Friday, July 17, 2009

Money

Use Target Savings To Beat Back Lifestyle Inflation

11:30PM July 17, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Lifestyle inflation is the phenomenon where a rise in your income translates to a rise in your style of living and expenses. Keep a lid on lifestyle inflation with targeted savings. More »


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Pirate Bay To Start Charging Users Monthly Fee

11:00PM July 17, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

Late last month, we told you that the recently acquired Pirate Bay may introduce a “compensation model”. Now comes confirmation that the new owners, Swedish company Global Gaming Factory, will introduce paid subscriptions. Under the new management, all Pirate Bay users will have to pay a monthly fee to access the site. How much users will have to fork over hasn’t been determined, but Bay executive Wayne Rosso says that “the more files people share, the lower it will be.” [via TorrentFreak]


Work

GButts Gives You Quick Access To Your Favorite Google Services

10:30PM July 17, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Firefox (Windows/Mac/Linux): Google provides an astounding number of services. GButts is a small Firefox plugin that creates a “speed dial” toolbar to help you quickly jump to your favourite service. More »


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Squeeze Every Ounce Of Power From Your Disposable Batteries

9:00PM July 17, 2009 | Dustin L.

Sometimes it seems that today’s electronic devices gobble up batteries faster than we can buy them. Learn how to get the most life out of your batteries by following the simple tips below. More »


Work

IE8 Gets Less Sneaky In Setting Default Browser

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2:30PM July 17, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Not using Internet Explorer as your main browser but still need a copy of IE8 for occasional testing? A change to the browser makes it slightly less likely to railroad your existing browser preferences. More »


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Cupcake Due On Optus HTC Dream This Month

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1:00PM July 17, 2009 | Angus Kidman

There’s plenty to like in the Android Cupcake update, but if you’re one of the (relatively) few Aussies with an Android phone, how much longer will you have to wait to get it? The answer: possibly not as long as you think. More »


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Boasting About Movie Downloads Is A Dumb Idea

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11:30AM July 17, 2009 | Angus Kidman

There’s no doubt you can run up some seriously huge bills if you try using BitTorrent with a 3G broadband modem, but should you really go and complain about it to a newspaper? More »


Travel

What’s Your Preferred Holiday Transport?

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10:00AM July 17, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Despite plane flights getting cheaper and more popular than ever, when we set off on holidays, Australians overwhelmingly want to jump in a car. More »


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DIY IKEA Bedside Table Printer Rack

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8:30AM July 17, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Finding somewhere to fit a printer in the office is often a hassle. Yew-Jin came up with a cheap and effective solution based around the $19.95 Rast bedside table from IKEA. More »


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Dead-Simple Camera Clamp Mount

7:00AM July 17, 2009 | Adam Pash

Flickr user six million dollar man loves creating timelapse videos with his new timelapse garden video camera, but when it came to mounting the camera for those long timelapses, he employed a little DIY ingenuity. More »