Thursday, June 11, 2009
Work
LiberKey Installs 200+ Portable Applications
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you read over our guide on turning spare thumb drives into feature packed giveaway drives and you wished there was a huge pack of portable software you could just download, this is it. More »
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CopyPasteCharacter.com Makes Special Characters Easy To Paste
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | If you switch between systems frequently, or just have a lousy memory for special character codes, CopyPasteCharacter.com is an ingenious little page that automatically copies special characters you click on to your clipboard. More »
Work
Lifehacker Speed Tests: Safari 4, Chrome 2 And More
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Safari, Chrome, and Internet Explorer all reached new final versions recently, while Firefox and Opera pushed their own web browsers into almost-there betas. We pulled out the digital stopwatch and testing kits to see how they measured up. More »
Communicate
4:09PM Angus Kidman | The CD single has been all but killed off by digital downloads, and it looks like the format is about to receive a mortal blow in the Australian market with JB Hi Fi dumping physical singles entirely. More »
JB Hi-Fi To Ditch CD Singles
4:09PM Angus Kidman | The CD single has been all but killed off by digital downloads, and it looks like the format is about to receive a mortal blow in the Australian market with JB Hi Fi dumping physical singles entirely. More »
Work
3:14PM Angus Kidman | This Word resume template has been downloaded almost 200,000 times — so if you’re one of the people using it, you should switch to something else as a matter of urgency. More »
A Resume Template You Shouldn’t Use
3:14PM Angus Kidman | This Word resume template has been downloaded almost 200,000 times — so if you’re one of the people using it, you should switch to something else as a matter of urgency. More »
Money
1:23PM Angus Kidman | A new study shows that Australians are surprisingly good at using credit cards intelligently — but if you’ve had problems with credit card debt in the past, the chances are good that it’s going to happen again. More »
Credit Cards: The More You Fail, The Worse It Gets
1:23PM Angus Kidman | A new study shows that Australians are surprisingly good at using credit cards intelligently — but if you’ve had problems with credit card debt in the past, the chances are good that it’s going to happen again. More »
Money
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Optus is offering $50 extra credit to any prepaid customers who top up with $30 or more this weekend. While the fine print is worth checking (you only have 30 days to spend the extra credit and can only use it for regular calls and texts), if you’re already an Optus customer it’s a potentially handy way of eking out a few extra calls for your dollar. Optus
Optus Offering $50 Bonus On Weekend Prepaid Top-Ups
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Optus is offering $50 extra credit to any prepaid customers who top up with $30 or more this weekend. While the fine print is worth checking (you only have 30 days to spend the extra credit and can only use it for regular calls and texts), if you’re already an Optus customer it’s a potentially handy way of eking out a few extra calls for your dollar. Optus
Travel
9:00AM Angus Kidman | If you’re on a budget trip, then staying overnight at a transit airport can sound like an appealing prospect. Sleepinginairports.net offers an airport-by-airport guide to whether you can realistically plan to kip at your interim destination. More »
Sleepinginairports.net Tells All On Airport Sleepovers
9:00AM Angus Kidman | If you’re on a budget trip, then staying overnight at a transit airport can sound like an appealing prospect. Sleepinginairports.net offers an airport-by-airport guide to whether you can realistically plan to kip at your interim destination. More »
Fix
Create A Flash Diffuser Using An Empty Cigarette Packet
8:30AM Azadeh Ensha | The right flash can make or break your shot. Unfortunately, not all built-in flashes are created equal. DIY web site Instructables demonstrates how to create a worthy on-the-spot flash diffuser using an empty cigarette packet. More »
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