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Enigma Desktop Customization Update Now Available
"Windows only: Reader Kaelri—famous for the beautiful and functional Enigma desktop—has packaged and released version 1.1 of the customization files."Exhaustive List of Free Microsoft Downloads
"Tech evangelist and Microsoft consultant Blake Handler hosts an impressively completist list of free Windows programs offered by Microsoft, dug from the trenches of Del.icio.us tags."Coke Can Clean Your Toilet in a Pinch
"When your toilet's got rings and lime scale stains and you've got no cleaning gear on hand, grab a can of Coke out of the fridge. "Windows 7 Beta Boasts Sub-30 Second Boot Time
"The Windows 7 beta offers a speedier startup than its predecessor: for me the beta boots to a fully functional desktop in under 30 seconds, faster than the preview or Vista."Why Your Self-Handicapping Excuses Don't Work (And How to Fix Them)
"The New York Times takes a revealing look at self-handicapping excuses—like 'I barely slept the night before the test'—and why we create them, as well as the extremely unlikely chance that anyone else buys them."Hard Lessons in the Importance of Backups: JournalSpace Wiped Out
"Blogging service JournalSpace has been completely wiped out after the drives that housed their entire database were overwritten. The problem was that their backups weren't actually backups at all."Build a Hackintosh for under $240
"Industrious tinkers at eclectic technology blog UselessNinjas have put together a guide to building a sub-$240 computer to run Mac OS X. "MyOpenBar Finds You Free Drinks
"MyOpenBar is a web site that catalogs where you can drink for free in major cities across the United States."Most Popular Reliable and Affordable Web Hosts
"Reader Stephanie wanted to know what Lifehacker readers thought were the most reliable and affordable web hosts out there. Here are the top vote-getters."Download and Print the 2009 Compact Calendar
"You're back at work after the holidays and planning out your big projects of the year—time to print out Dave Seah's excellent compact calendar for 2009."