Firefox 3: 8 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do

The latest version of Mozilla's popular open-source browser enjoyed one of the most successful launches in software history, with a record-setting 8.2 million downloads the first day it was available.

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12 essential apps for tweaking your Mac

Mac OS X, as it ships or gets installed from an Apple DVD, is a mighty impressive operating system, but different people use it in different ways.

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20 tips to help you work smarter with OS X

MacFormat magazine has reached its 200th issue and to celebrate, they've published 200 unmissable Mac tips. Here are 20 that caught our eye. For the full 200, pick up a copy of MacFormat in your local newsagent's - on sale now.

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New clickjacking affects all browsers; cause remains unknown

A team of researchers have pulled their intended presentation on a newly discovered clickjacking exploit, but at the moment, details are slim. Walk carefully tonight—the boogeyman is prowling.

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50 tools to speed up your PC

Is your PC tired and sluggish? Has its get up and go got up and went? If you want a faster system, you could certainly break the bank and buy a new machine. Or you could read this article instead.

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Need a reason to jailbreak your iPhone? Here's ten of them

A jailbroken device can provide much more functionality than a standard iPhone. There is a number of exceptional Apps that are not available through the iTunes App Store, but through Cydia and Installer, both of which are accessible through jailbroken iPhones.Below are ten Apps we think are worth jailbreakng your iPhone for.

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Free, Legal, and Online: Why Hulu Is the New Way to Watch TV

In August 2007 Fox and NBC teamed up to make a "YouTube Killer" that was dubbed "ClownCo." by the blogosphere and was the laughing stock of the online world. "To me, this is the way media always should have been," says Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, and now it looks like Kilar and Hulu might be having the last laugh ....

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Best of the Best: The Hive Five Winners

Our Hive Five feature series answers the most frequently asked question we hear at Lifehacker: "What's the best tool for the job?"

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10-Step Guide to Buying a Used Laptop That Works

Buying second-hand products is always cheaper and friendly to the environment, but it’s easy to be discouraged by the stories of broken laptops purchased from eBay. To quell these fears and make green computing easy for everyone, here is a 10-step checklist on how to avoid high-tech lemons.

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7 sexy hybrids you can't (yet) buy

The Toyota Prius changed the market — and automakers are responding

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Review: EFiX Dongle Perfectly Transforms PC to Mac

When we first heard about EFiX—a simple USB dongle that'll let you magically install Leopard on your PC—it sounded too fantastic to be true. Well, I used it to turn my gaming PC into a Mac Pro over the weekend, and I'm somewhat amazed to say this, but it works perfectly.

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5 Apps For Painless Windows Reformats

Thanks to customers who can't avoid spyware and trojans to save their lives, I've gotten pretty quick at backing up, reformatting, and finishing off Windows installs. I've got five core tools that I use to get the job done, and here they are.

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