Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - Page 2
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Aussie Telcos Rush The iPad Micro-SIM Bandwagon

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One of the more unusual design features of Apple’s upcoming iPad is its use of a micro-SIM rather than the more conventional SIM we’re used to. While it might not be a common format, it looks like it will be before long.


Work

Taskbar Eliminator Ditches Your Windows Taskbar

Windows: If you use a third-party application dock in place of the Windows taskbar, you may have noticed that you can’t completely get rid of the taskbar. Taskbar Eliminator helps you turn it off and keep it out of the way.


Work

Expertise Requires Time Over Talent, So Get Busy

Career blogger Penelope Trunk carries a 2007 article from the Harvard Business Review with her everywhere she goes. The article, called The Making of an Expert, discusses the reality of expertise, which, simply put, is this:


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Jelli Brings User-Driven Content To Online Radio

Many online music services allow you to give a thumbs up or thumbs down to songs that you enjoy or don’t enjoy listening to. Jelli however leverages the thousands of votes logged by its users to build a better radio experience.


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“You’ve Got Waves”: How To Get Google Wave Notifications

Once you’re active in Google Wave, you want to know when something new happens there – even if you don’t have Wave open in your browser. These notifier tools monitor your Wave inbox, letting you know you’ve got new and changed waves.


Money

Store-Brand Foods That Save You Money Without Sacrificing Taste

If you take a pass on generic brands at the supermarket in favour of brand name foods, Consumer Reports’ comparison test might interest you. Turns out there’s often very little difference between the two in taste or quality.


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PDFMyURL Saves Websites As PDF Files

Saving something as a PDF file is a great way to preserve it for future reference or for sharing with others, without risking the site changing before you look at it again. PDFMyURL makes it easy to convert sites to PDF.


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Fact And Fiction: The Truth About Browser Cookies

Browser cookies are one of those technical bits of web browsing that almost everyone has some awareness of. They’re also probably one of the most misunderstood aspects of browsing. Today we’re here to clear up the confusion.


Fix

DIY Camera Sling Keeps Your DSLR At The Ready

Standard camera straps aren’t the speediest or most comfortable. This simple DIY strap hack gives you the speed and comfort of a $US50+ camera sling but at a fraction of the price.


Work

VLC Gets Extension Capabilities In Nightly Builds

VLC Media Player does a fairly great job playing any media file on nearly any system. Now it’s slowly being opened up to extensions that can enrich and expand your music and movies, which you can jump ahead and grab.