December 2008
How to get a boost with a 20 minute break →
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The best thing about holidays is nap time.
A lot of times, especially after meals I get very tired. I’m one of those people who is completely incapable of working if…
21 Settings, Techniques and Rules All New Camera... →
We bought a new Digital SLR to play with - mostly for our New Zealand trip next week with Robyn’s sisters and brother-in-law… that’s easier to say than with my sister-in-laws and…
Get Free Logos At LogoInstant →
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Rebranding can be painful. So much work goes into what is such an insignificant insignia in the long term. Nobody really pays attention to a logo - they’re more interested in…
D+Caf Detects If You're Drinking Real Coffee... →
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Some people like to take all the fun out of life by drinking low fat decaf soy lattes… which to me is one way of saying “can I have some coffee flavoured water please”……
Kiva →
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“Kiva enables you to make small $25 or above loans to an individual or small group of individuals in a developing country. They use these small loans (aggregated to about…
30 Excellent WordPress Video Tutorials →
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More goodness from six revisions. I hope that link text doesn’t get broken by this rss import.
WordPress is one of the most popular publishing platforms currently out on the…
15 Useful Tools for WordPress Bloggers →
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When my holidays are over and I’m back at work looking to do something with my blog I’ll probably install a few of these plug-ins. I like plug-ins. I don’t know if you’ve…
Everything You Need to Know How to Do in Windows... →
While Mac and Linux users may be the most vocal (ahem), the overwhelming majority of Lifehacker readers get here using some version of Windows. Let’s review the most popular Windows tutorials we’ve…
Everything You Need to Know How to Do in Windows... →
While Mac and Linux users may be the most vocal (ahem), the overwhelming majority of Lifehacker readers get here using some version of Windows. Let’s review the most popular Windows tutorials we’ve…
Everything You Need to Know How to Do in Windows... →
While Mac and Linux users may be the most vocal (ahem), the overwhelming majority of Lifehacker readers get here using some version of Windows. Let’s review the most popular Windows tutorials we’ve…
Restaurant coffee →
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Why do even the best restaurants serve dishwater coffee?
Oh yeah, I think it’s time to talk a bit about this topic. I do not think many foodies would state they have had…
Reprise: So you got a new Espresso Machine for... →
Well Santa brought you exactly what you wanted for Christmas, a new espresso machine so that you can be your own barista. That’s great, and welcome to the world of home coffee bliss - although there…
Play Your Favorite Old-School Games in Emulation... →
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I <3 emulators.
Reward yourself for surviving another holiday with some old-school game playing. Skyler over at SimpleHelp has put together a guide on emulating every…
unHacked →
I have my Facebook access back. Can I suggest not using an intuitive word and 123 as your password. I’ve learned my lesson. I also managed to almost get my hacker convinced that I’d buy my account…
Free Ebook Thriving on Less Available for Download... →
Author of the upcoming book The Power of Less Leo Babauta offers a companion ebook that’s free to download now. Thriving on Less—Simplifying in a Tough Economy tells you how to do just…
Free Ebook Thriving on Less Available for Download... →
Author of the upcoming book The Power of Less Leo Babauta offers a companion ebook that’s free to download now. Thriving on Less—Simplifying in a Tough Economy tells you how to do just…
Chumby fishtank monitor concept →
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One of the dilemmas we face when going on holidays is feeding the fish… here’s a real time internet based fish feeder.
It’s just a concept, but I love…
Capture Screenshots with Screen Block Grabber →
When it comes to blogging, presenting articles with images are always good and it becomes essential that we have a good screenshot capture software. Screen Block Grabber is a free utility which is…
Internet Filtering in Australia, Round 2 →
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Another Christian response to the “clean feed”. Another chance for Senator Conroy to show just how little he understands about his portfolio.
I received this week my…
Saint Nicholas →
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Driscoll on Santa… I guess for the WWMDD camp this settles the debate…
The larger-than-life myths surrounding Santa Claus actually emanate from the very real person of…
Wii Fit Could Kill You: Wii Hospitalises 10 People... →
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Wii is dangerous - not only can you destroy your shiny TV, or deliver a stunning backhand to an unsuspecting husband while he sits on the beanbag… they’re also proving to…
An Extensive, Obsessive Performance Test Of... USB... →
Test Freaks wrangled as many flash drives as they could and ran them through an oddly intense testing regime, finding out that your choice in USB stick brand may actually matter.
