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12:46PM Angus Kidman | Foxtel’s download service, which offers free 7-day downloads to existing subscribers, went live today after a few teething glitches. Here’s a first look at what it offers. More »
First Look At Foxtel Downloads
12:46PM Angus Kidman | Foxtel’s download service, which offers free 7-day downloads to existing subscribers, went live today after a few teething glitches. Here’s a first look at what it offers. More » 
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9:27AM Angus Kidman | If, like us, you headed to your PC first thing this morning to test out Foxtel’s new download service, you’ll have been disappointed (but perhaps not surprised) to still see a “coming in October” message. I’ve just chatted to a Foxtel spokesperson and the service is currently scheduled to go live at midday AEST. If you get it working earlier, let us know in the comments.
Foxtel Downloads Should Start Working At Midday
9:27AM Angus Kidman | If, like us, you headed to your PC first thing this morning to test out Foxtel’s new download service, you’ll have been disappointed (but perhaps not surprised) to still see a “coming in October” message. I’ve just chatted to a Foxtel spokesperson and the service is currently scheduled to go live at midday AEST. If you get it working earlier, let us know in the comments.
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DoubleTwist May Be The Coolest Universal Media Manager Ever
7:00AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: doubleTwist simplifies media management, whether you want to sync to your mobile device, share it with friends, or upload it to YouTube, Flickr, or Facebook. It’s so easy your grandparents could use it. More »
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A Hands On Look At Safari 4’s (Crashy) Eye Candy
2:00AM Gina Trapani | If Apple knows how to do anything, it’s take tech you’ve already seen and make it flashier and more fun to use. The new Safari 4 public beta is no exception. More »
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Multi-Monitor Mouse Snaps Your Cursor Around Multiple Screens
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: Moving your mouse cursor across multiple monitors can be a long haul, especially in triple- and quad-monitor setups. Snap your mouse from screen to screen instead with keyboard shortcuts. Multi-Monitor Mouse is a small application which, when triggered by a keyboard combination, snaps your mouse cursor to the next monitor in your multi-monitor setup. You can specify whether the mouse jump should be relative—having the cursor placed in the same relative position on the new monitor—or in the centre of the screen. You can also specify the order of monitors the mouse will leap to, if sequential’s not your thing. It takes a few minutes to get used to, but once you get the hang of this app, it’s hard to imagine dragging your mouse across 3,000+ pixels again. Multi-Monitor Mouse is freeware, Windows only. Multi-Monitor Mouse More »
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Exhaustive List Of Free Microsoft Downloads
11:08PM Kevin Purdy | Tech evangelist and Microsoft consultant Blake Handler hosts an impressively completist list of free Windows programs offered by Microsoft, dug from the trenches of Del.icio.us tags. It’s a handy bookmark for Control+F hunting. [via etc.] More »
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Google Gadgets For Linux Updates To Support Gmail, Google Docs
1:15AM Kevin Purdy | Linux only: The latest release of Google Gadgets for Linux offers speed and memory performance enhancements and a number of bug fixes, but, most importantly, support for newer gadgets like Gmail and Google Docs. Those last two gadgets on Linux run almost exactly the same as the Google Desktop versions we previously mentioned, which could be all kinds of convenient for Linux users looking for the convenience of on-desktop email and writing without the heft of a full Google Desktop package. Hit the link below to grab a binary package or repository link for your distribution. Google Gadgets for Linux [via The Linux Tutorial] More »
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FireTorrent Adds BitTorrent Powers To Firefox
10:00PM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): FireTorrent’s alpha-level release aims at letting anyone using Firefox start downloading torrents from any source, no separate software required. For quick or one-shot downloads, it’s pretty darned convenient. The add-on, technically in the alpha stage and pseudo-invite-only (the link below gets past that requirement, however), doesn’t have any preferences to configure, and limits your upload speed to 15 kb/s, most likely to preserve Firefox’s basic browsing ability while you download. What it does do is simply convert any .torrent link you click on into a download, handled by Firefox just as if you were downloading a file directly. So if you want to grab something and imagine you’ll be done with the download by the time you’re out of your browser, FireTorrent fits the bill just fine. Configurable preferences are expected to arrive in the next release, according to the developer. FireTorrent is a free download, works anywhere Firefox does (but make sure you install the right version for your OS). FireTorrent [via Ubuntu Unleashed] More »
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Automatic Save Folder Remembers Your Download Preferences
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Firefox extension Automatic Save Folder allows you to assign filters to your downloads, so that the save as dialogue always points in the right direction. After installing Automatic Save Folder you can begin assigning rules based on domains and file types. You can set up a rule for instance, so that every time you save a file from www.yourworkplace.com/auditing/docs/ all the documents related to audits for your place of employment will be saved in yourdocuments/workplace/audits. The filter can also be applied to file types, and you can designate a catch-all folder for the files you haven’t applied filters to. Automatic Save Folder is free and works where ever Firefox does. Automatic Folder Save [via Download Squad] More »
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