Thursday, June 16, 2011

Shazam Adds Lyrics -- It's Spontaneous Karaoke Time

Ever had a spirited argument over song lyrics while at a bar? Well, music recognition service Shazam aims to stop such bloodsport with a new feature called Shazam LyricPlay.
Shazam Adds Lyrics -- It's Spontaneous Karaoke Time

Overbalanced crane crushes house

If you want to see just how vindictive and horrible inanimate objects can be, and how vicious stupid physics is, just watch as this crew uses a crane to hoist a cement, prefab swimming pool over a cute, innocent bungalow, only to have it snatched out of the sky, dragging the crane arm through the roof of the aforementioned residence.
Overbalanced crane crushes house

Google Search By Image

Searching by image is a new feature of Google Search that was introduced yesterday. It basically allows the web user to upload an image to Google to search for it on Google. The search will be on all Google properties, including Google Search and Google images. A search like this can come in handy in multiple ways, from identifying people on a photo to finding out where that beautiful sunset was taken in the world to getting information about a painting that you have as your desktop background.
Google Search By Image

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

How to beat Australia’s ‘global roaming’ rorts

With the OECD putting Australia at number three on the list of most expensive global roaming rates for data users, at an average of $12 per megabyte, why pay ridiculous rates for your mobile broadband use when overseas?
How to beat Australia’s ‘global roaming’ rorts

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

10 "Handy" Photoshop foul-ups

The excellent Photoshop Disasters website prepared this freakish gallery of disembodied hands, duplicated & deleted digits, and extra arms.
10 "Handy" Photoshop foul-ups

These Are The Most Common Lockscreen PINs

iPhone developer Daniel Amitay anonymously recorded and analysed passcodes of users of his Big Brother Camera Security iPhone app, resulting in an interesting list of the 10 most common passcodes, which, in order of popularity, include 1234, 0000, 2580, 1111, 5555, 5683 (spells LOVE), 0852, 2222, 1212, 1998.
These Are The Most Common Lockscreen PINs

Monday, June 13, 2011

Square Poo

Question: I was at Wilsons Promontory last week and I saw several piles of distinctly cube-shaped poo. There were 4-5 “units” in each pile and each unit was about the size and shape of a large ice cube. Each pile was deposited on a little mound of soil; it was almost as if the depositor had placed them there in the hope that they’d be noticed. What sort of animal does square poo?
Square Poo

Horrific Le Mans Crash Goes Viral on YouTube [VIDEO]

Watching this dramatic crash that happened early in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race on Saturday, you might wonder how 41-year-old driver Allan McNish survived such violence.
Horrific Le Mans Crash Goes Viral on YouTube [VIDEO]

10 Personal Details Revealed by Bill Gates -- Including One Secret

In one of his most candid interviews ever, Microsoft founder Bill Gates (the world’s second-richest man) revealed personal details never heard before, along with a little tidbit that he was probably supposed to keep secret.
10 Personal Details Revealed by Bill Gates -- Including One Secret

Sunday, June 12, 2011

AccountKiller Tells You How To Delete Your Accounts From Nearly Any Web Site

Not all web sites make it easy for users to delete their accounts, and some might actually make it so difficult that it’s nearly impossible to do without help. That’s where AccountKiller comes into play, because it not only gives clear and simple instructions for deleting accounts at all the most popular sites, but it also uses a definitive colour-coding system to rate each one’s “ease of service.”
AccountKiller Tells You How To Delete Your Accounts From Nearly Any Web Site

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Cosmic Journeys: What an Astronaut’s Camera Sees

Enjoy a 1080p tour of the earth as shot by astronaut’s digital cameras in this relaxing and narrated video identifying interesting major and minor features on the Earth’s surface. Narrated by Dr. Justin Wilkinson, the above video is a compilation of HD video shot by astronauts covering everything from African deserts to the Amazon river.
Cosmic Journeys: What an Astronaut’s Camera Sees

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

1950s AT&T film: How to dial your phone

AT&T, playing the role of the geeky kid who teaches Mom how to use the new computer, created this film to show people how they would make their own telephone connections using a rotary dial.
1950s AT&T film: How to dial your phone

How Much Will A Single Checked Bag Cost On An Australian Airline?

