- Grab iPhone-Mounting Application Phone Disk Free Through Dec. 1 (Windows/Mac)
Phone Disk mounts an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad natively in Windows or Mac OS X, just like a removable USB drive. The developers have extended a free download period until Dec. 1, so snag it sooner rather than later. - 8pen Is a Speedy Gesture-Based Keyboard for Android Phones (Android)
8pen is a brand new gesture-based keyboard for Android phones that looks totally different than other keyboards, feels totally different than other keyboards, and is surprisingly speedy and fun to use. - Better Facebook Makes the New Facebook Font Readable, Adds Tons of Other Tweaks (Chrome/Firefox/Opera/Safari)
If you're unhappy with Facebook's new small font size (or other annoyances), userscript Better Facebook gives you over 75 extra options with which you can tweak Facebook to your liking. - SSDLife Keeps You Informed of Your Solid-State Drive's Health and Lifespan (Windows)
We all know solid-state drives take a bit of care, so if you want to keep track of how your SSD is faring health-wise, free utility SSDLife will let you know. - Bluemind Is an Ultra-Lightweight Mind Mapping Application (Windows)
If you're looking for a lightweight mind mapping tool to tuck on your flash drive, Bluemind is a speedy option with easy keyboard and GUI navigation, plenty of customization options, and support for multi-format exporting. - Skyfire Plays Flash Video on the iPhone, Is Now Available in the App Store (iOS)
Skyfire is an alternate web browser for the iPhone that lets you play back Flash videos on your iPhone. It's also a great all-around tabbed web browser. - DVD Player Patch Allows Skipping of Trailers and Warnings on Macs (Mac)
If your iMac or MacBook doubles as your portable DVD player, you'll find the usually un-skip-able trailers, advertisements, and piracy warnings not just time wasting, but battery draining. Get ultimate control of your DVDs with this unofficial software patch. - Adium Hits 1.4 and Adds Twitter, IRC, and Tons of Fixes (Mac)
Adium, the cross-protocol IM and communication client that's basically a Mac-styled cousin to Lifehacker favorite Pidgin, is out in official 1.4 form. Along with lots of fixes and upgrades from the long-running betas, there's Twitter and IRC support added here. - Chrome 9 Lands in Dev Channel with Numerous Little Tweaks (Windows/Mac/Linux)
There's a lot of work going on in the background, but Dev Channel subscribers of Google Chrome might not even notice they've been upgraded overnight to Chrome 9. - Skype 5 Beta for Mac Adds Group Video Calling, Address Book Integration (Mac)
Mac users get both an upgrade to the group chat video calling features already in Windows and more Mac-like looks and Address Book integration in the latest Skype beta, along with easier contact search and call controls.
