Thursday, December 23, 2010 - Page 2
Work

XBoot Creates Your Own Custom, Multi-Image Bootable USB Drive

Windows: If you’re tired of managing five or six different live CDs for testing and troubleshooting, free program XBoot will help you merge them all onto one DVD or thumb drive, complete with a handy menu to choose between them.


Money

NAB Releases Banking App For Android

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Banks have generally fallen over themselves to release iOS apps, but have taken longer to find some Android love. Now NAB has followed St George to the Android party.


Work

Hidden Finds Your MacBook, Snaps The Thief, Free Until January

Mac OS X only: That new MacBook Air? It’s easy for a thief to hoist. Install theft-tracking solution Hidden and you’ll know your MacBook’s coordinates, screenshots, webcam pictures and other incriminating data—and the app (normally $US20) is currently free.


Work

Stream iTunes To Apple TV With New Remote App

The iOS remote app just got updated! One great feature is letting you take content from iTunes, on your computer, and streaming it to your Apple TV over AirPlay. Also, controlling iTunes Movies/TV directly on your Mac. [iTunes]


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Wthr.in Is A Zero-Step, Location-Aware Weather Web App

Aside from the obvious step of visiting the web page, Wthr.in is a very simple tool that uses location services to provide you with a weather forecast in your current location.


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How To Get The Most Out Of Speech Recognition Software

Many people feel speech recognition isn’t good enough for every day use, but several devotees couldn’t live without it. If you’re looking to start using speech recognition, David Pogue has some tips to make it more effective.


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Microsoft Working On New Windows For Low-Powered Devices

In an effort to gain a foothold in the exploding mobile market, Windows is unveiling a new low-power version of Windows next month — but not available for a while longer. From the Wall Street Journal.


Work

Vimeo Video School’s Free Tutorials Help Improve Your Skills

If you’re looking to get started with your new video camera or just refine your skills, Vimeo’s just launched their Video School with some excellent tutorials from Vimeo users and pros alike.


Communicate

Skype Downtime May Take A Few More Hours To Fix

If you’re an avid Skype user, you’re probably aware that Skype’s been suffering downtime today. They’ve updated their blog with more details (in short, supernodes went down, so they’re creating new mega-supernodes — I’ll bite), but it’s likely going to be a few more hours before your Skype account is back up and running.


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In Defence Of Commercial Software: Sometimes It’s Worth It To Pry Open Your Wallet

It know it’s ridiculous, but I have a very hard time paying for software. I love being thrifty, but the bias that I (and I suspect many of you) have against paying for apps could is rarely worth it. Here’s why.