Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Fix
The Five-Day Freeze Technique Makes Bulk Cooking Easy
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Bulk cooking and freezing is a great way to bank meals for later and cut down on time spent cooking. The five-day freeze technique makes bulk cooking feasible for those who don’t have a whole weekend to set aside. More »
Communicate
Use Escalation To Move Customer Service Issues Along
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | No, we’re not talking about moving from politely asking to screaming. But when you keep hitting the same dead end with a customer service complaint, Consumerist suggests a routine for getting your questions further up the chain. More »
Work
CNET UK’s Windows 7 RTM Review Is A Thumbs Up
9:40PM Kevin Purdy | CNET’s UK site has installed, tested, reviewed, and benchmarked the version of Windows 7 that’s being shipped to manufacturers for a late October release. The verdict? An all-around approval, as Seth Rosenblatt declares Windows 7 improved in most every way, but especially in performance and shut-down measurements. The blue note comes from seeing that Windows XP SP3 still runs Office faster than Vista or 7, but for Vista owners, 7 is looking like a pretty sure upgrade bet.
Communicate
4:00PM Angus Kidman | It doesn’t officially launch until Sunday, but IceTV notes that Channel 9’s new digital channel Go! can be tuned into from today — something most set-top boxes will do automatically, but which you may need to do manually on a PC-based system. [via IceTV]
New Nine Digital Channel Soft Launches Today
4:00PM Angus Kidman | It doesn’t officially launch until Sunday, but IceTV notes that Channel 9’s new digital channel Go! can be tuned into from today — something most set-top boxes will do automatically, but which you may need to do manually on a PC-based system. [via IceTV]
Communicate
2:40PM Angus Kidman | If you’re an online design and development guru looking to work on Australia’s best blog sites, you’re in luck. Allure Media (publisher of Lifehacker and all the other great sites you can see linked up the top there) is seeking out a full-time web designer/developer. Full details of the job and how to apply after the jump. More »
Want To Work As A Developer For Lifehacker?
2:40PM Angus Kidman | If you’re an online design and development guru looking to work on Australia’s best blog sites, you’re in luck. Allure Media (publisher of Lifehacker and all the other great sites you can see linked up the top there) is seeking out a full-time web designer/developer. Full details of the job and how to apply after the jump. More »
Communicate
2:30PM Angus Kidman | The only reason anyone shouldn’t be making regular use of the ABC’s iView service is if they don’t have unmetered access — and a new trial makes that much more likely. More »
ABC iView Trialling More Unmetered ISPs
2:30PM Angus Kidman | The only reason anyone shouldn’t be making regular use of the ABC’s iView service is if they don’t have unmetered access — and a new trial makes that much more likely. More »
Fix
1:00PM Angus Kidman | If your house doesn’t have ceiling insulation, you can now get up to $1,600 to help install it — even if the insulation needed doesn’t cost that much.
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Get Up To $1,600 For Ceiling Insulation
1:00PM Angus Kidman | If your house doesn’t have ceiling insulation, you can now get up to $1,600 to help install it — even if the insulation needed doesn’t cost that much.
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Organise
11:30AM Angus Kidman | Outlook 2007 offers much better search than its clunky predecessors, but by default it won’t search through its Deleted mail archive even if you choose the ‘All items’ option for a search. However, you can search through deleted email if you use Windows search instead. More »
Use Windows Search To Find Deleted Outlook Mails
11:30AM Angus Kidman | Outlook 2007 offers much better search than its clunky predecessors, but by default it won’t search through its Deleted mail archive even if you choose the ‘All items’ option for a search. However, you can search through deleted email if you use Windows search instead. More »
Design
Google Chrome Theme Gallery Open For Business, 30 New Themes Await
10:30AM Adam Pash | While themes aren’t exactly all about productivity, strictly speaking, it never hurts to spice things up a little bit and make your workspace a little friendlier. To that end, Google Chrome’s new Theme gallery adds a little spice to your Chrome installation. More »
Organise
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Want to track changes on a site that doesn’t use RSS? TrackEngine will send you email notifications whenever a specified site changes. More »
TrackEngine Tells You When Sites Change
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Want to track changes on a site that doesn’t use RSS? TrackEngine will send you email notifications whenever a specified site changes. More » 
