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It's easy to grab a head of pre-chopped lettuce or pre-sliced apples when you're running through the aisles of your grocery store, but as personal finance blog The Simple Dollar points out, you're paying an absurdly high hourly cost for this convenience. More »
Parallels Outdoes VMware Fusion on Most Benchmarks [Virtualization]
If you've had a tough time choosing between Parallels and VMware Fusion for running Windows on your Mac, all-things-Apple site MacTech pitted the two virtualization tools against one another in a giant faceoff. The results: In tests covering boot speed, CPU usage, application performance, CPU speed, graphics, and more, Parallels 5 came out on top of VMware Fusion 3 in every instance; Parallels particularly outdid VMware in graphic performance, which you can see demonstrated in the video above. [MacTech via Gizmodo] More »
Cancel a Print Job Without Waiting Years [Annoyances]
Ever tried canceling a print job in Windows but feel like it takes ages before anything actually happens? It's a common annoyance, and one that helpful Reddit user Shikyo explains and remedies. More »
CapSee Notifies You When Caps Lock Is On [Downloads]
Mac OS X: The caps lock key is possibly the most irritating key on the keybaord, nestled all too close to the A key for fumbling fingers. CapSee gives you an on-screen alert when you turn caps lock on. More »
The Windows 8 Concept Desktop [Featured Desktop]
Reader Saad Baig's desktop shows what a Windows desktop could look like if you made the Windows 7 Superbar really "super", by adding desktop widgets directly into the taskbar, easily accessible even with maximized applications. More »
Get Better at Parallel Parking [Video Demonstration]
We all had that someone—mom, dad, aunt, neighbor—who told us everything we needed to know about parallel parking. Over time, we lose some of it, and pick up bad habits. Drop back into driver's ed with a smart video. More »
Turn Off The Lights Dims Chrome for Enhanced Focus [Downloads]
Chrome: If you're a fan of previously reviewed Firefox add-on YouTube Cinema, you'll want to grab a copy of Turn Off The Lights for Chrome to enjoy the same screen-dimming focus for video, document editing, and more. More »
Remote Potato Streams Windows 7 Media Center Video to Your Browser, Adds Remote Control [Downloads]
Windows 7: Remote Potato is a free application that integrates with Windows 7 Media Center, allowing you to watch and schedule recorded video from the comfort of your browser, no matter where you are. More »