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iPhone/iPod touch only: If recession budgeting meant choosing an iPhone/iPod touch over a Kindle when the dust cleared this holiday season, you're in luck: Stanza is a free and fantastic ebook reader...

With the recession causing enough stress for all of us, the British Medical Journal decides to bust several common medical myths—for example, reading in dim light won't ruin your eyesight, so...

Whether you're gearing up to study for the SAT, ACT, GRE, or you just want to bolster your vocabulary, web site VerbaLearn is an excellent free resource for polishing your lexicon. The demo video...

Digital photo frames are nice, but they're not always terribly attractive. DIY weblog ikea hacker details how to spice up your new digital photo frame with an inexpensive but good-looking picture...

Buried in the fine print of many cellphone contracts is a bit about how you can transfer your plan to someone else—and you can find that someone online. The NY Times reports on...

All-things-Apple weblog TUAW points out a simple Terminal trick to enable half-star ratings in iTunes for finer grained control over your iTunes rating system. The same functionality is available...

It's January 2nd, and you're munching on carrot sticks longing for that box of leftover holiday candy. Come on inside and we'll talk. This is our weekly open comment thread, where you get to talk...

Tech writer Mike Elgan brilliantly argues that while our parents taught us hard work and long hours will lead to success, in the internet age the ability to control what you pay attention to is the...

Windows only: We've already highlighted the best free video conversion tools, but if you want to both edit and convert a video, those apps aren't up to it. That's where Free Video Converter comes in....

The ReadWriteWeb blog bemoans the lack of browser extension support in Google Chrome (so far), and offers a list of handy bookmarklets that can tide you over for now. From Gmail This, to Dictionary,...

iPhone 2.0 only: My most-used app on the iPhone, Google Mobile, has a hidden settings panel called "Bells and Whistles" that lets you customize the colors and sounds. To reveal the new pane, go into...

If you need to increase the volume of an MP3 or WAV file and you're either away from your regular suite of audio-tweaking software or don't have one to begin with, webapp Vloud can help. The web...

Macworld's Dan Frakes shows off his favorite screensavers for Mac OS X in this video clip and many (but not all) are free, including AlphaBabySaver, Big Time Screen Saver, Econ, and Euphoria. Hit...

You're out to lose a few pounds in the New Year, so you braved the scale to record your starting weight—but what about your body fat percentage? The Health Central site offers an online...

iPhone 3G only: The iPhone Dev Team responsible for jailbreaking tools like QuickPwn and PwnageTool release the unappetizingly-titled Yellowsn0w, unlocking software that makes using a different...

The Lifehacker staff is off today recovering from a champagne hangover and writing down our 2009 resolutions. We'll be back tomorrow on our regular posting schedule. Happy New Year!

iPhone/iPod touch only: Tonight we go on our last major holiday binge. Tomorrow we start to work at shedding the extra holiday heft. Weightbot is here to help. The Weightbot iPhone and iPod touch...

Put the web to good use in setting and keeping your New Year's resolutions in 2009. Here are our picks for best free web applications for managing your New Year's resolutions; and if getting fit and...

The free, cross-platform application Dropbox—which readers voted the best file syncing tool available—has updated its web interface, adding new and improved navigation and drag-and-drop...

I want to redesign my company's web site. How do I make a move to do it?Can I restart a Vista machine from another Vista machine on the same network?Is there a good schedule/list site that can help...