Google recently changed its navigation bar to a drop-down menu that, frankly, was a huge pain to use. Responding to user feedback, Google has returned to a more old-school navigation bar with a set of links across the top, which send you to your favourite Google apps and services. More »
Every time a spammer gets busted, the net breathes a sigh of relief. Communications regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued formal warnings to two local companies which have repeatedly ignored the provisions of the Spam Act, sending messages without consent and offering no unsubscribe facilities. More »
Sick of mailto: links in your browser opening Outlook or Mail.app whenever you click them? You can tackle this problem with extensions or through other means, but Googler and HTML5 guru Paul Irish offers a simple, no-add-ons-required approach. Here’s how it works: More »
Mac: Apple’s Photo Stream service for iCloud is a great way to keep your photos on your iPhone in sync with your computer, but it requires you use the newest version of iPhoto. Macworld forum member DJF3 came up with a script to automate the process and skip over iPhoto. More »
Android (Rooted): Those of us outside the US know how difficult it can be to get hold of apps on sale in Amazon’s app store (or other US-only sites such as carrier stores). Market Unlocker is an Android app for rooted devices that makes your phone appear to the Android Market and to the Amazon App Store as a US-based Verizon Wireless phone, so you can browse, buy, and download apps to your heart’s content. More »
We recently pointed to a suggestion that WD-40 was a useful way of loosening a stuck iPhone home button. Several readers highlighted out potential downsides of that approach, and one in particular sticks out: the solvents in WD-40 will ruin the internals of the iPhone if they get inside. More »
A new version of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code — the regulations all companies selling phone and Internet services in Australia agree to abide by — was announced today. How will it make your costs easier to understand and help eliminate bill shock? (Good news: the word ‘cap’ will be banned!) More »
From February 13, Sydney’s CityRail will be trialling “quiet carriages” on long distance commuter services, asking passengers in the first and last carriages to STFU and stop using their mobiles. It seems like a noble idea, but will it work? More »
We all occasionally need to take a night-time trip to the bathroom, but in a state of grogginess we might have trouble finding our way. To solve this problem Instructables user tamberg created a simple motion-controlled lighting system to guide the way. More »
Apple updated OS X to version 10.7.3 today, which fixed a number of minor issues — but caused many big ones with some users. If you’re finding that apps are crashing as soon as you launch them, here’s how to fix it. More »
