Even obsessive travellers get downtime. Having spent the weekend near Coffs Harbour, helping my mother out with the odd domestic task, there’s not terribly much to report on the travel learnings front, apart from the obvious: having access to a washing machine and some sunshine makes life much easier. More »
Windows only: If you’ve waited out Vista and you’re in no hurry to jump into testing Windows 7, Nimi is a fun little program for adding swanky visual effects to Windows XP. More »
Repper is a fun and easy-to-use web site that turns photographs into abstract patterns, suitable for tiled-style wallpaper on your computer or web site. More »
With the proliferation of lightweight and wide-screen notebooks, it was only a matter of time before someone realised that they make decent e-book readers when they’re sideways. EeeRotate makes that sideways scrolling much easier. More »
How many football fields would fit between the Earth and the sun? What’s the likelihood of getting 2 heads in 10 coin flips? One search engine calculates all that on the fly and more. More »
Kids can turn a cardboard box into nearly anything. So can adults, actually, and they’ve got better, sharper tools to make them. Here are 10 projects that use cardboard for inexpensive but reliable DIY creations. More »
