Making the Most of the Limited Choices in Web Typography

Just because your font choices are so limited on the web isn't an excuse for poor typography. Here are some tips and examples for making the most of it.

10 Beautiful and Functional RED Web Layouts

Sometimes all you need for inspiration is to look at other beautiful websites. This submission is brought to you by the color RED.

Saving the Mighty Mouse's Day

One of the rare positive reviews of the Mighty Mouse.

Effective Search Through Diversifying

Search technology becomes a more and more vital part of the web experience with every passing day.

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Staying Small in a Big Place

How to remain effective by sticking to a small group, even when working for a large company.

Running Applications in Full Screen Mode in OS X

Using three shareware applications you can simulate a full-screen application working enviornment. Full Screen Mode is useful for maximizing your working screen real estate and keeping your screen distraction free.

Pizza delivery by Airplane

Pizza delivery service in Nome, Alaska delivers up to 500 miles away by plane, free of charge.

Lifehacker interview: Merlin Mann

Interview with Getting Things Done advocate and the man behind 43 Folders and 5ives.com

4400 Season 3 Changes Direction

I really hope it's for the better. The "big questions" on this show are a lot more fun than the little stuff (remember that stupid episode where that guy could help people lose weight, but then they would die of malnourishment? Laaaame.)

Sony Sets Blu-Ray Launch Date: May 23

Release titles include: "50 First Dates," "The Fifth Element," "Hitch," "House of Flying Daggers," and "The Last Waltz."

Final Season of Alias cut from 22 to 17 Episodes

ABC is only planning to air eight more episodes of the final season of Alias, making the season only 17 episodes instead of the originally ordered 22 episodes. ABC has yet to set a return date for the final episodes.

Brokeback Mountain Shirts Sold For $101,100

Tom Gregory, longtime gay activist, spent over $100k on the two used cowboy shirts from Brokeback Mountain. No word yet on the sweaty underwear.

Netflix Modifies Class-Action Settlement

The old terms for the Netflix class-action settlement were that all eligible customers that opted to would receive one extra DVD out at a time for a month. The problem was that after that month is over, the plan would stay active and customers would be charged for the extra DVD.

8 types of meeting attendees

Jonathan Grubb offers his opinion on the different types of personalities that attend meetings at big software companies.

Your Own Urine - To drink or not to drink?

Some urine-drinking advocates have replaced coffee with urine as thier first drink of the day.

Who Wins? Galactica vrs. Enterprise

As much as I'd be rooting for Galactica, I think the Enterprise has a serious enough tech-advantage that it would smoke Galactica. I think it basically comes down to the fact that the Enterprise has shields and Galactica doesn't.

MacTheRipper Threatened by Macrovision

Sigh.

17" MacBook in June

This is what a lot of people are waiting for. 17" is a nice size for a laptop. No explanation about the lack of FireWire 800 though, which I consider a serious step backwords.

Ten killed as cartoon protesters target Italy

All the violence over this cartoon saddens me. People being offended and demanding an appology is fine, but when people start dying we've entered a whole new level.

Studios pulling UMD releases

I can't believe it took this long.

Vietnam man hasn't slept in 33 years

Two days without sleep for me and I feel like I'm on my way down from a not-so-pleasant acid trip. Parinoia, raised heart beat, mild hallucinations.

local6.com - News - Brewer Creates First 'Vitamin' Beer

3D Painted Rooms - 2Loop.com

Awesome.

MovieBeam offers first HDTV online movie rentals - Yahoo! News

I like the idea, but I'd have to see it work to believe it. That's a ton of data that needs to be transferred. Is it coming across your cable/satellite connection? Don't they need to be on-board then? Or is it coming across your internet connection?

Nano golf ball gets approval for tournament play | CNET News.com

Finally, a better golf ball.

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