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Saturday, December 13, 2008

TwitterGadget Adds Twitter to Gmail [Gmail]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/YyTwXMMGrIs/twittergadget-adds-twitter-to-gmail

The Gmail Twitter Gadget lets you tweet your heart out from directly inside Gmail, complete with saucy emoticons. Thanks Wyn!

Best Sites for Finding Deals Online? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/vdRb4rWxmqQ/best-sites-for-finding-deals-online

Your holiday shopping budget may be smaller than usual this year, but that doesn't mean you can't afford great gifts for your friends and family. You just have to know where to look.

We already published our savvy shopper's guide to online deal finders, but now we want to know all about what you use to save money and find great deals online this holiday season. For this week's Hive Five, let's hear more about the web site(s) you use when you're looking to get the most bang for your buck.

Hive Five nominations take place in the comments, where you post your favorite tool for the job. We get hundreds of comments, so to make your nomination clear, please include it at the top of your comment like so: VOTE: Web Site Goes Here. Please don't include your vote in a reply to another commenter. Instead, make your vote and reply separate comments. If you don't follow this format, we may not count your vote. To prevent tampering with the results, votes from first-time commenters may not be counted. After you've made your nomination, let us know what makes it stand out from the competition.

About the Hive Five: The Hive Five feature series asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get—"Which tool is the best?" Once a week we'll put out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get the job done. Every weekend, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For an example, check out last week's Hive Five Best Media Center Applications.

SUMO Paint Puts Photoshop-Style Editing in Your Browser [Image Editing]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/So97CxE52U4/sumo-paint-puts-photoshop+style-editing-in-your-browser

Free, high-end image editor SUMO Paint is a fairly impressive clone of Photoshop's major features inside a browser window, for those who want more precision and tools than offered in most free Flash-based image editors.

Similar in style to previously mentioned Aviary Phoenix, but without the 50-use limit, SUMO Paint is up-front about its similarities to a certain Adobe-made editor, giving you a floating toolbox, side-stacked palette and color bars, and menus with familiar options. If you're without your favorite desktop editor and in need of photo-tweaking power, SUMO can load images from uploads, URLs, and do its own in-browser copy and paste. SUMO Paint is free to use, no sign-up required. Thanks SwetaButterfly!

SUMO Paint

Ecofont Saves Your Ink [Printing]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/iMUP71TAuI8/ecofont-saves-your-ink

Ecofont is the brainchild of Colin Willems, a font with tiny circles placed within the characters to reduce the total ink/toner laid upon the paper. Much like you can purchase pocket knives with skeletonized handles to reduce weight, Ecofont reduces the volume of printing supplies consumed.

How much of a letter can be removed while maintaining readability? After extensive testing with all kinds of shapes, the best results were achieved using small circles. After lots of late hours (and coffee) this resulted in a font that uses up to 20% less ink.

While not intended to replace all fonts, for throw away printing that compromises the bulk of what most users print it's an ideal solution. Legible driving instructions for instance, with less waste.

Ecofont [via QuickOnlineTips]

Forty Inspirational Speeches from the Movies in Two Minutes [Motivation]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/OMbtOVQTneU/forty-inspirational-speeches-from-the-movies-in-two-minutes

You must hit the play button on this: Video guy Matthew Belinkie has cut together 40 inspirational speeches from classic movies into a two-minute montage.