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Set Up a Fully Automated, Torrent-Seeding Media Center [Automation] : " We've featured a fully automated media center set-up before, but Lifehacker reader Andre has improved on these methods, allowing you to download torrents to your media center while still seeding them to others. More » "

Use Ctrl+Shift+Click to Open Programs as Administrator in Windows 7 [Windows 7] : " Windows 7: Everybody knows that you can right-click any application to launch it as administrator, but what you might not know is there's an even quicker way you can trigger administrator mode. More » "

Serve Up Files Easily With the Python SimpleHTTPServer : "Have you ever needed to quickly share a folder with another machine? Rather than deal with samba, nfs, or apache, you can just run a simple command instead. python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 You can then connect from another machine on the 8080 port like this: http://ipaddress:8080/ And you’ll be able to download any of the files from the directory."

Program Your Car Keys To Unlock All Your Cars [CarKeys] : " Here's a neat trick that let's you re-program one key fob to unlock all your cars. It's like a universal remote, but for your car. More » "

Surreal Territory theme (Windows 7) : " You can’t help but notice these theme packs are getting better and better. Surreal Territory theme "

Change Firefox 4's Toolbar Button Color or Make It Transparent [Toolbars] : " There's a lot to like about the redesigned Firefox 4 beta , but some folks may not love the very orange, ever-present main menu button in the upper-left corner. Fortunately some light CSS tweaking can change its color or make it transparent. More » Mozilla Firefox - Firefox - Browsers - Clients - WWW "

It's Hot: Make Yourself a Homemade Air Conditioner [DIY] : " Have you heard? It's really goddamned hot outside. Are you unfortunate enough to not have air conditioning ? Well, build yourself an AC unit on the cheap to get you through the next couple of days. More » Do it yourself - Shopping - Home and Garden - Business and Economy - Construction and Maintenance "

Meet the Cable of the Future: CAT5e/6 LAN Cable : " Who knew? The best cable is the one that we already had. "