Archive for December, 2008

One Year of Photos of Four Seasons in Forty Seconds

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Eirik Solheim created a really cool time-lapse video showing all four seasons in 40 seconds using photos and audio form the same location over the period of one year.

via Neatorama

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DM Fail, Direct Messages That Are Accidentally Posted To Twitter

Monday, December 29th, 2008

DM Fail is a website that lists Twitter direct messages that were accidentally posted to Twitter. Some of these are quite funny and many very embarassing.

I agree with Mike that it’s another reason not to send DM’s, which as many of you know are my least favorite thing about Twitter.

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Everything You Need to Know How to Do in Windows

Monday, December 29th, 2008

While Mac and Linux users may be the most vocal (ahem), the overwhelming majority of Lifehacker readers get here using some version of Windows. Let's review the most popular Windows tutorials we've ever published.

Format Your Hard Drive and Install Windows XP from Scratch (Published 2006)
"Hey, Windows XP users: The blue screen of death got you down? Missing dll errors making you frown? Frequent software crashes leave you yearning for that fresh, new PC you unpacked with glee three years ago? If you've scrubbed for spyware and viruses, defragged, chkdsked and done the requisite rain dance but things are STILL wonky on your computer, it may be time for extreme action."

Dual-boot Windows XP and Windows Vista (Published 2006)
"These instructions work if you have a PC running Windows XP and a Windows Vista installation DVD. If you already have Vista installed, and you want to dual boot XP, go here."

Automatically Back Up Your Hard Drive (Published 2006)
"Don't expect yourself to remember to back up your data, or stack your closet full of burned CD's or DVD's. Today we're going to set up automated nightly, weekly, monthly local and off-site backups for your PC using free software."

Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Your Windows XP Installation CD (Published 2008)
"Next time you wipe your PC's hard drive clean and reinstall Windows with that old installation disc, you don't want to connect your fresh, unpatched and vulnerable system to the internet only to download 176 new updates from Microsoft."

Trim Down Windows to the Bare Essentials (Published 2008)
"When you're installing Windows in a virtual machine or on old, slow hardware, you want the leanest, meanest and fastest-running configuration possible."

Make the Most of Your PC's Dual Monitors (Published 2007)
"Now that you've added another monitor to your computer setup, you've got double the screen real estate to get things done—but are you putting all that space to good use?"

Crack a Windows Password with Ophcrack Live CD (Published 2007)
"Whether you need to recover the lost password to a Windows account, you're looking to ensure that your passwords are secure, or you're a super l33t h4x0r, the Ophcrack Live CD is a pretty useful tool."

Download the Most Popular Free Windows Apps of 2008 (Published 2008)
"In the past year we've highlighted hundreds of Windows apps aimed at making your life easier, boosting your computer productivity, and powering up your PC."

Turn Your Windows PC into a Media Center Powerhouse On the Cheap (Published 2007)
"If you've purchased a new Windows computer in the past few years that's running Windows Media Center Edition or Vista Home Premium or Ultimate and you aren't taking advantage of its baked-in DVR Media Center software, it's time we change that."

Get Vista's Best Features in XP (Published 2008)
"Despite the fact that most of you prefer XP to Vista and would rather Microsoft extended XP's shelf-life, several new and improved features available in Vista would be great to have in XP."

Turn Your PC into a DVD Ripping Monster (Published 2008)
"Commercial DVDs are far too expensive to let scratches turn your video into a glorified coaster, but most people still don't back up their DVD collection."

Replace Crappy Windows Software with Superior Alternatives (Published 2008)
"It may be the year 2008, but a whole lot of sucktacular software still rears its ugly head on PC's everywhere, even when better-behaved options are freely available."

Any Windows topics you'd like to see us cover in '09? Burning Windows questions we haven't answered? Tell us in the comments.

