2005

Windows XP users will find the tips at Rick Maybury's propellerhead well worth perusing.

"SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE! SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!"

HOWTO: Be more productive: "Time has various levels of quality… If you want to be more productive then, you have to recognize this fact and deal with it. First, you have to make the best of each kind of time. And second, you have try to make your time higher-quality."

The Straight Dope is "the official Internet home of Cecil Adams, World's Smartest Human Being, and his famous syndicated column The Straight Dope. Here you will find all manner of things relating to the column and the vast Straight Dope media empire."

It is indeed possible to read most of O'Reilly's Hacks books—and many other books as well—for free using Google's Book Search.

The CSS Menu Generator "will generate both the CSS and the HTML code required to produce a text-based yet appealing set of navigation buttons. As text links are fast becoming preferred over images where search engine optimization is needed, a CSS menu can give the affectiveness of text links with a better look than standard text links."

Create a web-based spreadhseet at Num Sum, and share it with your friends.

You think it's cold where you are? Check out the South Pole Live Camera to see what cold really looks like.

Guess what you can find at HardToFind800Numbers.com?

Visit this page of printable retail coupons before your next shopping expedition.

"Performancing for Firefox is a full featured blog editor that sits right within Firefox. Just hit F8 or click the little pencil icon at the bottom right to bring up the blog editor and easily post to your WordPress, MovableType or Blogger blogs."

Tell CookingByNumbers.com what you have in the fridge and the pantry, and it will show you what you can make with those ingredients.

Now available online: the videos of Richard Feynman's four Douglas Robb Memorial Lectures. "Feynman gives us not just a lesson in basic physics but also a deep insight into the scientific mind of a 20th century genius analyzing the approach of the 17th century genius Newton. For the young scientist, brought up in this age of hi-tech PC / Power Point-based presentations, we also get an object lesson in how to give a lecture with nothing other than a piece of chalk and a blackboard."

Google has introduced the Google Safe Browsing extension for Firefox 1.5. The extension pops up a warning if you browse to a site that may be trying to extract personal information from you via phishing. UPDATE: 12/16/05 There is a security concern regarding data that the extension sends to Google.

How to Make a Shoebox Crankie.