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9:00AM Angus Kidman | Catalogue aggregation site Lasoo has joined the ever-growing iPhone app brigade, letting users search for products across a range of stores. More »
Lasoo iPhone App Brings Catalogues To Your Handset
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Catalogue aggregation site Lasoo has joined the ever-growing iPhone app brigade, letting users search for products across a range of stores. More » 
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4:30PM Angus Kidman | Travel insurance is essential if you’re heading overseas, especially into the potentially bottomless medical bill pit that is the USA. Artog’s Travel Insurance comparison tool lets you compare rates from 11 insurers to get the best deal for your upcoming trip. More »
Artog Travel Insurance Compares Rates For Overseas Trips
4:30PM Angus Kidman | Travel insurance is essential if you’re heading overseas, especially into the potentially bottomless medical bill pit that is the USA. Artog’s Travel Insurance comparison tool lets you compare rates from 11 insurers to get the best deal for your upcoming trip. More »
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4:30PM Angus Kidman | Fancy some comparison shopping on the go? Price comparison site GetPrice has launched an iPhone app for retail rating on the go.
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GetPrice Adds iPhone Application
4:30PM Angus Kidman | Fancy some comparison shopping on the go? Price comparison site GetPrice has launched an iPhone app for retail rating on the go.
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10:00AM Angus Kidman | Price comparison site staticICE has long been a favourite Lifehacker resource for finding the best deals for tech online, but the volume of related results can sometimes make it hard to hone in on what you want — unless you know this little trick. More »
staticICE Hover Shows Price Ranges
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Price comparison site staticICE has long been a favourite Lifehacker resource for finding the best deals for tech online, but the volume of related results can sometimes make it hard to hone in on what you want — unless you know this little trick. More »
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9:00AM Angus Kidman | Need to get quotes for a local tradesperson to fix your bathroom or handle your tax return? A new option on eBay adds that feature. More »
eBay Service Seeking Gets Quotes From Professionals
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Need to get quotes for a local tradesperson to fix your bathroom or handle your tax return? A new option on eBay adds that feature. More »
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1:30PM Angus Kidman | Electricity bill price comparison site Switchwise has expanded from Victoria to cover the whole of Australia. Enter your postcode and details of your current area you’ll see a range of power plans for your area, including options for green power. Switchwise is free to use (and certainly beats signing up with the pushy next door-to-door salesperson offering you an energy deal). [Switchwise]
Switchwise Electricity Comparisons Now Australia-Wide
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Electricity bill price comparison site Switchwise has expanded from Victoria to cover the whole of Australia. Enter your postcode and details of your current area you’ll see a range of power plans for your area, including options for green power. Switchwise is free to use (and certainly beats signing up with the pushy next door-to-door salesperson offering you an energy deal). [Switchwise]
Design
Comparison Chart Breaks Down 15 Web-Based Photo Editors
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | CNET’s Webware puts 15 web-based photo editors in a spreadsheet comparison battle, including well-knowns and previously reviewed Picnik and Photoshop.com/Express, but also some good-but-obscure picks. The author likes Picnik and Fotoflexer, but says the “best” depends (of course!) on what you’re trying to do. More »
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11:30AM Angus Kidman | There are plenty of good sites tracking bargains and freebies for Australian consumers, but keeping track of them can be a full-time task in itself, even if an RSS feed is provided. DealDump aggregates information from several local deal hunting sites (including OzBargain, Buckscoop and RetailMeNot) , as well as a healthy selection of one-day offer sites (including Zazz, Catch Of The Day, TopBuy, OO and OzStock). The result is a single-page summary of current hot deals: handy if you’re hunting for bargains but not seeking a particular product. As the OzBargain Blog suggests, a useful enhancement would be to incorporate combined user feedback from sites that support ratings, but even without it, this is still a good bookmark for bargain hunters in a hurry.
DealDump [via OzBargain Blog]
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DealDump Aggregates Multiple Australian Bargain Sites
11:30AM Angus Kidman | There are plenty of good sites tracking bargains and freebies for Australian consumers, but keeping track of them can be a full-time task in itself, even if an RSS feed is provided. DealDump aggregates information from several local deal hunting sites (including OzBargain, Buckscoop and RetailMeNot) , as well as a healthy selection of one-day offer sites (including Zazz, Catch Of The Day, TopBuy, OO and OzStock). The result is a single-page summary of current hot deals: handy if you’re hunting for bargains but not seeking a particular product. As the OzBargain Blog suggests, a useful enhancement would be to incorporate combined user feedback from sites that support ratings, but even without it, this is still a good bookmark for bargain hunters in a hurry.
DealDump [via OzBargain Blog]
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Travel
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Declines in air fares nothwithstanding, airline price comparison site Webjet seems to be doing OK. Steve Creedy at the Australian reports that the site has seen a 19 per cent rise in demand over the last six months. To be honest, I’m surprised that so many people make use of the service, because of the $21.85 in extra charges which it slaps on bookings — my inner scrooge would rather try and score the same flight direct from the relevant airline with that kind of fee involved. More »
Big Bucks In Travel Savings For Webjet
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Declines in air fares nothwithstanding, airline price comparison site Webjet seems to be doing OK. Steve Creedy at the Australian reports that the site has seen a 19 per cent rise in demand over the last six months. To be honest, I’m surprised that so many people make use of the service, because of the $21.85 in extra charges which it slaps on bookings — my inner scrooge would rather try and score the same flight direct from the relevant airline with that kind of fee involved. More »
Work
12:00PM Angus Kidman |
Getting home or car insurance online is pretty standard these days, but more specialised insurance categories can be harder work. If you’re self-employed and work as a contractor in many fields (including IT), professional indemnity insurance is a key requirement. Comparison site BizCover generates custom quotes based on your business size and activity, and will sell you the insurance directly if you find a deal that suits. Indemnity insurance is hardly glamorous, but better to hunt it down online than suffer from an unexpected lawsuit later.
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BizCover Quotes, Sells Professional Indemnity Insurance
12:00PM Angus Kidman |
Getting home or car insurance online is pretty standard these days, but more specialised insurance categories can be harder work. If you’re self-employed and work as a contractor in many fields (including IT), professional indemnity insurance is a key requirement. Comparison site BizCover generates custom quotes based on your business size and activity, and will sell you the insurance directly if you find a deal that suits. Indemnity insurance is hardly glamorous, but better to hunt it down online than suffer from an unexpected lawsuit later.
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