Windows 7 features a guest account that can make it easy for friends and housemates to quickly check their email or the web on your system. Giving it a different name, however, makes it a bit more secure. More »
The good news? Optus is offering a voicemail-to-text conversion service. The bad news? It’ll cost you $6.99 a month. More »
Over the weekend, Telstra quietly switched on the tethering function for iPhone users on Telstra contracts. Unlike Optus, there’s no extra charges being suggested, but as Nick at Gizmodo points out, Telstra’s stingy data limits mean this makes less sense than a dedicated dongle if you need frequent connectivity. [Whirlpool via Gizmodo]
One of the more longlasting criticisms of Bing, Microsoft’s wannabe Google rival, is the lack of localisation on actual useful features, as opposed to just offering pretty background images. There hasn’t been much action on the front so far, but allegedly things will improve in 2010. More »
Google’s new fade-in homepage has garnered mixed reactions. If the mouse-over action turns you off, you can get rid of it with a simple user script. More »
Foxtel made its broadcasts accessible to iPhone owners (for a fee) back in October, but inspired a lot of complaints because iPhone users couldn’t remotely program the iQ using their favourite phone. Now Foxtel has fixed that flaw with a proper iTunes guide application. More »
Help an old dresser take a walk on the wild side. Free that furniture from a life of simply holding folded cardigans and T-shirts. Turn it into a homemade bar with this customisable tutorial. More »
You wanted HTML 5, you wanted more RAM and you wanted fix-it advice. Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week: More »
