As would be expected after the ACCC rejected its initial proposal, eBay Australia has now officially stepped back from banning all payment methods other than PayPal from June 17. The auction giant still hopes to push through the plan, but has deferred its implementation until July 15. Despite the gung-ho tone of its on-site communication, the plan is only likely to proceed if eBay can convince the ACCC that the safety benefits of its proposal outweigh the competitive concerns — and if it had convincing evidence for that, why didn’t the scheme go through the first time around?
In preparation for Tuesday’s Guinness World Record-setting release of Firefox 3, Mozilla tech writer Deb Richardson offers a thorough rundown of the browser’s features in a Field Guide to Firefox 3.
You woke up with your eyes all puffy but you’ve got to look your best today. Tutorial site wikiHow suggests putting something cool like cucumber slices or cold teabags on your eyes. For a mess-free alternative: Try putting 2 metal tablespoons in the fridge and use them daily by placing the backs against your eyes.
Cool objects are only a temporary solution to puffiness—which can be a symptom of another problem like sleep deprivation or allergies. Hit the link to get some more info about ways to cure eye puffiness. Cure Puffy Eyes [wikiHow]
Feeling sentimental for your classic NES? In Google Reader, hit the Konami Code key sequence: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A to get a shrugging ninja in your sidebar. For more squee-worthy easter eggs in applications you love, check out our top 10 software easter eggs. [via Google Blogoscoped]
The folks over at the Unclutterer blog are on a war against toy clutter in the house that inevitably builds up with toddlers. They offer a few “duh!” alternative activities to commercial toys, like matching the socks in a freshly-done load of laundry, plus this great suggestion for a two-year-old: Man, does she love to “paint” the sidewalk or fence with a paintbrush and small bucket of water. She can easily spend a half an hour painting and when she is done there is absolutely no mess to clean up.
If you’re looking for ways to entertain the kids this weekend, see our previously posted 10 ways to entertain young kids for $1 or less without the TV. Baby toy alternatives (part 2) [Unclutterer]
