Friday, February 5, 2010

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Google Earth Adds WWII-Era Maps

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3:01PM February 5, 2010 | Angus Kidman

It already features the lunar surface and a 3D version of Melbourne, and now Google Earth has added another feature to chew up chunks of your weekend: World War -II era overlays of European cities, letting you see how the layout of cities has been dramatically changed by war. [Official Google Australia Blog]


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Transferr Redesigns, Makes Sharing Easier

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1:30PM February 5, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Aussie-developed bookmarking service Transferr has undergone a major redesign, adding the ability to easily share bookmarks with friends via popular social networking services. More »


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Sky News Dumps YouTube For Own Site

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12:00PM February 5, 2010 | Angus Kidman

YouTube is the most popular video sharing option in Australia by some margin, but that doesn’t mean everyone wants to use it. Pay TV news service Sky News is abandoning an experiment in putting its own content on YouTube in favour of its own site. More »


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Does Your iPhone Hate 64-Bit Windows?

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10:30AM February 5, 2010 | Angus Kidman

64-bit may well be the future of computing, but it still often feels like a neglected outpost for geeks. Foxtel Downloads is one notable piece of software that lacks 64-bit love, and now there seems to be an issue brewing with 64-bit Windows 7 and some iPhone users. More »


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Identify Less Obvious Signs You Need To Get Organised

10:00AM February 5, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

Habitually showing up late for meetings and missing deadlines are tell-tale signs you need to up your organisation quotient, but clutter (mental or otherwise) could be affecting your work in other, more subtle ways. Weblog Unclutter has a few questions for you: More »


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iView Expands Range Of RSS Feeds

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9:00AM February 5, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Want to keep track of what’s available on the ABC’s iView TV-on-demand service? The broadcaster has recently expanded the RSS feeds for the service, making it simpler to see new offerings on the service without needing to browse through the main site. More »


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FillAnyPDF Lets You Electronically Fill In And Sign Any Form

9:00AM February 5, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

Fax machines are going the way of the dodo, yet sometimes there’s no easy way to transfer forms back and forth, especially ones that need to be filled out and sent back. FillAnyPDF steps in to fill the gap. More »


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Shutup.css Lets You Silence Website Comments

8:30AM February 5, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

While we happen to love comments and the lively discussion that occurs in them, we understand that not everybody wants to see the comments left by other internet users. Shutup.css lets you apply a custom stylesheet and eradicate comments across the web. More »


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Save CPU Cycles By Disabling The Windows 7 Search Feature

8:00AM February 5, 2010 | The How-To Geek

If you can’t get used to the new search feature in Windows 7, or you just prefer using Everything, Google Desktop or Launchy, you might be interested to know you can disable it. More »


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Shorten URLs With A Quick Keyboard Shortcut In Windows

7:30AM February 5, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

We recently showed you how to add Bit.ly URL shortening to Quicksilver, and now reader Kevin has made an AutoHotkey script so Windows users can enjoy quick, keyboard-based URL shortening. More »