobe Air): TweetDeck—most popular Twitter client among Lifehacker readers—just released an update to version 0.33, bringing with it more support for viewing media inline without opening a page in your browser (including YouTube videos and Flickr images) and a nice new column navigation tool. Sound good? Check out the video above for more details or just grab the latest here. [TweetDeck Blog via Mashable]



8 February 2010 at 19:30 - Comments

Today Is National PC Cleanup Day, So Let’s Tidy Up Your System [Computers]

The Web Worker Daily blog reminds us that today is National Clean Out Your Computer Day. Want to do some serious PC cleaning but not sure where to start? We've got your back, so let's get with the purging.

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Clean Out Your Inbox

One of the first places you'll probably find bogged down with a bunch of junk you don't need is your email inbox. If you use Gmail to manage your email, follow these simple steps to free up loads of space without losing important emails. Once you've wrestled your inbox into submission, assign a Trusted Trio of three folders to keep your inbox clean: Follow Up, Archive, and Hold.

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8 February 2010 at 19:00 - Comments

The Majority of You Aren’t Interested in Paying More than $10 for an E-Book [What You Said]

Last week we asked you how much you would pay for an e-book, and just shy of 10,000 votes later, it looks like most of you (70%) aren't interested in paying any more than $10 for an e-book. The basic voting breakdown, from top to bottom, looks like this:

  • 45% would pay $5 to $10
  • 25% would pay $1 to $5
  • 15% say it depends on the book
  • 7% never plan to buy e-books
  • 5% are willing to pay $10 to $15

It's worth noting that the $10-to-$15 range is exactly what Macmillan is aiming for with their e-book price hikes.



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8 February 2010 at 18:30 - Comments

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