Some web accounts are meant to be shared, whether with co-workers, clients you’re providing access to, or for tech support. Passpack, the previously mentioned, online/offline password manager, offers a more secure way than emails or Post-It Notes. More »
Gmail Labs’ newest feature, an “Inbox Preview” on the loading screen, might just be the best thing that ever happened to email checkers working off a shaky or slow connection. More »
Battery life is crucial, but there’s an equally important test for any notebook that’s going to get regularly used on a plane: is it small enough to fit on the tray, allow typing when there’s someone sitting next to you and not end up half-closed when the person in front reclines their seat? More »
There’s something about the combination of IKEA and cats that just works. We’ve already had two versions of the IKEA cat litter tray and a bed for obese felines: now here’s a bookshelf converted into an exercise space for kitty. More »
Low-cost supermarket food looks especially tempting in times of austerity, but food that comes cheap in a first-world economy may well mean that someone’s working in harsh conditions elsewhere. More »
Traffic information service SUNA, which already covers Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, this week extended itself to the Gold Coast, a development which can be seen as either timely or unfortunate given this week’s weather conditions. More »
When I wrote up Lifehacker’s guide to capital city airport transfer options earlier this week, I deliberately avoided door-to-door shuttle services when there was a regularly scheduled public transport option. Today I remembered one reason why: because sometimes they just don’t show up. More »
Windows 7 may well be getting most of the attention around here, but Microsoft is still beavering away on trying to turn Vista into a product that works with the imminent release of Service Pack 2. More »
Back in March Google released a faster beta version of Chrome that boasted a 25-35% speed boosts on benchmarking tests, and today those improvements—along with a few new features—are now officially available in the stable release of Chrome. More »
Reader Tim Melideo has seen some of our finer DIY laptop stands, but he’s got his own simple but fun method of letting his laptop and other electronics breath some elevated air on the cheap. The key: pipes. More »
