It’s still not too late to submit your thoughts for nominees in our Lifehacker Best Of The Year awards, but the actual voting will begin next Monday. Here’s how the process will work. More »
We love cooking, for the most part. Find favour with your foodie friends with this selection of kitchen-centred gifts as our Lifehacker Gift Guide continues. More »
Telstra put out a gushy press release today about how it will be supplying the communications gear for Oprah Winfrey’s much-hyped visit to Australia with 300 guests next month. Based on Lifehacker’s own considerable experience with Telstra’s Next G services, here’s some stuff team Oprah should keep an eye on. More »
For many people, 3G broadband is something that’s used only occasionally: on a work trip, on a holiday, or when the ADSL stops working for some reason. Planhacker rounds up the best prepaid deals for when you don’t need regular access. More »
You’ve composed an email in a white hot rage, clicked ‘Send’ and then instantly regretted it. The quickest way to ensure it doesn’t get sent is that old and obvious favourite: yank the Ethernet cable from your machine. More »
The November 30 deadline for the NaNoWriMo project is fast approaching. That means that I’m spending a little less time in front of a freshly-tweaked word processor, and a little more time in front of a spreadsheet. Why? More »
The government yesterday finally announced planned changes to the anti-siphoning rules which govern the broadcasting of sports. While “major” sports will continue to be protected and there’s increased flexibility for broadcasting on digital multi-channels, the changes aren’t necessarily great news for lovers of HD broadcasts or live sports fans. More »
Windows/Mac: Scrivener, the word processing app with advanced outlining, corkboard notes, and other stuff writers like, is celebrating National Novel Writing Month with extended previews of its upcoming 2.0 Mac version, and a brand new Windows version. They’re both great text-focused tools. More »
How can accountants, election inspectors, and academic reviewers know at a glance that your numbers are bunk? They use Benford’s Law, which suggests number distribution is less random than expected. Roughly 30 percent of numbers, for example, should start with 1. More »
