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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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.
- ANI 'Boredom can kill you'
According to a study at University College London, extremely bored people are 37% more likely to have died a year after their boredom was measured for the study. So, um, find something exciting to do! [Yahoo News]
- Netflix Streaming Getting a 1080p Upgrade
1080p HD coming to Netflix instant streaming—we just don't know much about what devices it's going to support, but Gizmodo guesses it's coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3. [Gizmodo]
- 2010 Super Bowl: Some search touchdowns
Google shares most searched-for terms during yesterday's Super Bowl, including team, player, coach, party-planning term, and so on. Pretty interesting. [Official Google Blog]
- Google Translate Integrated In Google Chrome 5
Pretty snazzy if you're on the bleeding edge. [gHacks]
- Moto Droid's 2.1 Update Coming Soon
Droid users should soon get an update introducing many of the features introduced in the recent Nexus One update, including lots of multi-touch.
- Adobe promises faster Flash on Macs
Who doesn't like faster everything? [CNET]
- Universal sues Grooveshark music service
It must be Monday! [Download Squad]
- Is it possible to opt out of social networking?
Mozilla employee Jono DiCarlo explains his efforts to avoid social networking, and the long arm of Facebook. [Not The User's Fault]
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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.
Photo by karindalziel.
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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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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