Monday, April 6, 2009
Organise
NanoCrowd Suggests Your Next Movie Based On Keyword Groups
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | It happens to the best of us. Confronted with the vastness of modern media, the hundreds of thousands of possible choices, you throw your hands in the air and say “What to watch?” More »
Work
SliderDock Puts Application Launchers In A Desktop Ring
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Windows only: Looking for a different kind of application launcher for your Windows desktop? SliderDock puts your app icons in an easy-sliding ring instead of a bottom-hugging dock, and can be customised to fit any theme. More »
Work
LiveSlices Customises IE8’s Web Slices For Gmail And Other Sites
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | If you’re keen on Internet Explorer 8 but haven’t quite gotten into the auto-updating “Web Slices,” the LiveSlices site makes it super easy to track Gmail, RSS, Twitter and other feeds from a drop-down menu button. More »
Fix
Gordon Ramsey Demonstrates The Perfect Scrambled Egg Breakfast
9:00PM Kevin Purdy | It’s a two-for-one clip—proof that celebri-chef Gordon Ramsey isn’t just a TV-addled scream machine, and a four-minute demonstration of how to make rich, fluffy scrambled eggs on a non-rushed morning. More »
Work
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Feel like your willpower could use some boosting? Try brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand. More »
Improve Your Willpower By Shifting Your Tooth-Brushing Hand
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Feel like your willpower could use some boosting? Try brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand. More »
Travel
2:00PM Angus Kidman | After the productivity disaster that was the touchscreen-enableddisabled Storm, it’s pleasing to report that the latest model from BlackBerry, the Curve 8900, is a much more useful tool for frequent travellers. More »
BlackBerry Curve 8900 Pushes The Right Buttons For Travellers
2:00PM Angus Kidman | After the productivity disaster that was the touchscreen-enableddisabled Storm, it’s pleasing to report that the latest model from BlackBerry, the Curve 8900, is a much more useful tool for frequent travellers. More »
Design
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Fish eye lenses create a unique perspective, but are an expensive addition to your SLR and a complete non-option for a more basic point-and-shoot camera. Photoshop guru Helen Bradley walks through how you can create a fisheye effect using Photoshop. More »
Fake A Fish Eye Photo In Photoshop
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Fish eye lenses create a unique perspective, but are an expensive addition to your SLR and a complete non-option for a more basic point-and-shoot camera. Photoshop guru Helen Bradley walks through how you can create a fisheye effect using Photoshop. More »
Organise
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Personal video recorders (PVRs) are a pretty commonplace sight these days, but are they influencing our viewing habits? A new Australian study offers a couple of hints. More »
What Aussies Are Cramming Onto Their PVRs
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Personal video recorders (PVRs) are a pretty commonplace sight these days, but are they influencing our viewing habits? A new Australian study offers a couple of hints. More »
Communicate
9:00AM Kym Weathersten | Thanks to everyone who entered our BlackBerry competition and completed the survey to win a BlackBerry Bold. We’ve chucked all the completed surveys in a hat, jiggled it around a little and come up with the winner (just kidding TPL guys; we have a highly automated lottery system, as promised). So congratulations Tiani! Your smartphone is on its way.
Winner- BlackBerry Survey Competition
9:00AM Kym Weathersten | Thanks to everyone who entered our BlackBerry competition and completed the survey to win a BlackBerry Bold. We’ve chucked all the completed surveys in a hat, jiggled it around a little and come up with the winner (just kidding TPL guys; we have a highly automated lottery system, as promised). So congratulations Tiani! Your smartphone is on its way. 
