Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - Page 2
Travel

Sydney Joins In Wi-Fi Bus Trials

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We’ve seen a lot of public transport Wi-Fi trials: buses in Adelaide and Launceston, a network-wide project in Queensland, the private ferry to Manly, and railway stations in Sydney and Melbourne. Now a new trial will also add Wi-Fi to one of Sydney’s busier bus lines.


Communicate

Talkita Lets You Chat With Users Browsing The Same Sites As You

Chrome: If you’ve ever been on a site and wanted a more immediate form of communication than, say, comments can offer, Chrome extension Talkita lets you live chat with users that are currently viewing the same website.


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BlackBerry Bold 9780 Released In Australia

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Less than a week before Christmas isn’t perhaps the optimum time to announce a new phone, but given the BlackBerry Bold 9780′s pitching as largely a corporate phone, it’s not too surprising.


Fix

How To Fix Your Toilet With Aluminium Foil

Is your toilet spraying disgusting, bacteria-infested water all over your bathroom whenever you flush? This could signal an expensive call to the plumber, or you could just grab some aluminium foil instead.


Organise

AllSync Syncs Your Contacts From Various Sources To Your iPhone

iOS: Syncing contacts to your iOS device can get annoying if you store your contacts in multiple places on the web. AllSync is an app that pulls and syncs contacts from multiple sources so you always have the right data.


Communicate

Detect Liars By Forcing Them To Think

Liars have to do an awful lot of thinking to lie effectively. Here’s how to push them into cognitive overload and catch them in a lie.


Fix

Avoid ‘Computer Hunch’ Posture With These Easy Stretches

Whether your love your job or hate it, if you’re reading Lifehacker right now you’re probably hunched over a computer. Here are some simple stretches to improve your posture and save you from future back pain.


Organise

How Do You Organise Your Smartphone’s Home Screen?

There’s an app for every inch of your home screen and so it’s easy to find your smartphone’s home screen full of clutter. How do you organise your home screen to find things easily and work better with your phone?


Organise

How Do I Put Together A Tech Survival Kit?

Dear Lifehacker, I need to put together a tech survival kit with different cables, adaptors and tools. What should it include, and how can I organise it? Sincerely, Cableless


Work

How To Sync iTunes Across All Your Computers With Dropbox

If you run iTunes on multiple devices, chances are you’ve had trouble keeping your libraries in sync. Maybe you’ve even tried Dropbox but ran into syncing conflicts. Here’s how to sync iTunes with Dropbox problem-free, on Windows or Mac.