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So you want to create an iTunes account to download the latest free iPhone apps from Apple’s App Store? The only catch is that it requires you to enter a credit card number. If you prefer not to give Apple your credit card info at this time (or some other way of getting your money), [...]

Google has created a new language for writing programs for their Android mobile platform. The language is called Simple and it resembles BASIC as can be seen from the Simple Language Definition (pdf). By making it easy to write programs for Android, Google may attract more developers to their mobile platform. That would be a [...]

As you are traveling around the world, knowing a bit about your host country can be valuable. It can help you avoid embarrassing situations or it can help you close that business deal. This is where websites like Travel Etiquette (via Lifehacker) or Buzzle come in handy. The descriptions for the countries and cultures I [...]

Changing the extension on a file can be very useful, but Windows does not make it easy. However, if you turn on “show file name extensions” in Windows, you can change the extensions by simply renaming the files. Microsoft explains how to show or hide file name extensions on Vista. And Media College explains how [...]

Revision control systems (Wikipedia) manage multiple versions or revisions of documents. It is often used by software developers to manage their source code, but it can be useful for anyone. Have you ever made a change to a document, saved it, and later wished you had an earlier version of it? If so then you [...]

Symbolic links are used all the time on Linux and Unix systems, but I didn’t know they existed on Windows. It turns out, however, that Windows 2000 and higher also supports symbolic links — or junctions as they are called. You can use the program Junction v1.05 to create a link between two directories. This [...]

Windows XP and Vista offer only limited ways to control window placement and size on your screen. Sometimes the built-in features are not enough. For example, on my Windows XP laptop, I use one screen resolution on the laptop screen and another screen resolution on the monitor attached to my docking station. When I undock [...]

The Copy Paste Character website (via Lifehacker) makes it easy to copy and paste special characters. The website is very simple: It presents you with a set of a hundred or so of the most common special characters written in a large font. The set includes accented letters, various quotes, math and numbers, and signs. [...]

The web is buzzing with the news that Google is coming out with Google Wave: Google Wave: A Complete Guide by Mashable Google Wave “Is What Email Would Look Like If It Were Invented Today” by Lifehacker Could Google Wave Redefine Email and Web Communication? by Mashable Google Wave: Google Tries to Reinvent Email by [...]

SmashingMagazine (via Lifehacker) has collected 70 beautiful wallpapers for dual-screen desktops. The wallpapers are from a variety of places. If you use a dual-monitor desktop, then this is a good place to start looking for stunning wallpapers.