Windows: There’s a certain hierarchy to how you can close Windows apps, including the polite “File->Quit” menu option and the more thorough “End Process” in Windows’ task manager. SuperF4, however, is like DDT for apps you want gone right away. More »
Microsoft has teamed up with music site ReverbNation to hand out more than 1,000 MP3 and M4A files. You won’t know most of them, but there are likely a few keepers worth an extra click. More »
The Internet might be killing TV, but when it comes to looking for stuff online, it seems TV still dominates. According to Google’s analysis of Australian search terms, the fastest-growing search terms of 2009 were swine flu, Susan Boyle (of Britain’s Got Talent, YouTube and meltdown infamy) and Masterchef (a TV show you might possibly have seen). Two tech-related terms also made the top 10: Twitter and Bing. For once, words fail us. [Susan, stimulus and swine flu: the fastest rising searches of 2009 so far]
Hewlett-Packard is now offering free takeback on old HP equipment, but trying to work out whether you’re actually near a convenient recycling centre has been turned into a ridiculously contorted process. More »
We’ve already moaned about how singles are effectively dead in Australia. Apple’s new promotion of “digital singles” via iTunes is a partial solution — but only a very partial one. More »
Here at Lifehacker, we’re big fans of the multiple monitor approach, and it turns out Microsoft founder Bill Gates is too. But has he developed the optimal approach to email management? More »
Got a good but not great headshot? Add a little pizzazz with an Andy Warhol-style transformation using Warholizer. More »
You’ve run wild in IKEA (again) and had to buy one of those big blue bags to get everything home. Rather than leaving it to languish in the garage, convert it into a nifty messenger bag. More »
