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Australia's government plans to         The other two are even more
filter all web access, but groups       confusingly simple: simply add an
like Open Internet aren't all that      "s," to make a web address start
concerned. As the advocacy group's      with "https://", and you'll get to
video shows, at least five easy         the encrypted, secure connection
methods can beat Australia's            version of most sites, or add a
filter—and probably any           question mark to the tail end of   

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Need to rename a lot of files in a      the item and goes to renaming the
folder and looking for the fastest      next item, similar to how it works
way possible to do it? Lifehacker       in Internet browsers. In XP (I
reader Platypus Man offers this         don't know about Vista), it just
quick, new-to-us Windows shortcut.      inserted the tab character. If you
OK, so I just found this out and        have to manually rename a lot of
it blew my mind. Maybe everyone         files, it can make it go a lot     

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Mac OS X's application Help menu        in another document. I strike out
is extremely handy, searching for       stories as I move them over.  I
(and pointing out) any action           can tell what's been finished, but
within an application's title bar       I don't destroy what's there in
menu as-you-type. Even better?          case I need to undo or refer to
It's keyboard-shortcut handy, and       something. There's no toolbar
as such can be a real timesaver         button that I could find for       

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Key fobs are handy for keyless          chance of consolidating your key
entry to your car, but carrying         fobs.
around multiple key fobs makes for      In theory it's an incredibly handy
a seriously bulky keychain. With        little trick, but you'll also
that in mind, tech blog Filear          probably want to take extra care
details how to program your             to make sure you don't end up
keyless entry remote with multiple      accidentally unlocking both cars   

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If you want to upload a file to a       and paste that URL in the Select
web site and that file's already        File dialog. When you hit Open,
on another site—say, an           Windows takes care of downloading
adorable dog photo from Flickr to       the file from the original server
your blog—this handy              and then uploads it to the server
shortcut shaves a few steps off         in question without requiring the
how you're probably doing it.           extra steps from you. It's maybe   

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The iPad works great as a handheld      fine details of your vehicle
media consumption device. With two      insurance and AppleCare policies.
strips of velcro, though, you can       Do, however, consider the
give it an easy-mounted home            possibilities of keeping the iPad
anywhere you want to keep it handy.     handy when you're working on a DIY
This clip shows the                     project, as a wall-mounted picture
possibilities—some more           or video frame, and entertainment  

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Android: iTag is a free service         and install the iTag application
and application that offers             on your phone, you can locate your
several tools for                       phone, shut your phone down,
locating—and if necessary,        backup your phone's contacts
remotely wiping the data                before locking it, force your
on—your lost, stolen, or          phone to ring—overriding
misplaced Android phone.                silent mode—and even see if  

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Culinary vagabond and author            here's a video preview of what
Anthony Bourdain mixed up his No        happens on camera:                 

Reservations travel show this week      Saucing pasta, de-boning a chicken
by not traveling anywhere. Instead,     (offered as a non-embed-able video
he invited his fairly well-known        preview), cooking lobster, making
chef friends to demonstrate de-         hamburgers just so, slicing an
boning chicken, making omelettes,       onion—all explained on video,

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Ever wonder how difficult it would      remember: Chain locks work because
be to unlock those sliding chain        you can't slide it open with your
locks common to hotels, dorm rooms,     hand. As you start sliding the
and apartments? If you've got a         lock toward open, the tension
rubber band, apparently it's not        between the wall and the door will
that difficult at all.                  pull the door closed before you    

Blogger and lock-picker                 can slide it all the way open.     

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Technology lover John Pozadzides        my lazy butt and did something
isn't just a whiz at hacking your       about it. So, here is a video of
weak passwords. When his MacBook        me taking a file to my MacBook Pro
Pro's sharp edge dug into his           and doing what Apple should have
wrists one too many times, he made      done long, long ago!               

quick work of that annoyance.           If you want to do it yourself its
Here's how:                             actually quite easy. Just get a    

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