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Self-help for Facebook distractions

Self-help for Facebook distractions

  When you work in front of a computer screen all day the temptation to see what else is happening in the world on Facebook, Twitter or even a news website can be too great…so here how you can get back in control and be more productive. If you work on a Mac, download the Self control app and set[Read More…]

Celebrating 10 years of "tweets" this year

Celebrating 10 years of “tweets” this year

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the very first “Tweet”. Twitter, the online social networking service which now carries over 500 million tweets per day, has 241 million monthly active users and support over 35 languages. So what did that first tweet say? Two years ago after Twitter turned 8  I spoke to Karen Stocks, the managing director of Twitter Australia.  She[Read More…]

GasBuddy App helps you track cheap fuel

GasBuddy App helps you track cheap fuel

  If you’re on the hunt for cheap petrol Gasbuddy is the app that could guide you to the best price. Already a massive hit in the U.S the Gasbuddy app uses the power of crowd-sourcing to track the price of petrol in your area – that means other users of the app are able to report prices at various[Read More…]

Suffering digital photo overload?

Suffering digital photo overload?

  If you’re suffering from a digital photo overload here are a few tips to get your photo memories under control. Firstly, start at the source.  As you take photos, before you transfer them to your computer, delete the bad ones.  You’ll never want to see them again so they don’t deserve a place in your collection. Next up make[Read More…]

Netflix blocks the unblockers

Netflix blocks the unblockers

If you’ve been enjoying the best of Netflix TV shows and movies from regions other than Australia you may now have a real problem on your hands. Last weekend Netflix applied an update which appears to have successfully blocked all the unblocking services like Getflix and Unotelly that allowed Australians to tap into the full potential of Netflix. Needless to[Read More…]