We've compiled our best expert advice, surprising tricks, and maintenance and fix-it tips to prolong the life of your car!
75 Tips to Keep Your Car in Top-Notch Condition
Sunday, January 20, 2008
75 Tips to Keep Your Car in Top-Notch Condition
Friday, January 18, 2008
Cooking oil switch produces modest weight loss
Switching to a different type of cooking oil could help people pare off a pound or two, according to new research from Japan.
Cooking oil switch produces modest weight loss
Internet and TV Lead List of Ways Men Pass the Time
We asked consumers of both genders and most ages to identify from a list of activities, their favorite leisure activity. This month we look at the males -- what are their favorite ways to spend leisure time?
Internet and TV Lead List of Ways Men Pass the Time
The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success
Yes, I experienced it, I really did; the intense feeling of true happiness and success. Not just temporarily, but extensively for an uninterrupted period of several months. This was simply the most significant ‘achievement’ of mine: finding clarity, peace and happiness in a hectic and high-demanding life.
The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success
Work-Life Boundaries for the Passionate Worker
The only problem with being super-passionate about your work life is that work can take over your whole life. That’s especially so for web workers since near-ubiquitous connectivity means you can almost always tweak that website, write that blog post, or code that next feature no matter where you are or what time it is.
Work-Life Boundaries for the Passionate Worker
25 Things You Should Never Include on a Resume
Applying for a new job comes with its fair share of rejections, setbacks, frustrations and perhaps even lonely periods of unemployment. If you've been turned down for position after position, you could be getting desperate and may want to shake things up a bit so that your résumé will stand out from the piles of others stacked quietly in HR. Before you decide to get too creative, there are some rules to résumé etiquette that you should follow.
25 Things You Should Never Include on a Resume
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Top 10 Telephone Tricks
When getting things done involves making phone calls, you want to spend the least amount of time and money on the horn as possible—and several tricks and services can help you do just that. With the right tones, keypresses, phone numbers, and know-how, you can skip through or cut off long-winded automated voice systems and humans, access web services by voice, and smartly screen incoming calls.
Top 10 Telephone Tricks
Estate Planning: Why Me?
A friend of mine mourned the loss of her husband, who died of a heart attack at age 56. Although most people understand their mortality by the time they reach their fifties, this man didn't believe in insurance or planning for the future, and hence died with no coverage, very few assets, and no will.
Estate Planning: Why Me?
21 phrases to use to help you FIGHT RIGHT with your sweetheart
Almost all couples fight; the secret is to fight right.
21 phrases to use to help you FIGHT RIGHT with your sweetheart
Most Common Last Names
The 10 most common last names in the U.S. The list is based on a count of surnames from the 1990 Census. The U.S. Census Bureau lately released a list of the most common last names from the 2000 Census (the top ten from each Census shown in the link below).
Most Common Last Names
The Oddest English Spellings
For centuries English-speakers have tried to make English spelling less chaotic. These efforts have now come to an end. Most children and adults spell dreadfully, but spellcheckers correct their mistakes.
The Oddest English Spellings
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Namexif Batch Renames Digital Photos by Date
Windows only: Photo file utility Namexif renames your digital pictures based on the timestamp they were taken, plus a custom name (like an event description).
Namexif Batch Renames Digital Photos by Date
Train Your Eyes to See Color, Again
There are many reasons why we don’t always get what we want. One of these reasons is because we focus on the opposite of what we want. Sometimes, we just can’t help it. But, if we are conscious of our thoughts, we can intercept these thoughts and shift our frame of mind towards our desired goals.
Train Your Eyes to See Color, Again
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
60 Weirdest Phobias People You Know May Have
A phobia is an intense fear of something that poses no actual danger. While awareness that the fears are irrational, phobics often find that facing, or even thinking about facing the feared situation brings on a panic attack or severe anxiety.
60 Weirdest Phobias People You Know May Have
37 Stress Management Tips
Stress is a fact of life, but being stressed out is not. We don't always have control over what happens to us.
