Saturday, March 6, 2010

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From The Tips Box: Dressing Up To GTD, Collar Stays

12:00PM March 6, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Readers offer their best tips for not losing collar stays, and a dress code for getting things done. More »


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“Healthy” Foods Not Necessarily Healthier Than Their Regular Counterparts

10:00AM March 6, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

ABC7 News compared “healthy” (and more expensive) Campbell’s tomato soup with their regular offering and discovered some very misleading health claims. It’s a good reminder to read food label fine print to make sure you get what you pay for. More »


Money

TradingSim Lets You Dabble With Day Trading Risk-Free

9:00AM March 6, 2010 | Adam Pash

Most people will tell you that day trading is a money risk that’s not really worth the effort. If it’s a risk you’re considering, take a look a TradingSim first, a flash-based site that simulates day trading without the money risk. More »


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What’s The Best Way To Create A Home Inventory?

8:00AM March 6, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

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Dear Lifehacker,

In light of all the natural disasters wreaking havoc across the globe, I’ve realised I should take a home inventory to document everything I own for insurance purposes. What’s the best way to do this? More »


Work

FlashHacker Keeps Flash Videos In Full Screen On Dual Monitors

7:00AM March 6, 2010 | Adam Pash

Windows: If you’ve got more than one monitor, you’ve probably tried fullscreening a Flash video on one monitor while working in another. The problem: Flash exits fullscreen as soon as you click on something. FlashHacker fixes this problem. More »


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Know How Much Caffeine Is In The Food And Drinks You Love

6:00AM March 6, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

If you’re trying to cut back on or give up caffeine, then you already know to avoid coffee. But the eye-opening stimulant is found in lots of other beverages, and even some food and medications. More »


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Moodstream Streams Music, Images And Video According To Your Mood

5:00AM March 6, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Moodstream is an interesting mashup of several forms of media, designed to bring you music, images and video in sync with the mood you’re in — or the mood you want to be in! — through a simple interface. More »


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Learning “Just In Case” Versus “Just In Time”

4:00AM March 6, 2010 | John Cook

Maths professor, programmer and blogger John Cook discusses the importance of learning “just in case” versus “just in time”, and how learning “just in case” is essential when something comes up and you need to learn something “just in time”. More »


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KeeFox Integrates KeePass And Firefox (At Long Last)

3:30AM March 6, 2010 | Adam Pash

Firefox: KeeFox brings tight integration between the cross-platform, open-source password manager KeePass and Firefox, providing automatic logins, form filling and more. More »


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Australia Will Get The Apple iPad Late April

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3:18AM March 6, 2010 | Angus Kidman

While the US market now has a firm release date and the ability to place pre-orders for the Apple iPad, Australia remains firmly in vague information territory. The latest word on the Apple Australia site is that the iPad will be released in “late April”. More »