Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Work
“Energy Map” Your Work Day To Find Peak Productivity Windows
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | We’ve all got highs and lows throughout our work day — a boost of energy after a coffee break and some sleepiness after lunch are two common ones. Mapping them out will help you find your productivity sweet spot. More »
Work
Use Google Docs To Convert Images To Text
9:40PM Kevin Purdy | It’s not an official feature (yet), but Google Docs can perform OCR image-to-text conversions on high-resolution files you upload to it. They have to be pretty darned clear and crisp, but it’s a nice freebie. More »
Money
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Dealing with a shrinking budget is difficult for any family, but just how do you go about explaining it to your children? One useful solution: deploy the Muppets. More »
Sesame Street Explains Recession To Your Kids
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Dealing with a shrinking budget is difficult for any family, but just how do you go about explaining it to your children? One useful solution: deploy the Muppets. More »
Fix
2:30PM Angus Kidman | Trying to use Bluetooth to pair a device like a headset or keyboard, but keep being asked for an unknown four-digit passcode? Long experience suggests that it’s very likely to be 0000, 1234 or (a tad more rarely) 9999.
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The Bluetooth Passcodes You’ll (Nearly) Always Need
2:30PM Angus Kidman | Trying to use Bluetooth to pair a device like a headset or keyboard, but keep being asked for an unknown four-digit passcode? Long experience suggests that it’s very likely to be 0000, 1234 or (a tad more rarely) 9999.
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Communicate
12:21PM Angus Kidman | If you’re a Foxtel subscriber, you’ll want to hope that you’ve got a generous download allowance with your ISP. The pay TV provider is launching its new downloads service on October 1, but while there’s plenty of content, there’s no announced deals in place for cap-free downloads. Here’s all the news from today’s Foxtel press launch. More »
Foxtel Next Generation Adds 600 Hours Of Downloads
12:21PM Angus Kidman | If you’re a Foxtel subscriber, you’ll want to hope that you’ve got a generous download allowance with your ISP. The pay TV provider is launching its new downloads service on October 1, but while there’s plenty of content, there’s no announced deals in place for cap-free downloads. Here’s all the news from today’s Foxtel press launch. More »
Work
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Firefox’s selective tab restoration after a crash is a handy feature, but if you’re suffering repeated crashes for whatever reason, then being told “Well, this is embarrassing” every single time can get really wearing. Here’s how to make it go away. More »
Getting Rid Of Firefox’s “Well, This Is Embarrassing” Message
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Firefox’s selective tab restoration after a crash is a handy feature, but if you’re suffering repeated crashes for whatever reason, then being told “Well, this is embarrassing” every single time can get really wearing. Here’s how to make it go away. More »
Work
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Messy line spacing is one of the most common problems with Word documents, especially when text is pasted from a variety of sources. Learn how to fix those issues via a handy video guide from Microsoft. More »
Fixing Line Spacing In Word Documents
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Messy line spacing is one of the most common problems with Word documents, especially when text is pasted from a variety of sources. Learn how to fix those issues via a handy video guide from Microsoft. More »
Work
From The Tips Box: Pot Cleaning And Evernote Tricks
10:00AM Dustin Luck | Lifehacker readers show us a few tricks to clean up abused cookware and file paper documents for easy searching. More »
Money
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Catalogue aggregation site Lasoo has joined the ever-growing iPhone app brigade, letting users search for products across a range of stores. More »
Lasoo iPhone App Brings Catalogues To Your Handset
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Catalogue aggregation site Lasoo has joined the ever-growing iPhone app brigade, letting users search for products across a range of stores. More » Advertisement
