Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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The Five-Day Freeze Technique Makes Bulk Cooking Easy

11:30PM August 5, 2009 | 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 »


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Use Escalation To Move Customer Service Issues Along

10:30PM August 5, 2009 | 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 August 5, 2009 | 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.


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New Nine Digital Channel Soft Launches Today

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4:00PM August 5, 2009 | 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]


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Want To Work As A Developer For Lifehacker?

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2:40PM August 5, 2009 | 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 »


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ABC iView Trialling More Unmetered ISPs

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2:30PM August 5, 2009 | 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 »


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Get Up To $1,600 For Ceiling Insulation

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1:00PM August 5, 2009 | 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. More »


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Use Windows Search To Find Deleted Outlook Mails

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11:30AM August 5, 2009 | 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 August 5, 2009 | 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 »


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TrackEngine Tells You When Sites Change

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10:00AM August 5, 2009 | 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 »