Design
Sketchpad Is A No-Flash-Required HTML5 Painting App
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Chrome/Firefox/Safari: Want proof that HTML5 is the way of the future? Try Sketchpad, a surprisingly robust online painting app that doesn’t require Flash, Shockwave or any other plug-in — just a modern browser and a mouse. More »
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MyBookmarks Syncs Bookmarks, Bookmarklets To Android Phones
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Android: There’s no built-in means of syncing bookmarks to your Android phone, unless you open and enter each one. Interactive bookmarklets, too, are generally a no-go. With the MyBookmarks app installed, you can sync bookmarks and install (most) bookmarklets in Android’s browser. More »
Work
4:51PM Angus Kidman | There’s been a flurry of reports in the last week suggesting that Windows 7 is erroneously suggesting that batteries need replacing (and a smaller set of users claiming Windows 7 itself has ruined battery capacity). Microsoft’s official stance on the issue? Every case it has investigated has been a result of a faulty battery, rather than faulty software. More »
Microsoft Says No Problems With Windows 7 And Batteries
4:51PM Angus Kidman | There’s been a flurry of reports in the last week suggesting that Windows 7 is erroneously suggesting that batteries need replacing (and a smaller set of users claiming Windows 7 itself has ruined battery capacity). Microsoft’s official stance on the issue? Every case it has investigated has been a result of a faulty battery, rather than faulty software. More »
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3:00PM Angus Kidman | Telstra’s cable Internet upgrade last year offers 100Mbit/s speeds, but took a while and is still restricted to Melbourne. Optus seems to be moving faster with its own upgrade. More »
Optus Cable Speeds Set To Jump
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Telstra’s cable Internet upgrade last year offers 100Mbit/s speeds, but took a while and is still restricted to Melbourne. Optus seems to be moving faster with its own upgrade. More »
Work
1:12PM Angus Kidman | We’ve told you in the past about the mapping workbooks that explain where features got hidden when Microsoft adopted the sometimes confusing Ribbon interface. There’s now a similar tool for SharePoint 2010, which has also added the ribbon interface. [Microsoft]
Ribbon Mapping For SharePoint 2010
1:12PM Angus Kidman | We’ve told you in the past about the mapping workbooks that explain where features got hidden when Microsoft adopted the sometimes confusing Ribbon interface. There’s now a similar tool for SharePoint 2010, which has also added the ribbon interface. [Microsoft]
Work
From The Tips Box: Sink Mats, Taskbar Arrangement
12:00PM Whitson Gordon | Readers offer their best tips for making effective sink mats, rearranging your Windows taskbar for quick program switching, and writing important information on dried foot containers. More »
Money
11:30AM Angus Kidman | Want to get rid of some of that clutter in your garage? Webapp Yoink offers a platform for giving stuff you don’t need to others, while offering a measure of just how generous you are. More »
Yoink Gives You Credit For Giving Stuff Away
11:30AM Angus Kidman | Want to get rid of some of that clutter in your garage? Webapp Yoink offers a platform for giving stuff you don’t need to others, while offering a measure of just how generous you are. More »
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TweetDeck Adds YouTube And Flickr Support, Improves Navigation
10:30AM Adam Pash | Windows/Mac/Linux (with Adobe Air): TweetDeck — the most popular Twitter client among Lifehacker readers — just released an update to version 0.33, bringing with it more support for viewing media inline without opening a page in your browser (including YouTube videos and Flickr images) and a nice new column navigation tool. More »
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10:00AM Angus Kidman | Last week’s decision to cancel laws aimed at controlling commentary on forums in South Australia seemed like a sensible move to most Lifehacker readers, but that doesn’t mean it was universally welcomed. Does the rejection of the law mean there’s an Internet double standard? More »
On Net Censorship And Double Standards
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Last week’s decision to cancel laws aimed at controlling commentary on forums in South Australia seemed like a sensible move to most Lifehacker readers, but that doesn’t mean it was universally welcomed. Does the rejection of the law mean there’s an Internet double standard? More »
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