Friday, June 5, 2009

Work

SimilarSites Helps You Find Related Sites

11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Take the work out of finding sites related to the one you’re browsing. SimilarSites is a user-ranked search engine designed to return a list of the most similar web sites. More »

Chromium Releases Official Mac, Linux Browser Alphas

9:00PM Kevin Purdy | Mac/Linux: We’ve already seen unofficial Mac and Linux builds of the Google Chrome browser’s open-source base, but now the Chromium team is throwing them out for real—even if they’re also saying “DON’T DOWNLOAD THEM” More »
Organise

Lifehacker’s Long Weekend

4:30PM Angus Kidman | It’s a long weekend for everyone except our WA readers (who got one this week), so there won’t be any local posts on Monday. The stories from the US will come through as usual, and we’ll be back to regular full service on Tuesday.
Design

Use Album Covers To Inspire Photo Editing

3:00PM Angus Kidman | Looking for some ideas on how to jazz up some digital images? Look no further than your CD collection. More »
Organise

Lifetick Adds Recurring Tasks

1:30PM Angus Kidman | Aussie-developed goal tracking service Lifetick, which we’ve mentioned here a couple of times before, has upgraded with an obvious but useful feature: recurring tasks. More »
Fix

Fixing Case Sensitivity Problems With Firefox Find

11:54AM Angus Kidman | Lifehacker reader James was having trouble getting the Find feature in Firefox to work properly, but a simple modification fixed his problems. More »
Work

Fix Problems With Page Numbers In Word

10:42AM Angus Kidman | Adding a simple page number in a Word document is pretty straightforward, but once the formatting gets complex, so do the solutions. A stressed-out Microsoft staffer offers some solutions to common problems. More »
Communicate

Laptop Connect Rents 3G Broadband Access

9:00AM Angus Kidman | If you have a temporary need for a 3G broadband connection and don’t fancy a long-term contract or a pricey pay-as-you-go device, then rental is an option to consider. More »
Travel

Google Street View Introduces Double Click “Pancake” Navigation

8:30AM Azadeh Ensha | As many users of Google Street View can attest, repeatedly clicking the forward and backward arrows makes for a less-than-smooth navigation experience. Today Google addressed this issue by introducing a smart navigation feature designed to make exploring Street View easier. More »
Work

PicoPlay Is A Lightweight, Minimalist Audio Player

8:00AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: Free application PicoPlay is a barebones music player for OS X that plugs into your iTunes library and playlists for quick access to your tunes with low resource requirements. More »