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13th February 2010

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Buzz Drops Auto-Following, Won't Automatically Connect to Google Services, Adds Better Disable [Updates] →

After a week’s worth of complaints and confusion, Google is updating Buzz to address many of the privacy concerns and annoyances raised by the new social networking service. The update brings…

12th February 2010

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Divvyshot Offers Simple and Open Photo Sharing [Photo Sharing] →

More and more you’ll find yourself not being the only photographer at an event. Divvyshot offers a simple way to not only share your own pictures, but to create open albums others can contribute…

12th February 2010

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Online Image Editor Aviary Now Entirely Free [Free] →

Aviary Phoenix, a really powerful and reader favorite online image editor, used to charge $25 per year for private online image saving and other select features. As of yesterday, though, the…

12th February 2010

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Greek Mythology →

We almost choked on our coffee this morning when we saw this cartoon in the Economist:

Yes, it would seem that the venerable British magazine is not taking Greece’s economic recovery…

12th February 2010

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Is It Compatible? Shows If Your Current Extensions Are Upgrade Safe [Downloads] →

Firefox: Every new version of Firefox offers enticing new features, but the real question is whether or not your beloved Firefox extensions are ready for the jump. Is It Compatible? puts the…

12th February 2010

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Turn Google into Your Personal Napster with a Bookmarklet [Google School] →

Last week Lifehacker reader UnMicD offered a simple bookmarklet for searching Craigslist in our #openthread. Over at the Productive Geek forums, user Brady modified that bookmarklet to…

12th February 2010

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Fonolo Skips Automated Customer Service Phone Trees, Now on iPhone [Downloads] →

iPhone only: Fonolo is a clever webapp for bypassing automated calling trees when phoning corporate customer service lines. Now the service has an iPhone app with the same great features as the…

12th February 2010

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Full Screen Weather Is a Giant, No-Frills Weather Map [Weather] →

We’ve always liked Weather Underground for its no-nonsense, real-time weather info. Today they’ve released a new service called Full Screen Weather that mashes up Google Maps with weather…

12th February 2010

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Despite Privacy Issues, People Are Willing to Give Buzz a Chance [What You Said] →

On Wednesday we asked you to share your first impressions with Google Buzz, and despite all the privacy issues and a whole lot of new inbox clutter, Lifehacker readers are willing to…

11th February 2010

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LookInMyPC Is a Must-Have Tool for Computer Troubleshooting [Downloads] →

Windows only: LookInMyPC generates a complete report of what’s going on in a computer—from hardware to software, and everything in between. After playing around with it, this writer wouldn’t…