How much would you pay to check a single bag onto each airline? The table below shows what you would pay to check a single bag into the hold on each of the four domestic airlines, looking at weights of 15kg, 20kg, 25kg and 30kg and assuming you have booked the cheapest available fare.
How Much Will A Single Checked Bag Cost On An Australian Airline?

2011 Hurricane Names Released

June 1 marks the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, and the National Hurricane Center has released the list of names for potential 2011 storms.
2011 Hurricane Names Released

Monday, June 06, 2011

Down Or Just Me Confirms If Websites Are Down (Or If It’s Just You)

Tiny single-use site Down or Just Me is a quick way to find out whether a website is truly down, or if the problem lies somewhere on your end.
Down Or Just Me Confirms If Websites Are Down (Or If It’s Just You)

Saturday, June 04, 2011

The Most Common Regrets People Have On Their Deathbed

There may be no better way to learn about life than by listening to people who are facing death. A palliative nurse has posted the top five regrets people have in the last few weeks of their lives — lessons for us all now.
The Most Common Regrets People Have On Their Deathbed

How To Keep People From Seeing All Your Facebook Info

Facebook is great for connecting with others, but you probably don’t want to share all your news, photos, etc. with everyone you’re connected to on Facebook. Here’s a primer for Facebook beginners on organising friends into lists for more control over what’s shared.
How To Keep People From Seeing All Your Facebook Info

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 11/2011

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 11/2011

Find Out If Your Sony Information Was Leaked Right Here

Sony’s been hacked again, with over a million SonyPictures.com accounts lifted, containing vital personal information like home addresses. Is yours included? We’ve got an exclusive, easy database to check. Just enter your email address, and see if you’ve been compromised.
Find Out If Your Sony Information Was Leaked Right Here

Convert Video Into Mp3 Files

Many programs can be used to convert videos into mp3 format, so that the audio becomes accessible in a separate file. This can be helpful to turn music videos downloaded from YouTube into audio format, or a presentation that you have no time to watch but enough time to listen to. Video 2 MP3 is a free software program by Skwire that comes without an interface.
Convert Video Into Mp3 Files

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Laptop Thief Gets Exposed by Hidden Security Camera App

Joshua Kaufman didn’t just sit back and watch when his laptop was stolen — he continued to watch it being stolen, days later. Yup, thanks to Hidden, an app that collects webcam pics and screenshots when a computer is stolen, Kaufman knows just what his MacBook thief looks like.
Laptop Thief Gets Exposed by Hidden Security Camera App

Video of waterspouts off Australia

Seen here is amazing video recorded yesterday of waterspouts off Australia's New South Wales coast. Waterspouts are a columnar vortex, often in the form of a tornado, occurring over a body of water. They're sometimes thought to be responsible for Fortean "falls," such as fish or frogs dropping from the sky onto dry ground.
Video of waterspouts off Australia

The World Health Organization, cell phones, and cancer—what's actually going on

From Boing Boing - Today, I was surprised to see posts popping up on Twitter implying that the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research into Cancer had declared radiation from cell phones to be a cancer risk. As you've read here before, and as sources like the National Cancer Institute have reported, the evidence linking cell phone use and cancer risk is actually pretty slim. So I was waiting to hear about some new study or analysis. Instead, it looks like this is really a story about context.
The World Health Organization, cell phones, and cancer—what's actually going on

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The Complete Takeaway Breakfast Nutrition Guide

You’re running late to work and it’s cold; grabbing a quick hot takeaway breakfast is all too tempting. That decision is yours, but you should know the nutritional consequences. Check out Lifehacker’s comprehensive nutritional listing of breakfast options from major fast food chains.
The Complete Takeaway Breakfast Nutrition Guide

