Category: Lifehacker Australia
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Ask LH: Can I Get Decent Wi-Fi With A Router In A Cupboard?
Dear Lifehacker, My parents have an issue with their home Wi-Fi. The router is situated in a cupboard and this means reception is often patchy. However, I’d like to keep this location as there are also ethernet cables routed from the cupboard to other rooms. Is a wireless access point my best solution? Any recommendations?…
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Ask LH: What Can I Do With My Old Mac Mini?
Dear Lifehacker, I have a Mac Mini I no longer have a use for. I already have a media server so using it for that seems pointless. Any other suggestions on what I can do with it? Thanks, Old Mac Mini Dear OMM, The Mac Mini is a great piece of kit that is very…
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How Does The STM Trust Messenger Bag Stack Up?
As a regular traveller, I’ve been on the lookout for the perfect bag that can handle a day or two of clothing, my laptop, a few accessories and still look decent. I’ve been road testing the STM Trust for the last month. The Trust is a messenger style bag. It has more compartments than I…
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The Substitute Is Back
It’s been a while since I last sat in the big chair at Lifehacker AU HQ. Since my last stint I’ve been travelling a lot covering all sorts of different tech – with a particular focus on security, dropped about 20 per cent of my body weight through getting smarter about exercise and diet, and…
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How To Easily Slice Tomatoes
Having recently started cooking at home a lot more, I’m always on the lookout for shortcuts that help me overcome my lack of culinary skill. This is a good one. The technique is quite simple. Put a bunch of tomatoes on a plate. Cover them with another plate and run a sharp knife between the…
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How Job Ads Create Security Vulnerabilities
At the recent RSA Conference held in San Francisco, there was a huge focus on threat intelligence and some of the techniques being used to gain access to systems. One that grabbed our attention was the use of the Internet Wayback Machine . Job search picture from Shutterstock In order to locate potential targets, the…
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Why You Must Revamp Your Security Strategy (And How To Do It)
If you have any interest in information security, you’ll know that the last year or so has been nothing short of incredible. Following Edward Snowden’s leaks to the press, we now know that there has been systematic, broad and deep surveillance of online activity at a scale that could not have been previously imagined. Beyond…
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Ask LH: How Can I Get Certified Without Spending A Fortune?
Hey Lifehacker, I am currently employed at a helpdesk and want to get certification to further my career prospects. I cannot afford the high costs of most TAFE/online courses, and work will not pay for me. Is there a way I can get skills in a cert IV or similar without the huge costs? Thanks,…
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Can A Mobile Phone Hack A Plane?
There’s a speculative report from the Sunday Express that theorises that Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 might have been hijacked, potentially, by terrorists who might have used a mobile phone to access airline systems that could have been interconnected with the inflight entertainment system. That’s a lot of weasel words isn’t it? But, let’s for a…
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Imposter Programmers and Burnout
In the movie The Pirates of Silicon Valley programmers working at Apple were rewarded with T-shirts if they worked for hours on end without rest breaks. They were the “heroes”, the hardcore developers. It seems that in the intervening 30-plus years since that movie was set, not much has changed. Burnout picture from Shutterstock A…