Dear Lifehacker, Something glitched when I was updating my iPhone to 3.01 this morning, so I had to do a full wipe and restore. Urk. All my purchased apps restored, except for my purchased copy of SimpleMind, the excellent mindmapping tool. Bad enough that I’ve lost a bunch of mindmap data – but who do I go to to get the app back? Appstore? Programmer? Anyone have advice or experiences on this issue? Thanks, Phil More »
3G broadband might be a rapidly expanding market, but it doesn’t look like Woolworths wants to get into it just yet, despite making a move on the mobile phone market. More »
Navigon, the iPhone GPS which we showed in a preview version last month, is now available for purchase. More »
Twitter’s search capabilities are one of its most useful features, but only let you look through actual posts on Twitter. TweepSearch extends that capability to allow you to search through the information in individual profiles. More »
If you’re tight on space, then shelving is an essential — and displaying photos or artwork under the shelves is a neat trick for getting even more out of your limited room. More »
If you’re heading off to a foreign country and want to quickly familiarise yourself with its language, try changing the default language on your favourite gadgets to help jump-start your education. More »
Windows: When you’re away from an outlet and flying on battery power alone, keeping an eye on how much juice your laptop has is critical. BattCursor makes it easy to track how much power you have left. More »
Anyone who has logged even a single long-distance flight knows how hard getting some good sleep on a plane can be. Use this cheap and ingenious hack to get the rest you need. More »