Scouting New York, A Film Location Scout’s Photos of Hidden New York

Monday, December 29th, 2008

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Scouting New York is a really great photo blog by a film location scout who shares photos of some of their unique discoveries in New York City. Adding this one to the favorites list.

My day is basically spent combing the streets for interesting and unique locations for feature films. In my travels, I often stumble across some pretty incredible sights, most of which are ignored every day by thousands of New Yorkers in too much of a rush to pay attention.

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How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Mingle2 founder and designer Matthew Inman has a great series of illustrations showing “How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You”.

See Also: “What Santa Really Does While You’re Asleep”

illustration by Matthew Inman

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Laughing Squid Unholiday Party II Wrap-Up + Photos & Video

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Laughing Squid Unholiday Party II

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Thanks to everyone who came out to our last minute Laughing Squid Unholiday Party II on Saturday. What an amazing event. Here are some great write-ups on the party from Laura Loves Art, All Shook Down (SF Weekly) and San Francisco Metblogs.

A big thanks to the following people for helping to make the event a success:

- Andy Fusso & Jeff Herzbach, our wonderful hosts at the “Gallery To Be Named Real Soon Now”, which is home to some amazing neon art, including all the jellyfish hanging everywhere, by New Orleans artist Eric Ehlenberger.

- Our surprise special musical guest the Mark Growden Trio. Mark will be playing with his sextet Thursdays in January at The Center for Sex and Culture.

- DJ Maubrowncow & DJ Timmmii who provided the party’s soundtrack.

- The watercolor light cover art by Doctor Popular.

- Tracy Feldstein, who jumped in at the last minute to help as our event MC.

- All of our guests who brought food, drink and ice, including Shannon Clark who baked a ham just for the party.

 

Event Coverage:

- Laura Loves Art

- All Shook Down (SF Weekly)

- San Francisco Metblogs

- John Adams

- Violet Blue

- K-J Blaque

- Enric Teller

- k0re

 

Here’s video of the Mark Growden Trio by All Shook Down (SF Weekly).

photos by Scott Beale, K-J Blaque, John Adams, Laura Loves Art & Enric Teller

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Windows 7 Beta 1 Out in the Wild

Monday, December 29th, 2008

What's being called the "first and only beta" of Windows 7 has made it onto BitTorrent tracking sites, and one early review, with screenshots, is already out. Get a preview of both below.

The leaked beta build, known as Windows 7 M1, was supposed to make its initial public release at the International Consumer Electronics Show (running Jan. 8-11 in Las Vegas), but, well, you know how the internet works by now. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes at ZDNet's Hardware 2.0 blog says the M1 build is strikingly similar to the M3 "preview" builds some folks (including one or two editors at this site) have been previewing for weeks. One big difference: The features previously hidden away (though un-lock-able with the "Blue Badge") are all offered by default in M1

Kingsley-Hughes says Windows 7 installs faster than XP or Vista, and likes many of the features we ranked as our Top 10 to look forward to, as well as the pared-down default apps in the system. Here's his summation, after using and stretching out Windows 7 a bit:

I like Windows 7, a lot. Microsoft seems to have put a lot of effort into developing a core operating system that is free from the pointless frills of the likes of XP and Vista. The OS is solid and fast and based on what I’ve seen so far I’d have no problems in rolling out beta 1 and using it daily.

Here's a preview of just a few of the wealth of Windows 7 screenshots posted over at ZDNet:

(All images via ZDNet).

Have you found and installed the Beta 1 of Windows 7 (you know, the one that fell off a truck)? What's your impression? Give your take on the build, or just the screenshots, below.

FireTorrent Adds BitTorrent Powers to Firefox

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): FireTorrent's alpha-level release aims at letting anyone using Firefox start downloading torrents from any source, no separate software required. For quick or one-shot downloads, it's pretty darned convenient.

