You’ve disabled cookies and opened a private browsing window, so you’re confident nobody can see what you’re visiting on the web. The Electronic Frontier Foundation begs to differ, and their Panopticlick web app will show you how trackable you really are. More »
By the time you realise your washing machine has sprung a leak, it’s probably already pumped out enough water to cause major damage. What should you do next? More »
Students of any age can score cheaper upgrade copies of Windows 7, but if you’re studying in a tertiary subject such as engineering or computer science, you might be able to get the OS for nothing. More »
Readers offer their best tips for turning a mini fridge shelf into a laptop stand, reminding yourself of things to bring with you with your keys, and remembering email attachments. More »
Coles attracted lots of attention this week by announcing that it would standardise prices for most goods in its supermarkets. Cheaper shopping is always welcome, but is it really realistic to expect nationally consistent prices? More »
As we prioritise the things that are important to us, you’d think the things we spend the most money on would get the bulk of our attention. That’s often not the case, and recognising this is a step toward serious savings. More »
If you’ve got any kind of web presence, showing up in Google’s search results is undoubtedly important to you. So there’s few things more annoying than discovering that your site simply doesn’t show up, even if you’ve specifically submitted it and done a search that includes your domain name. What gives? More »
Mac only: You’ve got no shortage of ways to quickly shorten URLs, like bookmarklets or text replacement apps, but most require mouse usage somewhere — and, as most Quicksilver addicts know, nothing is faster than just hitting a few keys. More »
We all wish for more hours in the day, but unless someone alters the spacetime continuum, we’re stuck with only 24. Luckily, productivity blogger Brett Kelly has some tips for making it feel more like we have 25 hours. More »
Traineo is a web-based fitness tracker that not only covers the basics like letting your log your weight and activity, but graphs the results and projects future outcomes. More »
