Thursday, November 25, 2010 - Page 2
Money

ClearlyContacts Giving Away 10,000 Pairs Of Glasses On Friday

Lifehacker AU

Fancy a pair of free glasses through the mail? Online retailer ClearlyContacts is promoting a giveaway where it says it will give away 10,000 pairs of glasses to fans of its Facebook presence on Friday November 26.


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Lifehacker Gift Guide: Android Phones

Lifehacker AU

Lifehacker readers love Android, and naturally we want to share that love with the rest of the world. Here’s a range of options for the deserving Android recipient in your life.


Money

Why Can’t We Get Better Prices On Goods From The US?

Lifehacker AU

Dear Lifehacker, I’m looking at buying an ASUS U43 Bamboo laptop and found it on an Australian web site on special for $1,549.00. But the very same laptop on Best Buy in the US is $US829.99. Given that we are on parity with the US dollar, are there any valid reasons why Australians are paying double ? Cheers, Brendan


Work

From The Tips Box: Chrome Location, iOS App Updates

Readers offer their best tips for moving Chrome to Program Files instead of AppData, updating apps on iOS, and remote printing on a shared printer with Dropbox.


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Beware Of Expiring iPad Micro-SIMs

Lifehacker AU

Prepaid micro-SIMs for the iPad look like a great deal for iPad owners who mostly use Wi-Fi but occasionally want on-the-road access. But be careful — if you don’t regularly use your SIM, it might expire altogether.


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Don’t Forget Your Lifehacker Best Of The Year Nominations

Lifehacker AU

We’ve said this several times this week, so we’ll be brief: we’re still welcoming nominations in the five categories for the Lifehacker Best Of The Year awards until the end of the week. If you haven’t already shared, don’t miss your chance. [Lifehacker Best Of The Year awards]


Travel

Sit Behind A Non-Reclining Seat To Ensure A More Spacious Flight

Travelling is cramped as it is, but it’s so much worse when you’re trapped behind a fully reclined seat. Avoid this discomfort by choosing a seat behind seats that don’t recline at all.


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Motorola Defy On Sale Through Telstra From November 30

Lifehacker AU

The Motorola Defy — a weatherproof phone for outdoorsy types — ticks most of the Android boxes that matter at Lifehacker. Australian release? Yep. Outright buy price? Yep ($600). Latest Android release? Big fat no, alas. But at least it’s running 2.1.


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Text Bot Narrates SMS For Safer Driving

Android: Using audio transcription and simplified default responses, Text Bot helps keep your eyes on the road while you send/receive SMS text messages.


Work

Quickly Fix Command Line Mistakes With The Carat (^) Symbol

For all the timesaving shortcuts we share with our fellow command line geeks here at Lifehacker, nothing kills your momentum more than correcting typos in a command. Here’s a quick way to edit the previous command without typing it all out again.