The add-on, technically in the alpha stage and pseudo-invite-only (the link below gets past that requirement, however), doesn't have any preferences to configure, and limits your upload speed to 15 kb/s, most likely to preserve Firefox's basic browsing ability while you download. What it does do is simply convert any .torrent link you click on into a download, handled by Firefox just as if you were downloading a file directly. So if you want to grab something and imagine you'll be done with the download by the time you're out of your browser, FireTorrent fits the bill just fine. Configurable preferences are expected to arrive in the next release, according to the developer.

FireTorrent is a free download, works anywhere Firefox does (but make sure you install the right version for your OS).

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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
'There's also a spike on the Fourier transform at the one-month mark where --' 'You want to stop talking right now.'

The Great 2008 Reader Poll Results Recap

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Lifehacker readers are nothing if not smart and opinionated. Let's take a look back at what you had to say about 2008's biggest tech questions in the top 12 reader polls we ran this year.

Photo by ldcross.


While we ran dozens of polls this past year, these are the top 12 questions that got the most responses in total in 2008. Click on each question to read more about the question at hand and see the percentages other responses received.

We asked:
What's your Linux distribution of choice?
49% of you said:
Ubuntu (10,606 out of 21,536 votes)

We asked:
Is Google Chrome with extensions enough to get you to switch?
28% of you said:
Hells yeah. Those separate tabbed processes are killer, and as soon as I can customize the browser with extensions, I"m in. (4,078 out of 14,454 votes)

We asked:
Do multiple or widescreen monitor(s) make you more productive?
69% of you said:
Multiple Monitors (8,608 out of 12,455 votes)

We asked:
Where's your Windows taskbar?
60% of you said:
Bottom (7,052 out of 11,682 votes)

We asked:
Which feature has you most eager to try Windows 7?
33% of you said:
The souped-up taskbar (3,647 out of 11,123 votes)

We asked:
Location awareness: Is it cool or creepy?
54% of you said:
Creepy. (4,641 out of 8,641 votes)

We asked:
If you had the choice, would you opt into a four-day workweek?
80% of you said:
Heck yes! I"d save money on gas, get more done in a day, AND get a three-day weekend every week. (6,880 out of 8,556 votes)

We asked:
What kind of server are you running at home?
29% of you said:
Straight-up Linux/Unix, run from a command line. (2,117 out of 7,218 votes)

We asked:
What's the best smartphone operating system you've used?
35% of you said:
iPhone 2.0 (2,477 out of 7,075 votes)

We asked:
Do you run an antivirus app on your Mac?
42% of you said:
Never have, and I don't plan on starting. (2,972 out of 7,032 votes)

We asked:
Are you living beyond your means?
49% of you said:
No (3,337 out of 6,806 votes)

We asked:
How long does it take your computer to boot to the login screen?
33% of you said:
30-60 seconds (2,204 out of 6,698 votes)

Special thanks to the fine folks at PollDaddy who power our on-site polls.

What poll questions and answers do you want to see run on these pages? We're taking requests—suggest away in the comments.

Greenshot Captures and Annotes Screenshots

Sunday, December 28th, 2008


Windows only: Greenshot is a lightweight, open source, and portable screen-capture tool.

The executable and supporting .dll files weigh in at 464KB, making Greenshot a rather lightweight tool and well suited for a flash-drive toolkit. You can generate screen captures by a variety of methods including using the print-screen button as a hot key and activating the main menu from the system tray where you can capture by region, freehand cropping, etc. Greenshot can be set to send your crops directly to a printer, open for editing, or to be saved. The file naming convention is userspecifiedword_YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS, typical for screen-capture tools and entirely practical. Once you have captured an image you can add text and shapes such as arrows to draw attention or a bright red box to isolate. One curiously lacking feature is the ability to crop after the initial capture. You can use the freehand-capture tool to carefully grab the area you want when getting the initial capture, but once you are in the actual editing stage there appears to be no method to crop. For another excellent, free, and portable screen-capture tool check out FastStone Capture. Greenshot is open source, Windows only.Thanks Ryan!

