Thursday, August 20, 2009

Work

USBDriveFresher Tidies Up Your Directories

11:30PM August 20, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Windows only: Have a flash drive that is constantly getting cluttered up with temporary files or system files from another OS? Why manually delete the mess? Automate the cleanup with USBDriveFresher. More »


Work

SessionSaver Enables Multi-Tab Saving And Loading In Chrome

11:05PM August 20, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Google Chrome: Want to keep track of what you’ve got open in Google Chrome? The experimental SessionSaver extension can save and load multi-tab, multi-window sessions and restore them with a few clicks. More »


Organise

Yellow Pages iPhone App Now Available

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4:00PM August 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

We don’t like the print version and it’s already available on Google, but the launch of an iPhone application for the Yellow Pages is still potentially good news for Apple mobile lovers who need a plumber. More »


Travel

Suna Finally Arrives In Canberra

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1:46PM August 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

The promise that the Suna traffic information service would go virtually national in June was clearly a little ambitious, but it has finally happened. A press release from Suna claims that with Canberra now officially launched, 95% of the population have access to the service. Suna isn’t planning much further expansion, so the big thing to watch now will be improved coverage within existing areas of high traffic.


Work

Windows 7 Upgrade Pricing Still Messy

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1:00PM August 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

We’ve complained before about the confusing and overpriced cost for upgrading to Windows 7 if you’ve purchased a Vista-equipped PC recently. Fujitsu’s recently-announced pricing provides a clear example of how consumers aren’t getting much of a deal. More »


Money

Costco Has Some Good Deals For Tech

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11:00AM August 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

The opening of warehouse shopping giant Costco’s first Australian store in Melbourne this week has attracted extensive media coverage and hordes of shoppers. Bargain hunters appear to have been seduced by massive mayonnaise and industrial palettes of paper, but there are some good discounts when it comes to tech purchases too — especially if you’re thinking iPod. More »


Communicate

Online Video Not Quite Mainstream

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9:00AM August 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Sensis released its 2009 e-Business Report today, and amongst the welter of statistics about how Australian businesses and consumers use technology, the one that stuck out for us concerned how much (or how little) we use the Internet for video content. More »


Work

Windows Live Movie Maker Leaves Beta, Ready For Download

7:00AM August 20, 2009 | Adam Pash

Windows only: Windows Live Movie Maker—the new, ribbon-sporting, updated version of Windows Movie Maker, has left beta and is now ready to handle your video editing needs. More »


Design

The Ultra-Minimal Mac Desktop

6:00AM August 20, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Reader Ian Michael Smith’s desktop shows that you don’t need to have loads of add-ons to make a productive and attractive OS X desktop. More »


Organise

Gmail Imports Mail And Contacts From Old Email Accounts

5:00AM August 20, 2009 | Adam Pash

Earlier this year Gmail allowed new users to import contacts and messages from old email accounts to make switching easier. Today they’ve added that feature for everyone, meaning if you’ve got old email you’d love to import to Gmail, now you can. More »