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iTunes as PDF Organizer [ITunes]

Radiologists in Shanghai are reportedley using iTunes to organize medical papers published as PDFs. It's not as crazy as it sounds—we ran down how to organize your PDF library with iTunes over...

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New Icons to Spruce Up Your Linux Desktop [Icons]

Tech site CatsWhoCode.com offer 10 good-looking icon sets to customize your GNU/Linux desktop. No Linux? Check out our top 10 free wallpaper, fonts and icon sources.

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Make Sure Your Free Credit Report Is Actually Free [Personal Finance]

You can get a free credit report once a year, but not at FreeCreditReport.com. Despite its catchy jingles, the site will sign you up for a not-free monthly credit monitoring service, the New York...

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Where Is Everybody? (Lifehacker Vacation Update) [Announcements]

Adam and Kevin are taking a much-deserved vacation this week—Adam till Wednesday, Kevin through Friday—so expect an uptick in guest posts, some feature story musical chairs, and a...

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Better Gmail 2 Version 0.6 Out [Lifehacker Code Update]

Just posted an update to the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension, which reinstates secure connections, adds a skin, and updates the macros script. See the changelog for full details on what's changed...

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DIY Floppy Disk Pen Holder [Tip Testers]

Reader rintakumpu decided to make his own floppy disk pen holder in all black and the result is quite sleek. Add your own photos or videos of projects you've undertaken to the Lifehacker Tip Testers...

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Cool Off with a Frozen Drink [Recipes]

When the July heat is just too much, break out the blender and some ice. Good Housekeeping offers 30 recipes for frozen drinks like the peppermint smoothie pictured here. I can personally vouch for...

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Happy SysAdmin Appreciation Day! [Office Culture]

All you system administrators out there, kick back and enjoy a cold one today, System Administrator Appreciation Day. If you benefit from a sysadmin's hard work (and you do), buy them said cold one...

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How Do You Organize Your Pr0n? [File Management]

Our naughty brother site Fleshbot asks readers how they organize their, uh, adult-only media collection (NSFW) when it grows to over a few gigabytes. (NSFW=Don't click on that link at the office....

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Love and Money [Sponsors]

Thanks to this week's sponsors for funding our trolley rides down to Comic-Con: Amex, Chevy Fuel Solutions, Eve Online, HP TouchSmart, Mighty Leaf Tea, Novint, Puma, Sharp Aquos, Starwood Hotels, and...

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Gmail Offers Always-Secure Option [Gmail Tip]

Gmail just made it easier for the coffee shop set and security-conscious types to always connect through https://. Gmail Mobile app users should note this glitch before doing so. [via]

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Sleeping In on Weekends a No-No [Sleep]

Popular Science says that sleeping in on the weekend makes it harder to get up on time during the week. The concept may be common knowledge for most, but the article backs it up with science for...

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Why Jailbreaking Your iPhone is Still Worth It [IPhone]

Our brothers in gadgetry over at Gizmodo make the case for why jailbreaking your iPhone is worth it even with the App Store open. Here's why we still need the iPhone app black market.

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The Apps That Run Our Virtual Office [Collaboration Tools]

Take a peek behind the curtain here at Lifehacker's virtual headquarters in my recent article for Macworld magazine, The Portable Office: Work Anywhere. Longtime readers won't be surprised to find...

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Email "Ding" Costs $70 Billion a Year [Distraction]

Technology is turning us all into a bunch of time-wasters according to The Observer, which reports that the beep of an email alert alone is costing the US economy $70 billion per year. Wonder what...

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