Ever wonder if it makes more sense to walk to work or wait for the next bus?  A post on Lifehacker points to a possible solution.  Check out this chart to see if it makes more sense to wait for the bus or walk to your destination. Since I walked to work today, I checked out the chart to see if it fit with my decision.  I live about 1.9 miles from work and am a fast walker.  Since the bus wasn’t going to come for about 30 mins (and because I like exercise) I walked to work today.  It takes me about 30 mins.  That’s slightly faster than a 20 min mile.  According to the chart, it makes sense that I decided to walk.

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 8:22 am   It’s not an official feature (yet), but Google Docs can perform OCR image-to-text conversions on high-resolution files you upload to it. They have to be pretty darned clear and crisp, but it’s a nice freebie.Those with webapps or services that upload to Google Docs can use this URL parameter to accept PNG, JPG, and GIF files for conversion, listed as an “experimental” feature at the moment.Users, in the meantime, can try out a conversion using their own accounts at the Google Code Samples link.

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 8:22 am   Lifehacker readers show us how they clean up abused cookware and file paper documents for easy searching.About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various reasons—maybe they’re a bit too niche, maybe we couldn’t find a good way to present it, or maybe we just couldn’t fit it in—the tip didn’t make the front page.