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Android and Mac/Windows/Linux: If you don't want to deal with your phone while you're at your computer, free app Android Notifier will send all your phone's call, SMS, and battery notifications to your desktop. More »

Got some spare time on your extra day off? Why not put it to good use in your kitchen, backyard, or entertainment center? Here's a few great projects you can pull off in your spare time today. More »

Whether you're trying to increase your security at an internet café, tunnel your way to your home computer from your cubicle, or leave no trace on your friend's borrowed computer, a flash drive turned portable privacy toolkit is invaluable. More »

Last year YouTube opened YouTube Shows, sharing dozens of classic TV shows and a spattering of movies. Now they're back with a more focused—albeit colorful—effort on the movie-sharing front. More »

Facebook may be the de facto social network of, frankly, almost everyone, but that doesn't mean you have to use Facebook exactly the way its creators, or your Farmville-addicted friends, want you to. Here are 10 tweaks to make Facebook better. More »

Yesterday Facebook rolled out a new feature called Places that lets you and your friends check in to locations, Foursquare-style. If you'd prefer to keep your location private, or at least stop your friends from posting it, here's how. More »

Whether you're a student looking for supplemental learning or you're in the workforce but thirsty for knowledge, you don't have to drop thousands of dollars in tuition to enjoy a top-notch education from some of the best schools in the world. More »

One of the best features on an Android phone, Google Maps, gives you excellent turn-by-turn navigation for free. To make it even better, you can create a shortcut which immediately gives you directions that take you home from anywhere. More »

Most people who click on this article won't finish reading it. So says Nick Carr. The New York Times will remind you that you'll probably forget it in a few minutes. This idea's so prevalent, even the Onion has started taking jabs. More »

If you're a widescreen lover who'd prefer your browser take up fewer vertical pixels and are happy to sacrifice a few horizontally to your tabs, Chrome's new side tabs feature (available in the Dev channel) is a nice option. More »