Erase Your Browsing Tracks by Editing Your Index.dat Files

Saturday, December 27th, 2008


Windows only: Index.dat Suite is an index file editor that allows you to selectively edit or completely erase the contents of index.dat files on your computer.

Why edit the index.dat? When you browse the web, your computer leaves more traces behind than just the cookies and history file. Erasing your browser history and cookies from within Internet Explorer still leaves behind the index.dat file hidden away. On top of retaining an extensive list of the sites you have visited, it can also expose plain text passwords. Index.dat Suite is a free application that lets you examine the contents of index.dat files in a human friendly format and selectively export and erase the entries you find. For additional help sweeping your virtual trail clean, check out MRU Blaster.

Top 10 Ways to Repurpose Your Old iPod

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

You just got a new iPod or other music player over the holidays, and your older iPod looks like Craigslist fodder. Here are at least 10 reasons to re-consider its worthiness.

In general, we're asking anyone thinking about ditching their older iPod to consider what it truly is—a super-slim, substantial storage device, from which you can do, well, just about anything you'd do with a USB or external drive, with a convenient tiny screen and headphone jack attached. So we've compiled ten of our best tools for making the most of an older iPod below. Read on, plug in your tried-and-true iPod, and get creative. Photo by ZabriskiePoint.

10. Make it a flash card player

Whether you're prepping for a presentation or cramming for a test, your iPod can be a much more convenient way to carry your memory-boosting flash cards around than trying to cram a whole deck of 3x5s in your pocket. Mac OSX Hints has a through guide to transforming Keynote slides into iPod-ready picture slides, but any slide presentation maker that can export slides to picture files can create a folder that you simply sync up to your iPod. Your mileage will vary with your screen size and clarity, but for straight-up words, it's a handy hack. Steve Rubel's Micro Persuasion blog details a similar spin on using your iPod as a presentation tool.

9. Instant stereo, just add speakers

No matter how old your iPod, it's still a pretty efficient music holder and player. If you're hesitant to shell out big cash for a full-fledged stereo system, your trusty iPod is a great hub for your music. CNET details why you should give your iPod speakers, noting the benefits of simultaneously ditching your actual-plastic CDs—or at least putting them deep into storage—and simplifying your music life through the power of "Shuffle." It's not a solution for audiophiles, but it is the start of a no-hassle, instant-on system for any room in the house.

8. Your portable drinks/recipe/Wikipedia reference

Next time your dinner party or casual chat session turns into a debate about what happened to the star of A Christmas Story or how to properly make a sidecar, pull out your spare iPod and put the details to rest. The fully-fledged Encyclopodia project can put the majority of Wikipedia's useful articles on your iPod without messing up its main functions. iPod Bartender puts just what you think it might into your player, and those who don't like printing or lugging a laptop into their kitchen just for recipe reference should take a look at PodGourmet.

7. Make it your backup drive

Simple, but supremely useful, enabling and using an iPod's "Disk Mode"—basically opening up for use as a USB drive—pays off in a number of ways. After speeding up your iPod drive with disk defragging, you can boot your Mac from it, use it with most any Windows backup program that lets you choose a save location, automatically back up your Mac home folder with iPodBackup, and generally stash away anything you want on one of the most space-optimized drives around.

6. Free it from iTunes' grasp

If you live in a world of Windows systems and you're sick of being tied down to iTunes and its memory-hogging tendencies, you don't have to live with it. Back in 2006, Adam showed us how to make a self-sustaining iPod using the free vPod software. vPod's author notes that the tool for directly adding your music doesn't work with the newer firmwares available for most iPods since iTunes upgraded beyond 7.3, but for an older unit that's been gathering dust, that's probably not an issue. For a newer spin on no-iTunes-required, take a look at Adam's newer iPod independence guide, or check out SharePod, Songbird, MediaMonkey a try. And then there's Floola, in a class by itself because it can run directly from your iPod and transfer songs on and off it.

