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		<title>Unplug Your Laptop Regularly (When In Doubt)</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/unplug-your-laptop-regularly-when-in-doubt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Trapani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fix]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=342153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend replaced her laptop&#8217;s battery after only two years because it wouldn&#8217;t hold a charge. I suggested she shouldn&#8217;t keep her laptop always plugged in, but I wondered&#8212;was this outdated geek lore, rendered obsolete by modern batteries?
Photo by candescent.
Yes and no. It depends, of course, on what kind of battery you have. Battery technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extend Your Battery Life With The Right Browser</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/extend-your-battery-life-with-the-right-browser/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/extend-your-battery-life-with-the-right-browser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azadeh Ensha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[battery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notebooks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=341502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s tough to get things done on your laptop when your battery&#8217;s gone dead. We previously showed you some ways to score more battery juice, but as it turns out, using the right browser can also help.
Tech analysis web site AnandTech ran a &#8220;broswer face-off&#8221; to see which browser, among those tested, fared better in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make That IKEA Concealed Laptop Desk Less Ugly</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/make-that-ikea-concealed-laptop-desk-less-ugly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/make-that-ikea-concealed-laptop-desk-less-ugly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ikea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workspaces]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=341189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having a desk for laptop usage you can fold away when it isn&#8217;t wanted is very handy in smaller living areas, but it can be hard to achieve that goal without a certain degree of, frankly, ugliness.
IKEA Hacker sums up the problem with the $99 IKEA PS fold-out laptop desk well: &#8220;The wall mounted PS [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Newspaper Sleeve Obscures Your Laptop</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/newspaper-sleeve-obscures-your-laptop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/newspaper-sleeve-obscures-your-laptop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theft]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=340171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Laptops ain&#8217;t cheap, and unattended laptops are one of the first things a thief keeps an eye out for. What are thieves not all that eager to steal? Unattended newspapers.
The mitemite unnecessary objects lab sells newspaper laptop sleeves designed to make your laptop fade into the background in public. These laptop sleeves sell for around [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>DIY PVC Pipe Laptop Stand</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/diy-pvc-pipe-laptop-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/diy-pvc-pipe-laptop-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptop stands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workspaces]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=339180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reader Makaveli6103 read our old post on building a PVC Pipe laptop stand, modified it with a little spray paint to better match his laptop, and voil&#224;&#8212;a simple and effective laptop stand. Nice work, Makaveli6103, and thanks for sharing!
]]></description>
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		<title>Belkin Flythru Might Help With Airport Security</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/belkin-flythru-might-help-with-airport-security/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/belkin-flythru-might-help-with-airport-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annoyances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notebooks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=339051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Airport security makes you remove your laptop for screening so it doesn&#8217;t get confused with an explosive device. Belkin&#8217;s Flythru laptop bag theoretically removes that annoyance by placing your laptop in a see-through compartment so that the harried airport staff can see you&#8217;re packing Mac rather than mace.
As Nick over at Gizmodo suggests in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BattCursor Turns Your Mouse Into A High-Visibility Battery Meter</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/battcursor-turns-your-mouse-cursor-into-a-high-visibility-battery-meter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/battcursor-turns-your-mouse-cursor-into-a-high-visibility-battery-meter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[batteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netbooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[windows]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=338610</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows: When you&#8217;re away from an outlet and flying on battery power alone, keeping an eye on how much juice your laptop has is critical. BattCursor makes it easy to track how much power you have left.
BattCursor has multiple ways of helping you keep track of your battery life. The method for which it was [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Top 10 Computer Hardware Fixes And Upgrades</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/top-10-computer-hardware-fixes-and-upgrades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/08/top-10-computer-hardware-fixes-and-upgrades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifehacker top 10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pcs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upgrades]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=338553</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If desktop or laptop parts have died or seen better days, you&#8217;ve got a friend. All of your Lifehacker editors&#8212;and many helpful net denizens&#8212;have upgraded or repaired faulty systems, and we&#8217;ve rounded some of their helpful tutorials.
Photo by Garrette.
10. De-bulk your MacBook&#8217;s power cord
 For all their design emphasis on elegance and minimalism, MacBooks come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Portable Laptop Desk</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/diy-portable-laptop-desk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/diy-portable-laptop-desk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptops]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=338365</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Worried about overheating your legs or general discomfort when your laptop is sitting on your (ahem) lap? Make life more comfortable by building your own portable laptop desk.
Craftzine has a simple basic project to build your own laptop desk using some MDF, upholstery foam and a fabric cover. As the designer points out, not only [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Which Keyboard Keys Would You Make Bigger?</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/which-keyboard-keys-would-you-make-bigger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/which-keyboard-keys-would-you-make-bigger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ask the readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=336777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lenovo&#8217;s newly-released 400s notebook includes double-height Esc and Delete keys to make them easier to access. How could that idea be extended?
Speaking as someone who frequently uses the Esc key to close dialogs but still occasionally ends up cursing when hitting the adjacent F1 key launches an unwanted help window, I&#8217;m entirely in favour of [...]]]></description>
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