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Top 10 Simple Privacy Tricks Everyone Should Use

Protecting your privacy on the internet these days seems like a hefty undertaking, but there are a few things you can do to protect your privacy with just the click of a button. Here are Lifehacker's favourite super-simple tricks.
Top 10 Simple Privacy Tricks Everyone Should Use

Saturday, May 28, 2011

10 Simple Steps To A Successful Garage Sale

A garage sale can be a great way to clean out your closets and make some extra cash. But if paying customers can't find you or aren't interested in what you have to offer, your hard work can quickly turn into a wasted Saturday morning.
10 Simple Steps To A Successful Garage Sale

Banks block cards after security scare - UPDATED

Leading Australian banks have blocked thousands of customer credit cards after a potential security breach was uncovered. While the banks have gone secret squirrel about which merchant or network was to blame, an eftpos terminal in a small business is understood to be at the root of the problem.
Banks block cards after security scare - UPDATED

Watching Endeavour’s Junk Parts Fall Back To Earth Is Worth 37 Minutes Of Your Life

If I didn’t know any better, I’d think I was watching an experimental film and not footage of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s last launch. At times, the visuals contained within the 37-plus minutes can only be described as accidentally beautiful. In fact, CNET pretty much nails that sentiment with their description of the segment which transpires between the 16 and 20 minute marks.
Watching Endeavour’s Junk Parts Fall Back To Earth Is Worth 37 Minutes Of Your Life

Australia Building Plane Boneyard In Alice Springs

When a commercial jet gets decommissioned, it generally gets retired to the Pinal Airpark in Arizona (pictured). Soon, it may get retired to Alice Springs, with the red centre of Australia’s airport being selected as the site for the first Aircraft “boneyard” outside the US.
Australia Building Plane Boneyard In Alice Springs

Faulty Pitot Tubes To Blame In Air France Flight 447 Crash

Faulty Pitot tubes – speed sensors that are crucial for auto-pilot navigation – were one of the leading theories as to why Air France 447 crashed in 2009. The latest black box analysis confirms that invalid readings were provided right before the plane crashed.
Faulty Pitot Tubes To Blame In Air France Flight 447 Crash

Thursday, May 26, 2011

The oddest English spellings, part 17: The letter H

Because of the frequency of the words the, this, that, these, those, them, their, there, then, and with, the letter h probably occurs in our texts more often than any other (for Shakespeare’s epoch thee and thou should have been added). But then of course we have think, three, though, through, thousand, and words with ch, sh, ph, and gh.
The oddest English spellings, part 17: The letter H

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 10/2011

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 10/2011

A Visual Guide to How Many Fruits and Veggies You Should Eat for a Serving

We all grew up knowing the "food pyramid" by heart, but it wasn't easy to apply to the real world because it was all based on servings. If all food came in packages by the serving, then everything would make sense, but that's not the case. Food site CHOW's handy visual guide for popular fruits and vegetables attempts to fix that problem.
A Visual Guide to How Many Fruits and Veggies You Should Eat for a Serving

Top Ten Myths About the Brain

When it comes to this complex, mysterious, fascinating organ, what do—and don’t—we know?
Top Ten Myths About the Brain

Tsunami photos from Fukushima

Last week, the Japanese utility company Tepco released photos taken of the March 11 tsunami as it struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Tsunami photos from Fukushima

Century of Aussie inventions go online

From the Hills hoist and Vegemite to the bionic eye and cervical cancer vaccine, more than 100 years of Australian patent applications appear on a new online database launched this week.
Century of Aussie inventions go online

HOW TO: Set Up a Facebook Page

There are 500 million active users on Facebook — it’s about time you get in on the action and start a Facebook Page for your business. After all, the best marketing reaches out to consumers where they already are, and people spend more than 700 billion hours a month on the site. Exposure to that many eyeballs could translate to a lot of business for your company.
HOW TO: Set Up a Facebook Page

Friday, May 20, 2011

And the 2011 U.S. Doodle 4 Google winner is...

