Friday, January 15, 2010

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Avoiding Weight Gain In 140 Characters Or Less

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3:00PM January 15, 2010 | Angus Kidman

There’s not too much rocket science involved in losing weight, but conveying that information concisely can be a challenge. Fitness trainer Rehan Jalali offers up a summary of how to stay lean that fits within the 140-character limit of a Twitter post. More »


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1 In 50 Twitter Users Is Australian

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1:00PM January 15, 2010 | Angus Kidman

You don’t have to look further than the trending topics on Twitter to work out the service is dominated by Americans. However, Australia turns out to be a pretty large part of the Twittersphere, ranking at number 7 on the list of countries using Twitter and account for 2.39% of all active Twitter users. More »


Travel

DriveSafe.ly Reads Your BlackBerry Email

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11:30AM January 15, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Reading text messages or emails while driving is illegal, dangerous and stupid, none of which stops lots of people from doing it. Free BlackBerry app DriveSafe.ly reduces the risk by reading incoming messages out loud. More »


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DIY IKEA Bag Dress

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10:00AM January 15, 2010 | Angus Kidman

IKEA’s Frakta bag (the big blue one) is handy if you’ve purchased a bunch of impulse items, and still pretty useful if you want to store stuff around the house. I’ll admit that converting it into clothing hadn’t occurred to me, but it turns out to be surprisingly easy. More »


Work

Auto Mute Saves You Embarrassment By Quieting Your Startup

10:00AM January 15, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Windows only: We won’t judge you by your startup sound or music, but your co-workers might. Keep your startup silent and embarrassment-free with system tray utility Auto Mute, which runs in the background and mutes your sound on logoff, suspend and shutdown. More »


Money

What Questions Do You Ask Before Signing A New Lease?

9:30AM January 15, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

It’s easy to get excited when you’ve found the perfect place to rent, but you don’t want to lose your head before signing the lease. Home blog Apartment Therapy suggests 10 questions to ask before signing, and we want to know yours. More »


Work

Romaco Timeout Puts The Brakes On Your Computer Overuse

9:00AM January 15, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

Windows only: Ever wish you could set an automatic time limit on how long you (or someone else) can use your computer to play games or browse the internet? Romaco Timeout lets you do exactly that. More »


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Google Hacks Reinforce Security Issues With PDF

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8:30AM January 15, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Google’s possible withdrawal from China because of hacker attacks has been big news, and now reports suggest that Adobe was targeted by the same attackers. The takeaway lesson? Plug those holes in your PDF security arrangements pronto. More »


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FastestFox Speeds Up Common Searching Tasks For Chrome

8:00AM January 15, 2010 | The How-To Geek

Chrome only: Extension FastestFox adds a bunch of new options to Google Chrome to search multiple sites, add related links and turn text URLs into clickable links. More »


Work

The Temporary Standing Desk

7:00AM January 15, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Today’s workspace is a simple and neat workspace created when sitting at a traditional workspace wasn’t an option. More »