Monday, August 31, 2009

Work

VapURL Creates Self-Terminating Temporary URLs

11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Need to create a URL that disappears into thin air? VapURL creates a shortened URL with a shelf life. More »
Fix

Make Quick “Ice Cream” With Only Frozen Bananas

11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Want some ice cream in a hurry? Try blending some frozen bananas into a smooth, creamy dessert. More »
Work

Snow Leopard Reports Hard Drive Capacity Correctly (In Base 10)

9:30PM Gina Trapani | ZDNet reports that Snow Leopard has changed the way it calculates disk capacity from earlier versions of OS X: now it’s actually accurate, and you can better judge when a disk is really, actually full. More »
Communicate

TV Complaints Could Soon Be Lodged By Email

4:00PM Angus Kidman | Outraged by something you’ve seen on television? Right now, if you want to make an official complaint to the station, it needs to be by snailmail, but that could change in the near future. More »
Money

JB Hi-Fi Has Two $20 iTunes Cards For $30

2:00PM Angus Kidman | Latest in the ongoing parade of iTunes cards deals: JB Hi-Fi has two $20 cards on offer for a total price of $30. The offer runs until September 7, though prior experience suggest JB will end it early at individual stores if stocks run out. [via OzBargain]
Travel

Be A More Productive Traveller On The Road

12:00PM Angus Kidman | If you’re hitting the road for business rather than pleasure, then the right combination of organising tricks and useful technology can make all the difference. Here’s our top tips for getting more done on the road. More »
Communicate

Vodafone 3G Now Covers 94% Of Australia

10:00AM Angus Kidman | Having already expanded its 3G network once this year, Vodafone has completed a second upgrade which it claims makes its data network available to 94% of the Australian population. More »
Work

The Climbing-Wall Fortress

9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | We’ve featured a variety of offices here, but this is definitely the first time we’ve featured an office built into a rock-climbing wall. More »
Organise

Last Week’s Best Posts

8:30AM Angus Kidman | Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week: More »
Fix

Use Your Car As A Food Dehydrator

8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Keeping tasty dried fruit on hand doesn’t require buying a device off late-night TV. Using the sun as a free energy source, you can use your car’s sun-baked dashboard to get the job done. More »