Roundup: Lifehacker stuff

Bookmark reminders
NetRocket Catalogs Your Bookmarks and Issues Reminders

For Benard:
Know When to Use Alkaline Versus Rechargeable Batteries

Use Tape to Mark Frequently Moved Cables

Master the "Why Hire Me" Story to Land a Job

Close Open Loops to Relax Guilt Free

Strategically Tweak Your Resume's Dates of Employment If You Job Hop

Push Through a Creative Block with a Diversion

Create a Single, Reusable Packing List

CustomGuide Provides Quick-Reference Sheets for Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe Products

Install Snow Leopard on Your Hackintosh PC, No Hacking Required

Apply the "Art of the Small" to Get Tasks Done

How Weekend Projects Can Free Your Inner Rock Star

Fix Scratched CDs with toothpaste

And a bit of humor:

What's the "Best" Spam Email You've Received?

Slipstreaming Windows XP

Windows Update Downloader allows updates to be downloaded as executable packages, "easily
plugged into a slipstreaming tool."

From Lifehacker Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Your Windows
Installation CD describes how slipstreaming allows power-user settings to be pre-configured.

Tools for slipstreaming:
- Windows install disc
- nLite
- Copy of Service Pack 3 from Microsoft
- a Windows system with at least 1 GB of free hard drive space
- WinUpdatesList is recommended

Service Pack 3 incorporates the fixes made in SP1 and SP2, so it makes them unnecessary
Internet Explorer 7 and 8 can be pre-installed with an executable.

"Unattended options" allow:
- The product key can be entered in advance
- the Windows XP tour can be skipped

The bundling process (to make the ISO file) takes 7-10 minutes on a faster computer.