Windows Mobile/Blackberry: If you have a data plan with your phone, Tiny Twitter will help you keep tabs on your friends and send out tweets without overage charges. More »
Every image editing tool has a basic black and white conversion option, but the results aren’t always pleasing or easy to adjust. Using Photoshop’s layers tools can make the process easier. More »
Google’s familiar practice of offering popular sections within a site as part of its search results has a new twist with Wikipedia: for longer articles, it offers direct links to the main sections, making it quicker to jump to the relevant material. How effective that is depends on the article structure, but for well-maintained topics, it’s a handy time saver. [via Google Operating System]
Some sort of earring holder is a dressing table essential for jewellery lovers who don’t want to lose track of their baubles. Take a drill and an IKEA toothbrush holder to create an easy storage solution. More »
Hostels remain the cheapest way to score accommodation when you’re seeing the world (assuming security issues don’t drive you to a hotel). iPhone application Hostel Hero lets you search for and book hostels in 150 countries, and stores details of your bookings on the device itself. More »
Search engine aggregators which combine results from multiple sites are nothing that new, but Heapr combines the expected Google results with Twitter, Wolfram Alpha and Wikipedia for a pretty contemporary mix of results. More »
We’ve all suffered death by PowerPoint, but that doesn’t seem to stop the flood of bad presentations. BBC News rounds up 10 telling examples of PowerPoint at its worst. More »
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Last week we showed you how to set up space-saving, permanent Gmail and Google Reader tabs in Firefox, a process requiring four Firefox extensions to get up and running. Now it’s a touch easier. More »
