Monday, December 31, 2007

Annual Cabinet release - National Archives of Australia

On 1 January each year, the National Archives releases the Cabinet records from 30 years before.
Annual Cabinet release - National Archives of Australia

Best Of 2007: Twenty Top 10's of 2007

The top 20 most-viewed Lifehacker Top 10 lists of 2007.
Best Of 2007: Twenty Top 10's of 2007

TSA Cracks Down on Batteries

As of January 1, there are formal rules dealing with lithium batteries on airplanes. If you’re planning air travel in the new year with electronics, here’s what you need to know,
TSA Cracks Down on Batteries

Fun Ways to Live Longer

A healthy lifestyle doesn't have to mean treadmills and salads everyday. Many activities that are fun and pleasurable are also good for you. By understanding how these activities can help you live longer and what to do to get the most benefits, you'll be putting some fun into healthy living.
Fun Ways to Live Longer

22 Items You Need in Your Cleaning Kit

With these inexpensive products and tools, you’ll have everything you need to tackle the whole house.
22 Items You Need in Your Cleaning Kit

Sunday, December 30, 2007

17 home remedies for bites, aches and burns

Home remedies are a staple of natural medicine. They are cheap and fast, often work just as well as a drugstore fix, and may be as near as your spice cabinet, refrigerator or laundry room. To update your arsenal, “Prevention” magazine asked seven experts to share their latest discoveries, from headache panaceas to simple solutions for stiff backs, indigestion, charley horses and more.
17 home remedies for bites, aches and burns

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

Hint: Don't tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life.
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

12 Things To Do Online Before The End Of 2007

2007 is quickly coming to a close, and it’s time to do all of those things you’ve been meaning to do all year long. We’ve put together a checklist to help you along, but we can’t do it all for you, so you best get cracking before another year flies by!
12 Things To Do Online Before The End Of 2007

Saturday, December 29, 2007

AOL Says Goodbye to Netscape Navigator

Netscape Navigator, once the dominant Web browser back in the 1990s, will no longer be supported as of February 1, 2008. In a posting to Netscape’s blog, Tom Drapeau writes:
AOL Says Goodbye to Netscape Navigator

Funny and Creative Animated Videos

The new year is just few days away; however, not all parties are planned, not all presents are packed and not all work is done. If you feel under the weather, bored or overwhelmed by the late shopping or working chaos, it’s just the right time to take a short break and get into the right mood.
Funny and Creative Animated Videos

Friday, December 28, 2007

The technology with impact 2007

The last 12 months have seen plenty of talking points around technology - from the iPhone, to Facebook, the launch of Vista and the XO laptop - but what were the developments, stories or gadgets which had the biggest impact?
The technology with impact 2007

How to Install Third-Party Apps on Your New iPhone or iPod Touch

If a new iPhone or iPod touch found its way under your tree and you just can't wait until Apple officially supports third-party application development to extend its functionality (who can wait until February?), it's time you jailbreak your favorite new portable device.
How to Install Third-Party Apps on Your New iPhone or iPod Touch

Finally, Evonne gets a gong - Tennis

Australia has its first women’s tennis No. 1 — more than three decades after the event.
National treasure Evonne Goolagong Cawley will today receive a bonus prize when she is announced as the retrospective holder of the coveted top ranking for a two-week period in 1976.
Finally, Evonne gets a gong

GPS to Track Alzheimers Sufferers

The UK Alzheimer's Society wants to tag bewildered old folk so they can wander the streets safely.
GPS to Track Alzheimers Sufferers

Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007

Welcome to the first annual Wired News rundown of the year's 10 most important scientific breakthroughs. 2007 was an amazing year for science.
Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007

Reference and News Materials: Benazir Bhutto Assassination

Reference and News Materials: Benazir Bhutto Assassination

Our Nameless Decade: What "Aught" We Call It?

Why don’t we have a suitable name for the first decade of the 21st century? It’s a curious situation: here we are at the end of 2007, and we still lack a commonly accepted term for the current decade.
Our Nameless Decade: What "Aught" We Call It?

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Take Your Best Driver's License Photo Ever

After a recent two-hour sit at the DMV, I watched most people leaving bitter and complaining about the photo on their new driver's license. This reaction to a bad photo isn't surprising, considering you have to live with it for years. These days, you've got to show your driver's license just about every time you use a credit card or fill a prescription. People have commented I always take a good driver's license photo. There's a trick to it and today I will detail the steps I take to get a good pic.
Take Your Best Driver's License Photo Ever

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Internet Anagram Server : Anagram Hall of Fame

Internet Anagram Server : Anagram Hall of Fame

Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Adam’s List

There are a few ways you can go with prediction posts. You can speculate wildly (perhaps a little more fun), make some educated guesses, or, take a look at some trends from the prior year and make some predictions about how they’ll play out when the calendar switches over.
Mashable’s 2008 Predictions: Adam’s List