Ultraportable notebooks are finally fast enough that we can use them as our main machines. But damn, the SSDs they pack are small—how are you supposed to fit your entire music library on one of these? You're not. More »
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How To Keep Your iTunes Library When It Won’t Fit on Your Hard Drive [How To]
Posted on July 28, 2011
Top 10 Micro-Apps for Windows and Mac OS X [Lifehacker Top 10]
Posted on April 9, 2011
Your Windows system tray and Mac OS X menubar have become prime real estate for highly functional micro-applications that provide easy access to information, settings, and tasks. Here are our top ten favorites for both Windows and Mac. More »
Grab iPhone-Mounting Application Phone Disk Free Through Dec. 1 [Dealhacker]
Posted on November 2, 2010
Windows/Mac: Phone Disk mounts an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad natively in Windows or Mac OS X, just like a removable USB drive. The developers have extended a free download period until Dec. 1, so snag it sooner rather than later. More »
Repurpose a Shoe Organizer for Compartmentalized Cable Storage [Cable Management]
Posted on October 19, 2010
Keep cables organizes, especially those that you use just enough that putting them in deep storage at the back of the closet isn’t practical, is a challenge. Repurpose an over-the-door shoe organizer for easy but out of sight cable organization. More »
What’s the Best Way to Safely Store Terabytes of Data on the Cheap? [Ask The Readers]
Posted on October 8, 2010
Individual hard drives are becoming ridiculously cheap, but as they pile up to create massive storage arrays the cost gets pretty massive as well. What’s your best bet for storing huge amounts of data affordably? More »
Clever Overhead Storage Hack Bolts Containers to Your Garage’s Ceiling [DIY]
Posted on July 29, 2010
Smart DIYer Tluweyen details how to mount storage containers to the ceiling of your garage—a perfect project for households desperate for more storage space that don’t have a lot of extra room in the garage. More »
Phone Disk Mounts iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad as USB Disks in Finder [Downloads]
Posted on July 8, 2010
Mac only: iPhone users have been able to browse the contents of their device using apps like previously mentioned iPhone Explorer for awhile, but Phone Disk integrates it with OS X, mounting your iPhone in the Finder instead of a separate app. More »
IPhone – Smartphones – Handhelds – Apple – iPod Touch
Turn a Cheap Curtain Rod into a Lid Organizer [DIY]
Posted on June 28, 2010
Storing pots and pans is annoying. The pots nest so nicely but finding the right spot for the lids is a chore. Hang them easily with this clever and cheap project. More »
Do it yourself – Home & Garden – Recreation – Shopping – Hang Gliding
Top 10 Hard Drive Upgrades and Fixes [Lifehacker Top 10]
Posted on April 24, 2010
You should never feel like your hard drive is holding out on you. Anyone should be able to back up, recover files, boot multiple systems, upgrade, or otherwise improve their storage space. These tips explain the possibilities and procedures. More »
iPhone Explorer Turns Your iPhone or iPod touch into a Disk Drive [Downloads]
Posted on February 11, 2010
Windows/Mac: Unfortunately the iPhone and iPod touch lack the ability older iPods had to run in Disk Mode. That’s where iPhone Explorer steps in, allowing you manually manage files on your device, or just use it as a flash drive, without jailbreaking.
iPhone browser is a lightweight application that has an easy drag-and-drop interface that lets you browse the contents on your iPhone. You can manually transfer your photos, music or movies from your device back to your computer, or just add files to the iPhone and fill up the unused space as extra storage. There’s even an image preview for transferring photos. The best part about the whole thing, though, is that you don’t need to jailbreak to use it. If you do have a jailbroken device, though, iPhone Explorer becomes even more useful—It can access the root of jailbroken phones and browse the files inside, with no need for complicated SSH setups.
The only issue I had was that multiple selection didn't work so well—whether I was trying to transfer files to or from my iPod touch, doing it one file at a time worked much better than trying to do more. So if you need to transfer large batches of files, you may be better off putting them in a folder beforehand to avoid crashes.
iPhone Explorer is a free download for Windows and Mac OS X 1.5+, requires iTunes 8 or 9 to use.
