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Reader BishKopt writes in with his ubergeeky system for getting things done with a simple text file format and a script that parses items into separate contexts.

After we showed you how to disable the Caps Lock key, reader Philipp wrote in with his unbelievably geeky use for the otherwise pointless key—by using it to help navigate while editing text. Photo by Mike On Maui

Instead of bloating his system with a fancy information gathering tool, reader Scott decided to take it really old-school—he created a batch file database to store frequently accessed information.

When reader Andreas wrote in to share his desktop configuration, we were stunned at the level of nerdy information we had just encountered—this is perhaps the geekiest desktop we've ever seen.

Mac OS X only: Reader Daniel used his ubergeeky perl skills combined with GeekTool and created a more powerful way to display the current weather conditions on his desktop.

If you're at all familiar with our own brand of free software, Lifehacker Code, then you're no doubt aware that Gina has released several Firefox extensions that roll Greasemonkey user scripts into one killer extension—including Better Gmail,

Reader Robert writes in with his own excellent and ubergeeky method of staying productive—a script that pops up a reminder every so often asking whether you are spending your time wisely.

Windows only: Remember the Milk for Launchy adds tasks to RTM in a flash, complete with due dates, tags, and even notes.

Reader Ryan writes in with his ubergeeky method for sending emails to himself directly from Launchy—a very useful trick to quickly send yourself reminders. To accomplish this hack, Ryan assembled a visual basic script (VBS) file that sends the email using Gmail's SMTP server—the email addresses are hard-coded but the subject line can be entered directly in Launchy.

Reader Brett writes in and explains how to add the currently playing song in iTunes to your Enigma desktop customization—a very useful tweak for your own killer desktop.