I had heard a lot about digital radio and was happy to be able to get my hands on this fairly entry-level model from Kaiser Baas to see what all the hype was about. Was I disappointed? Yes and no. Admittedly, this radio was not state of the art .. Read More
Gadget Reviews | 06.9.10 | No Comments
One of the most useful skills you can impart to your children is the ability to touch type. Once they get the hang of it, it will stand them in good stead throughout their school life and beyond to the workplace. A quite cool little freeware progr.. Read More
Software | 06.7.10 | No Comments
[caption id="attachment_1562" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A holiday happy snap of the Acropolis."][/caption] If you've been missing my posts the last few weeks and wondering whether I'd left the blogosphere, worry not. I've just returne.. Read More
Uncategorized | 06.4.10 | 1 Comment
With more and more people creating accounts with Web sites from Facebook to iTunes to online shopping sites, the average Internet user has their details stored in loads of places around the Internet. However, when they want to sever the connection.. Read More
Ever wonder what you'll look like in 20 or 30 years? Well, now there's a Web site that lets you look into that crystal ball to get a glimpse of what the future may hold for you in the looks department. The In 20 Years site uses special face detect.. Read More
Sometimes you come across a PDF document that you'e like to edit for one reason or another — maybe you want to use an element from it for another document, or maybe you just want to make some changes in collaboration with its creator. Perhaps yo.. Read More
Software | 05.7.10 | No Comments
When Franklin D Roosevelt proclaimed that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" in his inaugural speech as President of the US in 1933, I wonder whether he had any idea that it would still be being so widely quoted almost 80 years later. .. Read More
The National Library of Australia holds a treasure trove of information on Australia's past and present in many forms, and it has done an excellent job utilising the Internet to make those resources accessible to ordinary Australians, wherever they l.. Read More
Sites | 05.5.10 | No Comments
When blogging, I often need to cut and paste text from a press release or notes I've previously made in a text document. However, this text more often than not has formatting applied, particularly if it's been created in Microsoft Word, and I need.. Read More
I love using Facebook to keep up to date with what all my friends are doing, but I will admit to being a bit paranoid about privacy issues when using it. Lately, there's been a string of changes to the Facebook site, many of which have sailed unde.. Read More
Gail Lipscombe has worked for some of Australia's hottest tech magazines for over 10 years. In her blog, she focuses on demystifying technology, gadgets and the web for average consumers.
If you have old slides hanging around in a bottom draw somewhere, you may be running out of time to preserve them for po...
Having just started by own company, I was on the hunt for somewhere to get my new business cards printed. I asked around...
It's very easy to see everyday products in just one context. For instance, most people think of hairspray as just their ...
