Man Hysterically Fails at Explaining Klout to His Boss [VIDEO]

In this 3D animation, a man amusingly describes Klout to his boss during a performance review. The overly excited employee mentions “free stuff” (a.k.a. Klout Perks) and explains how he’s influential about social media, popcorn and Justin Bieber, who has the highest Klout score in the world.
Man Hysterically Fails at Explaining Klout to His Boss [VIDEO]

Beautiful video of the demolition of the Alaskan Way viaduct at night

3ric Johanson of Hackerbot Labs shot this beautiful video. He says it "shows the upper deck of the viaduct being demolished by massive jackhammers, while a brave construction worker sprays water to keep the dust down. It looks like we should expect an alien to come jumping out of this video at any moment."
Beautiful video of the demolition of the Alaskan Way viaduct at night

Ultra PDF Merger, Join Multiple PDF Documents

Sometimes you may download or create multiple pdf documents that you may want to merge into one document. Maybe you have used a program like WinScan2PDF that turns scans into pdf files or Joliprint which turns web pages into pdf documents, or you are receiving reports in pdf format regularly. If you end up with multiple pdf files you may want to join them together to improve the accessibility of said files.
Ultra PDF Merger, Join Multiple PDF Documents

Births, Australia, 2010

It's been another record year for Australian births, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. A total of 297,900 births were registered in Australia in 2010, the highest number of births ever registered in a calendar year. Of these, 16,100 births were registered where at least one parent was an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person.
Births, Australia, 2010

The 7 Lifestyle Changes That Can Add A Decade To Your Life

Cardiologist Dr Clyde Yancy has compiled a list of the seven main lifestyle changes that lead to a longer lifespan and while they’re mostly common sense, adapting all of the strategies to your own behaviour can add nearly a decade of healthy years to your lifespan.
The 7 Lifestyle Changes That Can Add A Decade To Your Life

Where oh where did the satellite crash?

The defunct German satellite ROSAT came plunging back to Earth early on Sunday, October 23, 2011, but we’re not really sure where pieces of it landed after surviving its dramatic descent through Earth's atmosphere.
Where oh where did the satellite crash?

10 Years Of Australia’s Fires As Seen From Space

NASA’s latest visualisation tracks fires across the planet and their effect on vegetation as they go. It’s frightening and yet hypnotic viewing. Imagine, if you will, a terribly serious documentary about fire. Inevitably, a stern toned man would pipe up about how fire was man’s first tool, and at the same time one of his deadliest foes. Fires can be warming, but they can also be devastating, and Nasa’s visualisation of the world’s fires makes for compelling but disturbing viewing.
10 Years Of Australia’s Fires As Seen From Space

The 20 Best Windows 7 Start Menu and Taskbar Tips and Tricks

If you have moved from Windows XP to Windows 7, it might take some time to get used to the new Start menu and Taskbar. Here is a list of useful tips to help you make the most of each.
The 20 Best Windows 7 Start Menu and Taskbar Tips and Tricks

Hide iOS 5′s Newsstand App In A Folder With This Trick

f you don’t like the Newsstand app in iOS 5 and want to hide it, you’ll realise you can’t just put it into a folder like a normal app. With a bit of quick swiping, though, you can.
Hide iOS 5′s Newsstand App In A Folder With This Trick

Get Your External IP Address With A Quick Search For ‘IP’

Need to get your network’s external IP address on the quick — say for a quick round of port forwarding testing? You could head to your router’s admin page, but that’s kind of a hassle. You could point your browser to a single-purpose website like WhatIsMyIP.com. Or, even better, you can just search for IP. If you’re using Google or DuckDuckGo, those search engines will return your IP address above their top result. Handy!
Get Your External IP Address With A Quick Search For ‘IP’

The Best To-Do App For iPhone

If you thought there were tons of to-do app options for Mac, meet the iPhone. You could fill pages with all your different choices. We’ve tested plenty and Wunderlist was an easy favourite thanks to its focused feature set, great syncing capabilities, cross-platform support, good looks and $0 price tag.
The Best To-Do App For iPhone

The How-To Geek Guide to Getting Started with LastPass

It’s all too easy to get sloppy with your password security as the number of accounts and accompanying passwords pile up. It’s time to start letting LastPass generate and manage your stable of secure passwords.
The How-To Geek Guide to Getting Started with LastPass

How Science Can Teach You To Easily Spot A Liar

We’ve mentioned a few ways to detect liars, but Pamela Meyer has discovered just about all of them. She’s taken a look at the most common behaviours of liars, scientifically, and shares her expertise on how to detect them.
How Science Can Teach You To Easily Spot A Liar

iPhone 4S: Siri Politely Answers 10 Absurd Questions [PICS]

What happened when we put the iPhone 4S’s (somewhat) intelligent agent Siri on the spot, asking her absurd questions? You’d be surprised.
iPhone 4S: Siri Politely Answers 10 Absurd Questions [PICS]

Horrific Crash Of A Chinese Fighter Jet Captured On Video

A Chinese FBC-1 fighter jet plane was performing at an air show until things went horrifically wrong. The fighter jet started spiralling out of control and then plunged straight down, crashing into the ground and exploding on impact.
Horrific Crash Of A Chinese Fighter Jet Captured On Video

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 19/2011

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 19/2011

5 Hidden Gems in iOS 5

This week we’ve given iOS 5 the in-depth treatment and highlighted 10 of our favorite features — and we’re still not done exploring everything the new iOS 5 has to offer.
5 Hidden Gems in iOS 5

Household Wealth and Wealth Distribution, Australia, 2009-10

This publication presents estimates of the assets, liabilities, net worth and other characteristics of households and persons resident in private dwellings in Australia, compiled from the 2009-10 Survey of Income and Housing (SIH). It includes estimates of the distribution of net worth across the population.
Household Wealth and Wealth Distribution, Australia, 2009-10

Bargaining 101: How to get lower prices on everything

Bargaining, “wheeling and dealing” or just getting a deal—whatever you call it, it isn’t always easy to find exactly the item or service you want, and then ask for a lower price. Our American culture often views this sort of thing as the move of a cheapskate, or disrespectful/distrustful of the merchant and his or her pricing.
Bargaining 101: How to get lower prices on everything

Use WolframAlpha As a Secure Password Generator

Need a secure password and you’re away from your favorite password management app? WolframAlpha, the mathematical search engine, can generate a customizable secure password for you on the fly.
Use WolframAlpha As a Secure Password Generator