Thursday, October 8, 2009 - Page 2
Money

Think “Meat And Potatoes” To Cut Down On Excessive Spending

In a tight economy, frugality is key. Part of this waste not, want not mentality is learning or reminding yourself not to purchase extraneous items. The “meat and potatoes” rule can serve as a useful reminder.


Travel

Wrap Your Luggage Handle In Neon Cord For Easy Identification

Tying a ribbon on your suitcase is old hat. If you want to combine high-visibility and comfort, a paracord wrap is a more durable and useful alternative.


Fix

Crack A Master Combination Padlock Redux

Two years ago we highlighted how to crack a Master combination padlock for those of you who may have lost the combination to your bulletproof lock; now designer Mark Campos has turned the tried-and-true instructions into an easier-to-follow visual guide.


Organise

DoubleTwist Integrates With Amazon MP3, Competing With iTunes

Remember doubleTwist, the very cool iTunes alternative that aims to easily sync any content to any device? Well now the ambitious tool is taking one more step to make iTunes obsolete, incorporating an Amazon MP3-powered music store.


Fix

Avoid The Top Floor To Save On Apartment Expenses

Many people like having a top floor apartment, no neighbours above means no thumps and bumps. The top floor may cost you more than just extra calories as you huff it up and down the stairs, however.


Work

Google Wave 101

So you’ve snagged an invitation to Google Wave—or a pal is sending one your way—and you’ve already taken a look at what to expect. Let’s dive deeper into Wave features, etiquette and extensions.


Work

Google Cloudboard Shares Data Between Gmail, Other Google Apps

Google appears to be testing a new tool called Cloudboard, a service designed to act as a clipboard that shares data between Gmail, Google Docs and other Google applications.


Work

Firefox 3.6 Beta Scheduled For Next Week

While Firefox 4.0′s sleek new looks won’t be hitting the web scene until late 2010, a beta of Firefox 3.6 should be made public next week.


Work

DefaultBrowser Sets A Portable Browser To System Default

Windows XP only: DefaultBrowser is a simple utility that allows you to set a portable browser as your system default and easily reverse the process when necessary.