Thursday, April 16, 2009
Work
Single Click Restore Point Makes Restore Point Creation A Snap
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: You’re about to do something to your computer and you know you should probably make a restore point, but who wants to dig around in some menus? Make one with a single click. More »
Work
4:30PM Angus Kidman | The Inside Office Online blog offers an interesting suggestion for people trying to find a new job: using the mail merge feature in Outlook to send a message to professional contacts letting them know you’re looking for work. Part of me thinks “good use of technology”, part of me thinks “mail merge just isn’t going to cut it in a competitive jobs market”. What’s your take?
Could You Use Mail Merge To Speed Job Hunting?
4:30PM Angus Kidman | The Inside Office Online blog offers an interesting suggestion for people trying to find a new job: using the mail merge feature in Outlook to send a message to professional contacts letting them know you’re looking for work. Part of me thinks “good use of technology”, part of me thinks “mail merge just isn’t going to cut it in a competitive jobs market”. What’s your take?
Money
3:02PM Angus Kidman | Variable pricing might not have made much difference to what’s on sale in the iTunes store, but there are ways you can get music without endlessly coughing up $1.69 a track. More »
Top 5 Ways To Save Money On iTunes
3:02PM Angus Kidman | Variable pricing might not have made much difference to what’s on sale in the iTunes store, but there are ways you can get music without endlessly coughing up $1.69 a track. More »
Communicate
1:00PM Angus Kidman | There are hundreds of Twitter clients, gadgets and widgets out there, but most of them want your username and password — a potential hurdle if you’re privacy-minded. But there are ways of enhancing the Twitter experience without giving up your personal details. More »
Twitter Tools That Don’t Need Your Password
1:00PM Angus Kidman | There are hundreds of Twitter clients, gadgets and widgets out there, but most of them want your username and password — a potential hurdle if you’re privacy-minded. But there are ways of enhancing the Twitter experience without giving up your personal details. More »
Communicate
11:13AM Angus Kidman | Channel Seven is going to allow viewers to download the season opener of Heroes a week before it gets broadcast on April 23. It’s a welcome change, but still leaves Aussies lagging well behind the rest of the world in online TV options. More »
Seven To Offer Heroes Download Prior To Australian Broadcast
11:13AM Angus Kidman | Channel Seven is going to allow viewers to download the season opener of Heroes a week before it gets broadcast on April 23. It’s a welcome change, but still leaves Aussies lagging well behind the rest of the world in online TV options. More »
Communicate
What’s Your Worst Email Gaffe?
9:15AM Adam Pash | Whether you hit forward rather than reply, let contact autocomplete steer an important email amiss, or simply forgotten to include a promised attachment, we’ve all made an email mistake or two. More »
Money
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Looking for a cheap iTunes card? Coles is selling the $20, $30 and $50 cards for 15% off from April 16 to April 22. A tad late for Easter gifts, but a good opportunity to check out whether you can squeeze even more out of variable iTunes pricing. [via OzBargain]
iTunes Cards 15% Off At Coles
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Looking for a cheap iTunes card? Coles is selling the $20, $30 and $50 cards for 15% off from April 16 to April 22. A tad late for Easter gifts, but a good opportunity to check out whether you can squeeze even more out of variable iTunes pricing. [via OzBargain]
Fix
Half-Open Patcher Speeds Up BitTorrent Downloads
8:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows only: Did you realise Windows only allows 10 outbound connection attempts at a time? A simple patching utility can fix the problem and speed up your BitTorrent downloads. More »
Fix
Build A Self-Watering Garden With Recycled Water
7:00AM Adam Pash | Over at DIY web site Instructables, user askjerry details how he recycles the condensation water from his air conditioner through a self-watering garden system for some seriously green gardening. More »
Organise
