So you have your songs on your iPod, but what if you need to get them back on your Mac? Mac download Senuti will help you do just that.

Senuti is a simple Mac OS X application for transferring songs from your iPod back to your computer.

There are many good reasons that someone would have to transfer music from her iPod back to her computer. There are many good ways to do it, too. Senuti is the only alternative that will give you the power and convenience that you need, wrapped in an interface that is extremely easy to use, at a cost that you can’t complain about.

If this sounds like the kind of thing you need to do, I suggest you give Senuti a try. Senuti is Mac OS X only, but is 100% free. Enjoy!

Senuti [via Lifehacker]

Okay, now that gas has $4.00/gallon pretty much everywhere now, I think it’s time to give a quick gas guzzling refresher. Previously mentioned GasBuddy will do the trick when it comes to saving you money on gas.

Gasoline prices change frequently and may vary by as much as 20 percent within only a few blocks it is important to be able locate the service station with the lowest priced fuel. GasBuddy web sites allow motorists to share information about low priced fuel with others as well as target the lowest priced stations to save money when filling up at the pumps.

I’ve mentioned Gas Buddy several times before; Once after Hurricane Katrina and then once gas hit the $3 mark (which was only in November, mind you).

I think that it’s very import to shop around for gas when possible. Keep in mind it makes no sense to drive across town to save 5¢ per gallon- you waste more money getting that gas. But perhaps the approach is to hit those gas stations when doing something else- like on the way to the mall or combine with a couple of other trips.

GasBuddy

As I’m sure you know, running a website typically isn’t a money making venture, especially when you’re doing it as a hobby as I am.

So to defray costs, I’ve added donate buttons to the sidebar and to my alert bar at the top. Do you have have to donate? Certainly not. Wired For Gadgets is free to view and use and will always be that way. But if you support what I am doing, I do beg you ask for a donation.

So I ask you to donate to Wired For Gadgets through the PayPal links I’ve put up. I don’t have a set amount for donation- I ask you do donate what you think “right” for what I’m doing. Again, thank you for your continuing support of Wired For Gadgets. Your donations will not only keep WFG free (which it always will be), but will keep the content coming. Thanks!

So I’m sure you know what System Restore is- it’s something to fall back on when all else fails. Windows, when running updates, will automaticllay create them. But if you’re installing software and want to easily create a restore point? Make a shortcut.

Here’s how you can make one to go on your desktop. First off, you need the script that will do this. You could make it your self, but there are downloadable ones available.

Now, you’re going to want to keep the file somewhere safe and then make a shortcut. So put in a file that you trust. Once there, right-click and select Send To >> Desktop (this will create a shortcut). Just like that you’re done.

The downloadable script contains two different scripts, the default one will prompt you to type in a description for the restore point (very helpful when restoring), but there’s also a CreateRestorePointSilent script that will simply create the restore point without the prompt.

If you want to verify that the restore point is created, you can open up System Restore through the start menu search or control panel, and then choose the option to “Choose a restore point”, at which point you should see the new item in the list.

And now that you have a System Restore shortcut, make sure you backup every time you install somthing you’re not 100% about. Enjoy!

Make a Shortcut Icon to Create a System Restore Point in Windows Vista [How-To Geek]

As promised, today I’m showing you a different way of adding items to your Mac OS X Menu bar. I said on Friday that you could go to the system preference panes, but this doesn’t show all of the options you have.

Navigate to the CoreServices folder, which lives in your system’s Library. There, you’ll find the Menu Extras folder. In side this folder, you have all sorts of menu bar options: CPU, Home Sync, and an Ink menu. Plus, you can still add of your basics: Clock, Battery, Airport, etc.

To add one of these, just double click on it. To remove it, do I as told you on Friday: Hold the Command Key (the Apple key) and just drag it off. Now that is what I call being “Menued”.

