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ifehacker Top 10, launch, webapps, web 2.0, web applications, new, feature, passwords, gmail... , credit cards, getting things done, gtd, top, clips Top 10 Up-and-Coming Products More than 100 companies are strutting their stuff at the Demofall '08 and TechCrunch50 conferences out on the West coast this week. At events like this, which involve dozens of beta demonstrations of new products in development, a lot of the items blend together into a white noise of over-hype, but a handful of this week's debuts are intriguing. Let's take a look at 10 of the neatest up-and-coming offerings that aren't yet available-and the tools already available to you that replicate some of their eyebrow-raising tweaks. Photo by TechCrunch50-2008. 10. Rate Surfer Not to sound like a doting parent here, but Rate Surfer is really a tool of last financial resort. Still, for those carrying balances between multiple credit cards, it can help you put more dollars toward getting back to financial freedom. You give the webapp access to your credit card accounts, and it monitors them for rate changes. If one card's got a better rate than another, it suggests moving your balance over. It may not be the best situation to be in, but Rate Surfer is nothing if not an honest tool for those with a serious credit fix. 9. RealDVD There are, of course, many, many tools for any system that let you take a commercial DVD and copy it, or put it on your hard drive for as-you-like viewing. Until now, however, no major media player has stepped forward with a consumer-level, legal software package. RealDVD aims to be exactly that-it keeps the DVD's copy protection intact, and adds an iTunes-like layer of its own. At a $30 introductory price, it's still paying a ransom to use your own possessions, but it might make an easy-to-use solution for legal-conscious parents or less-geeky friends. The alternative: Adam covered this ground when RealDVD was announced earlier this week, offering up a guide to ripping

How to Sync Any Desktop Calendar with Google Calendar As of yesterday's announcement of CalDAV support in Google Calendar, you can now sync your Google Calendar with virtually any popular desktop calendar for free. Not only can you enjoy your favorite desktop calendar software and still get the benefit of the web interface, but you can also sync any desktop calendar with any other across platforms using GCal as a go-between. Let's take a comprehensive look at how to set up bidirectional syncing between Google Calendar and your favorite desktop calendar-from Outlook and iCal to Sunbird and Thunderbird-for free. Remember, this doesn't mean that you can sync Google Calendar with just one desktop calendar. It means that no matter what you're using-Outlook at work and iCal at home, for example-you can always stick to desktop calendars if that's what you prefer. Google Calendar now works as both a great web application and a dedicated syncing tool. It's the cloud, and once it's set up, you don't ever have to access your calendar through the web again if you don't feel like it. But when you're not at a desktop, you can fire up GCal from any web browser, make changes, and still be confident your desktop is completely in sync next time you fire it up. Let's get started. Sync Microsoft Outlook with Google Calendar Syncing calendar events between Outlook and Google Calendar has been a cinch ever since Google came out with Google Calendar Sync, a free application that provides bidirectional syncing between the two. (It also supports one-way sync in either direction, if for some reason you don't want two-way syncing.) Assuming you're using a supported setup (Outlook 2003 or 2007 and either Vista or XP), here's how to get it working. 1. Download and install Google Calendar Sync. 2. Enter your Google account email address and password. 3. Select your sync method (most likely you want two-way syncing) and the sync frequency you prefer. It defaults to synci

Welcome Thank you for visiting the Indiana Kids Election (IKE) Web site! Did you know ... Under Indiana law, schools must give instruction on the election process two weeks prior to a general election. IKE helps Indiana schools meet this requirement by providing free resource guides to participating schools. These resource guides include grade-specific lessons and materials for a classroom or school election, and allow students of any grade level to experience voting milestones from registering to vote to casting a ballot on Election Day. As the first statewide classroom Election Day program in the United States for students from kindergarten through 12th grade, IKE teaches the habit of voting at an early age so that students will understand the importance of this constitutional right before they reach voting age. We encourage you to explore our Web site and learn more about what our program has to offer!

Use the #earthtweet hashtag to share what you're doing today for the planet on Twitter. It's a great way to build Earth Day buzz, and it might snag you a cool prize.

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A few new habits can make the difference between staying on task, finding what you need, and getting things done--or having a tech meltdown.