According to Microsoft’s user tracking data, the most common action in Word is pasting, and the most common way of doing it is to use the Control-V shortcut (followed by the right mouse button). This raises two interesting issues: given the popularity of using the keyboard, why did Microsoft spend so much time on the ribbon? And if paste is so popular, why did Microsoft make something of a mess of improving it in Office 2010? [Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering]
Smart phones are becoming an increasingly common choice even for casual users, but the whole area can seem confusing and overwhelming for new buyers. Lifehacker 101 guides you through the main platforms available. More »
It’s often said that the best organisation and filing systems are the ones you use. If you need help figuring out what to do with an avalanche of paper scraps and jotted notes, then here’s a simple solution. More »
When Channel Seven announced plans to build a wireless network in Perth, we were sceptical of the relevance of a single-city service. Obviously Seven’s shareholders were too, as the company has now outlined plans to operate the Vividwireless service in five other capital cities — albeit on a fairly limited basis. More »
If you just don’t have the bandwidth to manage one more set of social notifications automatically hitting your Gmail inbox, you may not be all that excited about this morning’s Google Buzz announcement. Luckily banishing Buzz from your inbox is easy. More »
It’s clear that in the Lifehacker community (and the tech community more generally) than most people believe mandatory Internet filtering is a pretty stupid idea. But what does the broader population think? A phone poll commissioned by the ABC’s Hungry Beast suggests that while a huge percentage are in favour of trying to filter out illegal content, most believe that the process should be much more transparent than the system currently being proposed. More »
Windows only: Explorer’s integrated search is fine for most things, but more powerful searches or sorting through long lists of similar files isn’t exactly easy — Listary gives you hotkeys, wildcards and commands to help you quickly find anything in a folder. More »
Google today announced a new service called Google Buzz, which automatically brings social networking to Gmail. Whether or not you’re a big on social network sites like Twitter or Facebook, it looks very cool. More »
