Monday, November 9, 2009
Work
GetDeb.net Repository Makes Newer Ubuntu Apps Easily Available
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | GetDeb’s web site has long been the go-to spot for Ubuntu (and Debian, and Mint) users to grab the latest copies of software not yet released by their official repositories. Now GetDeb makes it even easier with a repository. More »
Money
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Regular tax returns are already due in, but if you use an accountant you may still have some time up your sleeve. However, the ATO is warning that a planned systems upgrade in January could delay refunds for anyone who submits during that month. More »
Tax Returns May Experience Delays In January
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Regular tax returns are already due in, but if you use an accountant you may still have some time up your sleeve. However, the ATO is warning that a planned systems upgrade in January could delay refunds for anyone who submits during that month. More »
Fix
2:00PM Angus Kidman | As expected, Domino’s has launched a free iPhone pizza-ordering app, letting you place orders, pay for them and track the status of your pizza. More »
Domino’s iPhone App Offers Pizza Tracking, Payment
2:00PM Angus Kidman | As expected, Domino’s has launched a free iPhone pizza-ordering app, letting you place orders, pay for them and track the status of your pizza. More »
Travel
12:00PM Angus Kidman | A recent ranking by a brand consultancy saw Australia slip from first place to third as a global country brand. That might be bad news for Tourism Australia, but what does it all mean for the typical traveller? More »
What Brand Values Means For Travellers
12:00PM Angus Kidman | A recent ranking by a brand consultancy saw Australia slip from first place to third as a global country brand. That might be bad news for Tourism Australia, but what does it all mean for the typical traveller? More »
Work
Selling Homes And Scrapbooking: A Compact And Organised Office
11:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | What do you do when you’ve got a limited amount of space and you want to pack in work and play? You maximise your storage space and organise carefully like in today’s featured workspace. More »
Communicate
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Single-issue parties have long been a feature of the Australian political landscape, so it was perhaps inevitable that a group would be created to address one of the more obviously stupid features of the current landscape: the ban on R18+-rated games in this country. On our sibling site Kotaku, there’s a fascinating interview with the founders of the Gamers 4 Croydon party, which plans to run in next year’s South Australian state election. More »
Why Gamers Political Party Wants Your Vote
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Single-issue parties have long been a feature of the Australian political landscape, so it was perhaps inevitable that a group would be created to address one of the more obviously stupid features of the current landscape: the ban on R18+-rated games in this country. On our sibling site Kotaku, there’s a fascinating interview with the founders of the Gamers 4 Croydon party, which plans to run in next year’s South Australian state election. More »
Organise
Yast Tracks And Logs Time Spent On Projects And Tasks
10:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re looking for a simple time-tracking tool with visuals that are easy to read at a glance, Yast fits the bill. More »
Fix
Make A Bottle-Cap Table With A Poured Resin Surface
9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you want to make a cool table with bottle caps — or anything small and interesting — encased forever under a layer of resin, check out this table-building tutorial. More »
Organise
8:30AM Angus Kidman | You wanted better TV choices, you wanted private browsing, you wanted Firefox 3.6, you wanted cheap routers. Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week: More »
Last Week’s Best Posts
8:30AM Angus Kidman | You wanted better TV choices, you wanted private browsing, you wanted Firefox 3.6, you wanted cheap routers. Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week: More »
Work
