Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - Page 2
Communicate

Check That Your Prepaid Next G Data Balance Is Still Working

Lifehacker AU

Earlier this year, we mentioned that you needed a software update if you wanted Tesltra’s prepaid Next G broadband to actually show your data usage, rather than just a phone-like “dollars remaining” value. That’s still officially the case, but it’s worth double-checking to make sure that it hasn’t gone awry.


Organise

Winamp For Android Syncs Your Music Library Over Wi-Fi

Android/Windows: Keeping music synced between your Android phone and Windows system has probably never been this easy. Install Winamp on both platforms, click your phone, and you can beam and receive music over Wi-Fi from your music collection, wherever it’s stored.


Organise

Routinely Unfriend For Clutter-Free Social Updates

Information overload can happen when you follow or friend too many people on your various social networks, making it necessary to clean house. Here are a few tips for keeping your social networks tidy and your updates clutter-free.


Money

How To Avoid Getting Screwed When Renting An Apartment: Advice From A Landlord

Renting an apartment can be an easy and pleasant experience or a living hell, and both outcomes generally depend on whether or not you have a good landlord. Here’s one landlord’s advice on avoiding common pitfalls and renting intelligently.


Organise

Use The ‘Dead Body’ Bundle Technique To Move Clothes

When moving from place to place, packing up clothes is a huge pain. Skip all the folding, boxing and fussing; the “dead body” bundle is a quick and hassle-free way to move your closet from your old home to your new.


Fix

Build Or Buy: How To Get The Best Boxee Box For Your Money

The Boxee Box and other set-top boxes like it promise to pipe the internet to your HDTV with little fuss, for about $300. But Boxee itself is still a free download. Here’s why a DIY Box could still be your best bet.


Work

The Complete Android Guide Ebook $US0.99 Today Only

Know somebody who needs a helpful how-to guide to go along with the Android they’re getting this Christmas? Grab the digital version of The Complete Android Guide, a 280-page how-to guide written by yours truly. The ebook is normally $US9, but if you follow @completeandroid on Twitter and send a Direct Message for a coupon code, you’ll get the DRM-free PDF or ePub file for just 99 US cents.


Work

Image Search Options Adds Multiple Reverse Search Tools To Firefox

Firefox: If you frequently find yourself scouring image search sites to match images or see if they exist elsewhere, Image Search Options puts popular image search tools right in the Firefox context menu.


Work

iSendr Update Sends Files Direct To Android Phones

Earlier this year we highlighted the speedy peer-to-peer file sharing at iSendr. Since then they’ve updated to support batch files for multiple file transfer and QR codes for file transfer to Android phones.


Money

A Reminder To Double-Check The Maths On Sales Catalogues

You open your mail and, oh, nifty, $40 off a $150 purchase! Or $30 off $100, which is, actually, wait a minute — better? With the holidays bringing out the hunger in stores, it’s a good time to double-check their maths.