Everpad: The Best Evernote Client For Ubuntu [Linux]
Get quick access to Evernote in Ubuntu. Whether you want to quickly pull up your latest note from the system tray, search every note in your archive from the dash or browse your notes from a lightweight, simple interface, Everpad is the closest thing to an official Evernote client for Ubuntu we're likely to see. And that's not necessarily a bad thing – Everpad is fantastic and fits in perfectly with the Ubuntu desktop.
Panic Button: Quickly Hide Time-Wasting Tabs From Your Boss [Chrome]
Quickly hide the useless sites you're looking at so your boss doesn't know that you're slacking off. It's called Panic Button, it works in Google Chrome and it's designed for full time workers who actually work part time. If you're reading this blog post at work, you probably shouldn't be. And if you're doing something at work you probably shouldn't now, you probably do that with some frequency.
How To Curate & Download Your Own Wikipedia Ebook – PDF, EPUB & More
Collect a number of Wikipedia articles and create your own eBook. Whether you want an overview of a particular academic topic or just want to read about absolutely every Pokemon, Wikipedia's Book Creator is the ultimate tool for creating your own primer on any subject. If you're like me you simply cannot stop reading Wikipedia – it's endlessly fascinating.
Parted Magic: A Complete Hard Drive Toolbox On One Live CD
Take control of your hard drives. Whether you want to edit your partitions, clone an entire drive, check SMART data or otherwise manage the way your computer's data is organized, Parted Magic is the tool you've been looking for. It's a live CD with lots of tools baked in. Whether you're an IT professional constantly in need of ways to manage machines or just some guy looking for a simple way to re-partition a hard drive, Parted Magic is simple to use and heavy on features.
Eating Only Dessert: Why Your Information Diet Is Probably Terrible [Feature]
Email. Social networks. Blogs. Online video. People today consume more information than ever before, and typically only consume the things they really, really like. Clay Johnson compares this to a bad diet. "If you only ate what you want then we'd probably put the dessert section at the top of the menu, rather than at the bottom," he says. "I think the same thing is happening with journalism: we're going straight to dessert every time." Tech-savvy people are no exception.
4 Fact Checking Sites You Should Read Before Voting
Quickly check whether a political statement is fact, fiction or something in between. Fact checking sites won't give you all the answers or tell you what to think, but they they can help you sort out what is and isn't true – and that's important. Occasionally American election seasons can become mean-spirited, with both sides saying things that are veritably untrue.
Quabel - An Online, Distraction-Free Writing App
Try a simpler way to write. Quabel is an online text editor that stays out of your way and lets you focus. The number of simple text-only, full-screen text editors that let you write without being distracted is kind of staggering, and all too often nothing sets these programs apart from one another. So what makes Quabel different?
FollowShows Helps You Keep Track Of Your Favorite Shows, Offers RSS & iCal Feeds
Find out when the TV shows you care about air. Whether you want to know when to tune in live or or know when your shows have aired so you can find them online, FollowShows is an aptly-named website where you can quickly check to see a schedule of only shows you choose to follow. Even better, FollowShows offers you both a custom iCal calendar and RSS feed for keeping track of your favorites.
PasteAsFile: Save Images & Text From Your Clipboard Directly To Any Folder [Windows]
Paste any image or text to any folder in your computer, as a file. PasteAsFile is a simple Windows program that makes your clipboard that much more useful, and it's a dream for people who love collecting images or quotes in folders. By default you can copy an image and paste it into any program that can handle images. If you want to save the file, you can do so from within an image editor.
Grab Emails From Your Old Account Using Gmail's Import Function
Thinking of switching to Gmail, but afraid to lose all of your old emails and contacts? Don't be. Gmail can easily grab your old emails, especially if you were already using a web-based client. And even if you weren't grabbing those emails is perfectly possible. Importing from an old email address isn't a new Gmail feature, but it's one someone switching to Gmail won't necessarily know anything about. Here's how it works.
