One of the perennial challenges with digital TV is synchronising rollouts across Australia — new channels often appear in regional areas much later than capitals, and reception blackspots didn’t disappear with digital transmission either. The Federal government has outlined plans to fix the latter problem using satellite transmission. More »
It’s fashionable right now to suggest that everyone should cut back on obsessive Internet media consumption, but it’s also worth remembering that people were acting based on incorrect or incomplete information long before the Web, social networking and text messaging emerged. More »
It’s no shock, but it’s a reminder to be careful: according to the insurance arm of RACV, digital cameras, MP3 players and notebook PCs topped the list for items stolen in Victoria last year. More »
Want to share some words with a bunch of people in a hurry? justpaste.it lets you paste in text, apply some simple formatting, then publish it for the world to see. More »
Readers offer their best tips for getting rid of the Christmas tree, searching old threads in Gmail, and securing your purse in a supermarket. More »
The US Transportation Security Administration has announced tighter checking for flights from specific countries deemed higher terrorist risks, but when it comes to flights from anywhere else in the world, it’s still the case that nothing is predictable. More »
Sure, joining Twitter and Facebook seemed like a good idea at the time, but maybe you’ve changed your mind and want your life back. Web 2.0 Suicide Machine erases your persona like you were never there. More »
Spellcheck within a web form is very handy, but potentially annoying if you favour Australian spellings over the US alternatives. If you’re a Google Chrome user, there is an option to set up Australian spell-checking instead. More »
Dear Lifehacker, The air in my house is really dry, and I’m worried that static electricity will zap my computers into oblivion. Besides buying expensive humidifiers what other options do I have? More »
Firefox with Greasemonkey: If you find search results on popular search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo Search to be a bit bland, Colorful Search will colour code and group your searches for easier identification. More »