37 Stress Management Tips
Get free local POI data for your Tom Tom
While Tom Tom only releases updated POI (place of interest) overlays for Australia once a year, the Ozpoi website offers user-created data overlays which are more frequently updated, and can be hacked for use with other GPS devices including Navman, Garmin, and Mitac Mio.
Get free local POI data for your Tom Tom
20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps
The introduction of satellite images into map search interfaces has excited both virtual sightseers and local app developers. Further innovations like Google's Street View have caused consternation from privacy advocates while further pumping up the buzz about online mapping.
20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps
The Moral Instinct
Which of the following people would you say is the most admirable: Mother Teresa, Bill Gates or Norman Borlaug? And which do you think is the least admirable?
The Moral Instinct
Why people believe weird things about money
Evolution accounts for a lot of our strange ideas about finances.
Why people believe weird things about money
Monday, January 14, 2008
Secrets In Websites II
This post is a follow up to the first Secrets In Websites. For those who don’t remember the first time, I point out odd, interesting, funny things in other websites’ code. Yes it takes some time to put a post like this together, that’s why it’s just about a year since the last time. Enough with the intro, read on for the code.
Secrets In Websites II
The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Diets
People will do almost anything to lose weight. While the most logical, sustainable means of doing so hasn’t really changed—eat less and exercise—every day it seems there are a host of new and outlandish methods to lose those love handles. Most of these ill-fated regimes will help you lose pounds, at least in the short term, but sometimes it’s at the expense of an organ or your sanity.
The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Diets
How to Slow Down Now (Please Read Slowly)
Humans need rests, relaxation, and recreation. We need time to think about things, to clear the mind, and to have fun. But to a person overburdened with claims on her time, fun seems only a distant remembered state of mind.
How to Slow Down Now (Please Read Slowly)
Cold-Fighting Foods
A team headed by lung specialist Stephen Rennard at the Nebraska Medical Center found that in a test tube chicken soup suppressed inflammation, which causes many cold symptoms. But chicken soup isn’t the only food that might help. Here’s a daily menu based on experts’ recommendations.
Cold-Fighting Foods
Saturday, January 12, 2008
10 Fail Proof Tips for Delivering a Powerful Speech
We've all heard the statistic that says people fear public speaking more than just about anything else. The good news is if you can focus on these 10 tips you'll be on your way to breaking past the fear and onto delivering a powerful speech that engages your audience.
10 Fail Proof Tips for Delivering a Powerful Speech
Top Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship
Many entrepreneurs believe a bunch of myths about entrepreneurship, so here are ten of the most common and the realities that bust them.
Top Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship
Friday, January 11, 2008
4 Ways to Improve Your Password Management and Stay Secure
It’s very common, for example, for people to respond to the problem of password list bloat by using the same passwords over and over at numberous sites–a security no-no. Or, even in the cases of very tech-savvy people, it’s not uncommon for passwords to be stored on a business card in, say, a wallet–also a no-no.
4 Ways to Improve Your Password Management and Stay Secure
The $2500 Tata Nano, Unveiled in India
After months of rumors and tantalizing leaks Indian automaker Tata Motors has finally unveiled the Tata Nano -- its already legendary $2,500 car. As expected, the car that Tata claims will change the face of not only the Indian car market, but the global auto industry will be a four door, five seat hatch, powered by a 30 HP Bosch 624 cc four stroke engine mounted out back and mated to a CVT.
The $2500 Tata Nano, Unveiled in India
Download and Listen to Free Music on the Web
Hey, I know you. RIAA lawsuits have scared you off P2P, but the iTunes DRM is both too expensive and too restrictive for your tastes, right? Then it's time you head to the web. In the past year the number of web sites linking to free downloads and streaming music has exploded, meaning there are more ways than ever to get your music fix.
Download and Listen to Free Music on the Web
New Year 2008
Sydney-Rio-Amsterdam-London-Hongkong-Taipei - 360 degree Panoramas.
