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Android: Your best thoughts can come to you when you’re nowhere near your workspace. If you’re carrying an Android phone, Thinking Space is an elegant and convenient way to map out where your mind goes on the go. (more…)  Read More →

Can’t find the right tool to get your own life organised? The pro-level software you use at work might prove to be the optimum solution. (more…)  Read More →

It took long enough for the Kindle to hit Australian shores, but the range of e-book choices have increased rapidly in recent months. The latest development? The promise that soon you’ll be able to buy e-book readers and titles in Borders’ Australian stores. (more…)  Read More →

One of eBay’s more familiar discounts has appeared again: between March 8 and March 25, items listing with a starting price of 99 cents or less won’t be charged an insertion fee — though only if if you’ve received an email from eBay inviting you to take part in the promotion. As ever, not a massive saving (and a fairly conditional one), but until routine free listings become a reality , worth considering. [ eBay via OzBargain... 

Sir Clive Sinclair was at the forefront of the home computer revolution with the ZX81 and Spectrum, but 30 years on he’s made one key technology decision: not to use email. (more…)  Read More →

A universal adaptor lets you charge your travel gadgets anywhere in the world, but there’s one hidden trap to watch out for. (more…)  Read More →

If you’d like to experiment with studio flash configurations but you’re short on the space or money to buy heavy-duty flash stands, this video tutorial details how to make portable flash stands using lightweight tent poles. (more…)  Read More →

Every year music lovers from across the country head to Austin, Texas for SXSW, and for the past six of those years, SXSW has offered hundreds of DRM-free tracks from artists playing at SXSW—and it’s all available via BitTorrent. (more…)  Read More →

Readers offer their best tips for not losing collar stays, and a dress code for getting things done. (more…)  Read More →

ABC7 News compared “healthy” (and more expensive) Campbell’s tomato soup with their regular offering and discovered some very misleading health claims. It’s a good reminder to read food label fine print to make sure you get what you pay for. (more…)  Read More →

Most people will tell you that day trading is a money risk that’s not really worth the effort. If it’s a risk you’re considering, take a look a TradingSim first, a flash-based site that simulates day trading without the money risk. (more…)  Read More →

Maths professor, programmer and blogger John Cook discusses the importance of learning “just in case” versus “just in time”, and how learning “just in case” is essential when something comes up and you need to learn something “just in time”. (more…)  Read More →

Cleaning out the family bookshelves want to support a worthy cause? During February and March, Officeworks is setting up shelves in its stores where you can donate unwanted kids books, which will be used to help establish libraries in disadvantaged communities. (more…)  Read More →

If you want to extend your protest against mandatory ISP filtering and you live in Melbourne, there’s a protest event planned outside the State Library this Saturday between 12pm and 3pm. While the proposal has proved generally unpopular , making your presence felt certainly couldn’t hurt. [ Facebook event page via Gizmodo ]  Read More →