What to Do With 250 Million Unused Billboards

With all the stories lately about the airlines, one may have been overlooked earlier this week. Delta announced it was placing ads to its boarding passes, as a way to increase revenue in addition to bag fees, meal and drink fees, …
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The New iGoogle Gets Full Screen Gmail [Igoogle]

If you’re using the new iGoogle since we took you on a screenshot tour and showed you how to enable it, you’ve now got a robust, full screen version of Gmail in iGoogle. Back when we toured the new iGoogle, we told you that full screen gadgets were coming but not yet available. Now […]

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Xrecode Converts Audio, Automatically Splits Long Files [Featured Windows Download]

Windows only: Free application Xrecode converts your audio files from popular formats to any of the same formats. While it …
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What Do You Want to Do With Your Life? Ebook Helps You Answer That Question [Ebook]

At some point, anyone who’s interested in personal growth and productivity has to ask him or herself: What the heck am I doing with my life, anyway? It’s a big scary question, one that’s easily avoided by checking out the coolest new Firefox extension instead. But if you’ve decided to tackle the beast, reader William […]

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DIY Night Stand Charging Station [How To]

DIY web site Instructables steps through how to turn an aging IKEA night stand into a multi-purpose charging station and lamp. The project requires a good amount of elbow grease and some skill with a router, but the results are impressive. If you don’t go for the whole glowing night stand look, you could still […]

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Why You’re Better Off Avoiding the iPhone [Iphone 2.0]

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 …
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What’s Keeping Me? Identifies Apps Locking Your Files [Featured Mac Download]

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 completing […]

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