Jul
18
Google Documents has added a fullscreen editing mode to the “View” menu on individual documents, a convenience previously available only through a Greasemonkey script. Combined with Firefox 3’s serious fullscreen capabilities and GDocs’ fixed-width page view, it lets one turn the online office suite a no-distraction writing environment—provided you can resist popping open another tab […]
Jul
18
Do-it-yourselfer leevonk wanted a simple way to carry and amplify an iPod—and did it by constructing an iPod “boombox” out of Tupperware, old computer speakers, and styrofoam. In short you need small computer speakers which are either battery-powered, or don’t require a wall outlet. Fit them into dollar store Tupperware (which has all the […]
Jul
18
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Jul
17
Free, open-source boot disk utility Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN) automatically and completely deletes the content of every hard disk it can find on your computer when you run it. Sure you can fire up DBAN for emergency system wipes next time the feds come knocking on your door, but it’s also a useful tool […]
Jul
16
If you’re a free software lover who’s concerned about your privacy and the limitations of DRM, you don’t want an iPhone. Amidst Apple’s iPhone advertising blitz helped along by positively bubbly media coverage, the Free Software Foundation calls out the dark sides of the new iPhone.
iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a […]
Jul
16
Mac OS X only: When you’re trying to eject that drive or delete that file but Finder stops you because it’s “in use,” you want desktop app What’s Keeping Me. Enter the name of the file or drive into What’s Keeping Me and the app will identify the process that’s preventing you from …
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