New Year 2008-Sydney-Rio-Amsterdam-London-Hongkong-Taipei
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Australian Economic Indicators, Jan 2008
A monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. Primarily a reference document, the publication provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy and includes statistics that can be applied to both macro-economic and sectoral analyses.
Australian Economic Indicators, Jan 2008
Read Text from a Scanned Document into Word with OCR
There are a number of OCR products on the market, but don’t go for your wallet just yet. If you own Microsoft Office, you already own software capable of Optical Character Recognition: Microsoft Office Document Imaging. You can use Microsoft Office Document Imaging to grab text from a scanned document and convert it into a usable Word document.
Read Text from a Scanned Document into Word with OCR
CIA’s Electronic Reading Room Releases Top 25 Searched Phrases and Top 25 Searched Documents
CIA’s Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room Releases Top 25 Searched Phrases (Nov. & Dec. 2007) and Top 25 Searched Documents (Dec. 2007)
CIA’s Electronic Reading Room Releases Top 25 Searched Phrases and Top 25 Searched Documents
The Origins of Buzzwords
Everybody seems to resent buzzwords, and everybody uses them. It may therefore be of some interest to look at the origin of those universally reviled favorites.
The Origins of Buzzwords
Top 10 Underhyped Webapps
Even in this golden age of Big Internet Companies Acquiring Everything In Sight, there are still a few independent, small webapps out there that don't get the attention they should for their useful functionality.
Top 10 Underhyped Webapps
Network Solutions steals domain ideas; Confirmed!
I am appalled at the concept of taking people’s domain ideas and registering it before the consumer has the ability to manually register the domain.
Network Solutions steals domain ideas; Confirmed!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Shop around to get the cheapest petrol prices
If you want to save money on your petrol costs, you need to shop around to find which of your local service stations is the cheapest. And plan ahead to make sure you buy at the cheap time of the week too.
Shop around to get the cheapest petrol prices
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
FaxBox: the latest in password scams
Looks like spammers have found yet another way to worm (ha ha) themselves into the computers of the unsuspecting.
FaxBox: the latest in password scams
10 Things Your Personal Trainer Won't Tell You
1. "I'm a specialist — in marketing myself as a health expert."
etc
10 Things Your Personal Trainer Won't Tell You
10 Things Your Fitness Club Won't Tell You
1. "If you're still here in April, it'll be a miracle."
etc
10 Things Your Fitness Club Won't Tell You
The secret of two hidden messages in Google 2008 Logo
The secrete messages in Google's 2008 logo revealed. Google put silently two hidden messages in its 2008 logo. Google is celebrating 25 years of TCP/IP and the New Year.
The secret of two hidden messages in Google 2008 Logo
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Netscape. Specifically, version 0.9b
Ah, memories! This is the first browser I can remember using back in either late 1994 or early 1995....I still remember the joy of the first screen appearing (the dawn of the age of Internet discovery!) and actually getting this and that Trumpet Winsock thing to work....
Netscape. Specifically, version 0.9b
Saturday, January 05, 2008
American Dialect Society Word of the Year
In its 18th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “subprime” as the word of the year.
American Dialect Society Word of the Year
Essential Free Online Video and Animation Tools
Whether you do some blogging, operate an e-commerce site, or simply have moving pictures in the back of your mind to work with, web-based video and animation should probably be on your radar. Many marketing departments are setting up their own video and animation studios for everything from product demonstrations to webinars, and an increasing number of companies such as Brightcove are helping to deliver and syndicate video on the web. The good news is there are also lots of free applications for video and animation on the web.
Essential Free Online Video and Animation Tools
Friday, January 04, 2008
General Travel Advice to Australian Travellers
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (update), Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update), Crime (update), Local Travel (new section), Airline Safety (update), Natural Disasters (update), Local Customs (update) and Health Issues (update).
General Travel Advice to Australian Travellers
5 New Year's Resolutions You Owe Yourself
We questioned health professionals and plumbed the scientific literature in a quest for the most life-enhancing New Year's resolutions possible.
