Those friends who claim they “only need” five or six hours of sleep, as compared to your lazy eight? Researchers suggest their lowered slumber needs are a genetic mutation, and that the rest of us shouldn’t fight our instincts. More »
Hobbies like craft or electronics often result in lots of clutter. You can keep those items on hand but out of site with a simple furniture hack: join two shelves together with a hinge to make a closable storage pod. More »
The ACCC has been having a busy year cracking down on deceptive advertising, and the latest business to fall foul of advertising rules is hardware chain Mitre 10. More »
Declining postal volumes are one reason Australia Post wants to put up the price of stamps, but it’s also trying to encourage people to send more mail, and offering a free set of electronic scales to anyone who registers for its Click and Send service is one way of doing that.
Lest you worry that Click And Send sounds like some dodgy campaign that will encourage junk mail, it’s a service that lets you fill out the paperwork for goods being sent overseas online, and then either have them picked up by a courier or posted via your local office. It’s free to sign up for, and would be handy for businesses, eBay addicts and people with overseas relatives, while the scales giveaway is running until September 20. Picture by czardases
Click And Send [via OzBargain]
As part of a longer-term plan that includes adding Outlook to the Mac version of Office, Microsoft has released a new business-specific version of Office for Mac. That’s a welcome step for corporate users who want to use the Mac, but it doesn’t come cheap. More »
Retweeting a message is one of the most common Twitter activities, but wasn’t part of Twitter’s original design, meaning you sometimes need workarounds to retweet effectively. That’s set to change in the near future with Twitter officially adding retweet support. More »
Microsoft today announced that the next version of Office for Mac will ship with Outlook. One major obstacle to adopting OS X in the workplace for many has been the lack of Microsoft Outlook for Macs—as Outlook is the de facto standard for most corporate environments. More »
