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The Basics Of Music Production: The Complete Guide

Over the last month we’ve learned all about the basics of music production, posting new lessons on a weekly basis. With the lessons finished, now you can get the complete guide and find out how you can learn more.

Design

Weekly Wallpaper: Take Your Desktop On A Road Trip

Any time is the best time for a road trip. If you can’t manage to get away, go for a drive via your desktop with these road-friendly wallpapers.

Entertainment

Microsoft Xbox One Backflip: No More Always-On DRM, Disc Swapping Allowed

Microsoft has caved in to consumer outrage over its plans to force owners of its forthcoming Xbox One console to connect every 24 hours in order to keep playing their games. The always-on DRM requirement has been dropped, and Xbox One owners who purchase games on disc will be able to sell and swap those discs just as they can now.

Design

How To Make Your iPhone Look Like iOS 7 Right Now

iOS 7 comes with a sleek new look, but you need to be a developer to actually check it out right now. Fortunately, you can get the look and feel of iOS 7 really easily with a few jailbreak tweaks and themes.

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Know The Difference Between A T-Bone And A Porterhouse Steak

If you’ve always thought that a T-Bone steak and a Porterhouse steak were the same thing, you would be mistaken. They’re both from the same cut, and they both have the characteristic T-shaped bone in the centre, but this video from the folks at America’s Test Kitchen explains why one costs so much more than the other.

Travel

How To Stop The Falling Aussie Dollar From Ruining Your Travel Plans 

The sharp fall in the Australian dollar has gained plenty of attention lately. At the time of writing the Aussie had lost around 15 per cent against major currencies such as the Japanese Yen, Euro, Great British Pound and of course the US dollar in the space of just a few months.  This has caught many a traveller off guard and prompted people that have spent weeks or months planning a big overseas trip to ask the question – “what should I do now?”

19 June 2013

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Keep Kids From Getting Out Of Bed Early With A Timer And Nightlight

Anyone who’s ever parented an early riser has been through war — the battle against young kids waking you up at unreasonable hours in the morning. A simple solution to encourage kids to stay in their beds? Add a timer to their nightlight.

Design

The Misunderstood Home Screen

Apple may have brought an end to skeuomorphism once and for all with iOS 7. However, if you still like a bit of realism in your home screen, DeviantArt user kimilite has you covered.

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Break A Length Of String With Your Bare Hands

Need to cut string but don’t have anything sharp? You can break even a strong length of string with this trick.

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Ask LH: Can I Get Online Shopping Shipped From Australia?

Dear Lifehacker, I have found many companies willing to forward mail from the USA to Australia, but absolutely none that are willing to do the reverse! I am an American trying to purchase a kitchen appliance only available in Australia and have it shipped to me in the US, but it seems that no one is willing to do that. Are there mail forwarding services in Australia that can ship things that I purchase online to my home in the US? Thanks, Appliance Junkie

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