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Clipping Magic Removes Image Backgrounds in Seconds
Cropping an object out of an photo in an image editor can be a tricky task, but Clipping Magic is a new webapp that does it for you in seconds. All you have to do is paint the foreground object one color, the background object another, and the app does the work for you. Read more...
Fit Radio Motivates You to Exercise with High-Energy Playlists
Android/iOS/Web: A little music to keep you motivated while you work out is always a good thing, and FitRadio has that in spades. The app packs dozens of playlists from multiple genres, all engineered by professional DJs to help you keep your energy up and push through your exercise routine. Read more...
The Air Travel Rights You Aren't Aware Of (and How to Get Them)
If you've ever sat in a plane on the tarmac only to have the flight cancelled, been bumped just before boarding, or landed at your destination only to be told your luggage will arrive sometime in the next 12 hours, you know how air travel can suck. Show More Summary
Dinner Deal: Get Two Hungry Jack’s Big Cheese Burgers For The Price Of One
If you missed out on Hungry Jack’s Big Cheese ‘Twosdays’ deal at lunch, you can still take advantage until 12am/closing time tonight. More »
Are Competitions To Hire Coders A Good Idea?
Crowdsourcing marketplace Freelancer.com is extending the idea of contests — where individual workers pitch ideas and hirers choose the best submission — from its design categories to every tyoe of work it offers through the site. It’s...Show More Summary
Briefly: Skype For Linux Update, Free Car Phone Holder, Apple Maps Not Rubbish?
Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: Microsoft releases new Skype update for Linux users, get a free car phone holder from NRMA, Apple Maps leaps onto the comeback trail. More »
Windows Azure In Australia: Everything You Need To Know
As we reported this morning, Microsoft is planning to launch two local Azure data centres in Australia. When will they launch? Will there be a cost difference? Lifehacker got the answers direct from Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s global president for Server & Tools. More »
Ask LH: How Can I Assemble A Bucket List?
Dear Lifehacker, How might I go about making a ‘bucket-list’? I know it should have all the things I want to do/see/experience. But what about the things I’m not aware of? I don’t know what I don’t know, after all. Should it be 50 things?...Show More Summary
AGL Fined $1.5 Million For Using Dodgy Door-To-Door Salesmen
There are few things more annoying in life than door-to-door salesman — especially when they wont shut up about why you need to change electricity providers. We therefore felt little sympathy to learn that power company AGL has been hit with a $1.555 million fine for engaging in illegal door-to-door selling practices. More »
What’s The Most Inappropriate Gadget You Use While Walking?
The indomitable rise of portable computing has led to a uniquely 21st century phenomena: people blithely walking into potential mayhem while ogling their gadgets. Most of us are guilty of doing this — especially on smartphones — but on which gadget do you personally draw the line? More »
How Much Does The Typical Australian Small Business Make?
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that there were more than 2.1 million active businesses in Australia in June 2012. That number is dominated by very small operations: more than half those businesses have an annual turnover of less than $200,000 a year. More »
Five Things I Learned At The Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit
Our ongoing World Of Servers series swept through London last week for the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit. Here are five key lessons to take away from that event. More »
Lunchtime Deal/Health Warning: Hungry Jack’s Two-For-One Big Cheese Burger Deal
Earlier in the month, Hungry Jack’s sold its new ‘Big Cheese’ Burger for just $1. Today, you can get two for the price of one as part of the company’s “Twosdays” deal. Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in! More »
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30sec Tip: Give More Than Expected
Give more than expected - go that extra mile and add more value. The post 30sec Tip: Give More Than Expected appeared first on Lifehack.
App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone
SwiftKey for half price on Android, Blues Guitar Lessons for free on iOS, Mind Watering now free on iPad, Microsoft’s Live Video Player for free on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out! More »
Palm Oil Con Job: The Sneakiest Ingredient At Your Local Supermarket
The majority of products containing palm oil in Australia erroneously label the ingredient as “vegetable oil”, a CHOICE investigation has found. Everything from shampoo to Coca Cola secretly contains this ingredient which is considered less safe for both your heart and the environment at large. More »
More Headphone Mods, Tablet Stands, and the Google Now Menu
Readers offer their best tips for putting your laptop to sleep, keeping your gadgets in one place, and making your keyboard's number pad better. Read more...
Flickr Offers 1TB of Free Space for Your Photos, $50 Yearly for No Ads
Yahoo, in an attempt to make its photo-hosting service Flickr relevant again, decided to offer 1TB of free space to all users. The downside? Everyone who doesn't pay $50 per year gets ads. Read more...
Top 3 Reasons Why You Choke Under Pressure
Why do we lose when we should have won? Why do we make mistakes when the stakes are high? Robert Chen explores the top reasons why we choke under pressure. The post Top 3 Reasons Why You Choke Under Pressure appeared first on Lifeha...
Stop Quicktime and Preview from Auto-Restoring What You Left Open
OS X: Auto-restore works great when you want to pick back up where you left off working, but how many times do you leave open a photo or video you actually want to see again when you re-open Preview or Quicktime? A couple of terminal commands can disable this annoying—and potentially embarrassing—feature of OSX. Read more...