Mac 101: Eject button in the menu bar [TUAW]

Good Morning- here is the US it’s Memorial Day, hence why this didn’t go live until later. That said, here we go:

• Firefox 3 On Track To Be Speediest Browser. Sweet.
• The US to shutdown Pirate Bay on their own?
• EBay Pulls Feedback Option for Sellers. That’s too bad- let’s take another caller!
• Hate DRM? Don’t let Microsoft overrun your home library.
• Best Buy to FCC: “You have no power to fine us over analog TVs”. Yea right!
• On to Apple Stuff, iPhone line forms at Apple’s flagship for absolutely no reason. Hmmm.
• iPhone 3G Launch to come at WWDC? Guess we’ll just see.
• Afterall, they did just take delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers.
• Canadians beware: Canadian DMCA about to come down the pipeline.
• Facebook to launch new cleaner, clutter free profile.

And that’s this week’s Manic Monday. I have finals this week, and Gradutation this weekend, so posts might be a bit on the slow side this weekend. However, starting Monday, June 2nd, I’ll be at full posting- one post everyday and a bonus 2 or 3 days a week. Enjoy!

Everyone loves the Mac OS X top menubar, right. Okay, maybe sometimes it’s annoying. You add stuff to it and it doesn’t go in the right order. Or sometimes you add something that you didn’t want to and you can’t get rid of it.

Have no fear- easy fix. In fact, you can make the menubar work like the dock- okay kinda. Hold down the Command Key (the Apple key). While the key is depressed you can rearrange icons, just like on the dock. Or, you can drag an icon off of the menu bar and it’ll disappear.

To put your icons back in, you’ll have to go to that corresponding System Preference and add it in. There is another way, but I’ll cover that on Tuesday.

A friend of mine who listens to opera (I have no idea why…) asked me this week if there was a way to rip a CD as a continuous track. I am happy to say, there is.

1.) The songs you want to join together must be adjacent to each other on the disc.To select all the tracks, click on a song title and choose Select All from the Edit menu to highlight each one.
2.) Go back to the Advanced menu and choose “Join CD Tracks.” A black bracket appears next to the song titles indicating that iTunes will combine the selected tracks. Click the “Import CD” button in the top right corner of the iTunes window to convert the songs into one big file, which you can copy over to your iPod.

Cool eh? I use this a lot- not for operas but for comedy records. This a great way to get things that’s shouldn’t have been split up back together again.

If you still enjoy using the Gmail web application (and who doesn’t?), then today I have an excellent tip.
As you know, Firefox 3 will automatically open certain links certain ways, like mailto links. The problem is that RC 1 limits you to just Yahoo Mail, or does it? If you want to set this up for Gmail, follow along.

1. Type about:config into Firefox 3’s address bar. Firefox 3 will issue a warning about voiding your non-existent warranty. (Cute!) Click the “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button to proceed.
2. Type gecko.handlerService into the Filter field until you locate the gecko.handlerService.allowRegisterFromDifferentHost key/value pair. Change it from false (its default setting) to true.

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In this day and age, you shouldn’t have a hard time finding a device that will reduce a USB at the desk. But this seems to be one of the more inexpensive solutions. IOGEAR has rolled out the GUIP201, a USB network share device.

The USB Net ShareStation enables an external hard drive, flash drive, memory card reader, USB webcam, USB speaker, or USB Multi-Function Printer (MFP) to be shared on a network. With the versatility afforded by the USB Share Station, users can now enjoy their favorite multimedia content stored on their computer from anywhere in their home or office.

Because the unit includes Multi-Function Printer sharing, any user can print, scan, or fax from any computer in their home. The USB ShareStation also supports a USB 2.0 Hub extension, which can support up to 4 USB devices over your home or office IP network. The print server will even automatically identify your printer make/model upon connection.

Okay, let’s not get all jumpy yet. First off, one thing ALL wireless USB devices suck at (and my AirPort Express included in that) is speed. Over the network, especially over wireless, this will anything but lightning fast- and that’s just a problem without a solution yet. Also, chances are you won’t be able to use all parts of the multi-function printer (even though it says you can)- that again is just a problem with all devices like this.

Now, the device only has one USB port, so if you want multiple ports, you’ll need a hub. Also, if you want to use this for a netcam or something of the sorts, you won’t get the best quality.

That said, the IOGEAR GUIP201 is available now and will set you back $80. Enjoy!

IOGEAR USB Net ShareStation [via Engadget]