8 Reasons to Drink More Water

It's old news by now that we don't really need to drink eight glasses of water per day. Nobody really knows where the "8 x 8 Rule" originated, and most researchers agree it isn't supported by science. But don't put down that bottle or cup yet; there are still plenty of reasons to keep well hydrated, and water is the best option.
8 Reasons to Drink More Water

How To Avoid Mistakes With Apostrophes

You don’t have to wander very far on the Internet before you encounter examples of apostrophes being used in entirely the wrong way. Here’s a basic guide to making sure you’re not responsible for howlers like “The problem with it’s design is that it let’s you send a message too easily”.
How To Avoid Mistakes With Apostrophes

Smishing: scary new malware scam

A new security risk has crept into the world of online shopping, and it combines the trickery of phishing scams with the ease and availability of text messages.
Smishing: scary new malware scam

33 More Entertaining 404 Error Pages

Landing on an error paging while surfing the Internet is usually an unpleasant experience, but some web designers add a bit of sunshine to the world with their quirky 404 error pages.
33 More Entertaining 404 Error Pages

Record flooding devastates Victoria

Dozens of Victorian towns are preparing for record-breaking flood peaks, after communities were swamped by swollen rivers yesterday. So far 13,000 properties across Victoria have been flooded and 3,000 people have been forced to abandon their homes.
Record flooding devastates Victoria

Use Spaces In Your Windows Password For Extra Security

Your Windows password is your first line of defence against someone getting deeper into your system. It’s not uncrackable, but you can make it tougher by adding a space — which, oddly enough, Windows is cool with.
Use Spaces In Your Windows Password For Extra Security

Fast Food Calories Is a Pocket Nutrition Guide and Tracker for Fast Food

Fast Food Calories is a pocket guide and tracker to help you stay on top of how much crap you're eating.
Fast Food Calories Is a Pocket Nutrition Guide and Tracker for Fast Food

Amateurs capture Brisbane flood devastation

Queensland residents have been posting amateur footage of the flood damage online.
Amateurs capture Brisbane flood devastation

Scam Alert! Ten Signs to Avoid

Imagine if you had little or no ethics or morality at all. You live under the belief that if you lie and misrepresent right to a person’s face and they believe it, they deserve to have their money taken from them for being so stupid.
Scam Alert! Ten Signs to Avoid

Brisbane's history of flooding

Brisbane is no stranger to flooding. As the maps below show, there's a grim inevitability to the floods occurring in the Australian city this week - but a review of dam capacity suggests that the flood risk might lessen in future.
Brisbane's history of flooding

Brisbane and Ipswich flood photos

Brisbane and Ipswich flood photos from the ABC.
Queenslanders survey flood damage

Queensland drenched - - Flood Photos

Floods have ravaged Queensland, inundating properties and isolating towns. Photo gallery from the ABC.
Queensland drenched - Flood Photos

10 iPhone Apps for Music Lovers

Everyone knows about Pandora, Last.fm and Spotify, but the following 10 apps, which have mostly flown under the radar, deserve props for making it easier for us to enjoy the music we love.
10 iPhone Apps for Music Lovers

The Australian Floods: a photo gallery

Flood water in Australia's third-biggest city peaked below feared catastrophic levels on Thursday but Brisbane and other devastated regions face years of rebuilding and even the threat of fresh floods in the weeks ahead.
The Australian Floods: a photo gallery

Queensland flood waters threaten Great Barrier Reef

Flood waters in Brisbane reached a 4.46-metre peak at 5.30 am local time today - lower than the 5.2-metre peak predicted earlier this week. By noon, the Bureau of Meteorology reported that the Brisbane river was at 3.91 metres and steady. But with an offshore cyclone now forecast, Reuters reports that further floods are feared - and Brisbane already faces a clean-up operation that may last for months, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Queensland flood waters threaten Great Barrier Reef

You Could Run A Marathon On The World’s Longest Bridge

The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge took four years, 10,000 workers, and more than $US8 billion to construct, numbers that sound big at first but are actually shockingly low given the scale of the project. The previous record-holder, Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, is all of 4.8km shorter.
You Could Run A Marathon On The World’s Longest Bridge

Disaster Relief

Welcome to the Register of Goods and Services Donations for those affected by the Queensland flood disaster.
Disasterrelief

Brisbane from the air

A bird's-eye view of Brisbane reveals a vast landscape of water as flood levels peak.
Brisbane from the air

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 2/2011

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 2/2011

10 Things Your Mom Said That Were Actually Right

It’s natural for young people to go through a period of doubting what their parents say and to lack the perspective to see the truth in the things they told us. But as we mature and grow older, we can look back on what our mothers (and other elders) told us and appreciate how right they were.
10 Things Your Mom Said That Were Actually Right