Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Work

Swype Gesture-Based Android Keyboard Now Available To All

11:00PM December 21, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Android: Swype used to be available only to those who managed to luck into a fairly restricted beta. Now it’s open to anyone whose phone happens to meet the hardware requirements. More »


Work

YouTube Stores Embedded Videos For Later Viewing

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4:00PM December 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Run into an interesting YouTube video on another site but don’t have time to watch it right now? A new option lets you right-click mark it for later viewing and have it show up on YouTube when you next visit. More »


Travel

Lonely Planet Makes European iPhone Guides Free

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3:07PM December 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

True to its philosophy of offering free guides during emergencies, Lonely Planet is offering iPhone city guides for 13 European locations for free to help out travellers stranded by snowstorms and bad weather. More »


Travel

Finding Cheap Airport Parking In Sydney

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2:00PM December 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Airport parking often feels like the most expensive part of the trip. If you’re a Sydney airport user, then there are a few ways to drop those costs, but it’s not a casual task. More »


Work

HP Printer Apps Still Not Delivering The Goods

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1:00PM December 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Last week, my colleague Nick at Gizmodo reamed HP’s latest printer app for being a pointless waste of time designed to do nothing except waste ink. My objection remains simpler: printer apps work really, really badly. More »


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Most Popular Repurposing Tricks Of 2010

12:00PM December 21, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

We love it when people bring out their inner MacGyvers and share with us all how to make one thing into a very useful, or just entirely cool, other thing. Here’s some of our favourite DIY conversions from the past year. More »


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Lifehacker’s Christmas TV Viewing Guide

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11:30AM December 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

No matter how hi-tech your Christmas, at a certain point you’ll end up collapsing in front of the box. Our 12 days of perfect Christmas planning continues with a guide to what’s worth watching over Christmas. More »


Work

From The Tips Box: Dropbox Scripts, Facebook Links

11:30AM December 21, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Readers offer their best tips for using scripts on multiple computers and posting links to Facebook. More »


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Range Of Australian E-Book Suppliers To Increase In 2011

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10:30AM December 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

One of the problems with buying e-books is that it tends to tie you to a particular platform and, in Australia in particular, that often restricts your choice of titles and makes it harder to support independent retailers. Fortunately, it looks like that situation should improve next year. More »


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How To Fix ‘Installation Unsuccessful’ Errors In Android Market

10:00AM December 21, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

While the Android Market has many a great quality, I (and many other users) have noticed some reliability issues as of late. Here’s how to update your apps when the Market starts throwing you errors. More »