Friday, April 24, 2009
Design
Paint.NET Plugin Lets You Open Photoshop Files
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | If Paint.NET is your editor of choice and you find yourself needing to open .PSD Photoshop files, this plugin will help you introduce .PSD images into your Paint.NET workflow. More »
Design
Business Card Star Makes At-Home Card Printing A Snap
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Think about the per-card cost of most commercial business card printers, and you’ll likely feel a bit taken. Business Card Star makes designing and printing a professional, eye-catching card at home a viable alternative. More »
Fix
Bacon Sandwiches Can Speed Up Hangover Recovery
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | British researchers found that eating concentrated doses of carbohydrates and protein after some “over indulgence” can speed up your metabolism and provide the amino acids needed to start feeling better. BLT for breakfast, anyone? More »
Money
3:03PM Angus Kidman | Electronics retailer Kogan Technologies has agreed not to advertise “percentage off savings” that aren’t based on actual prices, reminding us that consumers should always be wary of accepting any savings claims on face value. More »
Kogan Case Shows Need To Consider Price Comparisons Carefully
3:03PM Angus Kidman | Electronics retailer Kogan Technologies has agreed not to advertise “percentage off savings” that aren’t based on actual prices, reminding us that consumers should always be wary of accepting any savings claims on face value. More »
Communicate
1:30PM Angus Kidman | If you’re not heading to an actual ANZAC Day service on Saturday, you’ve got options other than television. More »
Where To Find ANZAC Day Broadcasts Online
1:30PM Angus Kidman | If you’re not heading to an actual ANZAC Day service on Saturday, you’ve got options other than television. More »
Fix
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Setting up a toy corner in the lounge room sounds wise, but having a toy storage system you can roll under the couch is even better. More »
DIY IKEA Under-Couch Toy Storage System
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Setting up a toy corner in the lounge room sounds wise, but having a toy storage system you can roll under the couch is even better. More »
Work
10:30AM Angus Kidman | It’s no surprise that when business belts get tightened, the perks are the first to go — and that rule seems to apply just as much to small business as it does to multi-national corporations. More »
Has Your Boss Cut Back On Staff Benefits?
10:30AM Angus Kidman | It’s no surprise that when business belts get tightened, the perks are the first to go — and that rule seems to apply just as much to small business as it does to multi-national corporations. More »
Work
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Word 2007 might show a live word count on the screen, but what if you want to find out how many instances there are of a single word? There’s no built-in solution, but you can solve the problem with a simple hack. More »
Count Occurrences Of A Word In A Document
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Word 2007 might show a live word count on the screen, but what if you want to find out how many instances there are of a single word? There’s no built-in solution, but you can solve the problem with a simple hack. More »
Work
Application Access Server Remotely Launches Any Application
8:00AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Ever realised after you left the house that you forgot to start your BitTorrent client to finish the last of that big download? That wouldn’t be a big deal with Application Access Server. More »
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