Monday, September 28, 2009
Work
Auto Shutdown Lets You Schedule Tasks Upon Download Completion
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Firefox: If you hate leaving your computer running until you return because a download needs to be completed, Auto Shutdown will shut down the computer, among other tasks, when the download completes. More »
Fix
Tap And Hold To Prevent iPhone Photo Rotation
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | If you’ve ever shown off your iPhone’s photo collection to friends, you know that trying to give everyone a good view often results in an annoying battle against sensitive accelerometers. Use your thumb to lock iPhone photos in place. More »
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Todoist Anywhere Turns Gmail Messages, Websites Into Tasks
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Web-based to-do manager Todoist already integrates with Gmail forwards and opens from Launchy, but a “Todoist Anywhere” bookmarklet makes the service easy to integrate with Gmail labels or individual messages, as detailed in this video. More »
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Google Reader Absolutely Customizable Puts You In Control
9:30PM Dustin Luck | Firefox with Greasemonkey: Previously mentioned Stylish script Google Reader Absolutely Compact removes a lot of the Google Reader interface to get more on-screen, but for some it takes away too much. Google Reader Absolutely Customizable lets you choose what to hide. More »
Fix
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Need somewhere to store your BlackBerry on those occasions when it isn’t welded to your hip? Try making a stand from, of all things, a wooden soap dish. More »
DIY IKEA BlackBerry Stand
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Need somewhere to store your BlackBerry on those occasions when it isn’t welded to your hip? Try making a stand from, of all things, a wooden soap dish. More »
Work
2:00PM Angus Kidman | Want to find the total of every other cell in a column in Excel? You can manually select those cells by holding down Control and clicking, but a little formula magic can get the job done much faster. More »
Add Every Other Cell In A Column In Excel
2:00PM Angus Kidman | Want to find the total of every other cell in a column in Excel? You can manually select those cells by holding down Control and clicking, but a little formula magic can get the job done much faster. More »
Travel
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Travelling by air without checked luggage is often a sensible goal, but sometimes you have no choice but to stow your bags in the hold. What happens to them once you’ve handed them over to a hassled check-in clerk? More »
What Happens To Your Luggage Once It’s Checked In?
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Travelling by air without checked luggage is often a sensible goal, but sometimes you have no choice but to stow your bags in the hold. What happens to them once you’ve handed them over to a hassled check-in clerk? More »
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10:00AM Angus Kidman | Google’s latest tweak to its results is simple but useful: a ‘jump to’ link that takes you directly to the section of a site which contains the information you’re looking for. More »
Google Jump To Links Help Navigate Long Pages
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Google’s latest tweak to its results is simple but useful: a ‘jump to’ link that takes you directly to the section of a site which contains the information you’re looking for. More » Advertisement
Giz Explains Sony’s Exmor R CMOS Technology
Anyone interested in football or cameras is bound to have heard of Sony’s recent Twilight Football event, held to celebrate their Exmor R back illuminated CMOS technology. But what the hell is Exmor? More »
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