Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/356367996/invoice-for-free-with-curdbee
Free online invoice manager CurdBee generates and tracks email invoices for your client that include Google Checkout and PayPal integration to accept payments. Customize your invoices with a logo and color scheme and bill in various currencies to make life easier on your international clients. CurdBee is free to use. Thanks Sean!
Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/356496273/philipp-lenssens-top-google-apps-tips
Google expert Philipp Lenssen dishes up the latest news about Google and its features at his daily blog, Google Blogoscoped. Author of the new O'Reilly book, Google Apps Hacks, Lenssen takes some time out of his busy schedule today to share some of his best tips for using Google Apps from Gmail to web search to Google Docs.
Lifehacker mentioned Gmail Labs' experimental features the day they launched back in June, but I just wanted to mention my favorite experimental feature of them all: a Quick Link to your unread mail. Now first of all, let me say there's several user types in Gmail (as Gmail designer Kevin Fox explained), and if you're the kind of Gmail user who archives mails as soon as they're read, you won't need the following tip. If, however, you let everything flow into your inbox but you don't like to archive read mails, creating an "Unread mail" quick link comes in handy.
To do so, just click on Settings on top and switch to the Labs tab. Check the "Enable" box next to Quick Links. Approve by hitting Save Changes at the bottom. Now search Gmail for in:inbox is:unread (without the square brackets) and in the Quick Links box appearing to the left side, click Add Quick Link. Enter "Unread" for the title and approve the dialog. Next time you want to see all your unread mails in one go, just click the Unread link to the l! eft!
What's happening here? Well, the Google Labs have a member called Google Sets. (Being from 2002, it's the oldest member still listed in the Labs, too.) This tool
automatically expands a given set of items. Like "Batman" and "Superman," but also anything else that could be thought of as a group. For instance, entering "google" and "yahoo" also shows "altavista," "lycos" and "msn." Entering "tom cruise" and "nicolas cage" yields "brad pitt," "angelina jolie," "johnny depp," and others.
+something to your name in your email address to better sort incoming mails. For instance, if your name is John Doe and you wanted to separate work mail from family mail, you can use john.doe+work@gmail.com and john.doe+family@gmail.com... and then create a filter in Gmail to differently label incoming mail to these two addresses. Just use the Create ! a Filter link in Gmail, and enter your customized email in the "To:" field.
On that note, you can also remove the dot in the name of your email—as in johndoe@gmail.com — and messages still reach you fine. (On yet another note, is there anybody out there who's actually really named John Doe? He must get an awful lot of spam.)
http://example.com/archive/102.html—and hit the search button (you can also use the link: operator preceding your URL, though Google adds that one automatically for you). To the right hand side you can now sort the results by date, and you'll see the latest other blogs linking to yours.
As another interesting way to keep updated on discussions circling around your blog, company, or person, you can also use Google News Alerts (for extra usefulness, include spelling errors in alerts you set up—like ["acme inc" OR "amce inc"]).
Have you ever had a chance to see the Google Answers service while it was still active? Google shut it down for actual usage a while ago, but while it was live, it was a nice service to ask a paid question and then have a researcher get back with an answer to you (somewhat similar to Yahoo Answers, but in higher quality... if I may say so as an ex-Google Answers Researcher in 2002). However, there's a cool replacement for this service: Uclue. In fact, they have nothing but ex-Google Answers Researchers on board; I'm using that site quite a bit myself. 
site: operator. To see all images Google crawled on Lifehacker, for instance, you'd search Google Images for site:lifehacker.com. This returns around 24,200 images, though as things go, Google will restrict you to look at around the first 1,00! 0 pics. Note that you can combine this search type with other keywords, too—like the keyword "screenshot"—and you can also mix it with other settings from the advanced image search page... like by checking the "faces" box to show faces only (with 108 results for that one on Lifehacker).
First, let's assemble a list of some Gawker blogs. Open up a page at NickDenton.org and note down the URLs of the site names, like http://gizmodo.com, http://gawker.com! , http:/ /kotaku.com, and http://lifehacker.com. Now jump to the Google Custom Search Engine service and hit the "Create..." button. Name your search engine—I'm using "Gawker Search"—and provide something for the other fields as well. Leave the "Search engine keywords" field empty, but in the "Sites to search" field, enter the URLs you assembled above one by one. Hit the Next, and then the Finish button, and you're done. You can now visit your Google Custom Search Enginbe's homepage (as listed in the dashboard) and enter a keyword as usual—you'll see the results will be restricted to those hosted at the sites you previously provided.
