Thursday, October 15, 2009
Work
Apple Update Targets Hard Drive Issues In Leopard, Snow Leopard
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Apple pushed a Performance Update out for certain models running Leopard or Snow Leopard last evening, aiming to fix occasional hard drive performance issues the Mac maker says affects a small number of users. More »
Work
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 “Test Build” Now Available
10:40PM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux: It’s not the official beta of Firefox 3.6 — that’s been put off for a week. But a “test build” of Firefox 3.6 has landed, with Windows 7 compatible taskbar thumbnails, visual tab previews and a new rendering engine. More »
Communicate
4:00PM Angus Kidman | When we asked earlier this week how readers preferred to access electronic books, we got a wide range of responses. An unscientific summary would be: there’s all sorts of devices in use, the iPhone is popular and we didn’t give enough credit to the Nintendo DS. But there’s clearly still room for a killer e-book reader, though whether that’s the Kindle seems open to debate.
What Lifehacker Readers Use For E-Books
4:00PM Angus Kidman | When we asked earlier this week how readers preferred to access electronic books, we got a wide range of responses. An unscientific summary would be: there’s all sorts of devices in use, the iPhone is popular and we didn’t give enough credit to the Nintendo DS. But there’s clearly still room for a killer e-book reader, though whether that’s the Kindle seems open to debate.
Communicate
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Obviously concerned by the appearance of scammers pretending to be government representatives pushing conversion equipment, the government has rushed out a training scheme for retailers. More »
Digital TV Sales People Need More Training
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Obviously concerned by the appearance of scammers pretending to be government representatives pushing conversion equipment, the government has rushed out a training scheme for retailers. More »
Money
1:00PM Angus Kidman | Whether printed or electronic books are your poison, voracious reading can be an expensive habit. Here’s our top ways to keep reading for less. More »
Top 5 Ways To Save Money On Books
1:00PM Angus Kidman | Whether printed or electronic books are your poison, voracious reading can be an expensive habit. Here’s our top ways to keep reading for less. More »
Fix
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Our modern instinct when we need a plumber, builder or other tradie is often to hit the nearest browser for some heavy-duty searching. If you need more extensive work done, however, it may make more sense to advertise and let the workers come to you. More »
Try Advertising To Find Tradespeople
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Our modern instinct when we need a plumber, builder or other tradie is often to hit the nearest browser for some heavy-duty searching. If you need more extensive work done, however, it may make more sense to advertise and let the workers come to you. More »
Work
From The Tips Box: Desktop Clutter, LED Lights And More
11:00AM Whitson Gordon | Readers offer their best tips for hiding icons on the desktop, saving your eyes from your gadgets’ bright LED lights and more. More »
Organise
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Coverage of public transport options on Google Maps continues to incrementally improve. Cairns is the latest city to include a public transport option when offering directions, covering bus services in the greater Cairns area. More »
Google Maps Offers Public Transport Directions For Cairns
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Coverage of public transport options on Google Maps continues to incrementally improve. Cairns is the latest city to include a public transport option when offering directions, covering bus services in the greater Cairns area. More »
Work
Omnibar Extension Combines Firefox’s Address And Search Boxes
9:00AM Adam Pash | Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): The Omnibar extension makes Firefox’s awesomebar act like Google Chrome’s omnibar, collapsing the address bar and search into one single text box. More » Advertisement
