Monday, November 2, 2009

Design

Nikon Learn And Explore Keeps Photo Tips In Your Pocket

11:30PM Kevin Purdy | iPhone: There are scads of photography resources on bookstore shelves and on the web, but they’re not always available when you’re about to shoot a birthday cake scene in pitch black. Nikon’s got an app stuffed with portable photography advice. More »
Money

Unit Man Explains New Pricing Rules

4:00PM Angus Kidman | Unit pricing becomes compulsory in most large supermarkets from the beginning of December. Just in case saving money itself wasn’t enough, the ACCC has introduced a cartoon character to help explain the concept. Hello, Unit Man! More »
Communicate

The Kindle Store Seems To Be Shrinking

2:00PM Angus Kidman | Nick over at Gizmodo loves himself some Kindle, but he has noticed one disturbing trend: the range of books available on the service has gotten smaller since its international launch. More »
Travel

The Train Torture Test Takes On Eurostar

12:00PM Angus Kidman | I’ve done a lot of testing of how well 3G broadband services work on trains, including two separate attempts at maintaining a connection while travelling to Townsville on high-speed trains. Last week, I upped the speed ante again, seeing if I could maintain a broadband connection while working on the Eurostar between London and Paris. More »
Work

Handcrafted And Free Floating: The Wraparound Workspace

11:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | We’ll simply never get tired of diving into the Lifehacker Workspace pool and finding hand-crafted gems like today’s featured workspace. More »
Organise

Google Updates Real Estate Features, Street View Cameras

10:00AM Angus Kidman | Google has updated the real estate listing features it rolled out in July, making it easier to find and to search on multiple criteria. The Google Maps team is also readying to roll out the Street View cars in Australia once again. More »
Travel

VRBO Finds Economical Rentals For Your Next Vacation

10:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Looking to holiday on the cheap with space to spare? Check out VRBO to find thousands of vacation rentals at great prices. More »
Organise

Last Week’s Best Posts

8:30AM Angus Kidman | Kick off your Lifehacker Monday by making sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest posts from last week: More »
Fix

Build A “Beeping Thing” To Prank Coworkers

7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | We’re not above a good practical joke here at Lifehacker, and today’s electronics-based prank is a great one. Fire up the soldering gun and get ready to annoy with a vengeance. More »
Work

Five Best Application Docks

4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Remember the days of digging through folders of shortcuts and menus to launch applications? These days many users prefer customisable, attractive docks for launching and keeping track of their favourite apps. Here’s a look at five of the most popular docks. More »