Compare the top ten torrent sites - Lifehacker

With the help of various informational graphs, you'll be able to see the indexed number of torrents, average daily torrent addition, site feature ratings; plus, Ebert's written up a short and sweet summary of the pros and cons for each torrent site.

Coding Horror: Changing Your Organization (for Peons)

"James' story is an interesting one because he was attempting to effect organizational change with no formal power. He was, after all, merely a developer on the project. It's a bittersweet story of success and failure, but it does show that one developer can make a difference."

Technophilia: Get a free college education online - Lifehacker

"Many colleges and universities offer free courses online in the form of podcasts, lectures, tutorials and full-blown online classes. Most of these courses, while extremely smart-making, will NOT award any college credits or degrees."

flOw

As part of Jenova Chen's thesis research, flOw inherits an embedded design of active DDA (dynamic difficulty adjustment), players with differing skill levels can intuitively customize their experiences in the zone and enjoy the game at their own pace. “Addicting” is the most common word its fans use to describe it.

MindPerformanceHacks - Mentat Wiki

the central support page for the book. You'll find links to separate pages for each of the book's 75 hacks

Spread good vibes with karma reminders - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)

Each week, you can tell someone you love them in an email or phone call. Or take the time to actually write a letter (now that everyone emails all the time I’ve noticed people are especially touched when they receive a note via snail mail). Praise someone you work with who’s done a really good job. Buy a treat for your pet who gives you affection unconditionally. Donate money to a good cause to show the universe you appreciate your good fortune. You get the gist.

Linux hackers get first dibs on next-gen DVR

Neuros Technology is offering Linux hackers first dibs on beta units of its next-gen DVR (digital video recorder). The Linux-powered device can record MPEG-4 video from cable or broadcast TV, DVDs, etc., and transfer it to portable media players, or serve as a network music player.

Technophilia: 15 ways to get more out of Pandora - Lifehacker

15 ways to get better music - and better performance - out of Pandora

DailyLit

Too busy for books? Read them by e-mail.

Stream video to your TiVo - Lifehacker

The hardware gurus at Engadget have a cool tutorial on how to serve archived video from your computer to your TiVo.

Google Book Search: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read

It's hard to imagine a world without these extraordinary literary classics, but every year there are hundreds of attempts to remove great books from libraries and schools

Life Beyond Code :: Blogging Starter Checklist - Updated

"Many of my close friends are entering the blogging world. I am so happy for them. I started blogging in Feb 2005 and I have learnt that we need to do a few basic things (for starters) and I have put together a starter checklist for new bloggers. I have used this list to help my friends and now I thought I will make this public. This list is by no means complete and all the items may not be relevant to everyone."

Forget the TV and watch the web

Here's just a few sites that can help you get your TV-watching all done and save you from the time-wasting ads.

Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software

Our mission is to provide easy access to open source alternatives to well-known commercial products. Remember that open source software is also a freeware alternative.

Blogging for dollars - Lifehacker

Want to get in on the "make money with your blog" bandwagon?

Geek to Live: Tech support with UltraVNC SingleClick - Lifehacker

"Here's how to set up a Single Click VNC server that will let you remote control Grandpa's computer over the internet with no configuration on his part."