Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Refine Your Image Search With Google Image Swirl
11:00PM Lisa Hoover | Google released Image Swirl today, a new experimental Labs feature designed to make it easier to find related images on the internet and tease out elusive images from the millions already on the web. More »
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | Foxtel launched a bunch of new channels over the weekend, but it’s always something of a crap shoot when you switch channels as to whether you’ll get a widescreen or 4:3 image. TV Tonight has a handy list of which channels are currently offered in widescreen format. More »
Which Foxtel Channels Run In Widescreen?
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Foxtel launched a bunch of new channels over the weekend, but it’s always something of a crap shoot when you switch channels as to whether you’ll get a widescreen or 4:3 image. TV Tonight has a handy list of which channels are currently offered in widescreen format. More »
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2:35PM Angus Kidman | The ABC has just rolled out a design update for its iView catchup service. Apart from a general refresh, the big change is the ability to browse programs by genre. More »
ABC iView Gets Design Update, Genre Search
2:35PM Angus Kidman | The ABC has just rolled out a design update for its iView catchup service. Apart from a general refresh, the big change is the ability to browse programs by genre. More »
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1:00PM Angus Kidman | Worried about some of the content your kids might run into while searching the Internet? Customise Google’s SafeSearch options to keep them away from potentially undesirable material. More »
Customising Google’s SafeSearch Options
1:00PM Angus Kidman | Worried about some of the content your kids might run into while searching the Internet? Customise Google’s SafeSearch options to keep them away from potentially undesirable material. More »
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Fedora 12 Available For Download
11:30AM Kevin Purdy | All platforms: The final release of Fedora’s 12th edition, code-named Constantine, is available for download. Want much better Bluetooth, the latest network and chat apps, and CPU and graphics efficiencies? Grab a live CD or USB image and give it a go. More »
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11:00AM Angus Kidman | The beta period for the Windows 7 version of IceTV’s software didn’t last too long: less than a month after announcing it, the app has now gone on general release. More »
Ice TV For Windows 7 Exits Beta
11:00AM Angus Kidman | The beta period for the Windows 7 version of IceTV’s software didn’t last too long: less than a month after announcing it, the app has now gone on general release. More »
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Make Your Own Medicine Balls For Classic Home Workouts
10:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | For those skipping the gym to work out more often at home, purchasing equipment can cost a pretty penny. Keep costs down by making your own medicine ball from a basketball, sand and good old liquid nails. More »
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MyPorts Gives You Detailed Information On Open Ports
10:00AM Whitson Gordon | Windows only: If you’re looking for a simple solution to secure your connection, free utility MyPorts shows you what open ports are being actively used and which may be unnecessary. More »
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9:00AM Angus Kidman | The Windows version of iTunes is indisputably the poor cousin compared to the Mac release. One feature it implements patchily is support for the multimedia keys found on many PC keyboards, but you may be able to fix that with the mmKeys.dll plug-in. More »
mmKeys.dll Makes Media Keys Work Properly With iTunes
9:00AM Angus Kidman | The Windows version of iTunes is indisputably the poor cousin compared to the Mac release. One feature it implements patchily is support for the multimedia keys found on many PC keyboards, but you may be able to fix that with the mmKeys.dll plug-in. More »
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