Friday, October 16, 2009
Communicate
Twitter Lists Makes Following Easier And Organised
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | It hasn’t reached everyone yet, but a number of Twitter users are seeing “Lists” appear in their web view, allowing them to group together who they’re following into common groups and follow other users’ batch lists in one click. More »
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Google Docs Previews Make Sense Of Docs Links
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | You may get a lot of Google Docs links emailed to you, but their URLs tell you nothing about what’s inside. A new Gmail Labs feature shows you the name and a text preview of Docs files shared via Gmail. More »
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3:00PM Angus Kidman | It’s always an embarrassing social moment — trying to pretend you’ve seen a hugely important movie which you know nothing about. BBC News helps you fake your way with bluffers’ summaries of classic movies, including Gone With The Wind and Citizen Kane. More »
Bluff Your Way Through Classic Movies
3:00PM Angus Kidman | It’s always an embarrassing social moment — trying to pretend you’ve seen a hugely important movie which you know nothing about. BBC News helps you fake your way with bluffers’ summaries of classic movies, including Gone With The Wind and Citizen Kane. More »
Travel
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Actor and adventurer Charley Boorman might specialise in roaming the world on motorbikes and other odd vehicles, but his ultimate travel essential turns out not to be mechanical at all. More »
Charley Boorman On The Ultimate Travel Essential
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Actor and adventurer Charley Boorman might specialise in roaming the world on motorbikes and other odd vehicles, but his ultimate travel essential turns out not to be mechanical at all. More »
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | Twitter has many handy uses, and here’s a nifty new one: using it to create a live tracking system for social sports. More »
Use Twitter To Creative Live Sport Leader Boards
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Twitter has many handy uses, and here’s a nifty new one: using it to create a live tracking system for social sports. More »
Design
10:30AM Angus Kidman | After more than 20 years in development, it’s no wonder that Photoshop is packed with features even experienced users don’t often run into. Photoshop expert Helen Bradley runs down ten useful but lesser-known features in the well-regarded image editing package. More »
10 Photoshop Tricks You Didn’t Know
10:30AM Angus Kidman | After more than 20 years in development, it’s no wonder that Photoshop is packed with features even experienced users don’t often run into. Photoshop expert Helen Bradley runs down ten useful but lesser-known features in the well-regarded image editing package. More »
Fix
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Those Australian states which follow daylight savings have already made the switch, but Western Australia this year decided not to continue with a test of daylight saving. That might be good news for Perth curtains, but it means a bit of messing around with settings for Windows-using WA residents. More »
Microsoft’s Messy WA Daylight Saving Fix
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Those Australian states which follow daylight savings have already made the switch, but Western Australia this year decided not to continue with a test of daylight saving. That might be good news for Perth curtains, but it means a bit of messing around with settings for Windows-using WA residents. More »
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Make Your Own PVC Storage System
9:00AM sarahrae | Individual storage compartments for sorting everyday objects is always good for workspace organisation. Like a cafeteria tray for your junk drawer or home office, this simple, pre-built storage system is an easy, inexpensive and attractive DIY when you’ve got some PVC on-hand. More »
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Google’s Hosting A Chrome OS Event Tomorrow
8:50AM Adam Pash | If you’ve been keeping a close eye on Chrome OS developments, you may be excited to hear that Google is hosting a Chrome OS event tomorrow, and PC World is expecting that we’ll hear concrete details about Google’s heretofore elusive operating system. More »
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