I’m pleased to announce that we’ve been doing some work behind the scenes to add some useful features to Lifehacker AU. You may have noticed that you can now view comments from both Lifehacker AU and Lifehacker US, which I’m pretty excited about.
Not quite as exciting, but still useful is our new FAQ. If you have any questions about what’s going on around here, please check it out. If you think I left anything out, please leave a comment.
So according to Meg who puts together the Top 100 Australian Blogs Index, Lifehacker Australia is coming in at #121. w00t! That’s not as impressive as Gizmodo AU’s #11 but hey it’s a start. :)
Facebook users, there’s a new Lifehacker page up, with some old school pictures posted like our original site design, our mascot’s picture, and more.
What tools run Lifehacker headquarters? One year ago, we shared our favourite collaboration tools for the placeless office.
Computer thief unknowingly uploads Photo Booth images to Flickr thanks to the FlickrBooth plug-in. Looks like there’s more than one way to turn your iSight into a security camera.
One of the best productivity tips I’ve found—courtesy of David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done—is keeping “buckets” for your ideas. In other words, you want to have reliable, fail-proof system to record your thoughts whenever or where ever you might find yourself. I’ve tried a number of different capture tools and methods: from the notepad “suckered” onto my windshield to the mini-digital recorder that took 7 key presses to record a message. Obviously, some worked better than others, so today I’ve got five simple-to-use capture devices that will make sure you’re prepared when your next big idea strikes.
I’m pleased to announce that we had a bunch of cooking-or-mouse-related tips submitted for our Ratatouille competition. Congratulations to Dave, whose tip on how to make caramelised grilled bananas won him the hardcover “Art of Ratatouille” book. The four runners up, who will each receive a Ratatuille prize pack including a stationary kit, apron and kitchen timer were: Deepti, Rachel, Alastair and PNit. I’ll post their tips – in fact all the entries! – in the next post.
Thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks to our friends at Disney for donating the prizes! :)
Finally some Apple news about products we can buy here in Australia! You will have read about the new iPods already today – if not, our mates at Gizmodo AU did a great job rounding up all the product announcements. (See here for their “5 things we love and 5 things we hate about the new iPods” post) The thing we’re most excited about here at Lifehacker – apart from the pretty sexy iPod Touch ($419) itself – was the iTunes Wi-Fi music store for iPod Touch and iPhone. You can browse and buy songs for your iPod or iPhone directly, without using a PC. Nice. Now bring on the damn iPhone already. :)
If you’ve always wanted to ride your bike to work, but the list of excuses was just too daunting, then this list of commute-by-bike FAQs from the Sietch should get you going. Too dangerous? Too far to ride? Too cold? Nah. Not only will riding your bike to work help you feel better, you will be saving a bit of the environment as well—not a shabby arrangement. If you ride your bike to work, please share in the comments how you got started and what has kept you going.
How To Ride Your Bike To Work [The Sietch Blog]
