Delexa.org is a Web site that pulls data from del.icio.us and Alexa to categorize the 50,000 most popular sites in the US based on topic. Delexa lets you search by Web site or topic tag. Delexa is a fantastic way to find quality Web sites based upon the content. I’ve only been…

Lipsum.org is a perfect tool if you spend a lot of time designing documents or Web sites. Lipsum.org creates the infamous “Lorem ipsum dolor sit ame” text in a layout that you can dump directly into your document. Lipsum.org lets you customize how many paragraphs, words, bytes, or lists should be created…

Okay, that’s an exhaustive title, but with Feedity you can create a dynamic RSS feed for a Web site if it does not already have one. Most Web sites use RSS, but occasionally I find Web sites that don’t (for example: College Journal, IMDB). Feedity does all the work for you, all you…

Small Business Hub gives twelve tips on how to improve your productivity by searching Google more efficiently. In case you didn’t know, Google accepts “cryptic” searches for highly specific information. One such example is entering “site:lifehack.org Your search criteria” and Google will only search Lifehack.org for your search criteria. Small…

There are a bunch of ways to find RSS feeds to subscribe to, but I thought I’d throw one more out there. FeedMiner is a search engine that scans the mighty Internet and only grabs RSS feeds. FeedMiner looks like a great way to find “underground” (blog) content if you enjoy reading…

Foxit Reader is a free PDF reader similar to Adobe Reader. Although this is not the “newest news,” I have been so happy with Foxit lately that I figured it warranted an introduction. Foxit Reader has pretty much all of the features of Adobe Reader except it loads way faster. If…

Tipstrs is a site that allows users to share hints, tips, and various information. Tipstrs is a knowledge repository mixed with a touch of social bookmarking. The tips listed at Tipstrs are organized according to topic. The topics range from art and resumes to children, computers, and woodworking. The following…

Greener is a search engine that does exactly what is mentioned in the title. You enter a search phrase and Greener returns environmentally conscious products, services, organizations, and information. Greener has indexed over 1.4 million sites and over 6.5 million links — chances are the results will be pretty useful. If you’ve…

Mindomo is a Web-based mind mapping application. If you’re familiar with Bubbl.us, Mindomo is like Bubbl.us on steroids. Mindomo allows you to customize fonts, add symbols and images, zoom in and out, share maps, nest ideas, and that’s just the beginning. Mindomo has a whole slew of other features that I…

Deligio is a search engine that specifically searches freeware and shareware software. The site is pretty simple, just search for whatever you’d like the software to do, and Deligio returns a list of freeware and shareware applications that will do what you requested. If you find something you absolutely love, deligio also supports tagging and…

If you’ve been trying out Vista for the past 25 or so days (like me), your 30 day evaluation period is about to come to conclusion. A little known fact is that Microsoft built functionality into Vista that will extend the trail period for another 30 days. Open a Command Prompt session…

zpeech is an application that lets you add comments to any Web site. All you need to do is add “zpeech.com” to the first part of a Web site’s domain name. Checkout http://zpeech.com/lifehack.org and you will see a message I left. Like I said, this works on any Web site, even Web…

Yugma is an application that allows you to have interactive web meetings for free. Yugma works on Windows or Mac and it facilitates conferencing, online meetings, and web collaboration on-the-go. Give it a try and let us know what you think. Do you know any other ways to do the same…

Van Mardian gives an excellent tutorial about how to free up some desk space by tying your computer gadgets to the underside of your desk. The process is very simple and it looks like it would do wonders to improve your productivity. The only supplies needed are peg board, wire, and a few…

Web Research is, “a Windows program that helps you save important information from the Web, store it on your computer, and then organize and reuse it in your projects.” Web Research comes in several different flavors including an Internet Explorer Add-On, a Firefox Extension, and an Outlook Add-In. Web Research works with Windows…