One of the problems with working people in other time zones is that figuring out whether it’s a good time to call them can be tricky; scheduling meetings can become positively nightmarish if you have participants in several time zones. Here are some tools that make things a little easier.
5 Time Zone Tools
Friday, July 30, 2010
5 Time Zone Tools
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6 Great Reasons for Paying off the Mortgage on Your Home
Should you pay off the mortgage on the home you are living in? Mortgage interest rates are at historic lows and a fixed rate mortgage seems to be a deal of a lifetime right now, so why would anyone pay it off? Here are six reasons why paying off your mortgage is still worthwhile in the current economic climate.
6 Great Reasons for Paying off the Mortgage on Your Home
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Astronomers discover new threat to Earth
Astronomers have detected a half-kilometre wide asteroid that appears to be on a collision course with the Earth - in 172 years time.
Astronomers discover new threat to Earth
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Swan hints at possible filter changes
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has suggested changes could be made to the Federal Government's proposed internet filter.
Swan hints at possible filter changes
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Common Passwords That You Should Avoid
This poster has a list of top 500 common passwords that you should absolutely avoid using with your online and offline accounts.
Common Passwords That You Should Avoid [Poster]
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How Women Use the Web [REPORT]
More women than men across the world visit social networking sites and spend 30% more time per month using them.
How Women Use the Web [REPORT]
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Beginner Geek: Do More With Windows 7 Sticky Notes
Would you like an easy way to write down a quick note and keep it in front of you without wasting a piece of a dead tree? Let’s take a look at the Sticky Notes app in Windows 7 and how you can use it to its fullest potential.
Beginner Geek: Do More With Windows 7 Sticky Notes
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Use System File Checker to Repair Your Unbootable Windows PC
The System File Checker (sfc.exe) is a command-line tool built into Windows that helps you repair corrupted system files. If you can't boot your PC, the Winhelponline blog explains how to use it from the install disc.
Use System File Checker to Repair Your Unbootable Windows PC
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Top 10 "Unusual" Uses For Duct Tape
It’s versatile, it’s cheap, it comes in a variety of colors and it’s as tough as old boots.
Top 10 "Unusual" Uses For Duct Tape
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Apple Sets Australian Price For iPhone 4
We know the iPhone 4 goes on sale this Friday, and now we know how much it costs. If you buy the 16GB model direct from Apple, it will cost $859, according to a press release sent from Apple late on Monday night.
Apple Sets Australian Price For iPhone 4
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The Science Behind "Having a Bad Day" (and How to Solve It)
Sometimes you wake up, and within the first hour or so, you know it's going to be a bad day. It happened to me a couple days ago, and it happened to my girlfriend just this morning. So I'd like to take this opportunity to go on the record saying this entire notion of having a "bad day" is bulls! Don't worry, this is not a rant, there's real science behind it.
The Science Behind "Having a Bad Day" (and How to Solve It)
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Top 10 Browser Add-Ons to Heighten Your Internet Experience
The fun doesn’t end with choosing a browser. These days, there are innumerable ways to customize your Internet experience by selecting add-ons, which boost your browser’s ability to work for your own unique needs. Spend hours on end updating your social networking sites? The Yoono add-on will let you update them all at once. Lose entire afternoons researching real-time media? The Cooliris add-on lets you scroll through videos and pictures without clicking through the website. Love reading long articles, but not squinting at the screen? Greasemonkey lets you change the font size.
Top 10 Browser Add-Ons to Heighten Your Internet Experience
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Australian government blocks out 90% of document on web-spying plans
Australia's web-censors have outdone themselves. After Stephen Conroy (the Australian minister notorious for proposing the Great Firewall of Australia) promised greater transparency in his government's efforts to regulate the Internet, they replied to a Freedom of Information request on plans to monitor Australians' internet traffic with a document that was 90 percent blacked out.
Australian government blocks out 90% of document on web-spying plans
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10 Fascinating Facebook Facts
Facebook’s astronomic rise, staggeringly large user-base, and world’s youngest self-made billionaire CEO make it one of the most fascinating companies around today. While everyone knows the basics about the service’s Harvard dorm room origins, we’ve delved a little deeper to find out more interesting snippets of info. Here are 10 facts you might not know about Facebook, so read on.
10 Fascinating Facebook Facts
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Best Free Data Recovery Software
How many times have you deleted something from your hard-disk and immediately realized you made a mistake? How many times have you shift-deleted something really important, only to bang your head on the keyboard later? How many times have you wished you could un-delete a file from USB drive?
Best Free Data Recovery Software
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
NASA Uses Space Lasers to Map the World’s Forests [PICS]
Typically, we’d associated terms such as “lasers from space” with global destruction. However, the good folks at NASA have used three satellites and LIDAR laser technology to do something much more interesting — and with much more value for residents of Earth.
NASA Uses Space Lasers to Map the World’s Forests [PICS]
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Find DNS Problems with Pingdom Tool
Pingdom tools – one of the most popular and accurate tools to test page loading time of websites has added DNS Health checkup tool to its arsenal.
Find DNS Problems with Pingdom Tool
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
“Refudiate this, word snobs!”
Here at Oxford, we love words. We love when they have ancient histories, we love when they have double-meanings, we love when they appear in alphabet soup, and we love when they are made up.
“Refudiate this, word snobs!”
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Uni delves into Aussie diminutives
A new study aims to find out why Australians use so many abbreviated words like 'servo', 'rellies', and 'barbie'.
Uni delves into Aussie diminutives
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Watch The Apollo 11 Landing With New Audio, Multiple Cameras
Forty-one years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. Millions watched the grainy video and listened to the noisy sound from space. Now Stephen Slater and Footagevault have joined multiple camera feeds with restored audio.
Watch The Apollo 11 Landing With New Audio, Multiple Cameras
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