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10 minutes ago Chumby Seeking Aussie Apps
Internode has been selling Chumby, its hard-to-describe programmable Internet gadget/toy/tech fetishist's dream, for a few weeks now, and the ISP is keen to encourage the development of more Chumby widgets ...
lifehacker - 9:48 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Christmas Gift Guide: Eee PC S101
When the Eee PC S101 hit Australia a few weeks ago, Asus were quick to bill the top-of-the-range laptop as 'the notebook for your inner supermodel'. Slick marketing lines aside, ...
lifehacker - 8:19 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
PhraseExpress Text Replacement App Updates, Better Than Ever
Windows only: Free text replacement application PhraseExpress updates to version 6.0, sporting a handful of new time-saving features and stability improvements. If you're unfamiliar with text replacement apps like PhraseExpress, ...
lifehacker - 8 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Google Maps Adds Adelaide Public Transport Directions
Google has added public transport directions for Adelaide to its Maps service, making it the second Australian city (after Perth) to get this useful option. Details for buses, trains and ...
lifehacker - 7:49 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Helvetireader Facelifts Google Reader
Firefox with Greasmonkey (and other browsers): The Helvetireader theme for Google Reader strips away the bells and whistles and offers a minimal interface redesign for keyboard shortcut users. Install Helvetireader ...
lifehacker - 7:30 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Frengly Translates Text, Auto-Detects Source Language
Online language translation app Frengly autodetects the source language of text and quickly translates it into your language of choice. Just paste any piece of text into Frengly, hit translate, ...
lifehacker - 7 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Pownce To Close Doors On December 15th
Another small startup announces its shutdown and acquisition: previously mentioned file-sharing service Pownce has been acquired by blogging software makers Six Apart, and the service is shutting down on December ...
lifehacker - 6:17 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Chrome Extensions On the Way, Adblock Imminent
Google has published official documentation detailing their plans to bring extensions to their beta web browser Chrome. A previous announcement should have already satisfied some extensions needs, but if you ...
lifehacker - 5:18 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Notify Me When It's Up Emails You When A Web Site Returns
Web site Notify Me When It's Up performs a very simple but worthwhile task: It sends you an email when a downed site you want to visit returns to the ...
lifehacker - 4 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Joost Streams TV, Movies to Your iPhone
iPhone/iPod touch only: Television and movie streaming service Joost officially finds its way to the iPhone and iPod touch. Joost started out as a desktop application, was quickly overshadowed by ...
lifehacker - 4 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Checkvist Simplifies Outlines
The problem with many online to-do list managers is that they don't support sub-lists for tasks that involve several steps—but outliner webapp Checkvist does just that, and with a clean ...
lifehacker - 3 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Exact Factor Alerts You When Your Search Rank Improves
Free alert service Exactfactor tracks search engine results by key words, and can email anyone interested in how any web site is doing in the battle for the top Google, ...
lifehacker - 12:45 a.m. Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Windows Automation Macro Recorder Free Today Only
Windows only: The Giveaway of the Day web site is featuring a small, simple, but effective macro recording tool for free until 3 a.m. EST on Dec. 2. Windows Automation ...
lifehacker - midnight Tuesday 2nd December 2008
10 hours, 29 minutes ago Use Mouse Gestures To Open New Pages With Easy DragToGo
Firefox only: Easy DragToGo is a Firefox extension which enables interaction with highlighted text and images via mouse gestures. Text actions are determined by whether or not the highlighted text ...
lifehacker - 11:30 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Windows 7 Won't Require Graphics Hardware For Effects
UK magazine Custom PC reports that Windows 7 will feature WARP , which lets any computer with an 800MHz processor run Aero-style desktop transparency and, with a certain performance hit, ...
lifehacker - 11 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008

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