Tweaks
Tweak Me! Puts Dozens of Windows Tweaks in a Portable Package [Downloads]
Aug 17th
Windows: Tweak Me! is a powerful and portable tweak manager with support for multiple profiles—a perfect addition to a flash drive toolkit that sees action on a variety of Windows systems. More »
Use JailbreakMe to One-Click Jailbreak Your iOS 4.x Device [Jailbreak]
Aug 2nd
If you’ve chalked jailbreaking your iOS device up as too complicated JailbreakMe is for you. Simply visit JailbreakMe with your iOS device’s browser and enjoy hassle free one-click jailbreaking. More »
How Can I Make iOS 4 Usable on My iPhone 3G? [Ask Lifehacker]
Jul 30th
Dear Lifehacker,
My iPhone has been intolerably slow since I upgraded to iOS 4, and while I know I can downgrade to 3.1.3 if I have to, I was wondering if I can do anything to speed things up on iOS 4. More »
Jailbreak Matrix Matches Your iOS Device to the Right Jailbreak Tool [Jailbreak]
Jul 29th
Confused on what you need to jailbreak your iOS device? Whether you’ve got a brand new iPad or a first-generation iPod Touch, Jailbreak Matrix dishes the dirt on what you need to jailbreak your device. More »
See the Actual Signal Strength on Your Blackberry [BlackBerry]
Jul 28th
Blackberry: If all the talk about the iPhone's reception issues—and how the problem isn't strictly an iPhone problem—has you curious about signal strength, this simple hack will switch your Blackberry signal reporting from bars to actual dBm. More »
System Silencer Performs Actions When Your System Idles [Downloads]
Jul 26th
Windows: Whether you want to launch an application when your computer goes idle or you just want to make sure that your speakers are muted so email notifications don’t annoy your coworkers when you’re away from the office, System Silencer can help. More »
Change the Windows 7 Taskbar Color Sans Special Software or System Tweaks [Taskbar]
Jul 9th
Sometimes it’s the tiniest things that can bug you about a user interface like the color of your taskbar changing as your wallpaper cycles. This simple but clever hack will keep your Aero transparency on but your taskbar colors consistent. More »
Make Your Browser Display Any Web Page’s Keyboard Shortcuts [Firefox Tip]
Jul 2nd
We’re big fans of keyboard shortcuts ’round these parts, but while lots of web pages advertise their shortcuts well, many go unnoticed. Here’s a CSS tweak for your browser that shows which links on a page have keyboard shortcuts. More »
Enable the Ultra-Compact Menu in Google Chrome [Chrome]
Jun 30th
Chrome: Chrome’s interface is already minimalist and compact but if you want to shrink it even further you can collapse the page menu into the wrench menu with a simple command-line flag. More »
CommentBlocker Hides Comments on Web Sites Automatically [Downloads]
Aug 23rd
Posted by The How-To Geek in Downloads
Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): Firefox extension CommentBlocker hides comments on most websites by default, allowing you to toggle them visible only when you want to see them. More »