With more than 5 million votes cast, the anticipation has been building in this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition. Today, the wait is finally over—seven-year-old Matteo Lopez of South San Francisco, Calif. is the national winner with his imaginative doodle, entitled “Space Life.
And the 2011 U.S. Doodle 4 Google winner is...

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

How to Block All Cookies Except for Sites You Use

Cookies can be useful when you’re in control of them. Today we’re taking a look at how you can control cookies by blocking them except for when you want them to enhance your user experience.
How to Block All Cookies Except for Sites You Use

YouTube Blog: The YouTube 100 music chart is live

We’re introducing the first YouTube chart to track song popularity in user-generated and professional music videos. The YouTube 100 measures song traffic across official music videos, user-uploaded videos and viral debuts, and uses this data to provide a holistic view of song popularity. The new chart is published weekly, and shines a new light on the YouTube community's engagement and creativity.
YouTube Blog: The YouTube 100 music chart is live

Monday, May 16, 2011

HTG Explains: Cameras, Lenses, and How Photography Works

Confused by that digital SLR you have, and all the photography jargon that goes along with it? Take a look at some photography basics, learn how your camera works, and how that can help you take better pictures.
HTG Explains: Cameras, Lenses, and How Photography Works

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Access Denied! 18 Places Google Maps Won’t Let You See

Google has always tried to keep a very open policy with the general public, but it can’t always be entirely forthcoming, as is the case with Google Maps. Google has very little say in what gets censored and what doesn’t, be it for personal privacy or national security. Finding censored objects on Google Maps isn’t the easiest task, as most look like imaging anomalies, rather than some big black bar with “CENSORED” written in large text.
Access Denied! 18 Places Google Maps Won’t Let You See

Thursday, May 12, 2011

How Did This Boat Get On Top Of A House?

The image of the boat balancing itself in the aftermath became one of the lasting images of the tsunami and showed the world the strength and all around destruction she left behind. But it also meant something to Japan. Many people thought the ship should be left on top of the house as a symbol of the tsunami’s destruction, a sort of reminder for the tragedy that the country had to endure. But given safety concerns for the house underneath it, officials decided otherwise.
How Did This Boat Get On Top Of A House?

How A Million-Pound Jumbo Jet Tests Its Brakes

Watch this amazing video of what happens when Boeing wants to make sure the carbon ceramic brakes on its new Boeing 747-8 work under the worst possible conditions. Specifically, Boeing has to simulate the worst possible conditions: a rejected take-off with no reverse thrusters on worn-out brakes. The result? Red-hot 1400C brakes. Yowch!
How A Million-Pound Jumbo Jet Tests Its Brakes

Build a complete Windows 7 safety net

From Fred Langa, Windows Secrets...
Every copy of Windows 7 includes a complete suite of backup tools. The suite contains everything you need to back up (and restore) your entire system.
Build a complete Windows 7 safety net

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Just Weeks Away, A Preview Of The Google +1 Button For Websites

Today at the Google I/O conference, Google gave developers a preview of how the Google +1 button can be inserted into websites, some of the stats it will offer and said it would be available “in a matter of weeks.”
Just Weeks Away, A Preview Of The Google +1 Button For Websites

VoIP guide: Voice over IP in Australia

If you find yourself groaning every time you open your monthly telephone phone bill, there's a technology that can help you to significantly slash those hefty call costs. Since it first appeared in the mid 1990s, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) has been used by growing numbers of people to avoid pricey phone calls. It does this by sending calls over the internet rather than traditional phone networks.
VoIP guide: Voice over IP in Australia

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Climb Mount Everest From Your Couch

