Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Design

Spiff Up Flat Images With Textures

11:00PM 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 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?

4:00PM 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

2:39PM 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

1:00PM 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

11:00AM 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 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

9:00AM 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 »
Work

Use Gmail Drafts To Sync Text On Your iPhone

8:00AM 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 »