This week we introduced you to 10 underhyped webapps, helped your rejuvinate your workspace, and discussed some of the finer points of laptop battery best practices.
Top 10 Underhyped Webapps, 2009 Edition As with rock music, video games, and other awesome pursuits, great web applications often don't get enough credit for what they do well. We're revisiting and updating our favorite underhyped webapps to give a new crop of contenders their due.
Rejuvenate Your Workspace with These Office Supply Favorites We normally leave all-things-gadgetry to our sibling blog, Gizmodo, but office supplies are one territory we can't resist. In the spirit of our Supercharge Your Workspace week, here's a look at 20 of our favorite workspace organizers, note-takers, and accessories.
Unplug Your Laptop Regularly (When In Doubt) A friend replaced her laptop's battery after only two years because it wouldn't hold a charge. I suggested she shouldn't keep her laptop always plugged in, but I wondered—was this outdated geek lore, rendered obsolete by modern batteries?
Building The Ultimate Dorm Desk When you're a DIYer with a desire to build an epic desk for your dorm room, it helps to have access to good tools and materials. One Lifehacker reader used great gear and forward-looking design to craft an ultimate dorm desk.
Five Best Time-Tracking Applications Where does the time go? Whether you need to know for billing purposes or just want a better idea of how your work day is split up, you can always answer that question with a good time-tracking application.
Three Great-but Cheap-Office Upgrades Sometimes the best way to give your workflow a boost is to give your workspace a makeover. Even if money's a bit tight, here's a look at a few cheap ways to spruce up the place where you're earning your keep.
Master the "Why Hire Me" Story to Land a Job So you've finally landed that job interview. Now it's time to seal the deal with a killer interview. How? For one, try mastering your "Why hire me" story.
RemainInPlay Offers 20 Years of Free Retro Games If you're hankering for some nostalgic video game action this weekend, you're in luck. Check out this selection, spanning the last 20 years or so, of commercial games released as freeware.
The Best Sounds for Getting Work Done The right kind of sound can relax your mind, hone your focus, drown out distractions, or get you pumped to kill your to-do list. We've assembled some research and free resources to help you create your own best workspace soundtrack.
Nine Workspaces Where Famous Folks Get Stuff Done Whether you prefer the clean minimalism of Steve Jobs and 37 Signals or the creative chaos of Tina Fey and Pixar, there's a lot to learn from the workspaces of the well-known. We present nine such spaces here for inspiration.
This week we introduced you to 10 underhyped webapps, helped your rejuvinate your workspace, and discussed some of the finer points of laptop battery best practices.