3D maps of Mount Everest is as old as 3D mapping itself. People see a big mountain and want to scale it… in 3D. But there’s now a 3D map of Everest that’s 400 times clearer than before. Details!
Climb Mount Everest From Your Couch

Find Out When Friends Unfriend You On Facebook

You had 389 friends on Facebook yesterday but today that number the decreased to say 387. How do you find out the names of those two souls who have decided to unfriend you on Facebook?
Find Out When Friends Unfriend You On Facebook

Sunday, May 08, 2011

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 9/2011

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 9/2011

8 Captivating Facts About The Air France Flight 447 Mystery

Over two years ago, Air France Flight 447 crashed midway through a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil and Paris, France. It took weeks to find any trace of the Airbus A330 plane, and to this day, investigators are unable to determine with 100% certainty what caused the crash.
8 Captivating Facts About The Air France Flight 447 Mystery

Friday, May 06, 2011

15th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners

With nearly 70 categories, Website entries make up the majority of Webby Awards Winners, Nominees and Honorees. Some are beautiful to look at and interact with. Others are a testament to usability and functionality. And a handful excel across the board. To be selected among the best is an incredible achievement worthy of praise -- and perhaps a little bragging.
15th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners

Watch How Astronauts Use The Toilet In Space

This is how astronauts use the toilet in space. It’s really, really complicated because of that zero-gravity thing! And just like our friend Astronaut Leroy Chiao once told us, there’s a ton of things to worry about before you actually plop down.
Watch How Astronauts Use The Toilet In Space

Have the biggest players dropped the ball on AV Protection?

The latest anti-virus test figures for Windows 7 are out and there are a good few shocks to be seen in the results. In the tests performed by AVTest, BitDefender has leapt from ninth place since last year to 1st place in the chart. Bullguard follows it closely having leapt even further all the way up from 13th place. The top players from last time are now suddenly all doing very badly.
Have the biggest players dropped the ball on AV Protection?

Thursday, May 05, 2011

Inside Fukushima's nuclear plant

The Tokyo Electric Power Company has released footage of the interior of its crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima.
Inside Fukushima's nuclear plant

Apple Addresses iPhone Location Tracking Controversy with iOS Update

Apple has released iOS 4.3.3, which alters how iPhone and 3G iPad devices store and back up a built-in location database cache.
Apple Addresses iPhone Location Tracking Controversy with iOS Update

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

How long does it take to "fingerprint" someone's DNA?

For everybody playing Armchair Conspiracy Theorist (Is there any other kind? I'm not sure.): Molecular biology Ph.D. student, and science blogger, Christie Wilcox confirms that it is, indeed, possible to run a meaningful DNA test in a few hours, or even a few minutes.
How long does it take to "fingerprint" someone's DNA?

White House modifies earlier reports of Bin Laden raid

Early reports from the White House on the details of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden are now confirmed to have been partly inaccurate.
White House modifies earlier reports of Bin Laden raid

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Causes of Death, Australia, 2009

The leading cause of death in Australia in 2009 was heart disease, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). While the proportion of deaths from heart disease has decreased over the past decade, it still accounted for 16.0% of all deaths in 2009, compared with 20.9% in 2000.
Causes of Death, Australia, 2009

Footage From Inside Osama Bin Laden’s Compound Emerges [VIDEO]

Video footage taken from inside the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed has been posted online by ABC News.
Footage From Inside Osama Bin Laden’s Compound Emerges [VIDEO]

Monday, May 02, 2011

Google & The Death Of Osama Bin Laden

Danny Sullivan remembers distinctly how Google reacted during the 9/11 attacks. Miserably, having to resort to using its ad space and special links on its home page to keep people informed, because its results were so out of date. How things have changed, in so many ways.
Google & The Death Of Osama Bin Laden

Google Maps Shows Where Osama Bin Laden Died

Google Maps has been updated with a pinpoint for “Osama bin Laden’s Compound” in northern Pakistan.
Google Maps Shows Where Osama Bin Laden Died

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Is This That Thing You Lost In The Tornado? This Lady Found It.

