Monday, October 5, 2009
Travel
4:00PM Angus Kidman | For regular pedestrians, an iPod can be a useful tedium-buster. However, Victorian police have tied an increasing number of road deaths to walkers being distracted by MP3 players and text messaging. More »
When iPods Are A Traffic Risk
4:00PM Angus Kidman | For regular pedestrians, an iPod can be a useful tedium-buster. However, Victorian police have tied an increasing number of road deaths to walkers being distracted by MP3 players and text messaging. More » 
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2:00PM Angus Kidman | IceTV has updated its Yahoo Widget, which lets you update recording schedules from your PC. New features in the latest release, which mirrors settings in the general web client, including setting recording quality and dodging repeats. [IceTV]
IceTV Updates Yahoo Widget
2:00PM Angus Kidman | IceTV has updated its Yahoo Widget, which lets you update recording schedules from your PC. New features in the latest release, which mirrors settings in the general web client, including setting recording quality and dodging repeats. [IceTV]
Travel
12:00PM Angus Kidman | You’re overseas and you want to keep everyone in touch with what you’re doing. What are the most cost-effective ways to keep accessing Twitter? More »
Accessing Twitter Cheaply On The Road
12:00PM Angus Kidman | You’re overseas and you want to keep everyone in touch with what you’re doing. What are the most cost-effective ways to keep accessing Twitter? More »
Work
Floating Monitors And Hidden Peripherals
10:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Today’s featured workspace is full of surprises like monitors that seem to float in the air on a cloud of ambient lighting, cords hidden behind faux walls, and peripherals hidden in hollowed out shelves. More »
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9:50AM Angus Kidman | Google Maps dominates the online mapping scene, but there’s also a vibrant community dedicated to producing open source maps. Smart phone software developer BigTinCan is tapping into that market with a suite of mobile mapping products. More »
BigTinCan Maps Lets You Identify Local Problems
9:50AM Angus Kidman | Google Maps dominates the online mapping scene, but there’s also a vibrant community dedicated to producing open source maps. Smart phone software developer BigTinCan is tapping into that market with a suite of mobile mapping products. More »
Fix
Build A Wallclock That Displays Time In Plain English
9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Tech-loving sister-site Gizmodo stumbled upon a magnificently novel and modern clock, which cost a mere $US1,500. They also, fortunately, found a tutorial on making one yourself for a fraction of the price. More »
DeSmuME Emulates The Nintendo DS On The PC And Mac
8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac: DeSmuME is a featured-packed Nintendo DS emulator capable of playing ROMs and homebrew software, one that also offers extra features unavailable on a traditional DS. More »
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7:15AM 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
7:15AM Angus Kidman | Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week: More »
Fix
Make A Desk Out Of Concrete
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | You don’t need to spend big bucks to own a desk with some heft to it. Through the miracle of concrete and a little elbow grease, you can work on a surface with a stone-like finish. More »
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