A perennial theme around Lifehacker in recent weeks has been the fact that TV networks are a bit clueless about the modern world. Turns out the cluelessness runs pretty deep. More »
There’s nothing we like better than a good mash-up (here’s a couple of random examples). But when it comes to services that integrate data from multiple locations and draw their own conclusions, it’s always best to apply a little healthy cynicism. More »
The average growth in pay for a typical Aussie worker over the past year is under 3%. That makes careful financial planning essential, but there should be light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient. More »
Readers offer their best tips for alleviating sunburn, shortening URLs in Firefox with a keyword, and using Gmail Tasks as a borrowing/lending list. More »
Small but useful bit of news from the Coles Online Twitter feed: the supermarket is shrinking its delivery window from four hours to three without charging extra for the privilege. Given that online delivery often equates to “time poor”, that’s a handy change. (Coles also offers to-your-bench delivery.) [Coles]
Windows only: Open source notification system Growl for Windows has finally hit the 2.0 milestone, and with it comes a ton of new features that let you further customise the way you receive your pop-in corner notices. More »
If your bike gets a lot of use, it needs regular repairs and tune-ups. Bike repair stands aren’t free, but biking weblog The Pedal Pusher has a solution that’s far from expensive. More »
There’s still plenty of time to enter our contest for one of two free passes to the SME Technology Summit on December 1, or to take advantage of the discount entry offer for Lifehacker readers. See the original post for all the details.
No matter how nice the pads, some rental buildings have very ugly legacy items in plain view: intercoms, doorbells, even exposed electrical boxes. Home improvement website Unplgged has an easy solution for covering them up. More »
