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So you love the internet, but you hate all the history, cookies, and incriminating whatnots hanging around your computer when you’ve finished “browsing”? Wanna keep your secret surfing under wraps? A few tools can help:

• Download of the Day: Stealther Firefox extension
• Safari’s private (porn) browsing mode
• How to delete usage history in Windows
• Del.icio.us adds private saving feature
• Anonymous surfing for your USB thumb drive
• Stealth internet browsing with workFRIENDLY
• Create your own false identity
• Download of the Day: Ghostzilla
• Download of the Day: HideWin (Windows)

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 30, 2006, 2:00AM

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The techie smarties over at Grafdom have written up an excellent set of ten ways you can protect yourself at hot spots; here’s my favorite:

One of the latest hotspot scams is for someone to set up a hotspot themselves in a public location or cafe, and when you connect, steal your personal information, or ask you to type in sensitive information in order to log in. So before connecting at a hotspot, ask someone at the counter of the cafe the name of the hotspot, because someone may have set up another one, in the hopes of luring in the unwary.

Has this ever happened to you? What are some other ways you can make sure your favorite hot spot is too legit to quit? Thoughts to comments or to tips at lifehacker.com. — Wendy Boswell

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 29, 2006, 3:00PM

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This week is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and it’s also the beginning of hurricane season here in the States. The National Hurricane Center has an excellent write-up on how to secure your home for these mammoth storms:

The most important precaution you can take to reduce damage to your home and property is to protect the areas where wind can enter. According to recent wind technology research, it’s important to strengthen the exterior of your house so wind and debris do not tear large openings in it.

Areas covered are roofs, straps, shutters, doors, and garage doors; with detailed how-to’s for each section. — Wendy Boswell

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 29, 2006, 3:30PM

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Adobe has posted a pre-recorded online seminar titled Producing Video for the Web on their website. This presentation contains some very good information concerning all aspects of video production. The seminar is presented by Scott Fegette, a product manager for the Adobe Developer Relations group, who provides the following outline for you to see what all is covered, plus allow you to skip to only the parts you are interested in:

• Start: Introduction and shooting considerations
• 10 min.: Planning the shoot
• 18 min.: Phases of production
• 22 min.: Acquiring video for the web
• 30 min.: Editing
• 32 min.: Keying (green/bluescreen removal)
• 45 min.: Color correction and interlacing
• 46 min.: Exporting from After Effects
• 48 min.: Flash video codecs (and comparing codecs)
• 52 min.: Encoding your FLV file
• 53 min.: Key encoding definitions
• 56 min.: Serving up your masterpiece and video delivery recommendations
• 1 hr.: Survey questions and Q & A

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 28, 2006, 11:35PM

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The Getting Finances Done weblog offers 6 ways a short-term emergency fund can help save your budget.

As we already know, an emergency fund is a must-have. The Getting Finances Done post not only has a great explanation for the major benefits of a good emergency fund, but it also provides some very helpful guidelines on what you should and should not consider an “emergency,” so that hopefully it’ll keep you honest and financially secure. Let us know what’s on your “Emergency Rules” list in the comments or at tips at lifehacker.com. — Adam Pash

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 28, 2006, 6:30PM

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We’ve blogged about making your own t-shirts before here at the Lifehacker world headquarters, but this DIY original design t-shirt project from the crafty folks over at MAKE definitely deserves a mention.

Instructions are simple; all you need are a few supplies and a dream. Plus, you have two different ways to read the instructions - a podcast or a .pdf file. Go ahead - you know those secret unicorn sketches would look awesome on a t-shirt. — Wendy Boswell

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 27, 2006, 8:00PM

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So you’ve got the huge project at the office all done, summer’s winding down, and you’re feeling frisky - it must be time for ninja throwing stars.

Folds.net, an origami bonanza, has extremely detailed folding instructions for the basic two-piece throwing star. Each star takes about five minutes to make, less time as you get more confident with your ninja folding skills. Come Monday, your co-workers won’t know what hit them (literally). — Wendy Boswell

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 26, 2006, 8:00PM

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Blogger and chef JoAnna offers some tips for expanding your wine-tasting palette, suggesting that you buy two bottles of the same variety of wine and do a side-by-side taste comparison. When you do, you’ll find:

One will be more acidic…
one will be perfumed more strongly…
one will be clearer in color…
one will have more tannin & astringency…
one will be more…. You get the picture?

If you still don’t feel up to the task, we’ve highlighted several web sites and tips for finding a good wine. Think you know your wine? Let us know how you got so smart in the comments or at tips at lifehacker.com. — Adam Pash

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 25, 2006, 7:30PM

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The Digital Photography School weblog has a great post examining the pros and cons of shooting your digital photos in JPEG versus RAW format.

Whether you’re a professional or amateur photographer, chances are you’ve at least heard of RAW, and we’ve all heard of JPEGs. If you’ve been trying to decide whether you should be shooting in the lossless RAW format or the much more simple, common JPEG, this article should help you understand which approach is best for you.

Since I know we’ve got a lot photographers reading, why don’t you let us know what format you use for most of your pictures (and why) in the comments or at tips at lifehacker.com. — Adam Pash

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 25, 2006, 8:30PM

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Hacking Wireless Networks With The PSP — Hacking Wireless Networks With The PSP — Hacking Wireless Networks With The PSP — Is the PSP spurring a new generation of safety concerns? — One doesn’t often associate a child bearing a portable gaming console as a potential hacker, or, worse, a terrorist.

Source: psp3d.xhardwarereviews.com

Author: Robert A.

Link: http://psp3d.xhardwarereviews.com/index2.php?page…

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Posted by Fepy on Aug 26, 2006, 10:55AM

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