No doubt, most Australians around the country would have knuckled down and filled in their forms (paper or electronic) for Census 2011. For those who have gone with the trusty pen and paper route it’s “business as usual” while you wait for the collector to swing past. However, the eCensus is a slightly different kettle …
Category: Technology
Aug 08 2011
Watch for New eBay Auctions Using RSS
RSS is a great tool to make sure you can keep on top of new events without having the continually poll a stack of websites in your browser. One such example might be if you are keeping your eyes peeled for some bargain auctions on eBay but would get pulled up for having eBay on …
Aug 07 2011
Learn How to Copy Your Documents to Your Kindle
Kindles are very good for packing a stack of documents into a lightweight device but not everything comes in PDF format. Sure, you could send an e-mail to your personalised e-mail address for your Kindle and have your document (of a supported format) converted and transferred to your Kindle over 3G for a fee but …
Aug 06 2011
Choose the Best Interface for the Job
Here’s another quick tip for tonight. These days, we have all sorts of interfaces in our computers: wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB, Firewire, eSATA, Bluetooth just to name a few. However, sometimes the most convenient interface won’t be the quickest. For instance, when I was transferring all the data from the old drives to the new …
Aug 05 2011
Change Search Engines in Firefox Without Touching the Mouse
Another quick tip for tonight. If you use Firefox and can’t get enough of the dedicated search box up the top here’s a tip that will make it that little bit more powerful for you without having to touch the mouse. If you don’t already know, the keyboard shortcut to get into the search box …
Aug 03 2011
Spotify Now Available and Free in the USA (and Down Under Just Quietly)
It seems that cloud music is gaining some popularity with the Spotify music service now becoming available in the USA after a successful run in Europe. Unlike Google and Amazon’s cloud services, Spotify provides streaming music without you initially having to own a copy of a track or album. As usual, us users in Australia …
Aug 01 2011
Signup for eCensus 2011
Over the next few days, Australians across the country will come home to find a stack of Census material in their letterboxes or jammed under their doors (where hopefully your pet hasn’t lovingly gnawed on it). This Census, as was the case with the previous Census in 2006, “eCensus” is available as a submission method …
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