Thursday, May 28, 2009
Work
New Tab JumpStart Gives Firefox An Extremely Chrome-Like Tab Page
11:10PM Kevin Purdy | Firefox: We’ve covered a number of ways to make Firefox new tab page look somewhat similar to Google Chrome’s:
Organise
Google Reader Gadget Brings Feeds To The Desktop
9:15PM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Linux: Google Desktop users can keep an eye on important feeds with the Google Reader Gadget, a clever but not quite perfect desktop implementation of Google’s RSS reader. More »
Fix
4:30PM Angus Kidman | A small but welcome improvement in the just-released Skype 4.1 beta: the annoying Skype Firefox extension now has a standard uninstaller. More »
Skype 4.1 Beta Has Proper Firefox Extension Uninstaller
4:30PM Angus Kidman | A small but welcome improvement in the just-released Skype 4.1 beta: the annoying Skype Firefox extension now has a standard uninstaller. More »
Communicate
3:00PM Angus Kidman | 3 has outlined pricing for Australia’s second Android phone, the HTC Magic, but Vodafone, which will also be selling it, is still staying mum — even thought the phone will be out in a fortnight’s time. More »
3 Offers HTC Magic Pricing, Vodafone Stays Mum
3:00PM Angus Kidman | 3 has outlined pricing for Australia’s second Android phone, the HTC Magic, but Vodafone, which will also be selling it, is still staying mum — even thought the phone will be out in a fortnight’s time. More »
Money
1:00PM Angus Kidman | If you’re going to splurge on dining out, the last thing you want to worry about is food poisoning. Eat healthy (in both senses) with our national guide to lists of restaurants served with penalty notices. More »
Avoid Unhygienic Restaurants With National Food Safety Lists
1:00PM Angus Kidman | If you’re going to splurge on dining out, the last thing you want to worry about is food poisoning. Eat healthy (in both senses) with our national guide to lists of restaurants served with penalty notices. More »
Organise
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Transferr adds a visual twist to the familiar concept of a bookmark-centric start page, offering your most-used sites in a grid-based icon display. More »
Transferr Organises Bookmarks In A Chrome-Like Display
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Transferr adds a visual twist to the familiar concept of a bookmark-centric start page, offering your most-used sites in a grid-based icon display. More »
Fix
Open Stuck Jars With Rubber Bands
10:00AM Azadeh Ensha | We’re always on the lookout for alternative uses for common household items that would make MacGyver proud, and Real Simple comes through with several smart tips for making good with little, including this tip for prying open a stubborn jar using rubber bands and a little elbow grease. More »
Work
9:00AM Angus Kidman | If you’re a keyboard shortcut junkie, you probably already know that there’s two ways to get straight to the desktop in Windows without needing to mess around with mice — but you may not know that one is ultimately more useful than the other. More »
Minimise To The Desktop For Faster Keyboard Access
9:00AM Angus Kidman | If you’re a keyboard shortcut junkie, you probably already know that there’s two ways to get straight to the desktop in Windows without needing to mess around with mice — but you may not know that one is ultimately more useful than the other. More »
Design
The OS X Alpha Geek Desktop
8:30AM The How-To Geek | When reader Andreas wrote in to share his desktop configuration, we were stunned at the level of nerdy information we had just encountered—this is perhaps the geekiest desktop we’ve ever seen. More »
