Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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SuperCook Turns Your Kitchen Contents Into Yummy Recipes

11:30PM May 20, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

It’s cheaper and healthier to eat in but all too easy to look in the fridge and think you have nothing to make. SuperCook tells you what you can make with what you have. More »


Work

Land And Keep A Professional Cooking Job

11:00PM May 20, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

If you’re looking to switch careers into the culinary field, or pick up some part-time kitchen work, it takes more than a white hat and comfy shoes. Take some tips from a trained chef. More »


Work

Middle-Click To Close Applications From Windows 7′s Taskbar

10:30PM May 20, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Windows Vista made it easy to close programs by middle-clicking their taskbar button. In Windows 7, however, middle-clicking a taskbar button opens a new instance of that program. The easy-close solution? Middle-click its preview window. More »


Travel

HLO Day 20: Thank You To The Sentinel Chickens

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4:50PM May 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

I knew that the Northern Territory was filled with interesting Outback dangers: crocodiles, extreme heat, wallet-nipping Next G charges. But I didn’t realise my health was in the hands of flocks of sentinel chickens. More »


Work

Learn To Tweak Zoom In Internet Explorer 8

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3:00PM May 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

The odds are good that no matter what your preferred browser you don’t spend a lot of time with the zoom feature, but the recently released Internet Explorer 8 has a few neat zoom tricks up its sleeve. More »


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How To Protect Your Privacy On Twitter

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1:00PM May 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

By default, Twitter broadcasts everything to the world, but you can be more selective about who you share with. Learn how to protect your privacy and how to follow other people without needing a Twitter account at all. More »


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The Reading Room Is A Social Network For Book Lovers

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11:00AM May 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Fancy chatting online about books and don’t think existing social networking sites like Facebook quite cut it? The Reading Room is a social network specifically for book lovers. More »


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Distracted Much? Don’t Worry, It’s A Good Thing

10:30AM May 20, 2009 | Adam Pash

We do our best to skip distractions in the pursuit of productivity here at Lifehacker, and though we’re happy to pursue distractions in our downtime, New York Magazine reminds us that distraction’s really not all that bad. More »


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MyInvites Offers Swanky Online Invitations

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9:00AM May 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Trying to organise a party but don’t think a plain email invitation will quite cut it? MyInvites offers a wide range of designs and automates the process of sending invitations and counting replies. More »


Work

Show Document Holds Instant Collaboration Sessions

8:00AM May 20, 2009 | Adam Pash

Webapp Show Document holds instant document, whiteboard and browser-sharing sessions with anyone. You can collaborate on documents in real-time without the hassle of installing an application, and everyone involved can save the results. More »