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Google Play Books Adds User Ebook Uploads And Drive Support

Google has added the ability to upload your own ebooks to Google Play Books. This means you can upload your own files and read them on any of your devices with the Google Play Books ereader app installed.


Before You Start A Business, List Ten Ways You Will Differentiate Yourself

Before you pursue a project that you believe is unique, entrepreneur Johnny Earle suggests writing down a list of 10 ways in which what you’re doing is different from your competition.


How To Listen When Someone Is Venting

Even the most level-headed among us deal with anger and frustration at some point. A common reaction? Venting. We’ve all done it. But what’s the best way to handle being on the receiving end of someone’s vent session? Harvard Business Review’s Mark Goulston explains.


Gmail Adds New ‘Quick Action’ Buttons

Gmail has launched a new feature called “Quick Actions,” which recognise certain types of messages and help you take action on items immediately.


Disable Window Animations To Speed Up An Old Mac

Mac: OS X loves to devote resources to the user interface to fill your world with drop shadows and animations everywhere you go. That’s fine on a powerful, newer Mac, but if you want to speed up an old one you need just one terminal command.


Briefly: Foxtel Bows To ACCC, Cheap Jetstar Flights, Massive Telstra Privacy Breach

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: Foxtel refunds customers due to “free TV” delays, Jetstar slashes international flight pricing, 10,000 Telstra customer records found online.


From The Tips Box: Sleeping Laptops, Organised Gadgets, Better Number Pad

Readers offer their best tips for putting your laptop to sleep, keeping your gadgets in one place, and making your keyboard’s number pad better.


Watch 4 Idle Runs Applications When Your Computer Isn’t Busy

Windows: Watch 4 Idle is a small app that allows you to issue commands or run applications on your desktop whenever the machine idles.


Surface Pro On Sale In Australia 30 May

Microsoft promised us last month that the Surface Pro would go on sale before the end of May, and that’s going to happen — just. The tablet goes on sale online and through JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman stores on 30 May.


Nearly 60% Of Gen Y Professionals Think They’re Entrepreneurs

A new report commissioned by online job marketplace oDesk has found that the majority of Generation Y workers identify themselves as entrepreneurs and those in nine-to-five jobs plan to quit in the next two years. Clearly, Mark Zuckerberg and The Social Network have a lot to answer for…


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