Computing

A Neat And Tidy Post About The Best Disk Defragmenters

Want to know which of the many disk defragmenters out there made the cut in these week’s top five Lifehacker list? Great. Head over to Lifehacker to see which ones your fellow readers selected as the best of the best. [Lifehacker]


August 7, 2009

What To Do If Your GPS Fails

Have you ever considered a backup plan for your GPS if it happens to fail in a city you’re not familiar with? If you said “another GPS”, you get a gold star. But what if you’re not rich?


July 29, 2009

Clean Ethernet Connections With Coffee Filters

We’d never heard this one before. Coffee filters can be used to clean the tips of ethernet cables if you’re having troubles with the line.


July 28, 2009
Mobile

How To Send Full Resolution Photos From Your iPhone

If you email photos from your iPhone using the standard “share” button, it shrinkifies them to a squee 800×600. But if you copy and paste them into the email app, you’ll get the full delicious resolution. [Geek Stuff via Lifehacker]


May 24, 2009
Software

Windows 7: The Complete Guide (Now With RC1!)

We’ve covered Windows 7 from rumour to release candidate, which you can currently download and install for free. Now, it’s enchilada time: Here’s everything of value that we learned about Win 7, packed in a complete, easy-to-read guide.


May 7, 2009
Geek Out

Crazy Man Shops In All Three Australian Apple Stores In One Day

Considering the sheer enormity of the Sydney Apple Store, why would anyone want to go shopping in all three Aussie Apple stores in one day? Especially when the man doing it is the antithesis of an Apple fanboy? The answer, it turns out, is the challenge.


April 23, 2009
Gadgets

Uses for Magnets Beyond Report Cards and Refrigerators

Evil Mad Scientist put together a list of 17 lesser-known uses for magnets. Our favourites? Putting your computer to sleep, pulling snug AA batteries and resealing snack bags. [Evil Mad Scientist via HackaDay]


April 16, 2009
News

The Complete Gizmodo On Twitter Guide

Gizmodo AU

So last week, the guys from the US had a post about how they’re all on Twitter now. At first I didn’t think it was all that relevant for you guys, but now I’ve decided that you too might want to hear all about Blam’s latest snowboarding epic adventure, or Frucci’s latest virus scare. Or even just watch them bitch at eachother in a public forum. So, here are all the Twitter contacts for the Gizmodo team, both US and local:


April 14, 2009
Entertainment

If You Publicly Proclaim You’re Going to Pirate a Movie, You Will Get Free Tickets to It

I have the feeling Miramax is sending the wrong message here: After bemoaning the lack of an Adventureland torrent on Twitter, Amanda got a vaguely threatening reply from MiramaxFilms, which then offered her free tickets.


March 18, 2009
Software

Finally, Windows 7 Allows You to Change the Logon Background

Yet another small but fantastic difference in Windows 7 is that users can finally swap out that drab background used for logon.