Teach Yourself Ancient Greek: Recommendations →
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This is my project for 2009.
For Ancient Greek, the field of excellent material is at once broader and narrower. There is no stand-out set of materials I would unhesitatingly…
10 Improvements You Can Make to Your Resume Right... →
I spent several years behind a desk at an employment agency. The first thing we would ask any client was how recently they had updated their resume. The question’s objective wasn’t really…
Obama’s Top Ten Tips For Video Blogging →
I started a video blog documenting my journey fighting breast cancer across America. President-elect Barack Obama started a video blog documenting how he plans to implement change in…
22 how-they’re-made videos (for all your extra... →
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Some of these could be worth a non work time watch. This blog is worth checking out - he’s committed to writing 22 word posts.
1. Crayons
2. Globes
3. Frozen…
Hacked →
Just received a late night phone call from a friend to tell me my Facebook has been hacked by a dirty Nigerian scammer. If you receive any correspondence from me asking for money please disregard it….
15 Useful Event Promotion Tips →
15 tips for marketing your next event/party etc. It’s not a bad list, and fits pretty comfortably with my professional experience. Especially tip 14 - “Something will go wrong”…
2008, the year in photographs (part 3 of 3) →
These are truly amazing photos
2008 in photographs (part 2 of 3) →
Boston.com’s year in pictures part 2.
Inspect these gadgets →
Gadget list from the SMH
30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences →
Collection from Smashing Magazine
10 Ways to Improve Your Web Page Performance →
Web Design tips on performance
Man tired of being used in sermon illustrations →
The perils of being close to a minister…
is constantly trying to keep his unread google reader items under 1000+
Cricket Australia Launches YouTube Channel →
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If you’re looking for a cricket fix between now and Boxing Day - and anyone wanting to compile video evidence that Ponting is the worst Australian Cricket Captain since…
Pass Wine Through an Electric Field for Delicious,... →
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I wonder if this gives credence to my parent’s theory the cheap wine in the microwave = good wine.
If you’re the kind of destitute scientist who drinks Franzia but has a…
Expand Your Social Network With Poken →
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The death of the business card - in tacky “hello kitty” inspired design form.
These adorable little devices called Poken are used to exchange social networking…
See Where Others Went Next with Fast Forward →
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A website recommendation tool with possibly dire consequences… “The uses for this are many: if you’re on YouTube, and want to see the video that most people went and viewed…
Search Everywhere and Everything with Sputtr →
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Sputtr’s search service sounds vaguely useful. It features a keyboard like layout of major search engines, blog hosts, auction/shopping sites, social media, image, video,…
Send Anonymous Email with Dead Fake →
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There are so many applications for this service that would get me in trouble that it’s almost worth ignoring. Still, someone else may be able to use it for good not evil.
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LiveDrive Offers Unlimited Online Storage [Online... →
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Another cloud computing storage option - and some comparisons - from lifehacker.
LiveDrive, not to be confused with Windows Live Skydrive, is a free and unlimited…
ColorPad Helps You Grab Color Values [Featured... →
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Useful tool for web design - or anytime you need to impress someone with the RGB colour value of their skin.
Windows only: ColorPad is a lightweight color picking…
WhichBook Will Help Fill Your Reading List [Books] →
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Find your next airport thriller with WhichBook.
WhichBook is a web-based book suggestion engine. Unlike the site What Should I Read Next?, WhichBook doesn’t ask…
All the good stuff... →
is now happening over there at nathanintownsville.com.
Not a whole lot will happen here anymore. At least nothing is planned. So change your subscriptions if you’re a subscriber and catch all…
is counting down the minutes until the weekend. And looking forward to liveblogging a garage sailing expedition tomorrow morning.
refuses to be defined by the slogan on a novelty t-shirt
wonders how my twitter updates will ever compare with Malcolm Turnbull’s “is addressing the nation”
Gadgets: This is what you should buy →
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Boing Boing’s guide to gadgetry.
Welcome to our tech-buying cheat sheet. There are no specs and no benchmarks, no rigorous stress-tests or complex comparisons. Just…