Saturday, July 11, 2009

Know What Questions To Ask During A Job Interview

8:00AM Azadeh Ensha | It’s nerve-wracking enough worrying about how best to answer interview questions. Unfortunately, it’s also important to ask questions during the exchange. Weblog Lifehack.org details how best to turn the tables with a list of seven noteworthy questions to raise. More »

TwInbox Adds Twitter To Microsoft Outlook

6:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows only: Microsoft Outlook add-on TwInbox lets you update, reply, search, and archive your Twitter messages right from your Outlook inbox. More »

Make Your Own Kitty Litter At Almost No Cost

5:30AM Rosa Golijan | You tried the old shredded-strips-of-newspaper trick, but it looked like your cat was “constantly throwing a kitty ticker tape parade” by dragging the strips around on her paws. Here’s a better way to save money with homemade kitty litter. More »

Su.pr Shrinks And Shares Your Long URLs

5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you want more from your URL shrinker than just a shorter URL, Su.pr—from the people behind StumbleUpon—left beta this week and brought a bunch of features with it. More »

From The Tips Box: Fruit Flies, Keyboard Adjustments, Booze

4:30AM Rosa Golijan | We deal with fruit flies, adjust our keyboards and walk down the aisle with some money saving tips for weddings. More »

Screenjelly Makes Sharing Short Screencasts A Snap

4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Screencasting doesn’t have to be a complicated affair. If all you need is a quick screencast to show a friend how to do something or commemorate your awesome Line Rider skills, Screenjelly can deliver. More »

The Evolutionary Odyssey Desktop

2:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader Chaebi69’s desktop is combines Rainmeter configurations with a stylish dark theme to make a desktop that is entertaining, simple, and most importantly, fun. More »

DateLine Embeds An Attractive, Minimalist Calendar On Your Desktop

1:40AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: Free application DateLine is an attractive linear calendar that lives on your desktop, sporting iCal integration and simple but useful customisations. More »

The Most Annoying Places To Talk On A Mobile Phone

1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Intel commissioned a survey of 2,000 people on when and where mobile phone talking, texting or browsing is annoying, and, boy, do people have answers. 90 percent of them are “frustrated” with how people generally use phones. Nearly 75 percent are most annoyed by texting while driving, more than half loathe hearing conversations in restaurants, and just as many hate seeing phones in movie theatres. The results are worth noting for a quick reminder on how to be less annoying, or as proof that technology sometimes advances far faster than human politeness. [CNN Money, photo]