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If you have a desktop device that       the simplicity of this hack we'd
is forever in need of fresh             suggest you proceed with caution
batteries this clever hack will         before just slapping in a homemade
convert your battery-powered            USB battery in all your
device to a USB-powered one with        peripherals. Before installing
little effort.                          your dowel-usb-battery in anything
Mar Bog was sick of replacing the       you'll need to ensure that the     

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You swear you signed a deal for         you've got extended warranties on
that certain price all year, but        items, you can upload those, too.
the customer service rep on the         Niggle It hits you by email,
other end won't hear it. If you're      calendar, and other means to
using Niggle It, you've got a back-     remind you when services or
up copy of contracts and                contracts are expiring, and it's
warranties, plus automated              available by web or iPhone when    

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When you buy cords or cables at         Ethernet cable for $5 (less if
places like Best Buy or the Apple       you're buying more than one).
Store, you normally pay a hefty         You're almost never going to find
price for the convenience.              a good deal on cables at the likes
DeepSurplus sells nearly any cable      of Apple, Best Buy, or other large
you could want, generally for much      retailers. Sometimes the
less than more popular resources.       convenience may be worth it, but   

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Windows 7: Cloud Notes is a handy       puts all your notes in one master
sidebar gadget that puts a Google       document or use multiple documents.
Docs-powered scratch pad right at       A simple set of arrows at the
your fingertips.                        bottom of the notepad interface
Cloud Notes links a small sidebar       allows you to toggle between them.
notepad to your Google Docs             Cloud Notes is freeware, Windows
account for easy capture and note       only. Have a favorite quick-access 

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If Apple's Magic Trackpad appeals       provides step-by-step instructions
to you but you're a Windows user,       for grabbing the Apple Magic
you can still take advantage of         Trackpad patch for Boot Camp,
the multi-touch device on your          extracting the files you need, and
Windows machine by using                installing them on your Windows
abstracted Boot Camp drivers.           machine. This method will provide
Apple made its Magic Trackpad           you with the full gesture support  

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Reader Shin-GO's laptop recently        expansive, so I'm going to be a
went on the fritz, so he put            shameless plug and play the
together this helpful primer for        Lifehacker card and suggest using
taking advantage of your hardware       Dropbox, Google Docs, and/or
warranty when worst comes to worst.     buying an external drive for your
Says Shin-GO:                           non-operating system files. It'll
Since it recently happened to me,       hurt a lot less if the worst comes 

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Almost everyone's carrying              plugging in an extension cord
portable electronic devices in          that's solely meant for the use of
their pockets, and a guest in your      your guests. That way they don't
home is likely to have at least         have to go digging behind your
one device that needs juice. Tuck       sofa or under a table to plug in.
an extension cord away to serve as      We'd expand on this suggestion and
an immediate and accessible guest       include a few essentials on a      

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LaCie XtremKey is a heavy duty          convenience than you are
thumb drive that boasts a thick,        durability, the XtremKey is a nice
waterproof metal case designed to       option. As you can see in the
withstand nearly anything you           cheesy video below, it 2mm pipe
throw at it.                            casing can survive a lot of
Unlike their previously mentioned,      situations a regular thumb drive
keychain-friendly iamaKey, the          would not. (In the image above,    

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Grid-It is a smart, versatile           imagine fitting on a board up to
organizer designed to easily            15"x11".                           

contain all the little items            Grid-It is highly configurable and
roaming around in your bag.             comes in multiple sizes and colors.
Grid-It is made up of a woven grid      Some sizes come with a neoprene
of elastic bands that help keep         sleeve for extra protection. You
your stuff in place. It works           can find it online and at local    

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You spent too much on your              best way to test the quality of a
smartphone or MP3 player to use         potential purchase is to use a
the often low-quality stock             well-recorded song that exhibits a
earbuds or headphones to listen to      nice range of qualities and
your music. But before you go           instruments. For example,
shopping for new cans, gadget blog      classical pieces from well-known
Tested offers a few pointers.           orchestras are often popular with  

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