filters
Fix
10:00AM Angus Kidman | One common argument against mandatory Internet censorship and the so-called ‘clean feed’ is that content control should be left in the hands of individuals rather than forced on everyone. If you’re a parent who wants to restrict access for your kids, the Internet Industry Association list of approved filters is a handy place to start. More »
IIA Updates List Of Approved Internet Filters
10:00AM Angus Kidman | One common argument against mandatory Internet censorship and the so-called ‘clean feed’ is that content control should be left in the hands of individuals rather than forced on everyone. If you’re a parent who wants to restrict access for your kids, the Internet Industry Association list of approved filters is a handy place to start. More » 
Organise
Collecta Searches In Real Time For News And Images
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re in the market for some real time search results, Collecta offers filtered real-time searching with news, blog comments, images and more. More »
Organise
Use Yahoo Pipes To Grab TV Show Feeds
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | FeedMyTorrents is defunct, TVRss.net is in a coma of indefinite length—where does one go to get custom download feeds for favourite shows? You can use this handy Yahoo Pipes feed to scrub EZTV.it. More »
Fix
KIDO’Z Is A Customisable Kid-Friendly Browser
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Adobe Air: KIDO’Z is an Adobe-Air-based browser for children, and a great choice if you need to exercise a high degree of control over content and browsing time. More »
Organise
Ten Must-Have Gmail Filters Available For Download
2:00AM Gina Trapani | Now that you can export and import email filters with Gmail, we’ve decided to compile some of our favourite filters for organizing your inbox into a single, handy download. Come and get it! More »
Organise
Pick Me Generates Random File Lists
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: You’ve got a hard drive filled with media, but no idea what you want to watch or listen to next. Pick Me produces a list of random files for you to choose from. Pick Me is a really, truly tiny application (about 122k) with a singular function. You point Pick Me at a directory and it returns the number of random files you specify. Sure, many media tools like iTunes have a random shuffle feature, but what if you want to “shuffle” other kinds of files, or work outside a single library? >Pick Me generates random file lists for any kind of file type. You can filter based on extension to create lists of movies, images, or whatever random goodness you seek. The response time is snappy, too. On a 1TB drive packed with media, Pick Me returned the results in a matter of seconds. If your problem is really needing something new altogether, make sure to check out previously reviewed TasteKid and Jinni for movie recommendations or Muffin Music and I Like B-Sides for new music suggestions. Pick Me is donationware, Windows only. Pick Me [via gHacks] More »
Use Gmail’s Canned Responses For Smarter Autoresponders
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Web Worker Daily details how Gmail’s canned responses work wonderfully with smart filters to let you auto-respond to certain people, or emails with certain keywords, when you’re on vacation or too busy to reply right away. By drafting a response and saving it as a “Canned” item, you can have it sent in reply to mail sent by certain addresses, or fitting any of Gmail’s other super-powered filters. So rather than turning on a blanket “Hi, I’ll be away …” auto-responder, for instance, you could create a canned response that goes out to everybody except clients or employers who you don’t want to seem distant and detached from. Or you could just simply let a few friends and family into your vacation email box without bothering them with your boilerplate text. WWD also notes that Canned Responses gives you the ability to quickly attach multiple signatures to Gmail—although that’s something you can handle with a Firefox extension—and knock out quick, templated messages about contracts, DMCA notices, or whatever notes you regularly send with just a few changed variables. How are you using Canned Responses to save yourself time on email? What’s your killer filter to knock down repetitive messages? Share it with the class below. 3 Handy Uses for Gmail’s Canned Responses Feature [Web Worker Daily] More »
Organise
Import And Export Your Gmail Filters
7:00AM Adam Pash | Another day, another Gmail Labs feature. You can now export and import your Gmail filters to and from a file, so you don’t have to remember a complicated setup to get some good filtering. Getting it set up is simple. Navigate to Gmail Labs in your account, enable the Filter import/export feature, and save your changes. Now, when you navigate to the Settings -> Filters page, you’ve got a new Export button and a new Import link. Sharing a handful of awesome filters with a friend has never been easier. New in Labs: Filter import/export [Official Gmail Blog] More »
Communicate
9:00AM Angus Kidman | The long-discussed testing of ISP-level Internet filtering, with six companies taking part: Primus Telecommunications, Tech 2U, Webshield, OMNIconnect, Netforce and Highway 1. Primus is the largest of those, and the absence of top-tier ISPs (like Telstra, Optus or iiNet) has attracted much comment. A test involving smaller ISPs might not be very conclusive, but look on the bright side: it could go so badly that the plan gets abandoned altogether. We can only hope. Meanwhile, If you are using one of the participating ISPs and have opted in for testing, share your experience in the comments.
More »
Is Your ISP Taking Part In Net Filtering Trials?
9:00AM Angus Kidman | The long-discussed testing of ISP-level Internet filtering, with six companies taking part: Primus Telecommunications, Tech 2U, Webshield, OMNIconnect, Netforce and Highway 1. Primus is the largest of those, and the absence of top-tier ISPs (like Telstra, Optus or iiNet) has attracted much comment. A test involving smaller ISPs might not be very conclusive, but look on the bright side: it could go so badly that the plan gets abandoned altogether. We can only hope. Meanwhile, If you are using one of the participating ISPs and have opted in for testing, share your experience in the comments.
More »
Organise
