Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Organise

Reduce Your Inboxes To Streamline Your Workflow, Reduce Stress

11:30PM September 22, 2009 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Despite the promise of technology to provide a life of luxury, many of us find ourselves spending a rather large amount of time tending to physical and digital inboxes. Reduce the stress load with this handy guide. More »


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Getting More Sleep Almost Certainly Staves Off Colds

11:00PM September 22, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Game addictions, all-night crams and television catch-up marathons will probably cost you in Kleenex. That’s according to a recent (and cruel) study that exposed both under-slept and fully-rested people to cold viruses and measured if and when they fell ill. More »


Work

Bit.ly Short-Links And Shares Files, No Hosting Needed

10:30PM September 22, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Bit.ly, the web’s most popular link shortening service (thanks in big part to Twitter’s semi-official endorsement), has added the ability to quickly short-link pictures and other files through a partnership with media-sharing site yfrog. More »


Work

John’s Background Switcher Adds Transitions And More

9:30PM September 22, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Windows: If you like to mix up your Windows wallpaper, the latest version of John’s Background Switcher lets you do it from almost any web source, and in any specific way you want to match your monitors. More »


Communicate

Chime Lets Aussies Update Twitter Via SMS

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3:29PM September 22, 2009 | Angus Kidman

The lack of SMS integration is a perennial complaint for Australian Twitter users. Chime goes a fair way to solving that problem, letting you update your Twitter status via an Australian phone account. More »


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txtctr Counts Characters In iPhone SMS Messages

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3:00PM September 22, 2009 | Angus Kidman

SMS messages have a 160-character limit, but the iPhone doesn’t have an on-screen character counter to let you know when you’re nearing the limit. txtctr is a simple web application to stop you running off at the keyboard. More »


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Rate The Loo Helps You Find The Best Toilets

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1:00PM September 22, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Need a public toilet but don’t want to risk visiting a grime-encrusted horror? Rate the Loo offers community-driven review of public toilets across Australia. More »


Work

What Are The Unwritten Ground Rules At Your Workplace?

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11:00AM September 22, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Any large workplace will have policy documents that cover everything from who cleans the kitchen to what you’re allowed to look at online. However, surviving (let alone thriving) in the job requires knowledge of the rules that aren’t written down. More »


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From The Tips Box: Drive Identification, GPS Security, Store Hours

10:00AM September 22, 2009 | Dustin Luck

Lifehacker readers help us identify our external drives, keep our homes safe if we lose our GPS device, and remember store hours. More »


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SMS My Ride Lets You Warn Other Drivers

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9:00AM September 22, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Need to notify another driver that they’ve blocked your car in, left their car lights on, or are about to get busted by a parking inspector? SMS My Ride lets you send a text to another driver using only their licence plate number. More »