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A Universally Admired Workspace Final Frame

Gregory Han — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:00 -0500

Beautiful corner office uploaded/shared over at our Apartment Therapy Tech Flickr Pool belonging to graphic designer, Skorpion24.

Fliders Are Like Slippers for Your Mouse Daily Tech Find

Gregory Han — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500

Fliders
• $9.95
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We got the heads up about Fliders via Twitter from Claire Chester, an Apartment Therapy Tech reader who recommended these add-on pads for smoother gliding across surfaces sans a mouse pad. We're regularly scraping off digital-rodent gunk from the bottom of our Magic Mouse, which results in tracking stuttering, so these friction-free pads may help prevent build-up, while avoiding scratching any surface if you mouse without a mousepad.

Jamie Latendresse's Ideal Live/Work Space Lifework

Gregory Han — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:00 -0500

Prior to joining The Whole Brain Group as creative director, designer Jamie Latendresse served as Creative Arts Director for CPOP Gallery in Detroit, was co-owner of the emerging-artist gallery Primary Space, and worked for clients like General Motors and Our Time Theatre in New York City. Here the recent transplant to San Francisco shares his ideal live/work space-one that's founded in every city dweller's dream: more space. More

Use an Old Remote to Hide Cash & Keys Real Simple

Taryn Fiol — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0500

There are plenty of times you'll need to hide small items around your house—like a key for overnight houseguests or a small wad of emergency cash. Unfortunately, there aren't as many unique places to stash them. The next time you're tempted to leave a key under the doormat, try this trick. More

Aereo: The New TV Watching Alternative?

Julienne Lin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:00 -0500

I'm one of those people who refuse to pay for cable, instead relying on Hulu/Netflix streaming off the Wii, computer, and iPhone. Because I'm used to watching on devices other than a TV, I'm guilty of viewing full-length movies on my phone. Admittedly, I do miss live TV and the perks of having DVR though, which is why I'm interested in Aereo. More

10 Steps to a Home Office You'll Love

Jason Yang — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:45:00 -0500

What makes a good home office? Is it the chair or desk? The photos and pieces you display? Or is it the technology and equipment that you use throughout the day? We say it's all of these things and more as we present our ten steps to making your home office a better place to be. More

Mood Music: Audio Advice Based on Your Feelings

Jeff Heaton — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:45:00 -0500

I've been looking for different ways to listen to music other than random radio or the latest thing I've downloaded. If you're like me then your mood determines what you want to listen to and luckily there are ways to get your mood involved in your music selection, no matter how you plug into audio. More

The Budget Thunderbolt Solution

Gregory Han — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:30:00 -0500

Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt...it's funny how prior to upgrading to a 2012 machine (actually a late 2011 release), I kind of rolled my eyes about Intel's I/O technology now gracing most of the Apple line. "Who needs those speeds at those prices?!". But now I've got settled in, I've had this bothersome itch about upgrading to the fast-as-heck connection for external backup (we're talking up to 700 MB Write vs 28 MB Write when using USB 2)...an itch more bothersome once realizing current Thunderbolt external drives cost $480 and up. More

News In Your Pocket: 6 RSS Reader Apps Weekly Smartphone App Roundup

Jason Rodway — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:15:00 -0500

Every morning I have a routine: put on the coffee pot, pour some cereal and check my RSS feed. Creating my RSS feed list was like editing the Sunday paper of sections I didn't want and selecting news that's relevant to me. Articles in my feed are all fast loading text, without intrusive ads or slow loading graphics. Here are six apps to deliver the news faster than any paperboy could.
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Declutter By Converting Owner's Manuals into iPad "Books"

Chris Perez — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:30:00 -0500

A day spent going through documents in our office closet made us realize we had accumulated quite the collection of product manuals. A previously forgotten and random assortment of booklets of every shape and size taking up a significant amount of space. Maybe, it's time to go digital with these things and send their paper versions off to the recycle bin... More