5. Make a stand-alone, bootable XP computer from it

Sure, you can carry around the portable versions of your favorite Windows apps on your iPod's drive, but you can ensure absolutely nothing gets changed on your friends' and relatives' PCs by booting your own Windows system from your iPod. Gina detailed the process using an XP installation CD and the MojoPac software. The no-restrictions version isn't free ($29.99 for a license), but there's a free version that gives you a virtual XP desktop—and that might be just what you need.

4. Load it up with games

Apple's iTunes store offers up games for both older video iPods and the newer iPod touch models, but if you're just looking for a little airport time-killing, why pay for your games, or feel forced into an upgrade? Install iPod Linux on nearly any iPod, and you'll be able to play games on your iPod for free. The previously screenshot-toured Rockbox also brings games onto your older music box, but the open-source Linux installation is a bit easier, and the games seem a bit more appealing.

3. Give it a new look with iPodWizard

If you've got any iPod other than a second or third generation nano, the iPod classic, or the iPod touch, you can give it a new look and feel while keeping its basic controls in place. The free application iPodWizard does it with style, as we've shown you in our walkthrough and screenshot tour. Your friend/frenemy may have the hotter new gear, but only your iPod isn't sport the same old OS-X-lite look.

2. Turn it into an ultimate go-anywhere tool

Shelling out cash for larger jump drives when you've already got an iPod with a minimum of 4GB available isn't necessary. Gina put together a list of apps, files, and tools for putting your life on a portable drive, and these days, the average iPod can hold all that, your music, and probably a sizable batch of video files and photos with it. If, for example, you're never quite sure if you'll have access to a working copy of Microsoft Office when you need it, a full copy of OpenOffice.org 3.0 is available in a no-install, portable version that fits snugly into your little take-everywhere drive, as are plenty of other PortableApps.

1. Make a serious upgrade with RockBox

Until you've taken the plunge and put Rockbox's new, improved firmware on your older iPod, you haven't seen the significant rebirth a seemingly dated device can undergo. Apple gave you a device that can play music, and maybe display photos or videos as well, but RockBox gives you games ranging from Sudoku to Doom, a calculator, a timer, much greater control over your files from your device, support for a wider range of music files, and much more. Check out our screenshot tour of RockBox 3.0, then go and grab the RockboxUtility for Windows, Mac, or Linux systems.

What do you plan to do with your older iPod, or what have you done in the past when you got an upgrade? Tell us your reuse and renovation stories in the comments.

Love Ain’t The Problem, Stand Up Against (h)8

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Love Ain't the problem

“Love Ain’t The Problem, Stand Up Against (h)8″, a really great poster I spotted today at the corner of 3rd and Brannan in San Francisco.

photo by Scott Beale, poster artist unknown

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Michael Peppe Recreates Jim Jones Rant at Christmas Party

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Last night at Mikl & Danielle’s annual Christmas party, renown SubGenii Michael Peppe channeled People’s Temple founder Jim Jones from their backyard as a dry run of a performance that he was doing later that night at the First Satanic Church’s Black X Mass hosted by Karla LaVey (daughter of Anton LaVey) at the Elbo Room in San Francisco.

When Michael first arrived at the party he was telling me about his Jim Jones gig and the research he was doing for it. During our discussion I reminded him that it was not Kool-Aid that they were forced to drink in Jonestown, but rather the less popular Flavor Aid, a common misconception.

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Friday, December 26th, 2008
from Garfield Minus Garfield and thank you all for your support over the year.
I’m going to take a break for a few days but in the meantime if you’d like to show your support for G-G, please vote for it in the tumblr awards. It’s in the Overall Best Tumblelog and Best Image Posts categories.

Thank you :)
Dan

Firefox and Chrome Run Gmail Twice as Fast as IE, Says Google

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Google has taken a more aggressive approach to moving users away from Internet Explorer, recommending that Gmail users install Firefox or Chrome if they want to see Gmail run "an average of twice as fast."