After the surviving the tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and the rest of Alabama on Wednesday night, Patty Bullion began to notice random photos and documents washing up in her front yard. Figuring they belonged to somebody, she began posting them in a public Facebook group to see if anybody would claim them. They did.
Is This That Thing You Lost In The Tornado? This Lady Found It

Friday, April 29, 2011

Fed up with Yahoo Mail? Here’s your Escape Hatch

Thursday’s Yahoo Mail blackout was the source of a lot of headaches, with some 1.2 million users said to be affected. As of press time, Yahoo’s Wikipedia page has been vandalized (screenshot below) and anecdotal reports continue to pour in from users who haven’t had access to Yahoo Mail for more than 8 hours. For its part, Yahoo is still mum on the exact source of the glitch. Judging from reader feedback on GigaOM, Yahoo’s outage has a lot of people thinking about making the switch to another email client. We’ve scoured the web for the best information on backing up your email or moving to another mail provider.
Fed up with Yahoo Mail? Here’s your Escape Hatch

What Time Is The Royal Wedding? Google Tells You With Special Box

Royal Wedding madness had descended upon Google. Do a search for royal wedding, and you’ll be treated to a special box telling you the time it happens in your location.
What Time Is The Royal Wedding? Google Tells You With Special Box

Weird things people swallow

In the 19th and 20th centuries, laryngologist Chevalier Jackson pioneered new methods to remove weird things that people swallowed, from safety pins, buttons, cigarette butts, and even a toy dog.
Weird things people swallow

Thursday, April 28, 2011

What Birthname Makes You Most Likely To Be CEO? [INFOGRAPHIC]

What’s in a name? Well, according to a new study by LinkedIn, it’s the key to your success. The social network for employment recently did some digging on which names spell job prestige and found that the top CEO names on LinkedIn are “Peter” and “Deborah.”
What Birthname Makes You Most Likely To Be CEO?

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

How to Use the Rule of 72

The rule of 72 is a handy rule used in finance to estimate quickly the time it takes to double a sum of capital given an interest rate, or to estimate the interest rate it takes to double a sum of money within a given amount of time. The rule states that interest percentage times the number of years it takes to double a principal amount of money is approximately equal to 72.
How to Use the Rule of 72

Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

"Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549 as it crash-landed in the Hudson River in January 2009. What went through his mind as the plane went down?"
Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

Why should you care about iOS location tracking?

Over at Wired Gadget Lab, Brian Chen and Mike Isaac have a thoughtful, non-hysterical piece up about the Apple iOS location data gathering issue.
Why should you care about iOS location tracking?

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

RIP Typewriters: Last Manufacturer Closes Its Doors

oining other discarded technologies of late, including the Flip video camera, Kodachrome, and the humble floppy disk is the typewriter, which will no longer be produced anywhere in the world.
The last company on earth to produce the typewriter — Godrej and Boyce — has shut down its production plant in Mumbai, India, according to reports that, fittingly, are making the rounds via the Internet.
RIP Typewriters: Last Manufacturer Closes Its Doors

Chernobyl disaster, 25 year later: commemoration around the world

It's early morning on April 26 in Kiev, Ukraine, where the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened exactly a quarter century ago. On this day in 1986, reactor number four at the plant exploded, setting off a catastrophe that still reverberates well beyond the 30-kilometer exclusion zone.
Chernobyl disaster, 25 year later: commemoration around the world

Monday, April 25, 2011

Amazon to Zappos

Shipping Rates and Free Shipping for Over 50 Top Online Retailers.
Amazon to Zappos: Shipping Rates and Free Shipping for Over 50 Top Online Retailers

