Friday, May 1, 2009

Design

TagCrowd Creates Word Frequency Cloud

11:30PM May 1, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Whether you’d like to hunt down words you overuse or you’re looking to turn text from your manifesto into word art, TagCrowd can create a simple tag cloud based on the frequency of words. More »


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Use Tinfoil To Boost Your Remote Control’s Range

11:00PM May 1, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

We’ve seen the power of strategically placed tinfoil applied to Wi-Fi routers. Kip Kay, the man with boundless DIY enthusiasm, shows us how to apply tinfoil inside a remote control to boost its reach. More »


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Gmail Google Search Box Inserts Links Without Clicking Away

10:30PM May 1, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

So often, writing an email involves opening a new tab to look up something, copying the link, then heading back to paste it. Gmail’s latest Labs feature consolidates that process with pop-up Google searches. More »


Design

Create And Print Custom Album Covers In iTunes

9:00PM May 1, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

You can do a lot of neat things with iTunes beyond organising and playing music. Brian Tong at CNET demonstrates how to create and print custom, mosaic-style covers for My Awesome Mix CD. More »


Money

Free Comic Book Day 2009 Is This Saturday

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3:00PM May 1, 2009 | Angus Kidman

The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book day, when participating retailers offer a free copy of selected titles as a comics-boosting measure. And while the initiative is pretty US-centric, Australian retailers are taking part on May 2. More »


Work

Adding Smart Bibliography Citations In Word

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1:30PM May 1, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Word already has some pretty neat citation and bibliography features built in, but if you don’t mind getting grubby with a little XML, you can make it even more efficient. More »


Money

DealSucker Aggregates Australian Deals Of The Day

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12:00PM May 1, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Can’t keep track of all those “deal of the day” sites offering intriguingly cheap (though often unbranded) gadgets? US site DealSucker has began beta testing an Australian version of its aggregator. More »


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Twitter Adds Proper Search Button

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10:27AM May 1, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Twitter has added a Search button to its main page, with results displayed in the main window in the same style as its existing feed of live messages. More »


Travel

HLO Day 1: Starting With A BlackBerry Panic

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9:22AM May 1, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Hand Luggage Only has officially kicked off as I head towards Adelaide, but I hadn’t even managed to leave my home suburb before the first potential disaster kicked in: my BlackBerry Curve 8900 stopped working. More »


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Laser-Cut Earbud Owl Keeps Your Cords Tangle-Free

8:00AM May 1, 2009 | Adam Pash

We’re already big fans of anything that corrals our cord clutter, but we can’t help but appreciate the craftsmanship that went into this very clever DIY earbud owl. More »