Geoff Macdonald analyzes how the Federer's footwork affects his fore and backhand. (via Schenkenberg)
One seriously enthusiastic Instructables user illustrates the magic that happens when frozen bananas meet a blender or food processor. At first, the fruit may seem to resist the transformation, but persevere with your powered blades, and soon you'll have a nice alternative to heavier frozen desserts. It's a tactic The Kitchn blog has also endorsed, and it's inspiring us to dig out the food processor for one last summer evening treat.
Know another fruit that auto-blends into delicious dessert? Tell us all about it in the comments.
WinToFlash can transfer Windows XP, Vista, and 7 onto a flash drive as well as Server 2003 and 2008. WinToFlash can also transfer Windows Preinstallation Environments to flash drive.
The process is simple and mostly obvious. You tell WinToFlash where the installation files you want to transfer are located and either let the transfer wizard take care of things, or specify settings like what kind of format the flash drive will undergo. In our test using a USB 2.0 generic flash drive it took about 12 minutes to turn a Windows 7 installation DVD into a USB-based installer.
WinToFlash is freeware, Windows only.
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Hit-and-run file upload services like drop.io already offer file storage and sharing of up to 100MB, and more with paid accounts, so the main reason you'd pick a tool like Streamfile is its streaming powers. As soon as one party starts uploading a file, the other party can hit a link sent by email or other means and start downloading it under 256-bit encryption. Neither party requires anything more than a browser—not even a Flash plug-in, at that—and the links automatically die after 24 hours.
Streamfile offers larger file sizes (300MB), concurrent streams to multiple downloaders, and boosts the expiration to 48 hours for those who register with a free account, and even bigger files and wait periods for those paying $4.95 per month. As the Download Squad blog points out, however, most anyone signing up for an account will want to head into their settings and un-check the options allowing Streamfile to send marketing messages or share your email with a third party.
Streamfile is a free service, sign-up not required.
Joining the ranks of other book recommendation tools, like previously reviewed BookArmy, WhichBook, BookLamp, and What Should I Read Next?, BookSeer offers a simple interface and answer system.
If you want to do some complex digging into your literary tastes with a variety of metrics, you'll want a site like BookArmy. On the other hand, with BookSeer you can plug in a book you enjoyed reading and it will return the top recommendations from book sources like Amazon.com and LibraryThing to suggest a list of books you might enjoy. Each book in the recommendation list is linked back to information from the source so you can dig down and read more about the books BookSeer is recommending. Have a favorite tool or technique for finding new books? Let's hear about it in the comments below.
If you're signed up and registered with Gizmo, you can head to your account settings at Gizmo's main site and provide your Google Voice email and password. Then log into its mobile site or desktop clients for Windows, Mac, or Linux with your 1+10-digit Gizmo5 number and password. Now making outbound calls shouldn't require using any of your Gizmo credit, or heading to Google Voice's site to connect the call—outbound calls from Gizmo setups automatically route through your Google Voice number. That setup can be used for U.S. and/or international calls, depending on your preference.
Google Voice is still in an invite-required semi-closed phase, with invitations rolling out on a first-come, first-served basis. Gizmo5, however, is free to use and sign up for. Thanks Andrew!
Update: Andrew points us to a visual Gizmo5/Google Voice setup guide that details the nitty-gritty of getting going with free Giz/Google calls.
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The Times' Well blog dedicated a post to determining whether sports drinks are good for kids (answer: it depends). The article ends with the following recipe—a modified version of our previously featured DIY sports drink concoction. To make yours, you'll need the following ingredients:
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup hot water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 1/2 cups cold water
As for the preparation, dissolve the sugar and salt in the hot water (using a quart pitcher), then add in the remaining ingredients and cold water. According to the NYT, "the drink contains about 50 calories and 110 mg of sodium per 8 ounces, approximately the same as for most sports drinks."
