Monday, May 4, 2009

Work

TweetMyPC Uses Twitter To Remote Control Your PC

11:30PM May 4, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Windows only: We’ve shown you how to shut down your


Work

Xdn Tweaker Updates To Tweak Windows 7

10:30PM May 4, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Windows: Xdn Tweaker, which we’ve previously enjoyed for its fine-tuning capabilities on Windows XP and Vista, has upgraded to support the same sort of fixes and features on Windows 7, plus a few unique offerings. More »


Travel

HLO Day 4: When Your Qantas Club Card Dies

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8:29PM May 4, 2009 | Angus Kidman

My BlackBerry may have staged the first crash of the Hand Luggage Only project, but now it’s been overtaken by a permanent failure in a much simpler bit of equipment: my Qantas Club/Frequent Flyer card. More »


Travel

HLO: Choosing The Right Notebook PC For Travel

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6:36PM May 4, 2009 | Angus Kidman

For the most part, Hand Luggage Only was designed to use gear I already had, but there was always going to be one exception: I’d decided I’d get a new notebook PC as part of the process. More »


Money

eBay Australia Cuts Time You Can Lodge A Dispute

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2:59PM May 4, 2009 | Angus Kidman

From the end of May, eBay Australia is trimming the time you have to complain if goods don’t match their description from 60 days to 45 days. More »


Communicate

Vodafone Prepaid 3G Broadband Plans Up The Price Ante

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12:00PM May 4, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Vodafone has joined Telstra, Optus and 3 in offering prepaid broadband options — but as with most providers, you’ll pay extra for the privilege of not paying all the time. More »


Travel

HLO: Win $100 iTunes Credit

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10:00AM May 4, 2009 | Angus Kidman

One of the odder challenges I’ve set myself during Hand Luggage Only is to visit every Apple Retail Store in Australia in a single day. But while I get to do the organising and the hard yards, Lifehacker readers can reap the rewards — in the form of three $100 iTunes cards that are up for grabs. More »


Work

The Lime Green Living Room

9:00AM May 4, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

What do you get when you combine your living space and your home office? If it involves lots of colour, a HDTV-as-monitor, plants, and a mountain bike you get RunningDive’s office. More »


Organise

Last Week’s Best Posts

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8:30AM May 4, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week: More »


Communicate

BookArmy Suggests New Books, Readers With Similar Tastes

8:00AM May 4, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

BookArmy is a social network for book lovers, and it wants to make sure you “never read a bad book again”. You can read and write reviews, share your bookshelf, and connect with others. More »