Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Design

Spiff Up Flat Images With Textures

11:00PM July 29, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Even if you master the focus and composition of a photograph, it might come off as a bit too calm for certain uses. The Digital Photography School site explains how to apply interesting image textures to any photograph. More »


Money

Plan Your Retirement With Excel’s Goal Seek Function

10:30PM July 29, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Excel journeyman know you can plug in numbers and get formula results from a spreadsheet. Lesser known, however, is the ability to figure out what numbers are need to get a certain result, which works perfectly for retirement planning. More »


Communicate

Who Shouldn’t You Follow On Twitter?

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4:00PM July 29, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Getting the most out of Twitter requires being careful about who you follow. What rules can you apply to cut down on the meaningless chatter? More »


Communicate

BlackBerry Bold Now Has Next G Blue Tick

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2:39PM July 29, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Telstra has just doubled the number of smart phones able to be used reliably on Next G in rural areas with the announcement of a BlackBerry Bold software upgrade. More »


Organise

Using RSS To Keep Up With Your Favourite Sites

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1:00PM July 29, 2009 | Angus Kidman

The vast majority of sites offer an RSS feed these days, enabling you to stay up-to-date without typing in loads of addresses. Here’s how to get RSS working for you. More »


Travel

People Going Places Highlights Travel Options For Caravan Lovers

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11:00AM July 29, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Planning a leisurely driving trip around Australia and looking for some good stopover options? People Going Places offers information on places to visit large and small throughout Australia, including a particularly useful “show me interesting locations between two points” option. More »


Communicate

Bad Apple: An Argument Against Buying An iPhone

10:00AM July 29, 2009 | Adam Pash

Apple rejected the Google Voice iPhone application from App Store distribution yesterday, the most recent in a long line of questionable moves, and the message is clear: If you want a device that won’t lock you out of innovation, skip the iPhone. More »


Money

QuickBooks Readies Online Version

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9:00AM July 29, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Personal and business accounting software in Australia has traditionally been a two-horse race: Quicken versus MYOB. Quicken’s latest competitive trick? Moving into the online world with an entirely browser-based version of its software. More »


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Has Nokia Launched The Ultimate Facebook App?

Facebook apps seem to be standard fare on most smartphones these days. But Nokia have managed to put a little spin on its social networking software. More »

Work

Use Gmail Drafts To Sync Text On Your iPhone

8:00AM July 29, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

You need to sync text between your iPhone and computer, but you’re not willing to shell out for a MobileMe subscription and you’re not really keen on something like Evernote? No worries: email drafts will do the trick in a pinch. More »