Cricket Australia Launches YouTube Channel

If wall-to-wall TV broadcasts of cricket over summer aren't enough for you, Cricket Australia has the solution: its own YouTube channel for even more leather-and-willow goodness. The channel's currently dominated by background information on current players and recent activities, but Cricket Australia is promising more archive footage in the future.
Cricket Australia Launches YouTube Channel

The World From Above: The Beauty Of Aerial Photography

Aerial photography offers a drastically different perspective than the one you get from shooting on the ground. It includes photographs taken from aircraft, helicopters, balloons, rockets, kites, skydives, etc. It can be a rewarding, challenging and enriching experience. It can produce unique shots that look different than any other ground shot you have ever taken. Scenic flights can give you some great, memorable photos.
The World From Above: The Beauty Of Aerial Photography

Over 238 000 people were killed by catastrophes in 2008

Preliminary Swiss Re sigma estimates that over 238 000 people were killed by catastrophes in 2008, insured losses soar to USD 50 billion.
Over 238 000 people were killed by catastrophes in 2008

24 Most Underrated Websites of 2008

Over the past year we’ve reviewed sites from just about every cross-section of the web. And yet, so many ground breaking new services haven’t received the recognition they deserve: we aim to set that straight.
24 Most Underrated Websites of 2008

10 ways to achieve financial success

In scary times like these it’s all too easy to forget the financial basics. The other day, Patricia Q. Brennan, a certified financial planner and professor emerita at Rutgers University, who has been teaching women about personal finance for almost 40 years, gave a talk on the 10 essential things women need to do. We think her advice applies just as well to that other gender.
10 ways to achieve financial success, even now

Nine Creative Ways to Utilize Leftovers from Common Meals

One of the best ways to really extract the value from a meal is to utilize every bit of the leftover food instead of merely throwing it away. Not only does this reduce waste, it also drastically reduces the cost per meal in your household, and over the long term, that can add up to a lot of money.
Nine Creative Ways to Utilize Leftovers from Common Meals

The Best and Worst Places to Stash Cash in Your Home

The current economy has many people considering a simpler method of financial security – cold, hard cash. And while we all agree that a buck has value, it is also a bit vulnerable when not hidden properly. Forget the $3000 hi-tech safe, and stick with these affordable tricks.
The Best and Worst Places to Stash Cash in Your Home

Living in the Future: The Dangers of Overplanning

Everywhere on and off the web, people talk about the benefits of planning. Plans help you define your goals, help you determine what tasks are needed and when you need to do them. And plans help you stay on track when distractions set in. So, what’s not to love about plans?
Living in the Future: The Dangers of Overplanning

A visit to the coldest town on Earth

Founded by Mongols in the time of Ghengis Kahn, the town of Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited place on earth.
A visit to the coldest town on Earth

David Pogue's Best Photography Tricks

Tech columnist David Pogue pulls out "The Best Photography Tricks of All Time" for anyone shooting digital, including the crafty use of a lampshade.
Digital Photography: David Pogue's Best Photography Tricks

Digital camera Ratings: Good choices for every budget

What could possibly make a compact worth considering for $500 or so? Three such cameras—the Canon PowerShot G10, $470, Panasonic DMC-LX3, $500, and Nikon Coolpix P6000, $450—are loaded with special features.
Digital camera Ratings: Good choices for every budget

The scientific guide to gift wrapping

Need to squash all your presents into the smallest parcel possible? Here's how...
The scientific guide to gift wrapping

Make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost

Over on Instructables, Belsey shows how to make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost.
Make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost

30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences

We all know that first impressions are important, right? Well, the same goes for film. The opening title sequence of a film is that film’s opportunity to make a good first impression on you, the viewer. A well-crafted title sequence introduces the audience to the tone and theme of the film as well as the cast and crew.
30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences

Blackstump Australia Issue 47 - December 21, 2008

This weeks latest new family friendly sites from The Black Stump...the final issue for 2008 - see you in early January!!!
Blackstump Australia Issue 47 - December 21, 2008

FilePhile: Free Unlimited File Transfer

Secure Unlimited File Transfers. Any Computer, Any File, Any Size, Anywhere With Professional Grade Encryption.
FilePhile: Free Unlimited File Transfer

Most Popular DIY Projects of 2008

When it comes to saving time and money, sometimes the best approach means rolling up your sleeves and doing it yourself. Check out the best DIY projects featured here in 2008 and beyond.
Most Popular DIY Projects of 2008

Baby Blogging: 8 Trendy Tools Compared

When baby needs to blog, and in this day and age it seem almost a life necessity with babies twittering from the cradle, where does mommy turn for a child and parent-friendly site for micro and macro baby publishing?
Baby Blogging: 8 Trendy Tools Compared

21 Sites To Find Out What’s Hot Online

Is it important for you to stay informed of daily news? Do you try to always be up-to-date with what people are talking about throughout the world? If “yes” is the answer to both of the questions, then today’s post on how to spot internet hot trends is right for you!
21 Sites To Find Out What’s Hot Online

What is Gibberish to One is an Etymology to Another

Gibberish is an undignified word, and this is the reason we have difficulties in discovering its origin.
What is Gibberish to One is an Etymology to Another