Thursday, November 12, 2009
Money
Hit Up The Markets When Cooking For One
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Supermarkets are full of deals involving two-for-one, 30 per cent more, family sizes and other bulk deals. None of that helps though if the food goes to waste. The Washington Post suggests the markets and creativity for single cooks. More »
Fix
4:00PM Angus Kidman | We’ve talked about the virtues of bicarbonate of soda (or baking soda for our US cousins) for reviving towels. Tech blogger Gail Lipscombe also found it pretty handy for reviving a messed-up vanity basin. More »
How Bicarbonate Of Soda Can Save Your Bathroom
4:00PM Angus Kidman | We’ve talked about the virtues of bicarbonate of soda (or baking soda for our US cousins) for reviving towels. Tech blogger Gail Lipscombe also found it pretty handy for reviving a messed-up vanity basin. More »
Travel
2:30PM Angus Kidman | If you’re ever going to spend more than half a day in London, having an Oyster card (the smart card used for the Underground, buses and trains) is absolutely essential. Save yourself queuing and hassle by ordering one before you head off. More »
Get An Oyster Card Before You Hit London
2:30PM Angus Kidman | If you’re ever going to spend more than half a day in London, having an Oyster card (the smart card used for the Underground, buses and trains) is absolutely essential. Save yourself queuing and hassle by ordering one before you head off. More »
Money
12:30PM Angus Kidman | There’s nothing more satisfying than scoring a too-good-to-be-true deal online — and there are few things more annoying than finding out that the deal isn’t going to happen. However, it’s still important to keep a sense of proportion about these things. More »
Bargain Hunters Need Some Common Sense
12:30PM Angus Kidman | There’s nothing more satisfying than scoring a too-good-to-be-true deal online — and there are few things more annoying than finding out that the deal isn’t going to happen. However, it’s still important to keep a sense of proportion about these things. More »
Work
From The Tips Box: Chrome History And Smart Packaging
12:00PM Whitson Gordon | Readers offer their tips on searching your history from Chrome’s address bar, and packing with cardboard. More »
Communicate
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Parenting approaches differ widely, and so they should — kids are individuals, not dough to be shaped identically by your cookie-cutter personality. With that said, a few guidelines are always welcome, and our sibling site Babble has a neat list of ten approaches that might help ensure your kids grow up happy. More »
Ten Rules For Raising Your Kids To Be Happy
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Parenting approaches differ widely, and so they should — kids are individuals, not dough to be shaped identically by your cookie-cutter personality. With that said, a few guidelines are always welcome, and our sibling site Babble has a neat list of ten approaches that might help ensure your kids grow up happy. More »
Communicate
Norbt Sends Top Secret, Encrypted Messages
10:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | Web application Norbt (short for “no robot”) creates web pages with encrypted text; only people who can answer your challenge question can access the text. Got anything secret you want to share? More »
Money
Use Your Net Worth As A Psychological Carrot To Motivate Saving
10:00AM Adam Pash | Saving for the future is important, but it’s hard to stay motivated if you don’t have something concrete to measure your progress. Personal finance weblog The Simple Dollar details how to keeps score — and stay motivated — by tracking net worth. More »
Fix
Polish Your Shoes With A Banana
9:00AM Whitson Gordon | If you’ve got a few over-ripe bananas lying around (as most of us do), and you’re not the banana-bread type, it turns out they have a few household uses before you toss them in the garbage — like homespun shoe polish. More »
Travel
8:30AM Angus Kidman | Airlines in Australia already offer online check-in and kiosks at airports are already pretty much the standard. Next year, Qantas will begin testing a service that eliminates the need to print boarding passes and should make it easier to drop off luggage. More »
Qantas To Use Smart Cards To Speed Up Check-In
8:30AM Angus Kidman | Airlines in Australia already offer online check-in and kiosks at airports are already pretty much the standard. Next year, Qantas will begin testing a service that eliminates the need to print boarding passes and should make it easier to drop off luggage. More » 