Lifehacker’s 2011 Australian Airport Public Transport Guide

You’ve planned carefully to score yourself a cheap airline ticket — why jack up the budget by spending a fortune getting a taxi from the airport? Instead, check out Lifehacker’s comprehensive guide to public transport options for Australian airports.
Lifehacker’s 2011 Australian Airport Public Transport Guide

Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Importance of Drinking Water

In essence, if you washed your dirty dishes with orange soda, they wouldn’t come clean. In fact, they would be sticky and disgusting. Water is required to get the dishes clean. Well, what about the inside of our bodies? If we only drink sugary beverages and never drink water, how will our insides be cleansed?
The Importance of Drinking Water

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 8/2011

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 8/2011

How To Clear A Browser Cache

Before we start with explanations on how to clear a browser cache, we are going to look at the cache briefly. What is it? Why is it there in first place?
How To Clear A Browser Cache

Top 10 Photography Hacks

Your digital camera, whether it's built in to your cellphone or it's a hefty DSLR, is an incredible creative tool. If you've only used it as it comes straight out of the box, however, you're only scratching the surface. Here are our top 10 photography hacks to supercharge your camera.
Top 10 Photography Hacks

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Earth Day Edition

In lieu of awkward, Earth-worshipping gyrations, Mashable brings you their weekly YouTube roundup, the Earth Day edition. Now go recycle something.
Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Earth Day Edition

Late Easter

Easter Sunday occurs unusually early and late in 2011.
Late Easter

Turn a Webcam into a Security Camera with Email Notifications

This DIY project takes an old webcam and converts it into a motion sensitive CCTV camera, complete with email and growl/prowl push notifications.
Turn a Webcam into a Security Camera with Email Notifications

Untrackerd Destroys Your iPhone's Tracking Data

You've probably learned recently that your iPhone is tracking your whereabouts. If you don't like this, Untrackerd is a jailbreak app that can put a stop to the problem.
Untrackerd Destroys Your iPhone's Tracking Data

Convert Web Documents to PDF with Google Docs Viewer

Google Docs has a built-in PDF converter that supports nearly all popular file formats including Office documents, presentations, HTML web pages and more. Simply upload a file to Google Docs and then choose the “Download as PDF” option to convert it into a PDF.
Convert Web Documents to PDF with Google Docs Viewer

Friday, April 22, 2011

The 2011 TIME 100

Meet the most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution. Welcome to this year's TIME 100.
The 2011 TIME 100

iOS devices secretly log and retain record of every place you go, transfer to your PC and subsequent devices

Security researchers presenting at the Where 2.0 conference have revealed a hidden, secret iOS file that keeps a record of everywhere you've been. The record is synched to your PC and subsequently resynched to your other mobile devices. The file is not transmitted to Apple, but constitutes a substantial privacy breach if your PC or mobile device are lost or seized.
iOS devices secretly log and retain record of every place you go, transfer to your PC and subsequent devices

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

10 Marvels Of Underwater Photography By National Geographic

What was the first colour underwater photo, and how was it taken? What exactly was Jacques Cousteau’s influence on the underwater photography field? How were photos taken of the Titanic, 12500 feet below the surface? National Geographic has a fascinating little slideshow of the history of underwater photography, though one question it failed to answer for me is exactly what the photographers say to the fish to get them to smile for the camera. Krill?
10 Marvels Of Underwater Photography By National Geographic

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Unfriend Finder for Facebook

Unfriend Finder is a realtime script that allows you to know wich one of your friends removed you on facebook.
Unfriend Finder

A Guide to Smartphone Manners

A Modest Proposal for a Digital Détente: 10 Rules to Make Sure Smartphones Don’t Make Us Stupid.
A Guide to Smartphone Manners

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Wirelessly Transfer Photos For Free From iPhone To Computer

Transferring pictures from your iPhone to computer can be annoying! Plugging in a cable and waiting for Image Capture to load and then syncing pictures over? Not cool. Apps like Photosync are great (and do two way transfers) but cost money, Wi-Fi Photo Transfer for iPhone is completely free.
Wirelessly Transfer Photos For Free From iPhone To Computer

