Although you may have committed yourself to keeping your mouth shut unless you absolutely had something critical to add to a business meeting, you may be doing yourself a disservice. Frequent talkers are perceived as more intelligent and competent. More »
Wooden doors and windows tend to stick inside their frames in summer because they’re swollen with the summer’s humidity. If you’ve got a Microplane-style zester handy, a few quick swipes can scrape away the sticking. More »
Today sees eBay Australia introduce changes to its site search that gives greater emphasis to eBay stores results (which include fixed-price goods rather than things you bid on). For bargain hunters, fixed-price stores items (which tend to come from professional operators) might not be much of a deal, but if you’re wondering why your search results seem more voluminous, that’s the most likely explanation. [eBay]
Having a desk for laptop usage you can fold away when it isn’t wanted is very handy in smaller living areas, but it can be hard to achieve that goal without a certain degree of, frankly, ugliness. More »
Eating cheaply doesn’t have to mean eating poorly. Here’s our top tips for shopping for food more efficiently without spending a fortune. More »
Mozilla pushed Firefox 3.5.3 to servers this afternoon, fixing several security and stability issues. There’s nothing terribly exciting in this release, but it’s always good to make sure you’re using the most stable and secure release, so go to Help -> Check for Updates to upgrade to 3.5.3. If you’re really curious, check out the full changelog here. [Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3 Release Notes]
Lifehacker readers tell us how they clean up spilled eggs and remove crayon from our walls. More »
Google doesn’t tinker with its main page too often, so a planned change to its search box — making it larger and increasing the font size for queries — is bound to get noticed. It’s not visible on Google’s Australian site right now, but a spokesperson told us it will appear on all Google international sites within the next week. Presumably, the user scripts to shrink it back to its old proportions will follow soon afterwards. [via Official Google Blog]
