Google Docs Adds Fullscreen Mode [Online Documents]

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 […]

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Build Your Own Tupperware iPod Boombox [DIY]

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 […]

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12 to Do — 07.18.08

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Darik’s Boot and Nuke Securely Wipes Your System in an Emergency [Featured Download]

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 […]

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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 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 […]

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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 …
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Doing the job you don’t want to do

The title of a recent Elisabeth Elliot email devotional sounded like it was straight from a productivity blog: “How to Do …

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Things to do in Columbus::July 10th Edition

Whew! Laziness overcame me, and I decided to volunteer to take the night off at work (July, for those of you who don’t rely on tips, is a notoriously bad month in restaurants. Unless you live in a… Click through to read the rest!
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Things to do before you die.

Anyway, on to the whole “Things you need to do before you die” meme:. 1. Set foot on each of the seven continents. Antarctica might be a tough one, but once you’ve reached all seven you can truly call yourself a world traveler. …
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What to do this Saturday

wyerbacher double simcoe. At the Weyerbacher Brewery up in Easton, PA:. Weyerbacher Open House Date Announced. This year it’ll be Saturday, March 29th, from …
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