Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Work
Fling Automates Remote Backup And Network Transfers
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: If you need to automate local and remote backups, sync folders, or update remote files or websites automatically, Fling is a free and effective solution for those tasks and more. More »
Fix
Firefox 3.0.9 Update Patches Critical Security Issues
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Mozilla dropped a small but important update for its browser last night. The code patches fix 12 security issues, some of them critical, fixes inline images not showing up for AOL and AIM mail users, and (hopefully) solving an issue with some New Window commands not giving the new browser window focus. Hit your About menu and select “Check for Updates,” or upgrade from your Linux repositories to grab the fixes.
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Polar Rose Recognises Faces In Flickr Photos
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Sure, desktop photo managers like iPhoto and, to a lesser extent, Picasa can recognise and tag faces in photos, but what about your online shots? New webapp Polar Rose provides facial recognition for Flickr accounts. More »
Travel
4:30PM Angus Kidman | There have been so many discount flight offers to Europe in the last week that we’ve given up trying to keep track, but here’s a deal a bit closer to home: Air New Zealand is throwing in a free NZ domestic flight if you book a flight into the Land of the Long White Cloud. More »
Air New Zealand Offering Free Domestic Flights
4:30PM Angus Kidman | There have been so many discount flight offers to Europe in the last week that we’ve given up trying to keep track, but here’s a deal a bit closer to home: Air New Zealand is throwing in a free NZ domestic flight if you book a flight into the Land of the Long White Cloud. More »
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2:00PM Angus Kidman | Forget extensions — one of the biggest selling points for Firefox is its keyword bookmarks feature. Learn how to set up keyword bookmarks (and a few handy associated keyboard shortcuts) and save yourself considerable time and trouble. More »
How To Set Up Firefox Keyword Bookmarks
2:00PM Angus Kidman | Forget extensions — one of the biggest selling points for Firefox is its keyword bookmarks feature. Learn how to set up keyword bookmarks (and a few handy associated keyboard shortcuts) and save yourself considerable time and trouble. More »
Communicate
11:14AM Angus Kidman | Good news for users of the Ice TV electronic program guide — the company has won its latest court battle against Channel Nine, meaning that it is free to keep listing the free-to-air TV giant in its schedules. More »
Ice TV Wins Legal Battle Against Nine
11:14AM Angus Kidman | Good news for users of the Ice TV electronic program guide — the company has won its latest court battle against Channel Nine, meaning that it is free to keep listing the free-to-air TV giant in its schedules. More »
Communicate
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Comments on YouTube videos are often anything but enlightening, so it’s good news that you can now opt out of viewing them altogether. More »
YouTube Enables Comment Filtering
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Comments on YouTube videos are often anything but enlightening, so it’s good news that you can now opt out of viewing them altogether. More »
Fix
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Granted, it doesn’t have the full-on extensions capabilities Firefox users get addicted to, but there’s still plenty you can customise in Internet Explorer 8 even without playing with the new Web Slices and Accelerators features. More »
How To Customise Internet Explorer 8
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Granted, it doesn’t have the full-on extensions capabilities Firefox users get addicted to, but there’s still plenty you can customise in Internet Explorer 8 even without playing with the new Web Slices and Accelerators features. More »
Work
Lesser-Known Firefox Feature Slows Mouse Wheel Scrolling Speed
8:00AM The How-To Geek | Ever wanted to slow down the speed when using the mouse-wheel to scroll through a page? Reader Raghav writes in with an interesting tip that you might not know about. More »
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