Packard Bell intros Ion-based iMax mini nettop, non-Ion dot netbooks

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/packard-bell-intros-ion-based-imax-mini-nettop-non-ion-dot-netb/

Packard Bell hit a bit of a rough patch with its netbook business earlier this year, but things now seem to be getting back into full swing, with the company not only finally pushing those "dot s" and "dot m" netbooks out the door, but a new Ion-based nettop as well. As you can see above, however, it didn't exactly have too much work to do on the latter (dubbed the iMax mini), which is apparently nothing more than a rebadged Acer AspireRevo. Those similarities also expectedly extend right down to the specs, which include the Ion-complementing Atom N230 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, six USB ports, and an HDMI port. It will interestingly come bundled with a gamepad, however, along with an unfortunately higher £249 price tag (or about $400 US). The two dot netbooks, on the other hand, remain unchanged since we last saw 'em, and should be in UK shops by July with a matching starting price of £249.

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Living Large in an NYC Shoebox [Featured Workspace]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/kMwA0eETae8/living-large-in-an-nyc-shoebox

City living has its perks, but free space usually isn't one of them. Today's featured workspace combines a living area and workspace with an equal dose of technology and well executed design.

Lifehacker reader Sam Laviit lives in a small but well appointed apartment where making the most of space is imperative. The screen real estate provided by his setup would make anyone envious, but especially those of us that spend all day in front of the terminal wishing for a screen just a little bit bigger. A computer rig built on the Intel Skulltrail platform with dual quad-core processors is the brains behind his five screen setup: one 56" HDTV and four 24" monitors in portrait mode. All four monitors are on fully articulating arms which makes it easy to swing, slide, and adjust them into whatever configuration works best for the project at hand. Throw in the wireless mouse and keyboard and Sam has both a space for work and play that puts most to shame. For more pictures of his office check out the link below.






If you have a workspace of your own to show off throw the pictures on your Flickr account and add it to the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Pool. Include some details about your setup and why it works for you, and you just might see it featured on the front page of Lifehacker.

Living Large in a NYC Shoebox [Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Pool]

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Cook For Good Plans Meals for Less than Two Dollars [Saving Money]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/HjocF8GjjMk/cook-for-good-plans-meals-for-less-than-two-dollars

Cook For Good ostensibly wants to help you use less energy and create less waste in planning your meals. The notable side effect, though, is a meal plan that averages a cost of $1.20 per person, per meal.

That per-meal cost, averaged out across each week, is under the standard version of the "spring menu," which utilizes more fresh produce and seasonal ingredients. Go the "green" route, buying local and organic food, and your cart cost comes to about $1.99 per meal; switch back to the "winter menu," and it gets cheaper. All those prices are, as the site's creator points out, less than the individual food stamp allowance in many states.

The menu, devised by a former IBM engineer, is largely vegetarian, though it contains some surprisingly cheap but appealing items: spring onion and mustard green pizza, green egg scrambles, and noodles in spicy peanut sauce, as examples. Some menu days won't really surprise anyone who's made it through college on the cheap, as it leans on beans, peas, and rice fairly regularly. But the day-by-day planning is so comprehensive, and the options so thorough, that those looking to eat healthier, cheaper, or start out on a flexitarian diet will find Cook for Good's offerings a pretty great free resource.

Head over to the site to check out the winter, spring, and supplemental menus, as well as read more about the project. Update: Looks like Cook For Good's a little overwhelmed this morning; check back later for a better chance at access.

Cook for Good [via Serious Eats]

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Netvibes Adds Multiple, Publish-Ready Pages [Start Pages]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/4X2d4U3Oljo/netvibes-adds-multiple-publish+ready-pages

While it lost to iGoogle in our best start page showdown, Netvibes remains a popular platform due to its serious customization powers. With its newest feature, multiple personalized pages, it overtakes the competition as the feed addicts' platform of choice.

We say that will full respect for what other start pages do differently—iGoogle, for instance, offers a wide range of gadgets and widgets, many of them Google-integrated, that provide more than just news and headlines. But with multiple pages, each with their own color and theme, and multiple tabs on each page, it's a lot easier to separate what you're watching for your own gratification, what's actual work knowledge, and, say, your deal-finding start page.

What's more, you can choose to "publish" certain pages, making them accessible without your log-in credentials, and potentially making it really easy to clue your co-workers and friends in on what you think they should be monitoring. If you're still an OPML/XML geek at heart, Netvibes lets you export individual OPML files from each page, so you can still get crazy with the filtering/sharing tools.

Most of the same Netvibes features—drag-and-drop tabs, easy re-ordering, and highly personalized color schemes—are available across and on each page. With features like published pages, alongside Google Reader's user-friendly feed bundles, it seems like RSS is starting to make itself a real attraction to the web-using masses. Tell us what you think of Netvibes' new look and layout in the comments.

Netvibes introduces a new dimension: Multiple Personalized Pages [Netvibes.com Blog via Web Worker Daily]

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Slife 3.0 Time Tracker Becomes a (Paid) Web Service [Time Management]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/lQ5K_X_rCiQ/slife-30-time-tracker-becomes-a-paid-web-service

Slife, the previously mentioned time tracker that tells you exactly how much of your day you're spending on email, in your browser, and inside other applications (along with non-computer tasks, if you log them), has made its Windows and Mac clients much thinner, open-source, and linked them to a new web service that centralizes all your productivity porn. All that is to say, however, that Slife is now a $5/month service—not unreasonable, by any means, but it's worth noting, since the service has gone from free to paid to free to, well, paid once more. Check out Slife 3.0 in the video demonstration below, and tell us what you've thought of Slife in its different versions in the comments. [Slife]

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