5 New Year's Resolutions You Owe Yourself
World's Top 10 Most Polluted Places
Where toxic pollution and human habitation collide with devastating effects.
World's Top 10 Most Polluted Places
Should "Decimate" be Annihilated?
For the past few decades, Lake Superior State University has issued an annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness.” Candidates for “banished words” are nominated by the public at large, and then a committee decides on the final selection, which is released every year on New Year’s Day. The 2008 list is a typical mix of terms deemed by the committee to be clichéd, improperly used, or objectionable in some other way.
Should "Decimate" be Annihilated?
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Top 15 Amazing Coincidences
Life is full of coincidences, some very minor, but occasionally - extraordinary. This is a list of 15 of the most incredible, unbelievable coincidences.
Top 15 Amazing Coincidences
Australian Government Equates Freedom Of Speech To Liking Kiddie Porn
It will not only take all of two minutes to bypass the great firewall of Australia, and worse still it will actually provide a false sense of security to parents who will wrongly believe that the internet is now a safe place for their children, when it still isn’t. 'Nuff said...
Australian Government Equates Freedom Of Speech To Liking Kiddie Porn
Twelve tips for keeping your resolutions
Twelve tips for keeping your resolutions after the zeal of 1/1/08 has worn off.
Twelve tips for keeping your resolutions
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Darwin Awards: 2007 Darwin Awards
Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.
Darwin Awards: 2007 Darwin Awards
19 New Year’s Photo Resolutions
We’ve come up with 19 photo-related New Year’s resolutions that’ll have you learning more, practicing more, and taking more risks in two thousand and awesome. So here they are: 19 New Year’s Photo Resolutions. Pick even one, and you’re likely to leave 2008 with vastly improved photographic skills.
19 New Year’s Photo Resolutions
100 things we didn't know last year
The most interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from the daily news stories and the Magazine documents some of them in its weekly feature, 10 things we didn't know last week. To kick off 2008, here are some of the best of last year.
100 things we didn't know last year
Free Tools to Manage New Year's Resolutions
Lots of you are kicking off 2008 with New Year's resolutions, but they won't keep themselves. To reach the goals you've set out for yourself in '08, follow through each and every one of the next 365 days—several free tools can help you with just that. Track your progress and help motivate yourself to stick to your New Year's resolutions with our favorite goal tracking webapps and tools.
Free Tools to Manage New Year's Resolutions
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
The year's ten best films
It was a time of wonders, an autumn of miracles, one of the best years in recent movie history. One great film after another opened, and movie lovers found there were two or three, sometimes more, must-see films opening on a weekend. I gave up rationing my four-star ratings and went with the flow.
The year's ten best films and other shenanigans
The 53 Places to Go in 2008
Where to go in 2008 - the travel choices for global nomads have never been more varied.
The 53 Places to Go in 2008
Celebrity Deaths in 2007
List of cultural and entertainment names that are no longer with us.
Here, a roll call of some of the notables in the arts and popular culture who died in 2007. (Cause of death cited for younger people if available.)
Celebrity Deaths in 2007
2007 Year in Review - ABC News Australia
Change seemed to be the buzzword for 2007 - from climate change, workplace relations change to the change of government and our nation's leaders.
2007 Year in Review - ABC News Australia
Great birthday gifts for your girlfriend
What you get your girlfriend for her birthday is going to depend on how long you have been together, at what stage of the relationship you are in, and how well you know her. The hardest gift to figure out is always the first one.
Great birthday gifts for your girlfriend
Best of 2007 and predictions for 2008
2007: we'll always remember it as the year of the... well, year of the what, exactly? So much happened in tech this year that we can't sum up the year with a single label. So we asked the Ars staff to reflect on the event, product, or trend that defined 2007, a year that saw both the announcement and introduction of the iPhone, the growth of 700MHz "spectrum fever," and the Jammie Thomas trial.
