Monday, September 14, 2009
Work
NotAwesome Keeps Web Sites From Appearing In The AwesomeBar
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Firefox: Like the AwesomeBar enough to keep it enabled, but annoyed that some things appear in it when you’d prefer them not to? NotAwesome takes care of that problem. More »
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160GB Apple TV Drops To $329, Making Boxee Setups Cheaper
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Apple’s killed off the 40GB Apple TV model and dropped in the 160GB model at the $329 price mark. Whether it heralds a new line of Apple TVs on the way or a last call for the “hobbyist” device, it makes for some pretty cheap storage and a super-easy way to cut your cable and stream your media with Boxee. All you’ll need beyond the Apple TV and free Boxee software is an HDMI cable and a 4GB USB drive—oh, and the high-definition TV, of course. [Apple Store via Gizmodo]
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Get Real-Time Search Results From Google
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Google’s built-in options let you filter your searches to show “Recent” or “Past 24 hours” results, but a quick URL tweak can give searchers near-real-time results. With a bookmarklet, you can activate Google’s semi-hidden real-time results on any search. More »
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | So it’s not just 3G mobile broadband we’re addicted to: new figures suggest that the Australian love affair with mobile phones (and associated services) shows no sign of waning. More »
113% Of Australians Own Mobile Services
4:00PM Angus Kidman | So it’s not just 3G mobile broadband we’re addicted to: new figures suggest that the Australian love affair with mobile phones (and associated services) shows no sign of waning. More »
Money
2:00PM Angus Kidman | Not sure if you’ve chewed up all your data allowance on your Optus iPhone? While you’ve always been able to check your account details online, Optus is now offering a free iPhone application to keep track of that information. More »
Optus Offers iPhone Billing Tracker Application
2:00PM Angus Kidman | Not sure if you’ve chewed up all your data allowance on your Optus iPhone? While you’ve always been able to check your account details online, Optus is now offering a free iPhone application to keep track of that information. More »
Travel
11:58AM Angus Kidman | Whether your trip is a globe-straddling epic or a simple capital city hop, being in your preferred seat can make all the difference. Fortunately, there’s plenty of resources online to help with seat planning. More »
Picking The Best Airline Seat
11:58AM Angus Kidman | Whether your trip is a globe-straddling epic or a simple capital city hop, being in your preferred seat can make all the difference. Fortunately, there’s plenty of resources online to help with seat planning. More »
Work
9:29AM Angus Kidman | PowerPoint straddles the presentation software market like a colossus, but if you only occasionally dabble in building presentation decks, then the terminology can seem pretty confusing. Microsoft’s Crabby Office Lady blog runs through the basics for people who think placeholders belong on the dining room table. More »
PowerPoint Terminology Explained For The Confused
9:29AM Angus Kidman | PowerPoint straddles the presentation software market like a colossus, but if you only occasionally dabble in building presentation decks, then the terminology can seem pretty confusing. Microsoft’s Crabby Office Lady blog runs through the basics for people who think placeholders belong on the dining room table. More »
Work
The Attic Playroom
9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The blank slate of an unfinished attic is too much for a geek to resist—if the trend of attic-to-workspace conversions we’ve seen in our featured workspace pool is any indicator. More »
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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 »
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 »
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