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Ripping audio from a YouTube video      you can specify where the track
isn't a new trick, but Dirpy            begins recording and where it ends,
Studio is one of the most polished      and you can edit the ID3 tags
tools around. Don't just rip the        before you download it. The
audio as a generic MP3, rip the         plethora of options is a far cry
portion you want with the ID3 tags      from the simple one-size-fits-all
you assign.                             MP3 downloads provided by most     

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Nobody recommends bottling up your      brain chemicals and other
anger, but venting your                 behavioral reinforcements at work.
frustrations may actually be much       If you get accustomed to blowing
worse. Quiet reflection may be the      off steam, you become dependent on
best cure for pent up frustration.      it.
Photo by Eat Our Brains                 Common sense says venting is an
David McRaney, of the excellent         important way to ease tension, but 

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Boomering is a Chrome and Firefox       can also choose a specific time.
Extension that helps you schedule       What's really nice about
the emails you send and receive         scheduling with specificity is
for a later time. It's currently        that you don't have to entire an
in private beta, but we've got 2,       exact date and time stamp if you
000 invites so you can give it a        don't want to. You can enter
try.                                    things like "next Wednesday" or    

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If you have some pipe left over         various pipes.
from your last DIY project you can      When you're done you'll have a
easily turn it into a fun lawn          triangular rack of pipes of
game with some creative sawing and      varying heights that are quite
painting.                               tricky to successfully sink a
Team Saturday, a division of This       lobbed tennis ball into. Check out
Old House focused on fun weekend        the video above to take a peek at  

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Windows: GooReader is a desktop         easy to use search.
application for Google Books that       In addition to enhancing the
allows you to search, read, and         display and search functions of
even download the books and             Google Books the premium version
magazines you find.                     ($20) also supports saving and PDF
The web-based interface for Google      creation—only documents
Books is functional, if a bit           available for download, GooReader  

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Still confused about what Twitter       could in print or in conversation.
is? Wondering what separates            It ranges from simple explanations
Windows 7 from its predecessors?        (such as how to choose a safe
Web site Animated Explanations          password) to more advanced
provides video descriptions and         questions (such as "what is IPv6?
demonstrations answering popular        "). Whether you're looking for
questions in technology, health,        information yourself or you're     

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If you're looking for a one-stop        range of format conversions Online-
web-based tool for converting           ConVert has a bunch of little
media from one format to another        features that make it a pleasure
Online-ConVert supports dozens of       to use—despite it's
conversions including obscure           initially clunky looking interface.
formats often overlooked by other       Online-ConVert supports both file
web-based converters.                   upload and URLs—we had no    

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If you're fed up with waiting for       extracted folder. Inthere you will
the official Netflix app to make        find the Netflix.app folder.SSH
it to your iPhone, here's a way         into your iPhone and copy the
you can hack the Netflix iPad app       Netflix.app folder to either
to work on your jailbroken iPhone.      /Applications/ or
The process is fairly simple but        /private/var/stash/Applications/.
takes a bit of work. In a nutshell,     Change the permission on the       

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Compile your favorite online            order you like, and begin watching
videos from YouTube (and other          instantly. You can save up to
sites, like Vimeo, soon) into a         three hours of continuous play per
single, continuously playing            "tape" and share links to your
channel with webapp Dragontape.         Dragontape playlist.
A simple search, drag, and drop         Dragontape is currently in beta
will get you started, or you can        and requires Flash for video       

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With the slow introduction of           TUAW's mod merely consists of some
video chat on smartphones, you may      cardboard, duct tape, and the top
be looking for a way to save            of a wire hanger. It certainly
yourself some arm strain while          isn't the prettiest hack around,
chatting. Apple blog TUAW has           but they certainly did their
created a cheap but useful hanger       homework on it. Each nook and
that mounts your phone on your          cranny in it has a purpose,        

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