When you log into Gmail using Internet Explorer, you'll see a "Get faster Gmail" link in the set of links across the top of the page. If you follow the link in IE7, you'll find yourself at this page (pictured above), which claims that Gmail runs an average of twice as fast on Firefox 3 or Chrome than it does IE.

Strangely enough, that same link in IE6 takes you to this page, which recommends upgrading to IE7—so you're in for a bit of a rollercoaster if you follow their suggestions. We practically never open up IE unless we have to around here, so we certainly can't say from experience that IE runs Gmail that much more slowly, so if you've got more experience switching between browsers with Gmail, share your experience in the comments.

Last Minute Laughing Squid Unholiday Party II

Friday, December 26th, 2008

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If you are in town for the holidays, join us for our second annual last minute Laughing Squid Unholiday Party on Saturday, December 27th starting at 8pm at a secret SOMA venue in San Francisco. Here are photos from last year’s event.

We will be providing some beer and buying pizza, but this is a BYOB event, so please bring some more beer, wine, leftover holiday food, etc. and join us for some low-key socializing and geeking out.

Music by DJ Maubrowncow & DJ Timmmii, plus a surprise special guest.

In order to keep the party from getting too large, the event specifics are listed on Facebook. If you are interested in attending, just request an invite using the link on the upper right hand side of the Facebook listing.

See Previously: Laughing Squid’s Last Minute Unholiday Party

photo by Scott Beale

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Jomo Jam Blues Benefit For S. Clay Wilson

Friday, December 26th, 2008

The Comics Journal #293 - cover by S. Clay Wilson

Underground comics legend S. Clay Wilson, who’s work has appeared in Zap Comix and Weirdo, had an accident on November 2nd resulting in a serious brain injury. To help raise money for his recovery a Jomo Jam Blues Benefit will take place this Sunday, December 28th at The Bistro in Hayward.

Jomo Jam Blues Benefit For S. Clay Wilson Sunday December 28th at The Bistro in Hayward

On November 2nd, legendary Underground cartoonist S. Clay Wilson of Zap Comix fame, creator of The Checkered Demon, suffered a serious brain injury. His recovery will be long and difficult, and he is currently too disoriented to return home to his normal life.

With expenses mounting, long-time friend and musician Dave Hodtwalker has rallied Wilson’s friends in the San Francisco Bay Area artistic community by organizing the Jomo Jam Blues Benefit for Sunday, December 28th at The Bistro in Hayward. In addition to The Dave Walker Band’s regular jam session featuring Hodtwalker, Kenny Gross, Andrew G., Vic and Whitt Vicena, and Roger Lind, special guest musicians will join in, including Underground cartoonist Mark (Cobalt 60) Bode. There will be food, free amplifier service coupons donated by Father’s Amp Repair, an art sale with Wilson’s comic books and other collectibles, and at the end of the evening a special raffle will be held. Prizes include: Wilson-signed posters donated by Hippy Comix, Inc., unique beverages donated by the Celebrator Beer News Magazine, a special S-type guitar created by Andrew G., paintings and drawings by Annette Hodtwalker, and more!

Come and celebrate the holidays by honoring S. Clay Wilson: a unique, original, and outrageous artist!

Where: The Bistro, 1001 B. St., Hayward CA (near the Hayward BART station)
When: Sunday, Dec. 28th., 2-8pm.

S. Clay Wilson’s work was recently featured on the cover of the November issue (#293) of The Comics Journal and 10 Speed Press published a career retrospective of his work “The Art of S. Clay Wilson” in 2006.

Here’s info on what happened to S. Clay Wilson:

- S. Clay Wilson Suffers “Severe Brain Injury” (The Oregonian)

- S. Clay Wilson Out of ICU (The Oregonian)

image via Fantagraphics Books

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