What to do if your keyboard on the screen. And if there are dozens of screens: At CES, the Russian design Art Lebedev, the company shows upcoming Optimus Aux Optimus popularis keyboard with a mini and a series of six unique keyboard for data input devices on the key to the home screen.
Yahoo has acquired Xobni, makers of our favorite productivity-boosting Outlook plugin and our favorite address book app for Android, Smartr Contacts (also available for Gmail and iOS). TechCrunch says if you already use their apps, you'll be able to continue for the time being. [Xobni Blog]
Boxee, makers of the Boxee Cloud DVR, the Boxee Box (one of our favorite set-top boxes), and the now discontinued Boxee HTPC software, has been acquired by Samsung. The New York Times notes that Boxee's technology may be rolled into future Samsung Smart TVs. [TechCrunch]
Finding RSS feeds isn't always as easy as it should be, and if you're trying to stick with just a single topic it's even harder. Instant RSS Search is a tool that helps you find feeds of just the content you're looking for. With Instant RSS Search, you can search for blogs, podcasts, news, and more. Just type in what you're looking for, and the webapp shows you all the feeds out there that match your search criteria. Better still, you can set it up to search for more specific things, like Google accounts on Twitter, or just feeds that have Edward Snowden articles on The New York Times. If you're looking to expand your RSS feeds a bit now that you've moved into a new service after Google Reader's demise, then Instant RSS Search is a good place to start. Instant RSS Search | via Digital Inspiration
Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful!For great discussions any time, be sure check out our user-run blog, Hackerspace. If you've got a cool project, inspiration, or just something fun to share, send us a message at tips@lifehacker.com.Happy Lifehacking, everybody!
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If you prefer a desktop feed reader to a web-based one, FeedDemon—our favorite RSS reader for Windows—has just made all its pro features free, including article prefetching, newspaper views, content filters, and more.Sadly, with Google Reader's demise, FeedDemon has announced that it's shutting down and won't be releasing any more updates. However, if you never synced with Google Reader in the first place, FeedDemon is still a great reader—and now its pro version is completely free. That means no more ads, plus all the additional features of FeedDemon pro, including:
My Stream: Quickly receive and view new articles in your most important feeds—great for frequently-updating status feeds such as those from Twitter and Facebook.FeedStation: Download multimedia files and have them automatically copied them to your iPod or other portable media player. You can even schedule your downloads so they happen overnight - when you wake up, you'll find new content waiting for you.Prefetching: Prefetch the images and web pages linked in your unread items so they're available when working offline (without an Internet connection).Content Filters: Instead of seeing every single article in every single feed, create a content filter which automatically hides articles that don't interest you.Newspaper Styles: Customize FeedDemon by selecting from four different newspaper styles, and assign different styles to individual feeds, folders and watches.Secure Feeds: Subscribe to authenticated feeds, including Twitter OAuth feeds and Intranet ("behind the firewall") feeds.
Hit the link below to download the final version of the app.FeedDemon | via Ghacks
Watching operating systems grow and mature over time has been a fun, and sometimes frustrating, ride. Those that trigger our favorite memories may not necessarily be the best, but they certainly mean something to us. What's your favorite operating system of all time?Operating systems have come a long way since their humble beginnings. These days, we have our choice of fast, stable, reliable systems—no matter whether you favor Windows, OS X, or Linux. With dual-booting and virtualization, you don't even have to pick just one. But no matter how great the current contenders are, think back over the years to your favorite operating system of all time and share your pictures with us below!Image by Steppinstars (pixabay).
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Android: Today, Falcon Pro got an update to support multiple user accounts, among a host of other features. Our favorite Twitter client just gets better.In addition to multiple user accounts, the update brings a slightly more flat UI design and the ability to swipe between your feed, notifications, and DMs. You'll have to manually enable the latter feature under Settings > Display. Keep in mind that because of the way Twitter lets developers use its APIs, only a certain number of people can ever use Falcon Pro, so if you try the app and don't like it, be sure to release your tokens.Falcon Pro ($1.96) | Google Play
Android: Podcast apps are a dime a dozen, but DoggCatcher is one that we (and you!) think really stands out. Today, it's going for $2 off the normal $5 sale price.When we've talked about DoggCatcher previously, we mentioned that it's great at finding your favorite podcasts, suggesting new ones, and delete old downloaded files that you've already listened to so you never need to worry about space. It's normally $5 on the Play Store, but today it's on sale for $2.99. Grab it while it's hot.DoggCatcher ($2.99) | Google Play via Apps-aholic
Cooking at home offers financial savings, family time, healthier and tastier options, and a sense of accomplishment. Whether you're a seasoned cook or not, most people have at least one home-cooked dish they're proud of. We'd like to see yours.Cooking is one of the most rewarding DIY activities you can take up, so it's no wonder we talk about it often here on Lifehacker. We've covered how you can get more into cooking at home. We've also shared ideas about food storage, important kitchen skills, and common mistakes you may be making in the kitchen. But now, we'd like to see what you're creating. Snap a pic of your favorite home-cooked meal and share it with us below!
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Every day, we post selections of our stories to different social networks so you can stay up to date and share with friends. Why not join us on your preferred network and add a little awesome to your day?While you're around, you can make your social networks of choice even happier places by following your favorite Lifehacker writers. You can see what kinds of things they get up to in the off hours, what they're reading on other sites, and sometimes even pick up extra tips and tricks.And don't forget—you can always keep up with our stories by adding our RSS feed to your favorite newsreader. Whatever way you choose to keep up with us, thanks for joining in on the fun!
Android: SwiftKey, our favorite keyboard for Android, is on sale now at Google Play for $1.99. That's 50% off its $4 regular price, and for your money you get all of SwiftKey's features, from accurate predictive text to gesture typing.If for some reason you haven't at least tried SwiftKey yet, now is a good time to jump on the bandwagon. SwiftKey 4, which launched back in February, includes predictive text that learns from your email and social networks, SwiftKey's new "Flow" gesture-based swipe-to-type feature, the "Flow through Space" feature that lets you type entire sentences without lifting your finger off the screen, international support, and support for close to 60 different languages. It's a great Android keyboard, and more than worth $2. It's been on sale for a few days now to celebrate the addition of three more colorful keyboard themes to the app, so the half-price offer could expire at any time. Grab it at Google Play at the link below. SwiftKey Keyboard ($2) | Google Play via SwiftKey Blog
Cooking at home can save you a lot of money, but you can also rack up a huge grocery bill learning to make certain dishes that don't always turn out better than their cheaper counterparts. What are your favorite inexpensive, home-cooked meals?Personal finance blog Wise Bread shares a number of recipes that cost as little as $2 each to make. That seems a little on the excessively cheap side, however one of my favorite cheap meals—which comes out to about $2—is just rice, beans, and veggies. What's yours? Share a recipe if you've got it!Best Money Tips: Dinner Recipes for $2 or Less | WisebreadPhoto by wavebreakmedia (Shutterstock).