Beyond... The Black Stump
Friday, September 18, 2009

Recovered meteorite points to an unusual origin

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In 2007, a sky-watching program known as the Desert Fireball Network tracked a streak of light over Australia that led researchers to meteor...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

After the big LA fires, terrain looks like a post-war moonscape: death, charred remains

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We were escorted by LA County Sheriff's deputies. We were stunned by what we saw, and inattentive to keeping the little Flip video camer...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The Telstra Split 101

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Yesterday’s announcement that Telstra will be forced to split its existing infrastructure business from the rest of the companyis going to b...

"The Internet Is Both My Lifeline and the Plastic Bag Over My Head."

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Manisha Alboher is a former financial analyst/portfolio manager (among other things) who writes and speaks a lot about personal money manage...

Web Browsers Have Impact On Battery Life

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A recent Anandtech study suggests that the web browser has an impact on a mobile PCs battery usage. The test, which analyzed battery perform...

For Visual Searches, Try a Few Different Approaches

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Microsoft has announced a new feature in its Bing search engine, focused on visual searches. Like some of the dedicated visual search engine...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Google Maps adds Traffic Information

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Google Maps has just activated real time traffic information to its maps. Information is taken from Intelematics, which you may recognise as...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Internet Activity, Australia, Jun 2009

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The Internet Activity Survey (IAS) collects details on aspects of internet access services provided by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in ...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

7 Ways to Reuse a Banana Peel

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To be honest, the only things we’ve ever thought banana peels were good for were to fill the compost and to make people fall. Then we came a...
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Photos of NYC in the 1940s

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Here's a LIFE gallery of remarkable shots from NYC in its Golden Age, the 1940s, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson...

Foods To Help Fight Prostate Cancer

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Prostate cancer kills an estimated 3000 men in Australia each year. The undignified means of diagnosis is arguably a factor, but there’s not...

“Should I Buy It?” Flowchart Helps You Make Smarter Purchases

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Advertisers would have us believe that we need a lot of things that we really only want, and that brand names are always better. This simple...

Remembering 9/11 Through Social Media

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September 11 - The eight-year anniversary of the shocking 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon building in ...
Friday, September 11, 2009

12 Clever Substitutions That Save Money (Nearly) Effortlessly

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One of my favorite ways to trim money from my spending is to find simple little substitutes for my regular expenses. If I can trim a few buc...

Install iTunes Without Unnecessary Software

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Apple has just released iTunes 9 and the web is full of reviews that compare the new version to previous ones and outline the changes and ne...

Speak Up To Look Smarter Than You Are

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Although you may have committed yourself to keeping your mouth shut unless you absolutely had something critical to add to a business meetin...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Make Your Computer Faster Instead of Buying a New One

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Buying a new computer can be a very exciting time...until you get the bill. What most people don't realize is that you don't need a ...

MythBusters: 'Using your head is a lot of fun'

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Can a lead balloon fly? Can tooth fillings pick up radio stations? Each week millions watch Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, aka the MythBuste...

The big day for Beatles fans: A primer

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Today’s the day the Beatles Rock Band music game, along with remastered versions of their albums, becomes available. Curious about these lau...

Apple Announces iTunes 9

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Today is Apple’s Rock and Roll keynote, where the company is expected to announce a range of new products and software upgrades. One of new ...
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