Best of 2007 and predictions for 2008
7 Ways to Track Your Goals
Are you writing resolutions for 2008? Even if you’re not, you probably have some goals or at the very least some projects that capture your dreams for the future. Here are 7 ways to keep track of the things you want to make happen in your life — which one suits you?
7 Ways to Track Your Goals
Australia Joins China In Censoring The Internet
The Australian Government has announced that they will be joining China as one of the few countries globally that broadly censor the internet.
Australia Joins China In Censoring The Internet
Monday, December 31, 2007
Annual Cabinet release - National Archives of Australia
On 1 January each year, the National Archives releases the Cabinet records from 30 years before.
Annual Cabinet release - National Archives of Australia
Best Of 2007: Twenty Top 10's of 2007
The top 20 most-viewed Lifehacker Top 10 lists of 2007.
Best Of 2007: Twenty Top 10's of 2007
TSA Cracks Down on Batteries
As of January 1, there are formal rules dealing with lithium batteries on airplanes. If you’re planning air travel in the new year with electronics, here’s what you need to know,
TSA Cracks Down on Batteries
Fun Ways to Live Longer
A healthy lifestyle doesn't have to mean treadmills and salads everyday. Many activities that are fun and pleasurable are also good for you. By understanding how these activities can help you live longer and what to do to get the most benefits, you'll be putting some fun into healthy living.
Fun Ways to Live Longer
22 Items You Need in Your Cleaning Kit
With these inexpensive products and tools, you’ll have everything you need to tackle the whole house.
22 Items You Need in Your Cleaning Kit
Sunday, December 30, 2007
17 home remedies for bites, aches and burns
Home remedies are a staple of natural medicine. They are cheap and fast, often work just as well as a drugstore fix, and may be as near as your spice cabinet, refrigerator or laundry room. To update your arsenal, “Prevention” magazine asked seven experts to share their latest discoveries, from headache panaceas to simple solutions for stiff backs, indigestion, charley horses and more.
17 home remedies for bites, aches and burns
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Hint: Don't tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life.
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
12 Things To Do Online Before The End Of 2007
2007 is quickly coming to a close, and it’s time to do all of those things you’ve been meaning to do all year long. We’ve put together a checklist to help you along, but we can’t do it all for you, so you best get cracking before another year flies by!
12 Things To Do Online Before The End Of 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
AOL Says Goodbye to Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator, once the dominant Web browser back in the 1990s, will no longer be supported as of February 1, 2008. In a posting to Netscape’s blog, Tom Drapeau writes:
AOL Says Goodbye to Netscape Navigator
Funny and Creative Animated Videos
The new year is just few days away; however, not all parties are planned, not all presents are packed and not all work is done. If you feel under the weather, bored or overwhelmed by the late shopping or working chaos, it’s just the right time to take a short break and get into the right mood.
Funny and Creative Animated Videos
Friday, December 28, 2007
The technology with impact 2007
The last 12 months have seen plenty of talking points around technology - from the iPhone, to Facebook, the launch of Vista and the XO laptop - but what were the developments, stories or gadgets which had the biggest impact?
The technology with impact 2007
How to Install Third-Party Apps on Your New iPhone or iPod Touch
If a new iPhone or iPod touch found its way under your tree and you just can't wait until Apple officially supports third-party application development to extend its functionality (who can wait until February?), it's time you jailbreak your favorite new portable device.
How to Install Third-Party Apps on Your New iPhone or iPod Touch
Finally, Evonne gets a gong - Tennis
Australia has its first women’s tennis No. 1 — more than three decades after the event.
National treasure Evonne Goolagong Cawley will today receive a bonus prize when she is announced as the retrospective holder of the coveted top ranking for a two-week period in 1976.
Finally, Evonne gets a gong
GPS to Track Alzheimers Sufferers
The UK Alzheimer's Society wants to tag bewildered old folk so they can wander the streets safely.
GPS to Track Alzheimers Sufferers
Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007
Welcome to the first annual Wired News rundown of the year's 10 most important scientific breakthroughs. 2007 was an amazing year for science.
Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007
Our Nameless Decade: What "Aught" We Call It?
Why don’t we have a suitable name for the first decade of the 21st century? It’s a curious situation: here we are at the end of 2007, and we still lack a commonly accepted term for the current decade.
Our Nameless Decade: What "Aught" We Call It?
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Take Your Best Driver's License Photo Ever
After a recent two-hour sit at the DMV, I watched most people leaving bitter and complaining about the photo on their new driver's license. This reaction to a bad photo isn't surprising, considering you have to live with it for years. These days, you've got to show your driver's license just about every time you use a credit card or fill a prescription. People have commented I always take a good driver's license photo. There's a trick to it and today I will detail the steps I take to get a good pic.
Take Your Best Driver's License Photo Ever
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Adam’s List
There are a few ways you can go with prediction posts. You can speculate wildly (perhaps a little more fun), make some educated guesses, or, take a look at some trends from the prior year and make some predictions about how they’ll play out when the calendar switches over.
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Adam’s List
Top 10 money drains
It's easy to fritter away money on daily expenses. If you fall into these money traps, learn to avoid them and pocket the savings.
Top 10 money drains
Monday, December 24, 2007
ResourceShelf >> Check Santa’s Likely Track to Your House Today
3D visual updates on Santa’s location throughout Christmas STARTING at 7:00 AM EST. Track and see the likely route that Santa will take to get from his location to your house (already live).
ResourceShelf » Check Santa’s Likely Track to Your House Today
Sunday, December 23, 2007
How to Prevent Lost Luggage
When you fly, do you check in your bags? Watch out: Once that bag leaves your side, anything could happen to it. For every 1,000 bags, the typical airline mishandles 6.
Sure, the odds don't sound too bad. But what if the dice doesn't roll in your favor one day? What do you do if the airline loses or damages your bag? More importantly, how do you prevent your bag from becoming a statistic?
How to Prevent Lost Luggage
Regret the Error » Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections
Written and compiled by Craig Silverman
Trends of Note
Regret the Error » Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Mark’s List
I’ve been sitting on my 2008 predictions for a good couple of weeks now. I’ve put a good deal of thought into this, and I’ve consulted several experts in the related businesses, as well as applied my own impeccable and infallible brainpower into coming up with these.
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Mark’s List
Top 25 Science Stories of 2007
The past year has been both tempestuous and exciting—from pet food, E. coli and toy poisoning scares to political fireworks over embryonic stem cell research to forest fires ravaging California. A controversial Nobel scientist (James Watson) went down in a blaze of infamy, tumbling from grace after putting his foot in his mouth one time too many, whereas a former vice president and defeated presidential candidate (Al Gore) rose from the ashes to become a Nobel Peace prize (and Oscar) winner for raising awareness on the urgency of global warming.
Top 25 Science Stories of 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Cricket Scores in Google News
We're excited to share a new feature for Google News India: you can now get the latest cricket scores right on the front page! If there's a cricket match going on somewhere in the world (and there always is) you will have the latest information available.
Cricket Scores in Google News
Australians embrace life-long learning
Over one-third (4.2 million or 38%) of Australians aged 25 to 64 years participated in formal or non-formal learning in the year to June 2007, according to a survey run for the first time by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Australians embrace life-long learning
How to Have Less Awkward Conversations: Assuming Rapport
Assuming rapport. This is definitely one of the best social skill tips I have ever learned about. Unfortunately I’ve forgotten a bit about it lately. Maybe you have too. Or missed it altogether. So I thought I’d bring it up again.
How to Have Less Awkward Conversations: Assuming Rapport
The Best ‘Best of’ Lists of 2007
Without further ado, here’s a quick compilation of some of the most interesting ‘Best of 2007′ lists I’ve come across during the frantic media recap of ‘What Was in 07′, before the manic, mad dash to xmas seasonal insanity, and the consequent post-holiday crash into 2008.
The Best ‘Best of’ Lists of 2007
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