Thursday, November 5, 2009

Work

Google Dashboard Provides A Top-Down Look At Your Google Use

11:30PM November 5, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Ever wanted to take a step back and look at all the Google apps and data you’re hooked into? Google’s offering that top-down view with Google Dashboard, a central clearing-house for app settings, privacy information and use statistics. More »


Money

Good Guys Joins iTunes $30 For Two $20 Cards Brigade

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4:30PM November 5, 2009 | Angus Kidman

It’s the deal that’s seemingly always on somewhere. The Good Guys is selling two $20 iTunes cards for $30 until November 16. Christmas, anyone? [via OzBargain]


Communicate

Aussies Watching Less TV Than Ever

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3:00PM November 5, 2009 | Angus Kidman

It’s hardly likely to be news to the hordes of Channel BT-loving Lifehacker readers, but even Australians without the benefit of strained download limits are watching less television than they used to. More »


Design

Changing Colour In Photoshop Without Using Selections

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1:30PM November 5, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Lifehacker reader favourite Photoshop has lots of tools to let you change colours in an image, but most of those require you to do some fiddly selection work first. Photoshop guru Helen Bradley runs down some techniques that let you alter colours without lots of magic wand work. More »


Money

eBay Pulls Car Sales Protection Program

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12:00PM November 5, 2009 | Angus Kidman

eBay likes to make lots of noise about how it offers the best possible consumer protection — that was the entire basis of its failed attempt to make PayPal compulsory — so it’s rather odd that it’s decided to withdraw the Vehicle Protection Program, which protected buyers of cars on the site in the case of gross misrepresentation. More »


Work

From The Tips Box: Soap Scum, Excel Charts And More

12:00PM November 5, 2009 | Whitson Gordon

Readers offer their best tips for using scum-free soap, easily switching rows and columns in Excel charts, and using mobile phones as remote baby monitors without using minutes. More »


Communicate

Local ABC Disappears For Some Austar Viewers

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10:30AM November 5, 2009 | Angus Kidman

It’s often tempting to assume Australia has five national networks, but we’re frequently reminded that regional viewers have a quite different experience to people in capital cities. In the latest incident, Austar viewers have lost access to their regional ABC stations. More »


Money

Cabcharge Gift Card Offers Portable Transport Cash

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9:00AM November 5, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Travelling for business or pleasure and want to be sure you can grab a cab if you need one? Cabcharge’s gift card option lets you equip yourself (or a loved one) with a ready-made taxi payment system for between $20 and $500. More »


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DIY Secret Knock Detector Grants Entry With The Right Cadence

9:00AM November 5, 2009 | Sarah Rae Trover

DIYer Steve Hoefer has been hard at work making every six-year-old’s dream come true: A device that unlocks your door whenever someone seeking entry taps out the secret knock. More »


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