Friday, September 4, 2009
Work
Google Docs Beefs Up Its Response-Gathering Forms
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | If you like your Google Docs enough to use them as a public or semi-private polling tool, Google has added a grid-style question selection form, made the results charts cleaner and prettier, and now allows form owners to pre-populate fields with example data, along with adding bi-direcitonal language support. Know of a great use for Google Docs’ forms? Tell us in the comments. [Official Google Docs Blog]
Design
Creately Makes Group-Edited Charts And Illustrations Easy
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | If you’re looking to plan out a project, share code design or craft a funny flowchart for friends or coworkers, Creately is a free webapp that offers a no-software tool with a nice and easy learning curve. More »
Communicate
4:30PM Angus Kidman | It’s Father’s Day this coming Sunday, which means there’s a good chance you’ll be contacting your dad to say hi. Here’s my handy tip: don’t do it reverse charge. More »
Don’t Be A Cheapskate On Father’s Day
4:30PM Angus Kidman | It’s Father’s Day this coming Sunday, which means there’s a good chance you’ll be contacting your dad to say hi. Here’s my handy tip: don’t do it reverse charge. More »
Organise
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Google has added a bunch of pre-defined sports fixture calendars to Google Calendar, and hasn’t entirely neglected Australia — if you consider including one Australian team sport a reasonable effort. More »
Google Sports Calendars Include One Australian Sport
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Google has added a bunch of pre-defined sports fixture calendars to Google Calendar, and hasn’t entirely neglected Australia — if you consider including one Australian team sport a reasonable effort. More »
Communicate
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Home Internet penetration is above 85%, and 3G broadband is more popular than ever. In that scenario, how do Internet cafes survive? More »
Why Are Internet Cafes Still Popular?
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Home Internet penetration is above 85%, and 3G broadband is more popular than ever. In that scenario, how do Internet cafes survive? More »
Money
12:00PM Angus Kidman | There’s plenty of good free iPhone apps, but for some functions, you’re going to end up shelling out some cash. How can you be sure you’re not paying too much for an application that occasionally goes on special? More »
Tricks For Finding Cheaper iPhone Apps
12:00PM Angus Kidman | There’s plenty of good free iPhone apps, but for some functions, you’re going to end up shelling out some cash. How can you be sure you’re not paying too much for an application that occasionally goes on special? More »
Work
10:30AM Angus Kidman | One reason your salary might not have kept pace with general trends in recent years is the increasing shift to contracting. Flexibility is one of the great benefits of a contract/freelance lifestyle, but a recent survey suggests increased earnings won’t necessarily follow. More »
Contract Workers Are Seeing Pay Decline
10:30AM Angus Kidman | One reason your salary might not have kept pace with general trends in recent years is the increasing shift to contracting. Flexibility is one of the great benefits of a contract/freelance lifestyle, but a recent survey suggests increased earnings won’t necessarily follow. More »
Work
9:30AM Kevin Purdy | Opera 10 final is out, Chrome just turned one year old and Firefox 3.5 has settled into stability. It’s time once again to break out the timers and speed test today’s web browsers. More »
Browser Speed Tests: Chrome 4.0 And Opera 10 Take On All Challengers
9:30AM Kevin Purdy | Opera 10 final is out, Chrome just turned one year old and Firefox 3.5 has settled into stability. It’s time once again to break out the timers and speed test today’s web browsers. More »
Communicate
9:00AM Angus Kidman | TV scheduling often seems designed to annoy viewers, and the situation of recording one show to catch later while watching another one live is hardly uncommon. So here’s a “better late than never” development: come December, TV ratings figures in Australia will finally be adjusted to incorporate delayed viewing (known as “time shift” in the trade). More »
Time Shift Viewing Will Finally Get Included In Ratings
9:00AM Angus Kidman | TV scheduling often seems designed to annoy viewers, and the situation of recording one show to catch later while watching another one live is hardly uncommon. So here’s a “better late than never” development: come December, TV ratings figures in Australia will finally be adjusted to incorporate delayed viewing (known as “time shift” in the trade). More »
Work
