本周，我们窥视了谷歌地图最酷的角落，为测试目的折磨了我们的电池，为Windows7的任务栏编写了一个超级用户指南，学习了驱动大骗子的心理游戏，等等。

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• Top 10 Things You Didn't Know Google Maps Could Do There's more to Google Maps than a place you double-check your directi***. Google's data-stuffed site offers a lot of helpful tools for vacationers, spreadsheet nerds, bikers, and others. Today we're digging into Google's data-rich geo-tool and pulling out some helpful lesser-known features.
• From the Tips Box: Wiper Blades, Xbox Live, and iPhone Fonts Readers offer their best tips for getting the most out of your windshield wipers, getting Xbox downloadable content onto multiple Xboxes, and changing the comic sans font in the iPhone's Notes app.
• How Much Battery Life Does Sleep Mode Really Drain? Every milliwatt of battery power is precious. That's why some shy away from fast-starting, but seemingly battery-draining, "Sleep" or "Suspend" modes on laptops. We measured the actual drain on MacBooks, Windows laptops, and netbooks to determine when sleep makes sense over shutdown.
• Five Best Password Managers As more of our work, play, and business is conducted online it becomes increasingly important to use a diverse set of strong passwords. This week we take a look at the five best password managers to keep your passwords organized.
• The Power User's Guide to the Windows 7 Taskbar It seems like every week we learn about a new tip to enhance the Windows 7 taskbar, and it's hard to keep them all straight. Here's the complete power user's guide to tweaking and using your taskbar like a pro.
• How to Troubleshoot Your Friends' Computers From Far Away You're the computer whiz in your circle of friends and family, which means, inevitably, somebody is going to call for tech support. If you can't fix it in person, these are the best approaches we've found for troubleshooting from far away.
• Detect a Good Liar By Knowing Their Most Effective Tactics Breaking someone's poker face doesn't require a piercing look so much as knowing what makes some liars so effective. Pyschology Today details the most effective strategies of good liars.
• From the Tips Box: Dropbox Limits, Yesterday's Gmail, and Dual Monitors Readers offer their best tips for uploading large files, reminding yourself of lingering tasks from yesterday, and fixing dual monitor issues in Windows Vista.
• The Slimline Workspace: Hungarian Shelves and Hidden Cables We've featured wall-mounted desks before, but none of them have had this level of hand-crafted flair to them. Today's featured workspace is a beautiful hand-built wooden desk and bookshelf that blends seamlessly into the living room it's a part of.
• Control Your Desktop PC with a Remote Using LIRC Walking to your computer to change a song or to skip to the next PowerPoint slide isn't ideal. Instead, use LIRC to control any application on your Linux or Windows PC with any infrared remote.