Annoyances

FlashHacker Keeps Flash Videos in Full Screen on Your Dual Monitors [Downloads]

Windows: If you've got more than one monitor, you've probably tried fullscreening a Flash video on one monitor while working in another. The problem: Flash exits fullscreen as soon as you click on something. FlashHacker fixes this problem.

Disable Your Touchpad When You're Typing with AutoHotkey [Annoyances]

Windows: Back in November we highlighted TouchFreeze, a small utility designed to prevent you from accidentally moving your mouse cursor and messing up text that you're typing while you're typing. Reader bobbo33 made an improved version with a clever AutoHotkey script.

Why Google Apps Users Miss Out on Regular Gmail Features—and Some Solutions [Annoyances]

If you've taken the leap and hosted your domain email and other services with Google Apps, no doubt you've noticed that you miss out on services that "regular" accounts get: like Google Reader, Voice, Wave, Analytics, and right now, Buzz. Here's why:

Make the Slimmer Facebook Lite Your Default Facebook View [Facebook Tip]

Facebook Lite is a streamlined and often faster-loading version of the social network all your old friends from school use. If you like how it rolls, you can make it your default view whenever you visit Facebook.

How to Open a Locked Interior Door When You've Lost the Key [Home Remedies]

If you have a lot of interior doorknobs with key locks on them, sooner or later you're bound to lose the key or lock them inside the room. Here's what to do to get back in.When one of my interior doors got locked with the keys inside recently, I learned all I ever wanted to know about lock-picking and doorknob assembly. Locksmiths are expensive, so let me share everything I tried and show you how I eventually got the door open.

BackOff Shortens Long iPhone and iPod touch Sync Sessions [Downloads]

iPhone/iPod touch: If you carry a ton of stuff around on your iPhone or iPod touch, you know syncing it can take forever. BackOff turns off iTunes' automatic backup process so you can sync faster.

Prevent Google Talk on Android from Automatically Signing In [Annoyances]

Do you get inopportune IM chats on your Android phone, even if you haven't activated the Google Talk application? There's a setting in the app that always makes you available. Here's how to turn it off.

Solid-Color Backgrounds Cause 30-Second Login Delay in Windows 7 [Windows 7 Tip]

If you're the type to prefer a seriously minimal desktop—so much so that you choose a solid-color desktop over setting a custom wallpaper—you may be wondering why-oh-why Windows 7 takes so long to boot your machine. Turns out a bug in Win7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 causes a 30-second delay at login.

Make a DIY No-Kill Mousetrap with a Toilet Paper Roll [DIY]

Have a rodent problem but don't have the stomach for traditional mousetraps? Blogger Chris Glass details his simple, inexpensive method for catching a mouse without a mousetrap.His simple methodology?

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