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New flybuys Earns Discounts Faster (But They're Not Good Discounts) The Australian’s Media section had an interesting roundup of the websites which are springing up to cover (and cash in on) the upcoming federal election. It says that Google is going to launch its own election website tomorrow, replete with “video footage, user-generated content and customised information feeds.” Ninemsn will launch its Australia Decides 07 site next week, while Prime (affiliated with Channel 7) has its Federal E1ection site up and running in beta format (err, what’s with the E1ection script kiddy language?). Tipster Anthony points out it might be worthwhile/amusing to check out their Legal page as the terms and conditions include such gems as: “You automatically assign all copyrights on anything you post to them, but you’re still legally responsible for it. Anyone can create any derivative works of anything you post, with the proviso that they must mention federalelection.com.au as the source (and not you).” Thanks for pointing that out, Anth and thanks Korian for the Oz story.
Websites gear up for the election [The Australian]
It’s always interesting to find out how other people work, and get ideas on how you can improve yourself. Financial Review technology journalist Renai LeMay lays out his productivity gameplan for all to see in a blog post entitled “A productivity junkie confesses”. After giving the rundown of his typical day, Renai identifies a few things he does to keep admin work to a minimum, so he can maximise the time he spends on his ‘real’ work – writing. In short? Email is the enemy, RSS feeds are your friend, and two minute planning sessions to start and end your day will keep you on track.
A productivity junkie confesses [Financial Review]
Windows only: Freeware application CD Art Display shows your currently playing track’s name, artist and album art in attractive floating skins, in addition to several other useful and completely customisable options. Like previously mentioned moreTunes, CD Art Display supports almost any player you might be using and can automatically download album art if it’s missing (though it may not be super high quality), but it also has killer features like customisable hotkeys for playing and skipping tracks and tons of attractive skins. In addition to the floating display, you’ll also see your album art embedded in the system tray menu, which is a nice touch. CD Art Display is freeware, Windows only.
CD Art Display [via FreewareGenius]The minimalist Wine Wedge creates a cheap, space-saving wine rack of any size anywhere and any time you need one. The two rubber wedges that make up the Wine Wedge actually look a little on the flimsy side, but according to the NYT review, “The Wedge may not look very robust, but it works surprisingly well.” If you’ve had problems with frail wine racks in the past, the $9.95 Wine Wedge is a cheap and sturdy alternative.
Wine Wedge solves need for traditional wine rack [Unclutterer]Webapp Don’t Break the Chain, inspired by Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity secret, tracks how many consecutive days you’ve achieved a specific goal. Two other Seinfeldian chain calendars have sprung up since that article (one at SmarterFitter, one at Joe’s Goals) but Don’t Break the Chain has more features: it can create multiple chains with custom title and colours, display the calendar by four weeks, four months or one year, and more useful, it can add your chain to your iGoogle homepage as a widget.
Don’t Break The Chain!Students: Build a sliding laptop mount for your dorm bunk with the step-by-step instructions from DIY web site Instructables. With a few relatively cheap supplies and some elbow grease, the author of the howto uses his mounted laptop to watch DVDs or work on papers all supine-like with his wireless keyboard. Nice.
Gliding/Floating Laptop dock [Instructables]Windows users who must manually monitor their bandwidth usage can do so with Simplehelp’s detailed guide.
Tracking a flight in your browser or in Google Earth has never been easier, thanks to Google’s integrated search results for flight information. Just enter the flight number of a flight in progress (like AA 34) into your Google search box. Google recognises the flight name and provides links to track the status of the flight at Travelocity, Expedia or at previously mentioned FBOWeb. If you choose FBOWeb, you’ll get a few cool stats for the flight, like ground speed, altitude, ETA, and the Google Map location. You can take tracking to the next level by clicking the Google Earth link to download a KML file to track the rest of the flight in close to real time with Google Earth. We’ve this kind of flight tracking, but Google’s integration with flight numbers and FBOWeb has really streamlined the process. AU – looks like this one’s US-centric. :( Any frequent flyers out there know of similar tools for those of us in the southern hemisphere?
Map Your Sweeties Progress with a Flight Tracker [WebWare]Enough Wikipedia already? Here’s 20 non-Wikipedia online references for researchers and scholars.
