Thursday, December 30, 2010 - Page 2
Money

Microsoft Ditching Windows Family Pack For The World

Lifehacker AU

We’ve complained before that the bargain Windows Family Pack only shows up in Australia as a “limited offer” around Christmas. The odds of that ever changing now look very slight, with Microsoft taking the same “offer it then withdraw it” approach elsewhere in the world.


Work

AllMyMacApps Makes Finding And Downloading Mac OS X Apps Extra Simple

If you can’t wait until the Mac App Store launched on January 6th, AllMyMacApps is a Fluid-based webapp that can meet your Mac download needs. It makes finding and downloading Mac apps really, really fast.


Money

How Do I Avoid Getting Scammed When Buying Or Selling Online?

Dear Lifehacker, Lately I’ve been worried about being conned while buying or selling on Craigslist—and online in general. Do you have any thoughts on how I can avoid getting screwed? Sincerely, Paranoid Seller


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Cenabo Makes Gathering Office Lunch Orders A Breeze

Whether your planning an event or just ordering food for a large number of people, Cenabo is a webapp that helps facilitate this tedious task to save you some time.


Design

How To Make Your Smartphone Photos Look Like They Were Taken With A Nicer Camera

While it always helps to start by taking better photos with your smartphone, should you end up with a subpar image you’re not out of luck. Here’s how to make it look like your photo came from a nicer camera.


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How To Remap Any Keyboard Shortcut In Mac OS X

Is a particular keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X giving you grief? If you want to remap it to something you’d like better, there’s a handy little setting in System Preferences that can help you out.


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TaskSync Syncs Remember The Milk Tasks To iCal Calendars

Mac OS X only: iCal’s tasks might do the trick for some Apple-centric users, but they’re not easy to export to other apps and systems. Use taskSync to hook up web-based task manager Remember the Milk and iCal instead.


Fix

Empty iLife’s Trashes To Free Up Space On Your Mac

We’ve shown you a few ways to clean up your Mac’s hard drive, but Macworld reminds us of a very simple tip that many of us probably forget about often: empty the trash in your favourite iLife apps.


Work

QuietWrite Is A Mostly Blank, Aqua Blue Space To Think In

It’s a strange thing, so many apps competing to be the “quietest” space for writing. QuietWrite might have a shot at the title, though. It’s just your auto-saved text, a menu only if you move the cursor, and public publishing, if you want it.


November 30, 2010
Work

Use Ninite And Task Scheduler To Keep Relatives’ Computers Up To Date

Some people avoid any and all update notices—and you can’t always blame them, given how many occur on the average computer. Reader Andrew Chandler suggests fixing their ignoring ways with the no-fuss Ninite installer and Task Scheduler automation.