To search for content using this license only, skip Google's normal search box and go right to their Advanced Search, as linked from the Google homepage. On that page, expand the part linked as "Date, usage rights...." Select "free to use or share" or a similar license in the "Usage rights" field, and enter a keyword on top as usual. Now when you hit the Advanced Search button, you'll note how pages in the results are using the CC license; clicking on the respective license on a page will let you know what specifically you can do with this content, as there are different CC frameworks available.
For more Google power tips, check out our top 10 obscure Google search tips, and top 10 Google products you forgot all about.
What are your favorite Google Apps power tips? Post 'em up in the comments.
Philipp Lenssen is from Germany and started Google Blogoscoped in Malaysia in 2003. He is the author of Google Apps Hacks, a new book published by O'Reilly.
Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/356697630/mixin-simplifies-collaborative-scheduling
what @where when, like "Rock Band @Adam's at 7") to enter events via SMS or IM. You can also let your friends know where you are for a possible impromptu meet-up with Mixin. Check out a video demonstration of how Mixin works.
Windows only: Free software YouTube File Hack is a standalone application and Internet Explorer integrated menu item that downloads videos to your desktop from the popular video sharing site. Simply run the application, enter the URL of the YouTube video you want to view offline, and press the Download button. When all is said and done, you'll have an FLV file for watching offline (we recommend the free VLC player to do so).
To use the Internet Explorer integration, navigate to any web page, right click on a YouTube video link, and choose the "Download this YouTube Video" option from the right-click menu. (Note that the "Download this" menu item displays regardless of whether a video is present or not.)
YouTube File Hack is one of several ways to download YouTube video clips. Let's review just a few of our favorite options:
Currently, YouTube File Hack works with! in Inter net Explorer only; the software is a free download for Windows only. What's your favorite way to download YouTube clips? Let us know in the comments.
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/357144649/
Filed under: Laptops
Intel's barely out the door with Centrino 2, but those in the know are already getting ready for Nehalem -- so get used to hearing the "Calpella" codename a lot more, since it's apparently what Intel is calling its next laptop platform. In addition to supporting WiMAX in addition to b/g/n WiFi, the new chipset rearranges things from Intel's typical package, with the memory controller moving onto the CPU and a new integrated chipset called Ibex Peak-M handling many other duties. Like all processor / chipset roadmaps, this one is definitely still in flux -- and it's a Digitimes rumor, so expect things to significantly change by the time the first Nehalem laptops hit the street in the second half of 2009.
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/356816294/
Filed under: Desktops
SHARPÒ INTRODUCES ENTRY-LEVEL LINES OF FULL HD 1080P WIDESCREEN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY TELEVISIONS
New Models Provide Stunning High-definition Viewing & Stylish Slim-Line Designs at Competitive Prices
MAHWAH, N.J., August 5, 2008 - Sharp, a worldwide leader in flat-panel Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Televisions, is expanding its large-screen SB series of LCD HDTVs, making the sought-after high-definition (HD) experience available to more consumers. The SB series (LC-52SB55U, LC-46SB54U and LC-42SB45U) provides consumers with affordably-priced Full HD, big-screen options, available in 52- 46-, and 42-inch screen size class units (diagonal 52 1/32", 45 63/64 and 42 1/64" respectively), some of the most popular screen sizes today. All three feature Full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080 resolution), and are cased in a glossy piano-black bezel.
"As the demand for high-definition home entertainment continues to rise, we are creating a wide range of reasonably-priced HDTVs that incorporate Sharp's esteemed picture quality and renowned features," said Bruce Tripido, associate vice president, marketing, Entertainment Products Division, Sharp. "The large-screen SB series of LCD TVs opens up the high-definition viewing experience to a wider audience, providing an affordable, yet high-quality option for consumers."
Helping! more co nsumers create a true high-definition home theater, the large-screen 1080p SB models feature Sharp's Spectral Contrast Engine for deep blacks and crisp images. All three models also feature an impressive pixel response time of 6ms (6.5ms on the LC-42SB45U), providing excellent picture quality on fast-moving action scenes, and wide viewing angles so the TV can be viewed from virtually any seat in the room.
Additionally, these sets come fully equipped with built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuners and an array of inputs, including four HDMITM on the LC-52SB55U, two on the LC-46SB54U and three on the LC-42SB45U, as well as two HD component terminals on each. All models feature a dedicated PC input so the TV can also act as a PC monitor. An OPC Power Save function automatically adjusts luminance to room brightness and lighting conditions.
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