Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Organise
Biblio Finds Rare And Out Of Print Books
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Finding the latest New York Times Best Seller List topping novel at a bookstore is easy. Finding a first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Not so much. Biblio can help. More »
Fix
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Might Not Actually Be “Healthy”
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Remember pretty much every health study in the news over the last few years? The kind that suggested one or two drinks per day (for women and men, respectively) would help you live longer? More »
Fix
DIY Photo Frame Coffee Sleeve
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Looking to keep your coffee warm and your fingers burn-free? The object project blog posts a tutorial to making a DIY photo coffee sleeve. More »
Work
Opera Unite Puts A Media Server In Your Browser
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux: A test version of Opera’s formidable alternative browser introduces Unite, a plug-in that lets users share music, pictures, files, notes and chat rooms straight from their desktop. Check out its services and features in a quick screenshot tour. More »
Communicate
4:03PM Angus Kidman | When the iPhone 3GS was announced, we noted that caution was advised before getting excited about the ability to use the iPhone as a tethered modem. That turns out to have been sage advice. More »
No Free Tethering For Optus On iPhone
4:03PM Angus Kidman | When the iPhone 3GS was announced, we noted that caution was advised before getting excited about the ability to use the iPhone as a tethered modem. That turns out to have been sage advice. More »
Fix
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Twitter might have a fancy new interface for searching tweets, but when it comes to finding actual people, the results can be highly variable. Here’s what to do if you seem invisible to Twitter. More »
Fix Problems With People Search In Twitter
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Twitter might have a fancy new interface for searching tweets, but when it comes to finding actual people, the results can be highly variable. Here’s what to do if you seem invisible to Twitter. More »
Fix
12:00PM Angus Kidman | It’s always a nuisance shifting furniture to do the vacuuming, but you can ease the pain with a simple hack: adding wheels. More »
Add Wheels To Your Furniture For Faster Cleaning
12:00PM Angus Kidman | It’s always a nuisance shifting furniture to do the vacuuming, but you can ease the pain with a simple hack: adding wheels. More »
Work
10:30AM Angus Kidman | A simple settings tweak can make converting video files for use on an iPod or other similar device much faster. More »
Speed Up iPod Video Conversions By Ditching H.264
10:30AM Angus Kidman | A simple settings tweak can make converting video files for use on an iPod or other similar device much faster. More »
Work
Lifehacker’s Firefox Add-On Packs
10:00AM Kevin Purdy | It used to be a pain to hunt down your favourite extensions every time you reinstall Firefox. Mozilla’s recently launched Collections make it easy, so we’ve assembled a few easy-to-install collections of our favourite Firefox helpers. More »
Travel
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Need to get a taxi to town from an unfamiliar airport? World Cab Fares gives you an estimate of the likely cost. More »
World Cab Fares Prices Your Journey From The Airport
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Need to get a taxi to town from an unfamiliar airport? World Cab Fares gives you an estimate of the likely cost. More » 