Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Organise
Futz Puts Your To-Do List In Your Browser’s Address Bar
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | One of the barriers to adopting a new tool in your workflow is ease of use. Futz lets you add tasks, reminders and more right from your browser’s address bar. More »
Work
Use A “Slash” To Find Work While Unemployed
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Career writer Marci Alboher added a “slash” title (as in “writer/speaker/writing coach”) to business cards and email signature, and saw new coaching work gradually roll in. She suggests other ways anyone looking for work can add their own “slash.” More »
Fix
Make Your Own Ginger Ale
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | The flat kind is good for a sour stomach, but freshly made ginger ale is a tasty, mixed-drink-ready treat. Here’s how to brew your own. More »
Work
Firefox 3.5 “Preview” Available With An Update Check
9:00PM Kevin Purdy | You can’t grab it directly, but Mozilla is releasing a “Preview” of its long-awaited Firefox 3.5 release. More »
Money
5:43PM Angus Kidman | It’s official: from June 22, you’ll be able to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points on your Everyday Rewards card. More »
Everyday Rewards Sets Qantas Frequent Flyer Rate
5:43PM Angus Kidman | It’s official: from June 22, you’ll be able to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points on your Everyday Rewards card. More »
Communicate
3:00PM Angus Kidman | As ever, Apple’s latest iPhone upgrade is getting massive media attention, but in amongst the hype it can be hard to spot the key details for local buyers. Here’s what you need to know. More »
iPhone 3GS: The Key Australian Details
3:00PM Angus Kidman | As ever, Apple’s latest iPhone upgrade is getting massive media attention, but in amongst the hype it can be hard to spot the key details for local buyers. Here’s what you need to know. More »
Travel
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Suna announced late last month that its GPS traffic information service would be expanding to most of Australia’s capital cities by the end of the year, but that turns out to have been something of an under-estimate. More »
Suna Traffic Info For Perth, Adelaide, Canberra This Month
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Suna announced late last month that its GPS traffic information service would be expanding to most of Australia’s capital cities by the end of the year, but that turns out to have been something of an under-estimate. More »
Money
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Thinking the household grocery bill is a bit too high? Try writing your shopping list a day in advance and then culling it before you hit the store. More »
Write Shopping Lists A Day Ahead To Cut Costs
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Thinking the household grocery bill is a bit too high? Try writing your shopping list a day in advance and then culling it before you hit the store. More »
Work
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Need to repeat the same task in Office, like typing a block of text or deleting a lot of rows? You don’t have to go burrowing through the menus — simply use the F4 key to repeat your last action. More »
Hit F4 To Redo That Last Office Command
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Need to repeat the same task in Office, like typing a block of text or deleting a lot of rows? You don’t have to go burrowing through the menus — simply use the F4 key to repeat your last action. More »
Work
