Harry dug out this little gem: a 12V battery hack! There are two things I wasn’t aware of: how much profit these battery companies must make and what batteries actually are composed of!
[For more hacks see Kipkay Videos (e.g. create a laser pointer that lights a match or pops a balloon) 
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Now playing: The Decemberists / The Gymnast, High Above the Ground
via FoxyTunes
Out of the blue my Firefox bookmarks toolbar didn’t work anymore. I did not look forward to going through the hassle of saving profiles etc., totally unstalling Firefox and then reinstalling everything, so I was glad to find a solution on discover doug and even happier when it worked. And: it’s a simple procedure:
Problem: Your Firefox bookmark toolbar is empty.
Solution:
This worked for me.
If this does not fix the problem for you, and you find a different solution that does, please add your comments here explaining how you did it.
This week’s TechRepublic’s Practical Gadgetry blog ponders the question: “How far have you gone in the name of gadgetry?” Like doing a couch hack by furbishing your home theatre and gaming lounge sofa (!) with no-sound-emitting wire bass shaker speakers (otherwise known as “tactile transducers” - sic), or using a watch with a built in TV remote (with codes for all major brands built in) in a pub with a big TV screen, driving the bartender to desperation when trying to figure out why the channels get constantly changed. Quite funny really …
[via TechRepublic Practical Gadgetry]
Marc & Angel’s “7 clever Google tricks worth knowing” - a nice list of how to use Google search more effectively. Here are a couple of examples:
Google + Social Media Sites = Quality Free Stuff – If you are on the hunt for free desktop wallpaper, stock images, Wordpress templates or the like, using Google to search your favorite social media sites is your best bet. The word “free” in any standard search query immediately attracts spam. Why wade through potential spam in standard search results when numerous social media sites have an active community of users who have already ranked and reviewed the specific free items that interest you. All you have to do is direct Google to search through each of these individual social media sites, and bingo… you find quality content ranked by hundreds of other people.
Google for Music, Videos, and Ebooks - Google can be used to conduct a search for almost any file type, including Mp3s, PDFs, and videos. Open web directories are one of the easiest places to quickly find an endless quantity of freely downloadable files. This is an oldie, but it’s a goodie! Why thousands of webmasters incessantly fail to secure their web severs will continue to boggle our minds.
Some of these search functions by the way are built into a nice little program called “google hacks”
[For more info see Marc & Angel’s “7 Clever Google Tricks Worth Knowing“]
A few days ago Lifehacker had a post on the top 10 ways to save energy in computer environments, which is not just good for our hip pockets but also in terms of minimising our carbon footprints. Click on the images or descrptions for further information.
[thank you to Lifehacker]
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10. Upgrade your gear
9. Dim your screen
8. Consolidate and virtualize computers
7. Turn off peripherals
6. Kill unnecessary processes
5. Get a smart power switch
4. Enable energy saver settings
3. Unplug energy vampires
2. Spin down your hard drive
1. Shut down