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This Week’s Top Downloads [Download Roundup]
Sep 4th
- HTC Home Brings the HTC Weather Widget to Windows 7 (Windows)
If you’re sporting an HTC phone with the HTC user interface you may have grown fond of the combination clock and weather forecasting widget. HTC Home ports the HTC interface from your phone to your Windows desktop, complete with animations. - CyanogenMod 6.0 Released, Brings Custom Froyo Goodness to Tons of Android Phones (Android)
Cyanogen’s been putting up release candidates for the Froyo-based version 6.0 for awhile, but if you’ve been waiting for something more stable, you can now get the unbeatable combination of Froyo and Cyanogen for your Android device. - iTunes 10 Gets a Streamlined Interface, Adds a Social Network for Music (Windows/Mac)
If you were hoping for a totally redesigned, less twiddly iTunes 10, you’re out of luck. But Apple added a social tool, Ping, for following artists and friends’ tastes and tracking concerts. And your music list looks a bit tidier, too. - Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Adds New Photo Manager, Improves Multimedia Experience (Linux)
An early look at the next release of Ubuntu’s Linux desktop hit the web late yesterday. What’s in 10.10, or “Maverick Meerkat,” for desktop users? Besides app updates, there’s a new photo manager, improved multimedia controls, better Ubuntu One syncing, and more. - Chrome Stable Updates to Version 6 with Extension Syncing and Form Autofill (Windows/Mac/Linux)
Two years after its inception, web browser Google Chrome reaches version 6 in its stable release today, bringing with it the much sought-after extension syncing, form autofill and autofill syncing, and an even more streamlined UI. - Steam Mover Relocates Applications to Free Up Space on Your Primary Drive (Windows)
If your primary hard drive just isn’t large enough to hold all the software you need on a day-to-day basis, then Steam Mover is the perfect tool for the job-assuming you have another storage drive handy. - WiFi File Explorer Manages Your Android SD Card from a Web Browser (Android)
Missing your USB cord, or just too lazy to grab it? WiFi File Explorer turns your Android SD card into a small web server, so you can transfer files, stream media, and otherwise control your content across a Wi-Fi network. - Plex/Nine Adds Hardware Acceleration, Better Metadata Handling, and iOS Streaming App (Mac)
Plex, the XBMC-based media center app for Macs with gorgeous looks, has updated in a big way, though with few new features. That’s because Plex is rebuilding itself and making room for new uses, like its iOS streaming app. - FilerFrog Puts Truly Helpful File Operations in Windows’ Context Menu (Windows)
You probably do a lot of things to files and folders that could be easily automated. Enter FilerFrog, a free Windows add-on that adds image resizing, file renaming, encryption, listing, path copying, and other abilities to your right-click options. - True Time Tracker Lets You Know How You’re Spending Your Time With Minimal Setup (Windows)
Free app True Time Tracker is extremely simple: Just start it up, let it run in the background, and it will create numerous charts detailing what programs you run, what sites you visit and how much time you spend idle.
JayCut Is a Great Web-Based Video Editor [Video Editing]
Sep 3rd
If you need to edit some video away from your home, free web-based video editor JayCut will likely get your project going, whether you need simple cutting and pasting or text, transitions, and impromptu audio recording. More »
We All Scream for Ice Cream in This Week’s Open Thread [Open Thread]
Sep 3rd
Still hotter than you’d like this late in the summer? We’re serving out scoops of your favorite productivity ice cream in this week’s open thread. More »
Google Wave Lives On (in a Box) [Google Wave]
Sep 3rd
Google has announced that despite Wave’s demise as a Google App, its open source code will continue to be developed into a fully-functional application available to anyone with the desire to host it. More »
How To Make Money With Your Blog (With Case Studies As Proof)
Sep 2nd
People often come to me as an expert at monetizing blogs. Although my experience making money online is not limited only to blogs, I’ve been able to extract a lot of income from not necessarily a lot of traffic.
For example, my pro…
Remains of the Day: Spotting Android Scams and Malware [For What Its Worth]
Sep 2nd
A look at how to weed out crapware in the Android Market, losing the ugly stickers on laptops, and Spotify joins the Sonos ranks. More »
Sign Up to Test Full Google Service Integration with Google Apps [Google Apps]
Sep 2nd
In May Google announced that Apps users will get all Google Services; this week, certain Google Apps users (including some of us at Lifehacker) have been receiving invitations to test full-featured Google services with their Google Apps account. Want to take the plunge? You can find the signup form here. [Wired] More »




