Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta Whitepaper

This white paper presents an overview of Windows Vista SP1 and the improvements it contains.
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta Whitepaper

The World’s Most Shark-Infested Beaches

Planning a vacation?
The World’s Most Shark-Infested Beaches

14 Great Programs You Didn't Even Know You Needed

It's the little things that frustrate. No need to endure the same tiresome annoyances and petty, repetitious tasks because you don't know that something better lies just over the next download. Don't assume that what you have is as good as it gets.
14 Great Programs You Didn't Even Know You Needed

Coping with the Common Cold

These five suggestions are intended to help you cope with the common cold. They will provide some comfort, and they may reduce the lengthy time the common cold usually takes to run its course.
Coping with the Common Cold

Filter By File Type in Windows Explorer with QT ToolBar

Windows only: Freeware application QT ToolBar adds quite a few file manipulation and filtering techniques to Windows Explorer. With QT ToolBar you can enter a specific file extension and select all similar files in bulk.
Filter By File Type in Windows Explorer with QT ToolBar

Polar bears feel heat of climate change

The world's polar bear population could be reduced by two-thirds within 50 years if predictions of melting sea ice hold true, a new report says.
Polar bears feel heat of climate change

Australia impatiently awaits iPhone launch

Apple will not be selling its iPhone in Australia till early 2008 but an increasing number of hacks and cracks, which allow the phone to be used on local networks, have allowed the wealthy few to get their hands on a device that has already become a top seller in the US.
Australia impatiently awaits iPhone launch

Australia's Oldest Printed Document Returns Home

The Canadian Prime Minister has presented the National Library with the oldest surviving document printed in Australia.
Australia's oldest printed document returns home

Where the Grass is Greener

With low crime, little threat from instability or terrorism and a highly developed transport and communications infrastructure, Canada and Australia are home to the most liveable destinations in the world. Four of the ten most liveable cities surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit are in Australia, and two of the top five are Canadian. Vancouver is the most attractive destination, with a liveability index of just 1.3% and Melbourne is second at 1.8%.
Where the Grass is Greener

Tennis balls: Little. Yellow. Useful.

Many household items have earned a spot in the ultimate do-it-yourself toolbox: duct tape, vinegar, lemon juice, aluminum foil, wire hangers; but there's one multi-task tool that many people might overlook: the tennis ball.
Tennis balls: Little. Yellow. Useful.

Education News, Sep 2007

This newsletter from ABS Education Services highlights the latest curriculum related teaching resources, student activities and statistical tools that have been developed by ABS Education Services as well as other ABS resources that are useful for schools.
Education News, Sep 2007

Ecoregions prioritised for Conservation, in the Arctic

Ecoregions represent large areas with geographically characteristic fauna, flora and climate - both marine and terrestrial. This graphic presents the ecoregion definitions identified by the World Wildlife Fund and associated experts, and specifically those ecoregions that have been designated as priority areas (Global 200 database) for conservation. This means that these ecoregions represent unique biodiversity characteristics, and also that there is a threat from human activities.
Ecoregions prioritised for conservation, in the Arctic

10 Ways Your Resume Irks Hiring Managers

Job seekers do themselves a disservice when they send out resumes with more information than they need. Most employers don't have the time or patience to sift through the irrelevant details. Here are 10 things your resume could do without:
10 Ways Your Resume Irks Hiring Managers

13 Step Method For Buying A Car

It works only if you truly are willing to walk away...and then refuse to bend when they try to put you off or change the terms. Stay civil, do not let any emotion in.
13 Step Method For Buying A Car While Controlling The Sale And The Price

21 Ways to Add More Hours to the Day

A twenty five hour day isn’t coming any time soon. As long as your feet stay planted on the ground here, twenty four is all you’re going to get. However, with a bit of skill you can squeeze out a couple more hours to add to your day. Here’s how:
21 Ways to Add More Hours to the Day

How to Recover from a Fumble at Work

Let’s be honest: we all make the occasional mistake at work. Some of us, more than others.
Some people say things “fell through the cracks” or they “dropped the ball”. Whatever you call it, making a mistake at work is a stressful, frustrating experience. Yes, it happens to all of us from time to time. The important thing to remember is that mistakes can not simply be ignored. They must be dealt with.
How to Recover from a Fumble at Work

Secrets & Features of iTunes 7.4

Coinciding with yesterday’s major product announcement, Apple has now also released its latest version of iTunes. This new version provides the necessary device support for the new iPod nano, iPod classic, and iPod touch, as well as a number of other new features.
Secrets & Features of iTunes 7.4

12 Things to Do with Coca Cola

Coca Cola (the real one) is not only great to drink, it also has many uses around the home.
This list of uses was tested on ordinary, original Coca Cola, not the diet kind, or any of the variations there are available.
12 Things to Do with Coca Cola

Dumb Bank Robber

09-06-2007 Little Rock , Arkansas
Security cam shows a man walking into a bank and handing a note to the teller that said this is a robbery , give me the money. What the robber didn't notice was a Police officer "in uniform" to his left.
Dumb Bank Robber Video

So True...