Thursday, July 23, 2009
Work
Web Video Downloader Grabs Video And Flash Games
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Firefox ony: We’ve all come across a video or flash game we’d like to save for posterity or at least for future goofing off. Web Video Downloader makes it easy to snag video and games off the web. More »
Work
Keep Meetings On Track By Standing
11:00PM Azadeh Ensha | Office meetings can drag on for far too long. Our own Gina Trapani has some “extreme” ways to keep them short and on track. More »
Organise
Increase Productivity By Shelving Infrequently Used Items
10:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | When your desktop starts to groan under the weight of the junk on it, it’s time to evaluate how frequently you actually use the things strewn across it. More »
Organise
Card.ly Creates Attractive Online Business Cards In A Jiffy
9:00PM Adam Pash | Web site Card.ly allows you to collect all of your contact information—online and off—into one simple, linkable “business card” you can share with anyone. More »
Work
2:33PM Angus Kidman | Hanging out for every possible inch of screen real estate? Taskbar Eliminator lets you ditch the taskbar on Windows with a simple keyboard shortcut. More »
Taskbar Eliminator Hides The Windows Taskbar
2:33PM Angus Kidman | Hanging out for every possible inch of screen real estate? Taskbar Eliminator lets you ditch the taskbar on Windows with a simple keyboard shortcut. More »
Money
1:00PM Angus Kidman | The ACCC has ruled that petrol promotions by Coles and Woolworths didn’t break competition law, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re going to see lots more “40 cents off per litre” discounts. More »
Will We See More Massive Petrol Discounts?
1:00PM Angus Kidman | The ACCC has ruled that petrol promotions by Coles and Woolworths didn’t break competition law, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re going to see lots more “40 cents off per litre” discounts. More »
Work
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Solving problems yourself is a key part of the Lifehacker ethos, and it’s an attitude you can inculcate in kids at an early age. Our sibling site Babble has a handy list of tactics for helping young kids develop their own sense of independence. More »
Teach Kids To Be Independent
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Solving problems yourself is a key part of the Lifehacker ethos, and it’s an attitude you can inculcate in kids at an early age. Our sibling site Babble has a handy list of tactics for helping young kids develop their own sense of independence. More »
Money
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Scoring Qantas Frequent Flyer points via Woolworths’ Everyday Reward card can be a pretty slow process, but shoppers between today and Sunday will score double the regular number of points. More »
Woolworths, Big W Doubling Qantas Points This Weekend
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Scoring Qantas Frequent Flyer points via Woolworths’ Everyday Reward card can be a pretty slow process, but shoppers between today and Sunday will score double the regular number of points. More »
Fix
Listen To “Complex” Music To Get A Song Out Of Your Head
8:00AM Azadeh Ensha | Been singing the same refrain for what seems like hours on end and can’t seem to get the annoyingly catchy ditty out of your head? Here’s how to rid your mind of the song. More »
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