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Manage Telecommuters Easily and Securely
IF YOU COULD roll out of bed, commute just 40 feet, work in your robe and fuzzy slippers, and save thousands of dollars on travel expenses, would you do it? And, as a business owner or manager, would you offer the same benefit to your employees?. Implementing a secure and comprehensive telecommuting plan at your business may yield a happier, more productive workforce. According to a survey commissioned by the Computing Technology Industry Association, 67 percent of [+]How to Play DVD Movies on Your Nintendo Wii
FOR HARD-CORE GAMERS, the Wii leaves a bit to be desired. Previous-generation graphics, few games for adults, a weak online community, and a lack of DVD-movie playback are just a few of the Wii drawbacks that have led me to favor another console. Now, however, for anyone who has wished that the Wii could play movies, giving it the capability is easier than ever—no warranty-voiding mod chip required. With just a few simple hacks, you can [+]Sit Up Straight; the Auto-Ban is Here [Announcements]
Our commenters are some of the best on the 'net, and we love each and everyone of you, but sometimes you can be a real pain. Starting today, we're polishing our banhammer and getting strict. Photo source: jurek d.. We've already told you how not to get banned from commenting, and while those rules still apply, recent overall comment quality has deteriorated enough that we're going to start instituting a stricter set of rules that, when broken, [+]The Lime Green Living Room [Featured Workspace]
What do you get when you combine your living space and your home office? If it involves lots of color, a HDTV-as-monitor, plants, and a mountain bike you get RunningDive's office. Lifehacker reader RunningDive doesn't mess around when it comes to meshing his work and play spaces. Living in a small apartment puts space at a premium, and RunningDive opted to turn his living room into combination home office and living space. The result is [+]This Week’s Most Popular Posts [Highlights]
The 10 best Ubuntu downloads, a sneak preview of Office 2010, and swine flu tracking round out this week's most popular posts. Five Best Malware Removal Tools On Thursday we asked you to share your favorite tool for purging malware from your computer. We've tallied the votes and we're back with the top five contenders for best malware removal tool. Top 10 Ubuntu Downloads The reviews are in, and the just-released Ubuntu 9.04, i.e. [+]Who Should We Interview Next? [Interviews]
We're hoping you've enjoyed our recent run of exclusive interviews, ranging from a MythBuster's creative process to recipe-free cooking tips from Michael Ruhlman, and even the Woz himself. Now we're wondering who you'd like us to chat up next. Photo by Duchamp. It's not that we can't think up a few more names and send a few more pleading emails, mind you. We're just looking to bring our readers—the ones who actually page down [+]This Week’s Most Popular Posts [Highlights]
Willpower comes from marshmallows, Twitter is actually useful, and you save money on your major purchases in this week's most popular fare. Learn Willpower Techniques from the Marshmallow TestBack in the 1960s, a researcher learned a lot about willpower from studying hundreds of four-year-olds left alone in a room with a marshmallow or cookie.Six Ways You Should Be Using Twitter (that Don't Involve Breakfast)Twitter has become a nationwide phenomenon, and like any phenom, all the [+]Belvedere Updates, Adds Folder Recursion, Fixes Bugs, and More [Downloads]
Lifehacker's very own automated file manager, Belvedere, has seen its first update in over a year, bringing folder recursion, action confirmations, simple rule enabling and disabling, and a handful of bug fixes. You can see the whole changelog here. All of the changes come courtesy of generous Lifehacker reader Matt Shorts, who's been plugging away at Belvedere since we moved the source code to GitHub. Apart from the changes, Matt rolled Belvedere into a proper [+]
