PrinterShare Eases Remote Printing Across Operating Systems [Featured Download]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/406218100/printershare-eases-remote-printing-across-operating-systems

Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Free peer-to-peer printer-sharing tool PrinterShare cuts out the network fiddling and router tweaking necessary to share a printer from, say, a Mac system at home to your Windows PC at work. The PrinterShare system requires signing up each computer on your network and assigning it a name, but once you're set up, sharing and accessing printers is truly simple. Files you send to be printed remotely are encrypted by default, and free accounts print, unfortunately, with a cover sheet that includes an ad. For those trying to make connections between troublesome systems, PrinterShare might save some frustration. Got another, non-ad-supported GUI tool? Share it in the comments. PrinterShare is a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Update: Vista systems require a UAC work-around for full two-way printing.

PrinterShare [via FreewareGenius.com]

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VLC 0.9 Revamps Interface, Playlist Features [Featured Download]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/406277252/vlc-09-revamps-interface-playlist-features

Windows/Mac/Linux: VLC 0.9.3, the bug-fixed, updated version of our favorite cross-platform, hardly-ever-fails media player, is available for download. New to this version are a revamped interface and reorganized menus, an improved playlist tool for more traditional audio-only file browsing and listening (and native playing of YouTube videos), enhanced album art and metadata tweaking, Last.fm submissions, and much more. If you've already grabbed a new copy of VLC from an update, are you liking the new menus and interface, or are you tempted to switch back? Share your take in the comments. VLC Media Player 0.9.3 is a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems (Windows downloads are currently 0.9.2).

VLC Media Player [via Linux.com]

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Recession-Proof Your Job with Free Web-Based Tools [Career]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/406388295/recession+proof-your-job-with-free-web+based-tools

Prolific blogger Steve Rubel identifies a handful of web-based tools you can use to recession-proof your job in the face of a possible global economic downturn. The post describes how to use several previously mentioned tools—like PageAddict and Google Reader Trends—to personally ensure you're holding yourself accountable for your time and not getting too distracted at work. Already have methods in place for recession-proofing your job? Tell us about them in the comments.

Recession Proof Your Job with Web Based Tools [Micro Persuasion]

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Top Draw Generates Eye-Catching Wallpaper [Featured Mac Download]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/406456410/top-draw-generates-eye+catching-wallpaper

Mac OS X only: Today Google releases Top Draw, a nifty image generation application that rotates its creations on your desktop. Top Draw uses scripts to create colorful psychedelic images, and sets them as your desktop wallpaper with an option to automatically refresh at an interval you set. A Google Mac developer writes:

The Top Draw scripting language leverages Apple's Quartz and CoreImage rendering engines for graphical muscle. In addition to the drawing commands that are supported by the HTML canvas tag, there is support for particle systems, plasma clouds, random noise, multi-layer compositing and much more.

After just a few minutes, Top Draw's given me some beautiful images. Top Draw is a free download for Mac only.

Introducing Top Draw [Official Google Mac Blog]

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Top Draw Generates Eye-Catching Wallpaper [Featured Mac Download]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/406456410/top-draw-generates-eye+catching-wallpaper

Mac OS X only: Today Google releases Top Draw, a nifty image generation application that rotates its creations on your desktop. Top Draw uses scripts to create colorful psychedelic images, and sets them as your desktop wallpaper with an option to automatically refresh at an interval you set. A Google Mac developer writes:

The Top Draw scripting language leverages Apple's Quartz and CoreImage rendering engines for graphical muscle. In addition to the drawing commands that are supported by the HTML canvas tag, there is support for particle systems, plasma clouds, random noise, multi-layer compositing and much more.

After just a few minutes, Top Draw's given me some beautiful images. Top Draw is a free download for Mac only.

Introducing Top Draw [Official Google Mac Blog]

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