Australian Posts
Communicate
8:30AM Angus Kidman | It’s clear that in the Lifehacker community (and the tech community more generally) than most people believe mandatory Internet filtering is a pretty stupid idea. But what does the broader population think? A phone poll commissioned by the ABC’s Hungry Beast suggests that while a huge percentage are in favour of trying to filter out illegal content, most believe that the process should be much more transparent than the system currently being proposed. More »
Aussies Don’t Mind Censorship, Hate Secrecy
8:30AM Angus Kidman | It’s clear that in the Lifehacker community (and the tech community more generally) than most people believe mandatory Internet filtering is a pretty stupid idea. But what does the broader population think? A phone poll commissioned by the ABC’s Hungry Beast suggests that while a huge percentage are in favour of trying to filter out illegal content, most believe that the process should be much more transparent than the system currently being proposed. 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 »
Communicate
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]
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 »
Communicate
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 »
Work
8:27AM Angus Kidman | “It just works” rants aside, one of the limitations of adopting Macs in a business environment is a smaller pool of integrators and consultants to work with. Apple’s newly-rolled-out Consultant network site tries to address that issue. More »
Apple Consultants Network Offers Business Support For Macs
8:27AM Angus Kidman | “It just works” rants aside, one of the limitations of adopting Macs in a business environment is a smaller pool of integrators and consultants to work with. Apple’s newly-rolled-out Consultant network site tries to address that issue. More »
Money
3:50PM Angus Kidman | Last September, we noted that the end of restrictive leasing practices by Woolworths and Coles could lead to increased competition by supermarkets. The ACCC has now negotiated similar deals with Aldi, Foodworks, Franklins and Metcash, which should eventually have a useful cost-reducing effect (and give you more supermarket choices at your local centre). [ACCC]
More Supermarkets Join The Anti-Restrictive-Leasing Brigade
3:50PM Angus Kidman | Last September, we noted that the end of restrictive leasing practices by Woolworths and Coles could lead to increased competition by supermarkets. The ACCC has now negotiated similar deals with Aldi, Foodworks, Franklins and Metcash, which should eventually have a useful cost-reducing effect (and give you more supermarket choices at your local centre). [ACCC]
Communicate
2:00PM Angus Kidman | We’re big fans of mobile broadband around here at Lifehacker, and judging by usage numbers, we’re far from alone. However, that popularity can have a downside: if the services turn out not to be profitable, they could become much more expensive quite quickly. More »
Is The Mobile Broadband Bubble Going To Burst?
2:00PM Angus Kidman | We’re big fans of mobile broadband around here at Lifehacker, and judging by usage numbers, we’re far from alone. However, that popularity can have a downside: if the services turn out not to be profitable, they could become much more expensive quite quickly. More »
Travel
12:00PM Angus Kidman |
Modern-day airports often look more like shopping malls than anything else, but that doesn’t mean buying stuff there is a sensible idea. What’s worth purchasing at the airport, and what should you leave for another day? More »
What To Buy When Airport Shopping
12:00PM Angus Kidman |
Modern-day airports often look more like shopping malls than anything else, but that doesn’t mean buying stuff there is a sensible idea. What’s worth purchasing at the airport, and what should you leave for another day? More » 