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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/RkiRkeV31qk/ The woman found liable for sharing 24 copyrighted songs on the Web asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her case due to "crippling statutory damages" of $222,000 awarded by an appeals court.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/MRwXWRx4Cqg/ Time Machine should by default back up all internal hard drives on a Mac; however, some people are experiencing a problem in which drives appear to be automatically excluded from being backed up.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/3h4gcYFowhE/ Montana's ad agency's social media manager manages to offer a "F this job" post on the state's tourism Facebook page, as opposed to her personal one.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/EpUvyu_0xyQ/ IDC report shows personal computing market shifting to smartphones and tablets, away from PCs.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/IAxELIFYkl0/ Using NASA and NOAA's striking images of the Earth after dark, the Web giant creates an interactive map showing the world's flickering lights on a cloudless night.

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/aqV_YQx_CD4/utter-for-android-is-a-personal-assistant-packed-with-voice-commands-tasker-support-and-more Android: There are so many personal assistants available for Android that it's difficult for one to really shine through, but Utter is a new app, currently in beta, that brings the features in a useful way. The app can do everything you would expe..

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/52uHfIjfOsY/use-outlookcom-for-email-with-your-personal-domain If you got in on Google Apps for free before Google shut the party down, congratulations. If you're starting a new domain now and looking for someone to host your domain's webmail, getting a Google Apps account for your domain just got a little more expensive. If email is all you're looki..

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/BmVmtz4iK2Q/keep-your-inbox-organized-by-using-a-set-amount-of-labels-for-all-incoming-mail If you're a Gmail user than chances are you make use of the label system to keep things organized. If you don't, or even if you only label a few different emails, blogger JThomas suggests you label every incoming message with a fixed number of labels.

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/QmRhGvtGLSw/how-do-you-find-usenet-files Over the weekend, the popular Usenet indexing service, NZBMatrix shut down because they couldn't keep up with DMCA takedown requests. So, we're curious: how do you find Usenet files?

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/bf8uZviICJM/try-these-psychological-tricks-to-prevent-mindless-snacking-and-avoid-holiday-weight-gain Imagine this: Your friend just stopped by to drop off a plate full of cookies and some holiday cheer. Your co?workers are carting boxes of baked goods into work. Clients are sending over packages of chocolates and candy. Right now, some version of th..