Friday, March 12, 2010

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iView To Get New Doctor Who Before TV

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3:00PM March 12, 2010 | Angus Kidman

The ABC’s iView service is already justifiably wildly popular, but its latest move could serve to enhance its audience even more: the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who will show up on iView two days before it appears on TV. More »


Design

How Do You Fix Bad Skin Tones In Photographs?

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1:30PM March 12, 2010 | Angus Kidman

One of the trickier tasks in tweaking digital photographs is dealing with human skin tones; go too far and everyone looks like they’ve been attacked by aliens. How do you deal with fixing pictures where people are a prominent feature? More »


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Clean Your iPhone With Your Tongue

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12:00PM March 12, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Direct from the yes-it-probably-works-but-it-remains-gross department: saliva turns out to be a relatively efficient screen cleaner for an iPhone. More »


Work

Pink Floyd Victory Challenges Individual Track Sales

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10:00AM March 12, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Being able to purchase individual tracks rather than entire albums is one of the more appealing aspects of buying music online. However, an ongoing dispute between Pink Floyd and its label underlines how ill-defined the legal situation regarding downloads can be. More »


Work

Use Two Computers To Keep Your Work And Home Life Separate

10:00AM March 12, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

It’s hard for a lot of us to separate our work and home lives under the best of circumstances. When you work from home it’s even more difficult, but blogger Pat Flynn found a method that works for him. More »


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Uncapped ADSL Plans From TPG, Exetel

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9:00AM March 12, 2010 | Angus Kidman

When AAPT rolled out an uncapped ADSL2+ broadband plan last month, we wondered how long it would be before other providers followed suit. This week, both TPG and Exetel have announced unlimited services, potentially eliminating the pain of a slowed connection or an unexpected bill near the end of the month. More »


Communicate

Avoid Appearing Old In Interviews By Emphasising The New

8:30AM March 12, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Having experience of an industry veteran is great but appearing old and out of touch during a job interview is not. Follow these guidelines to avoid looking like a dinosaur. More »


Work

The Office Of 38one

7:00AM March 12, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

We love seeing all the workspaces of Lifehacker readers, and a peek into a whole office is a special treat. Today’s featured workspace is the offices of design studio 38one. More »


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Buy Older Leafy Greens To Get More Nutrients

6:00AM March 12, 2010 | Lisa Hoover

There’s an informal assumption that spinach and other leafy greens lose nutrients the longer they sit on grocery store shelves. But it’s actually backwards. A plant physiologist in Texas says supermarket lighting actually boosts the vitamin content in your salad fixings. More »


Work

iPhone 4.0 To Integrate Multitasking?

5:30AM March 12, 2010 | Adam Pash

Apple will include much-asked-for application multitasking functionality when they release the iPhone 4.0 update sometime in the next few months, according to all-things-Apple blog AppleInsider. More »