Ford Saves One Million Dollars…By Shutting Off Computers via Fast Company by Ariel Schwartz on 3/23/10 Talk about low-hanging fruit. Ford estimates that it will save $1.2 million and reduce its carbon footprint by 16,000 to 25,000 metric tons annually–just by shutting off computers when they aren’t in use. The secret to getting employees to [...]

Microsoft confirms the 'F1' key as potentially deadly via Download Squad by Sebastian Anthony on 3/4/10 Filed under: Security, Browsers Look at it up there, in the top left corner, just above your middle finger, all innocuous-looking… just gagging to be depressed… you could just give F1 a little tickle, no one would know… STOP! [...]

Support Details Makes Life with Tech Support Easier via TinyHacker by akishore on 3/3/10 Ever chat with tech support before and they keep asking you questions about your computer configuration? Support Details is an awesome site that gives you key information about your computer and lets you email it or export it to CSV/PDF. Sweet! [...]

Easiest way – read the comments before downloading. How to Investigate a Fake BitTorrent Tracker [File Sharing] via Lifehacker by Ernesto on 2/22/10 Ed. note: Ever go on a BitTorrent scavenger hunt but end up with bum files from a fake tracker? All-things-BitTorrent site TorrentFreak explains how to quickly determine the authenticity of a torrent [...]

Keep Your Headphones Tangle-Free and Nearby with a Vinyl Badge Clip [Cords] via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on 2/21/10 Reader Charles Kim has tried every cord-wrapping technique under the sun, but ultimately found that a vinyl badge clip to be the best tool for keeping his headphones tangle-free and on-hand when he needs them. There’s [...]

  Downloaded Air Video myself – some thoughts View Full Album What’s this all about Basically, you can watch all your video content from your PC to your iPhone / iPod Touch – without the need to convert copy the files to your handheld; So long as the PC and your iPhone are connected to [...]

What's the Easiest Way to Share Large Files and Media with Friends? [How To] via Lifehacker by The How-To Geek on 2/15/10 When you want to to share music, movies, photos, or other files online, you’ve got countless options. We’ve examined most, and for our money, one tool emerges on top of the heap for [...]

Where Microsoft's Money Really Comes From [Data] via Gizmodo by John Herrman on 2/11/10 It’s no shock to see that with unglamorous but vital products like Windows and Office, Microsoft is basically printing money. But where’s the Xbox? The Zune? Windows Mobile? Bing? Oh, they’re there. You just have to look a little closer. Microsoft's [...]

Google Buzz Explained [Screenshot Tour] via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on 2/9/10 Google today announced a new service, Google Buzz, that automatically brings social networking into Gmail and the rest of the Google-sphere. Whether or not you’re big on social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook, Buzz offers a somewhat new and intriguing approach. What’s [...]

The Complete Guide to Windows System Restore (It's Better than You Remember) [Windows] via Lifehacker by The How-To Geek on 2/8/10 Most of us remember Windows System Restore as a lame-duck feature from Windows XP; when it seemed we might benefit from using it, it never quite worked how we expected. That’s no longer the [...]

4 Services That Will Send Fresh Proxy Lists To Your Email via MakeUseOf.com by Ryan Dube on 2/4/10 One of the most interesting aspects of conducting research into online search trends is that you quickly pick up on what topics are the most popular and most important to the large majority of Internet users. One [...]

Google Sync Gains Remote Data Wipe, Admin Functions. Goodbye Exchange? via jkOnTheRun by Kevin C. Tofel on 2/4/10 Google just beefed up their mobile synchronization functionality for the enterprise and education markets, which removes one long-standing complaint about the service. Up to now, you couldn’t remotely wipe your handset data using Google’s tool set. This [...]

Watch All 66 “Get a Mac” Commercials Online via TinyHacker by akishore on 1/20/10 One of the most successful ad campaigns in the last couple of years was the “Get a Mac” spots. Unless you live in the stone age, you’ve probably seen them with the cool Mac dude and the dorky Windows guys. Complete [...]

3outube Downloads YouTube Files With a Single URL Change [Videos] via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on 1/19/10 You’ve found a great set of bloopers, and want to download them for future screenings. If you change the “Y” in the youtube.com address to “3,” 3outube provides links for downloading that video in MP4 or FLV formats. [...]

  I was able to set up my corporate exchange to email to my iPod touch without setting up the VPN settings – sweet! Since webmail access is enabled on our accounts, I can browse https://webmail. teleperformanceusa.com through Safari. But that’s slow, long, and inefficient. Now I can receive it directly through my Mail App [...]