iOS (Jailbroken): FlashCam sticks two extra buttons on your iOS lock screen that give you quick access to your camera and an LED flashlight. More »
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FlashCam Puts a Camera Shortcut, Flashlight Button on Your iOS Lock Screen [IPhone Downloads]
Posted on August 16, 2011
FlashCam Puts a Camera Shortcut, Flashlight Button on Your iOS Lock Screen [IPhone Downloads]
Posted on August 16, 2011
iOS (Jailbroken): FlashCam sticks two extra buttons on your iOS lock screen that give you quick access to your camera and an LED flashlight. More »
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The Google+ Cheatsheet Is a Quick Reference To Using Google+ [Cheatsheets]
Posted on July 13, 2011
Here’s a handy quick reference with common things you should know about Google+, like how to prevent a post from being shared and hotkeys for more quickly navigating conversation streams. More »
Mega Button Puts Shortcuts to Chrome’s Most Used Settings Right In Your Toolbar [Video]
Posted on June 9, 2011
You can access most of Chrome’s settings from the Wrench menu, but it’s a bit cluttered and hard to navigate quickly. Free extension Mega Button puts shortcuts to some of Chrome’s most accessed settings right in your toolbar. More »
Open Hidden Menu Options with the Shift and Right-Click Shortcut [Shortcut Of The Day]
Posted on May 23, 2011
Right-clicking on a file or folder brings up a context-sensitive menu, but sometimes that menu doesn’t show all your options. Hold down the Shift key when you right-click to find hidden but useful commands like copying a file path or expanding the Send To options. More »
Use the Option Key to Pull Up System Preferences on a MacBook [Mac OS X Tip]
Posted on January 5, 2011
From the files of the Total Mac Beginner Dept.: Some things on a Mac require System Preferences fiddling to fix—keyboard settings, Expose/Spaces, and so on. Press Option and the related function key, and up comes the related preferences. More »
Top 10 Gmail Labs You Should Enable [Lifehacker Top 10]
Posted on January 1, 2011
As if Gmail wasn’t powerful enough, you can find all sorts of goodies and extra features in Gmail Labs. The list is pretty massive, so we’ve narrowed down our 10 favorite labs to help increase your email productivity. More »
How to Remap Any Keyboard Shortcut in Mac OS X [Video]
Posted on December 29, 2010
Is a particular keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X giving you grief? If you want to remap it to something you’d like better, there’s a handy little setting in System Preferences that can help you out. More »
Add Events to Google Calendar From Your Browser’s Address Bar [Shortcuts]
Posted on December 21, 2010
We’ve showed you how to search specific sites straight from the address bar using keywords, but it turns out that same feature can be used to actually add events to Google Calendar. Here’s how to do it. More »
Hold Down Command-Shift-Option-Escape to Quickly Kill a Troublesome Application [Keyboard Shortcuts]
Posted on December 13, 2010
Mac OS X: There are plenty of ways to force quit an application in OS X, but you can do it quickly from the keyboard with this simple key command. More »