Thursday, July 23, 2009

Work

Web Video Downloader Grabs Video And Flash Games

11:30PM July 23, 2009 | 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 July 23, 2009 | 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 July 23, 2009 | 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 »


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Card.ly Creates Attractive Online Business Cards In A Jiffy

9:00PM July 23, 2009 | 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 »


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Taskbar Eliminator Hides The Windows Taskbar

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2:33PM July 23, 2009 | 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

Will We See More Massive Petrol Discounts?

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1:00PM July 23, 2009 | 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 »


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Teach Kids To Be Independent

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11:00AM July 23, 2009 | 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

Woolworths, Big W Doubling Qantas Points This Weekend

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9:00AM July 23, 2009 | 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 »


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Listen To “Complex” Music To Get A Song Out Of Your Head

8:00AM July 23, 2009 | 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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Chromegestures Adds Mouse Gestures To Google Chrome

6:00AM July 23, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Windows only: The experimental chromegestures extension for Google Chrome adds a full set of mouse gestures to those using the development releases of Chrome. More »