newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/SCO02G7NXIE&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":306.25,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); Firefox only: It’s not exactly Google Instant for Firefox, but InstantFirefox is pretty darned close. The Firefox add-on searches your address bar typing instantly on a customised Google page. While its looks are different, the results stay (mostly) the same.
eBay policies often seem designed to benefit the auction site itself rather than consumers, but this one actually seems pretty reasonable: the site is working to ban resale of tickets for events where the tickets were originally given out for free.
Back in August, Internode reduced prices on some of its broadband services offered across the Optus network. Now it has made some similar reductions to its Fast plans, which utilise the Telstra network.
Nick at Gizmodo has been hassling Telstra again about the long-running Froyo update for the HTC Desire saga, and the latest claim is that the update will actually be out this week. Still no word on whether it will be an over-the-air option, and quite frankly we’ll believe it when we actually see it. Update: as several commenters point out below, the update has finally arrived. [Gizmodo]
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Fast-tracking shows so that they’re broadcast in Australia soon after their first appearance on US or UK networks is an obvious strategy to try and cut down on BitTorrent downloads. Unfortunately, it’s not a strategy that networks appear to apply with any consistency.
Nobody likes being watched (perhaps with the exception of exhibitionists) and most of us, even in today’s very public culture, appreciate our privacy. If you’re tired of Big Brother watching you, here are a few ways to fight back.
The shift to email isn’t great news if you’re the national postal organisation, but Australia Post isn’t entirely stuck in the backwaters. New data reveals that an increasing number of its customers are using smart phones to access its service.
Chrome: The TabCloud extension for Chrome selectively syncs browser tabs across computers so you can save and restore different window sessions on different machines.
