Sunday, December 5, 2010

Organise

Last Week’s Top Ten Posts

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8:30PM December 5, 2010 | Angus Kidman

You wanted better digital TV, Android advice and cheaper laptops. Kick off your Monday by checking out the ten most popular posts from Lifehacker Australia last week: More »


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Use Probability To Win Coin Flipping Games

10:00AM December 5, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’re going to wager a bet on a set of coin tosses (or at least over who drives to get the Chinese takeout) you can stack the odds in your favour with some mathematical magic. More »


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Build An Air Cannon For Cheap DIY Water Balloon And Potato Launching

9:00AM December 5, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

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Communicate

Share And Archive Text Message Conversations At Bnter

7:00AM December 5, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Bnter takes your ethereal text messages and archives them for public or private posterity. Free your entertaining, thoughtful or outrageous text message conversations from the limits of your text message queue. More »


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Top DIY Tech Gifts

4:00AM December 5, 2010 | Adam Dachis

Our Lifehacker 2010 Christmas gift guide already includes some DIY options (as well as lots of ideas for the time-pressed and/or lazy). Here’s some more complicated ideas for DIY tech gifts. More »


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Create A Canoe From A Single Sheet Of Plywood

3:00AM December 5, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’re looking for a fun and inexpensive project to keep you busy in the garage over summer this clever single-sheet plywood canoe is a functional boat and an exercise in design all in one. More »


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VTChromizer Brings VirusTotal Link Scanning To Chrome

11:30PM November 5, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Chrome: VTChromizer makes it a snap to scan suspicious sites, files, URLs and more from within Chrome using the powerful VirusTotal web-based virus and malware scanner. More »


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Windroplr Shares Files In Super-Simple Fashion From A Drop Button

11:00PM November 5, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Windows only: Find some files, drag them onto a button, click to copy the URL. That’s how simple Windroplr makes file sharing through its free Windows app, free online storage and easy setup and sharing — just like Droplr on Mac. More »


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Google Instant Mobile Searches That Make Sense

10:00PM November 5, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Google Instant is rolling out to iPhones and Androids. But why use Google.com mobile instead of your built-in search? Because it’s really helpful for a few different quick look-ups. More »


Money

Restaurants Now Getting Busted For Not Displaying Full Prices

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3:30PM November 5, 2010 | Angus Kidman

If you head out for a leisurely brunch this Sunday at your favourite cafe and spot a sign on the menu which states a percentage surcharge for weekends, it might be time to have an urgent word with the owner. Legislation was introduced last year which banned the practice, and the ACCC has now started fining establishments which don’t comply. More »