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Can I Play HTML5 YouTube Videos in Firefox Right Now? [Ask Lifehacker]
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Dear Lifehacker,
I've read about how HTML5 will change the way I use the web, but it seems like the biggest example of HTML5 in action is on sites like YouTube—which don't support my favorite browser, Firefox. What's the deal? More »
I've read about how HTML5 will change the way I use the web, but it seems like the biggest example of HTML5 in action is on sites like YouTube—which don't support my favorite browser, Firefox. What's the deal? More »
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Lifehacker's Looking for a New Writer [Announcements]
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Think you've got what it takes to join Team Lifehacker? That's good, because we're on the hunt for a new writer to join the crew. More »
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Remains of the Day: Google on Your TV Edition [For What It's Worth]
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Google dips its toe into TV programming searches, netbooks' market share is growing, Twitter and Facebook gear up for geolocation, and researchers make the case for fat as a sixth taste sense. More »
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SecondBar Puts a Menu Bar on All Your Mac's Monitors [Downloads]
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Mac only: Multiple monitors do great things for your desktop space, but your menu bar sticks to one screen. If you're looking for more menu access, free utility SecondBar puts one at the top of each monitor. More »
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Best VPN Tool: OpenVPN [Hive Five Followup]
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Last week we asked you to share your favorite VPN tool, then we rounded up the top five contenders for a vote. Now we're back with the results. More »
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Improve Meeting Efficiency with a 22-Minute Limit [Meetings]
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Meetings don't have to be the bane of the workday existence. Try scheduling them in 22-minute blocks to get more out of them and spend less time hating them. More »
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Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer Tweaks, Enlarges Your Superbar Thumbnails [Downloads]
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Windows 7: Hailing from the camp of "software that does exactly what its name implies", Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer fine-tunes the size, spacing, and margins of your Windows 7 Superbar previews. More »
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FCC Considers Dedicating Portion of U.S. Wireless Spectrum to Free Wi-Fi [Wi-Fi]
The FCC is considering dedicating a portion of the wireless spectrum to "free or a very low cost wireless broadband service," according to Reuters. They didn't offer much in terms of details, and you can file this one under the believe-it-when-we-see-it category, but it's a nice thought. [Reuters via Gizmodo] More »
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Make an Appointment with Yourself for Distraction-Free Time Blocks [Distractions]
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Workplace distractions are nothing new, but if you can't seem to find time to do some serious distraction-free work for any significant chunk of time, consider time blocking an appointment with yourself. More »
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Red and Black: An Office Makeover [Featured Workspace]
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If bold colors, a big desk, and plenty of well lit storage sounds like your kind of office, you'll definitely want to check out today's featured workspace. More »
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Lifehacker RSS Feeds Do a Little Dance [Announcements]
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Hey there Lifehacker RSS readers! Starting today, as passed down from above, Lifehacker's default RSS feed is switching from a full-item feed to an excerpt-only feed. Don't panic! You can still get the full feed back. More »
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"Work Expands to the Time Allowed" [Quotables]
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Math professor, programmer, and blogger John Cook discusses how work expands to fill the time allowed for it, and why the more trivial something is, the more time we waste discussing it. More »
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TypeWith.me Makes Real-Time Text Collaboration Dead Simple, Resurrects EtherPad [Collaboration Tools]
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If you like Google Wave's real-time collaboration but not the interface or registration, check out TypeWith.me. It's a solid, simple, as-you-type document collaboration webapp with no sign-up required. More »
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Staying Motivated at Work with a Status Board [Workflow]
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Panic is a software company that makes useful tools like my personal favorite, Transmit for the Mac. They've also made a beautiful project status display keeps their team on top of what they're working on and keeps everyone motivated. More »
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Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day [Dealhacker]
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Discounted laptops, HDTVs with built-in internet, and portable devices galore await you in today's Dealhacker roundup. Come for the window shopping, stay for the free games and music. More »
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The Common Sense Guide to "Organic" and Other Food Labels [Food]
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Everywhere you look, food is trying to impress you with how natural it is, but the message is vague and often misleading. What does "organic" actually mean? What separates "grass-fed" from "free range"? We're separating real, meaningful labels from eco-hype. More »
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Schedule Reply Windows to Minimize Interruptions [Distractions]
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If you find your productive periods of work ever shrinking because of email, phone, and other interruptions, it's time to adopt a policy of scheduled replies. More »
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Thinking Space Maps Your Mind on Android [Downloads]
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Android: Your best thoughts can come to you when you're nowhere near your work space. If you're carrying an Android phone, Thinking Space is an elegant and convenient way to map out where your mind goes on the go. More »
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Firefox's Next JavaScript Engine Will Borrow from WebKit [Firefox]
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Mozilla's home-brewed JavaScript engine for its Firefox browsers, TraceMonkey, has impressed us before, but in the raw benchmark game, it's starting to fall behind its competitors. To up its game, Firefox's developers are building a new engine, dubbed JägerMonkey. Ars Technica writes that the new compiler uses some open-source WebKit code to get the job done, including parts of Apple's just-in-time compiler. Promising news—though it's worth noting that, at the moment, Opera seems to hold the crown on JavaScript execution. [David Mandelin, Ars Technica] More »
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SuperbarMonitor Puts System Monitoring Right on Your Windows Superbar [Downloads]
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Windows 7: If you like visual indicators for things like disk capacity, battery life, memory usage, and speaker volume, and you like them prominent and easy to find, SuperbarMonitor puts easy to read indicators right on your Superbar. More »
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