Gadget Links: Holy Saturday Edition

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Holy Saturday on Wikipedia: Lots of names exist for the day before Easter. I had no idea that so much thought had been put into this day over the years. Sorry if you consider this a sacrilege.
Sk*rt: “Digg for Chicks” on How to Change the World (blog.GuyKawasaki.com): “I love Sk*rt. You can think of it as “Digg for chicks” (in the words of QueenofSpain), and it features the user-selected stories in topic such as Arts & Entertainment, Design & Crafts, Family & Parenting, and Food & Home.”
View higher quality videos on YouTube on MacOSXhints: “Many people are using a trick to view any YouTube video in high-quality — simply append &fmt=18 to the end of the URL. This is a job for AppleScript! Here are two simple versions; the first, for for OmniWeb… and the second, for Safari….”
Lemnis Pharox LED Bulb on CoolTools: “I have been dutifully buying the various LED bulbs being marketed as home incandescent replacements for a year or two. Up until now, all have had that weird, blue flickery LED light, and all have been expensive. The Lemnis Pharox is the first one that actually delivers as a home bulb replacement. It sips electricity pulling down a mere 4 watts, will last for 35 years, and replaces the light of a 40 watt incandescent.”
Adventures in Rechargeable Batteries on CodingHorror: “I’ve been a rechargeable battery user for years. It seems the frugal thing to do in the long run, and it’s also healthier for the planet when we aren’t discarding mountains of single-use batteries into landfills.” Author Jeff Atwood provides a lot of tips on getting the most out of modern rechargeable batteries. [ via LifeHacker ]
PimpMySafari.com, recommended by Merlin Mann on MacBreak Weekly. This is the reference site for all plugins and bookmarklets for the Safari web browser.
First Look: Safari 3.1 adds speed and HTML 5 features on Computerworld: “With the 3.1 release, Safari has become the fastest browser you can use. If that isn’t enough reason to make a switch, its strong adherence to Web standards and rapid adoption of new technologies might make you think again.”