Thursday, November 19, 2009
Communicate
4:30PM Angus Kidman | A perennial theme around Lifehacker in recent weeks has been the fact that TV networks are a bit clueless about the modern world. Turns out the cluelessness runs pretty deep. More »
Shock Horror! TV Network Using Digital Technology
4:30PM Angus Kidman | A perennial theme around Lifehacker in recent weeks has been the fact that TV networks are a bit clueless about the modern world. Turns out the cluelessness runs pretty deep. More » 
Work
3:00PM Angus Kidman | There’s nothing we like better than a good mash-up (here’s a couple of random examples). But when it comes to services that integrate data from multiple locations and draw their own conclusions, it’s always best to apply a little healthy cynicism. More »
You Can’t Always Trust Mash-Up Data
3:00PM Angus Kidman | There’s nothing we like better than a good mash-up (here’s a couple of random examples). But when it comes to services that integrate data from multiple locations and draw their own conclusions, it’s always best to apply a little healthy cynicism. More »
Money
1:00PM Angus Kidman | The average growth in pay for a typical Aussie worker over the past year is under 3%. That makes careful financial planning essential, but there should be light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient. More »
Why A 3% Pay Rise Isn’t All Bad News
1:00PM Angus Kidman | The average growth in pay for a typical Aussie worker over the past year is under 3%. That makes careful financial planning essential, but there should be light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient. More »
Work
From The Tips Box: Sunburn Remedies, URL Shortening And More
12:00PM Whitson Gordon | Readers offer their best tips for alleviating sunburn, shortening URLs in Firefox with a keyword, and using Gmail Tasks as a borrowing/lending list. More »
Money
10:52AM Angus Kidman | Small but useful bit of news from the Coles Online Twitter feed: the supermarket is shrinking its delivery window from four hours to three without charging extra for the privilege. Given that online delivery often equates to “time poor”, that’s a handy change. (Coles also offers to-your-bench delivery.) [Coles]
Coles Shrinks Online Delivery Windows
10:52AM Angus Kidman | Small but useful bit of news from the Coles Online Twitter feed: the supermarket is shrinking its delivery window from four hours to three without charging extra for the privilege. Given that online delivery often equates to “time poor”, that’s a handy change. (Coles also offers to-your-bench delivery.) [Coles]
Work
Growl For Windows Updates To 2.0
10:00AM Whitson Gordon | Windows only: Open source notification system Growl for Windows has finally hit the 2.0 milestone, and with it comes a ton of new features that let you further customise the way you receive your pop-in corner notices. More »
Fix
DIY Bike Repair Stand
9:30AM Whitson Gordon | If your bike gets a lot of use, it needs regular repairs and tune-ups. Bike repair stands aren’t free, but biking weblog The Pedal Pusher has a solution that’s far from expensive. More »
Work
9:00AM Angus Kidman | There’s still plenty of time to enter our contest for one of two free passes to the SME Technology Summit on December 1, or to take advantage of the discount entry offer for Lifehacker readers. See the original post for all the details.
Get Creative With Twitter For Your SME Tech Summit Pass
9:00AM Angus Kidman | There’s still plenty of time to enter our contest for one of two free passes to the SME Technology Summit on December 1, or to take advantage of the discount entry offer for Lifehacker readers. See the original post for all the details. Advertisement
Protect Your Computer From Online Threats
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