GVnotifier: A Simple Google Voice Client [Windows]
Use Google Voice from your Windows desktop without leaving your browser open. With its chat-like interface and instant notifications, GVNotifier is the best way to send free SMS messages in Windows – assuming, of course, you live in the USA. You can do this from your web browser, or using the Google Voice extension for Chrome, but there is no official desktop app for Google Voice at this time.
Nitroshare: Easily Share Files On Your Network Between Multiple Operating Systems
It's not hard to set up home networking, including file sharing, in Windows and OS X Lion includes a quick file-sharing feature between Macs. If you want to quickly share a file between computers running two different operating systems, however, things can get complicated quickly. Not with Nitroshare. This program gives you a box you can drag any file or collection of files to. Pick a receiving computer and you're basically done: a speedy transfer will begin
Quickly Learn Gmail's Keyboard Shortcuts With KeyRocket For Gmail
Get the most out of Gmail by learning all of its keyboard shortcuts. With Keyrocket for Gmail you'll be shown a notification every time you use the mouse instead of a keyboard shortcut, helping you learn the shortcuts and reminding you to actually use them. This Chrome extension shows you a simple popup every time you do something with your mouse that could be done with your keyboard. This means you learn to use the shortcuts while you're actually using Gmail, saving you the time of actively learning them.
Run Classic DOS Games On Your Wii With DOSbox
Run DOS software on your Wii, just because you can. DOSbox for Wii puts the complete DOS experience – command prompt and all – on your Wii. DOSbox isn't just for Windows, though: it works on Linux, OS X and almost any platform you can imagine...including, believe it or not, the Wii. You'll need to know your way around DOS to get your favorite games working, but if a DOS prompt doesn't scare you it won't be a problem.
How To Copy Crap-Free URLs From Google's Search Results
Stop getting a garbled mess every time you try to copy a link from Google search results. Install one simple plugin or userscript and solve this problem entirely. Google uses these far longer than necessary URLs to help track who is clicking which searches, which in turn helps make search results better.
Aeon Nox 3.5: Beautiful And Customizable Theme For XBMC
Set up your media center exactly the way you want it. Aeon Nox 3.5 is the most recent version of what is perhaps the best theme for XBMC, and it is a rare combination: beautiful and customizable. Impressed? Keep reading and I'll show you how this all works – and where you can find it.
Page Eraser - Remove Unwanted Elements From Any Webpage [Chrome]
Remove any element or section from any website in just two clicks. Page Eraser is an extension for Google Chrome that lets you customize any website in just two clicks. The web can be a cluttered place full of stuffed sidebars, capricious comments and stupid social shortcuts. With Page Eraser you can rid of these annoying elements one at a time and slowly make your personal Internet into a place that only shows what you want to see.
Search Or Browse One Million Public Domain Legal Torrents In The Internet Archive
Browse and download over one million public domain movies, audiobooks and live concerts using BitTorrent. It's all thanks to The Internet Archive, who you might know as the organization behind the Wayback Machine. They've started adding torrent files to their massive archive of public domain files, all of which are hosted by two different Archive servers alongside the usual seeders and peers.
Indicator Remindor Lets You Set Up Reminders For Anything [Ubuntu]
Set up regular reminders to do things on Ubuntu, or set up an alarm for later today. Whether you want to remember to let your cat out of the swimming pool today around 3 or pick up the dog from his job every weekday at 6, the oddly-spelled Indicator Remindor (yep, with an "o") can help you out by playing a sound, displaying a notification or even running any command.
How to Turn Your Wii Into a Media Center With WiiMC
Turn your neglected Wii into a media player. Listen to music and watch videos from your computer on your TV, or browse a bit of the best the web has to offer using your Wiimote. With WiiMC it's easy. I've shown you how quick it is to set up the Homebrew Channel on your Wii with Letterbomb - all you need is an SD card. There's a lot of great software you can install when you do, including several media players.