We’ve long been fans of online file conversion service Zamzar, but today they released a new feature that lets you convert files over email. More »
House prices in Australia only dropped marginally in the last quarter, but the year-on-year picture is a little grimmer. The average decline in house prices between the last quarter of 2011 and the year before was 4.8 per cent, with Brisbane and Adelaide the worst-hit. More »
Mac: If you’ve been shying away from popular online password managers like LastPass due to security concerns, Aussie developer Ergun Coruh has a simple solution that gives you total control of where your passwords are stored. MiniBluebox is a drag-and-drop system that gives you everything you need in a password manager, including 512-bit encryption, synchronisation and more. More »
iOS (jailbreak): Orbit is a handy jailbreak hack that adds home screen page switching in the style of Mac OS X’s Expose feature. This is very useful if you’ve got a lot of apps and pages to manage. More »
Large file downloads aren’t easily manageable from any of the browsers on a Mac, but if you’re looking for a little more control and a speed boost, SpeedTao does the trick. More »
Some sites automatically play Flash videos which can be annoying, troublesome at work and suck up bandwidth. The Chrome extension FlashControl stops Adobe Flash from loading unless you have authorised a particular site to bypass the restriction. More »
Picasa 3.9 finally has great integration with Google+, allowing you to easily upload and share photos on the service and tag friends. Even if you don’t use Google+, you might want to download the update for new editing features. More »
If you’re using Apple’s Bluetooth keyboard or a laptop, you might find yourself occasionally in need of a number pad. NumPad Remote is a download for iOS and Mac OS X that turns your iOS device into a portable number pad. More »
Chrome, Firefox and Safari: Related videos! They’re useful but can often have misleading thumbnails or text, designed to get you to click when you have no actual interest in the video content. It’d be nice to see the ratio of likes to dislikes on the video before you go in, right? Now you can. More »
Readers offer their best tips for making use of long loading times, reheating macaroni and cheese, and laying out your iOS home screen. More »
