Want the same kind of facial recognition, name tagging and easy geo-location of Picasa 3.5 for Windows and Mac on your Linux desktop? There’s no official release, but you can fairly easily plug Picasa into your system. More »
Travel insurance is essential if you’re heading overseas, especially into the potentially bottomless medical bill pit that is the USA. Artog’s Travel Insurance comparison tool lets you compare rates from 11 insurers to get the best deal for your upcoming trip. More »
Until September 30, Coles is offering 20% off mobile phone recharges if you spend more than $100 on groceries. That’s a good potential saving, but will probably lead to grumbling that Coles is exploiting its market power. More »
Bookworm social networking site The Reading Room has revamped itself, promising “a whole new look” and better search facilities. But does the new version fix its earlier faults? More »
Foxtel’s long-rumoured download service and an enhanced range of channels will finally roll out next week, but there’s already a fair bit of information online about what’s coming. More »
Just looked somewhere up on Google Maps and want details on the place itself, rather than how to get there? Google’s newly-announced Place Pages gather together information on locations so you don’t have to launch a separate tab just to check minor details. More »
At Lifehacker, we freely admit to having something of an office supplies fetish. That might well be a pre-requisite for installing the Officeworks iPhone application, which lets you browse 15,000 items from the office supplies giant. Mmm, staplers. More »