Friday, April 15, 2011

How to Properly Clean Your Camera Lens [Video]

Everybody is familiar with the most rudimentary of lens cleaning techniques–a swipe with a clean sleeve–but what about giving your lens a thorough and lens-friendly cleaning? This detailed video shows you how to get the cleanest lens around.
How to Properly Clean Your Camera Lens [Video]

Microsoft Safety Scanner, Free On-Demand Virus Scanner

Microsoft has just released a program called Microsoft Safety Scanner, a free on-demand virus scanner for the Windows operating system. The program’s main task is to run a virus scan on a Windows system. The core difference to conventional antivirus software is the fact that it scans the PC but does not add protection to the operating system at the same time.
Microsoft Safety Scanner, Free On-Demand Virus Scanner

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Not Dead Yet: The Ultimate Guide To RSS In 2011

RSS is dead, they say! They, being all of you who now get your news, information and various social updates from one of the many online platforms you subscribe to. But let it be said that all the Twitters, Facebooks and Reddits in the world can’t put a stake through the heart of the undying Really Simple Syndication feed. It’s a powerful part of the information distribution system that makes up the general Web, and its use on the mobile platform is unquestioned: Tablet PCs plus RSS equals sublime.
Not Dead Yet: The Ultimate Guide To RSS In 2011

Excel Transpose Trick

This one minute video shows you how to take a list of items in a column and copy it to a row. It is pretty simple, but when you need it this can really save you a lot of time.
Excel Transpose Trick

A gallery of doctored cosmonaut photos

Wired has a gallery of before-and-after photos showing how the Soviet Union airbrushed some cosmonauts out of history. These are absolutely fascinating, not just because of the uncovered lies—but because what was being lied about turned out to be much less horrible than anybody in the West had guessed.
A gallery of doctored cosmonaut photos

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Watch Jumbo Jet Spin Tiny Jet In JFK Runway Collision

What happens when the world’s largest commercial jet clips the tail of a much smaller plane? Some tarmac turbulence that left the passengers of Comair Flight 6293 spinning.
Watch Jumbo Jet Spin Tiny Jet In JFK Runway Collision

How to Send Pictures from the Digital Camera to your Mobile Phone

Eye-Fi memory cards let you wirelessly transfer pictures from the digital camera to your computer without cables. They are compatible with most digital cameras and, other than transferring pictures to the computer, Eye-Fi cards can also upload photos to sites like Flickr and Facebook straight from the camera.
How to Send Pictures from the Digital Camera to your Mobile Phone

How to Find Thousands of Free Ebooks Online

You’ve got an ebook reader (or a laptop or netbook with ebook reading software) now you just need some free books to put it to good use. Read on as we show you the best places to score free books online.
How to Find Thousands of Free Ebooks Online

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

3 Free Online OCR Tools for Your Paperless Office: Online Collaboration «

One of the reasons that it’s so hard to create a truly paperless office is all the printed materials that you receive, such as invoices, receipts and other documents. You can scan them, of course, but to do anything useful with those scans, you’ll need to use optical character recognition (OCR) software, which can turn the images into text that you can then import into other apps. OCR software can also come in handy when a colleague or client emails you a PDF or image containing text that you’d like to use in another app.
3 Free Online OCR Tools for Your Paperless Office

Monday, April 11, 2011

Battleground trenches unearthed in Gallipoli

Australian archaeologists have located trenches, tunnels and cemeteries in the Gallipoli battlefields of Turkey as part of the first survey of the area since World War I.
Battleground trenches unearthed in Gallipoli

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Problems revealed 50 years after Yuri Gagarin's space flight

The first manned mission to space by any human from planet Earth did not go off without a few hitches. Russia is releasing former secret documents on the fiftieth anniversary of the famous flight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961.
Problems revealed 50 years after Yuri Gagarin's space flight