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Remains of the Day: A Glimpse at 2019 [For What It's Worth]
Time for a quick look back at the items that hit our radar but didn't quite warrant the full-post treatment—now with more visions of the future! Microsoft Office Labs Vision: 2019 VideoSee video. Love the future. It's unwieldy but awesome. [via Gizmodo]Xandros instant-on platform: Who needs it?New instant-boot Linux platform. Webware does not like. We're still curious. [Webware]Live Search to get new features...oh and a new brand, tooLive Search to rebrand. No one really cares. [+]February 2009’s Most Popular Posts [[this Is Good]]
Before you put the short month of February behind you, let's take a quick look back at this month's most popular posts: Absolutely Amazing Video Game Remake WallpapersDeviantArt member Orioto's high-resolution, you-won't-believe-your-eyes paintings of classic video games for your desktop are a must-see for any gaming enthusiast.YourFonts Turns Your Handwriting Into a Personlized FontYourFonts is a web-based service that turns your handwriting into a TrueType font for free. If you have a printer and scanner, [+]Remains of the Day: Business Card Edition [For What It's Worth]
Time for our daily dose of leftovers—those items across the tubes that caught our eyes today but didn't quite make the cut: Google Me Business Cards: Best or Worst Idea Ever? Provided you've had a say in what Google has to say about you, it's a fun idea. [Gizmodo] LEGO Business Card Don't rank well on Google? You can still prove that you're a (memorable) geek. [Wired via Geekologie] Accessing Mac and windows 7 [+]Hive Five Winner for Best Live CD: Backtrack [Hive Five Followup]
Lifehacker readers apparently love a live CD that is all work and no play. Backtrack, a security-oriented live CD packed with useful tools, took home the crown for top live CD. In a relative close second, the ever popular Linux distro Ubuntu gave a strong showing followed by another Linux distro, Knoppix. If you're interested in checking out more Live CDs and people's motivation for using them, make sure to check out the comments on [+]This Week’s Top Downloads [Download Roundup]
Computer Repair Kit Packs Dozens of Tools in One Portable Package (Windows)Portable system-fixing bundle Computer Repair Utility Kit puts 57 recovery tools into a single package. That gives you easy access to important system utilities without the fuss of building your own toolkit.Make Windows XP Look Like Windows 7 (No Hacking Required) (Windows)The system theme pack installer from NiwradSoft gives your crayola-inspired Windows XP desktop an impressive Windows 7-ish look-without wasting time hacking system files [+]Best Live CDs? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
Live CDs—that is, hard-disk independent tools and operating systems that boot from simple optical discs—are handy for everything from data recovery to test driving new systems. We want to know which one is best. Photo by bulinna. What Live CD has been the most valuable to you? This week we want to hear about the Live CD tools that have made your life easier, saved you time, or both. To qualify for the Live [+]TrapCall Reveals Who’s Behind Blocked Calls [Annoyances]
Free service TrapCall reveals caller ID information from blocked calls, unmasking numbers of blocked calls from telemarketers and prank callers with virtually no extra effort on your part. TrapCall works like this: When you reject or miss a call, your phone forwards those calls to TrapCall's toll free number (you have to follow TrapCall's setup guide to do this). Once sent to TrapCall, the service works its magic on the missed call and then re-routes [+]Properly Erase Your Physical Media [Security]
A whopping 40% of the used hard drives on eBay contain easily recoverable personal data. Use the following guide to ensure your personal data never makes it out into the wild. Photo by AMagill. Kessler International, a computer forensics company from New York, conducted a study of used hard drives available on eBay. Almost half of the hundred drives they sampled, purchased in random bulk lots, contained data that was easily recovered. A shocking amount [+]
