This week we highlighted 10 Google settings you should know, helped you find a good place to catch the Olympics online, helped you share large files with your friends, and a whole lot more.
Top 10 Google Settings You Should Know About As the outcry over Google Buzz's privacy has shown us, it's smart to explore settings in Gmail, along with other places you're sharing data with the search giant. Let's take a look at 10 privacy, convenience, and annoyance fixers you should know.
Where Can I Watch the Olympics Online? Dear Lifehacker, I'm a huge fan of the winter Olympics and I don't want to miss a minute of coverage. Where can I watch the games online?
Make Images 3D sans Goofy Glasses 3D pictures are interesting, but they rely on glasses that alter the way your left and right eye perceive images. This cool 3D image-creation technique doesn't require glasses but still produces a 3D illusion.
What's the Easiest Way to Share Large Files and Media with Friends? When you want to to share music, movies, photos, or other files online, you've got countless options. We've examined most, and for our money, one tool emerges on top of the heap for its ease of use, wide support, and all-around excellence.
Five Best Netbook Operating Systems Netbooks—the low-power and lightweight mini-notebooks that have surged in popularity—practically beg for some tweaking and customization to increase the functionality of their diminutive screens and relatively wimpy processors. Find yourself the perfect netbook operating system from this fine selection.
Full Screen Weather Is a Giant, No-Frills Weather Map 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 data for nothing but maps and up-to-the-minute weather info.
Fav4.org Is a Dead Simple but Very Attractive Start Page Start pages are a dime a dozen, but considering how many times you open a new tab every day, it's nice to have something attractive to look at. Web site Fav4.org is a minimal start page that's easy on the eyes.
Adjust Your Car Mirrors to Fully Cover Your Blind Spots The way most drivers, and car makers, keep their side mirrors doesn't actually cover the blind spot outside the driver's vision. Car and Driver illustrates a car mirror setup that, once you get used to it, could prevent lane change freak-outs.
Which Social Network Is Right For You? Between Twitter, Facebook, and Google's new social networking tool, Buzz, it's hard to turn a corner without running into another social network. But how do you know which networking tool fits you best? We're here—with big charts and all—to help.
Remains of the Day: Why Piracy Works Edition A fed up movie-watcher explains in pictures how buying is more hostile to consumers than pirating, a school spies on students at home through webcams, and Bill Gates gives a great presentation.
This week we highlighted 10 Google settings you should know, helped you find a good place to catch the Olympics online, helped you share large files with your friends, and a whole lot more.