Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Work

Harmony Attaches And Opens Google Docs From Outlook

11:30PM March 10, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Windows with Outlook: Sharing a Google Docs file for group collaboration can be a lot more useful than emailing individual copies to an entire team. Harmony makes opening, sharing and managing Google Docs from inside Outlook a natural fit. More »


Money

Menulog Finds And Orders Takeaway Food

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4:00PM March 10, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Don’t have the energy to cook tonight but want something a bit more ambitious than ordering big-chain pizza? Menulog lists restaurants across Australia and lets you order from them directly online. More »


Work

Google Apps Marketplace Integrates Third-Party Cloud Apps

2:34PM March 10, 2010 | Adam Pash

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Google just launched a new Google Apps feature called Google Apps Marketplace where users can discover and deploy third-party cloud applications that integrate with their existing Google Apps accounts. More »


Communicate

Optus Turbo Max Prepaid Plan Loads Up The Data

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2:30PM March 10, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Prepaid phone plans often compete on call minutes and text tallies, but Optus’ Turbo Max plan has a feature that isn’t seen as often: a large wodge of data for browsing on your phone. More »


Design

Photography Tips From Lewis Carroll

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12:30PM March 10, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland has bought him lasting literary fame (and a recent cinematic revival courtesy of Tim Burton), but Carroll was also a pioneer in photography. Here are some of his lessons that are still relevant today. More »


Work

Can I Play HTML5 YouTube Videos In Firefox?

12:00PM March 10, 2010 | Adam Pash

Dear Lifehacker, I’ve read about how HTML5 will change the way I use the web, but it seems like the biggest example of HTML5 in action is on sites like YouTube — which don’t support my favourite browser, Firefox. What’s the deal? More »


Organise

Set Auto Reminders In A Startup Text File

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10:30AM March 10, 2010 | Angus Kidman

A common writing trick is to stop mid-sentence so you’ve got somewhere to start the next day. You can apply a similar logic to any task by leaving yourself a reminder in a text file that displays the next time you boot your computer. More »


Work

SecondBar Puts A Menu Bar On All Your Mac’s Monitors

10:00AM March 10, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Mac only: Multiple monitors do great things for your desktop space, but your menu bar sticks to one screen. If you’re looking for more menu access, free utility SecondBar puts one at the top of each monitor. More »


Organise

Improve Meeting Efficiency With A 22-Minute Limit

9:00AM March 10, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

Meetings don’t have to be the bane of the workday existence. Try scheduling them in 22-minute blocks to get more out of them and spend less time hating them. More »


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Pizza Hut Finally Releases iPhone App

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8:30AM March 10, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Last October, both Domino’s and Pizza Hut announced plans to release iPhone ordering apps. Domino’s delivered on its promise in November and scored a whole bunch of orders, but the Pizza Hut app has only just appeared. More »