Tag: From my reader

– This stuff is similar in origin to Kopi Luwak – but the guys from the Heritage Tea Rooms don’t think it’s quite as nice.

– More RLSHs

– And another one…

– Another best of round up of a pretty handy blog – The Simple Dollar. A guide to living well within your means.

– The best thing about holidays is nap time.

– Some people like to take all the fun out of life by drinking low fat decaf soy lattes… which to me is one way of saying “can I have some coffee flavoured water please”… here’s a pocket caffeine test for those thinking the barista might be sparking said order with some of the heavy stuff.

– Rebranding can be painful. So much work goes into what is such an insignificant insignia in the long term. Nobody really pays attention to a logo – they’re more interested in the services you provide. And yet a good logo can be a vital part of your brand. Catch 22. This website offers an instant logo. Free. They do one a day. Painless rebranding.

– “Kiva enables you to make small $25 or above loans to an individual or small group of individuals in a developing country. They use these small loans (aggregated to about $200-$400) to finance a food stall, repair shop, hair salon, sewing machine, new cash crop, etc. When they pay it back to you in about 11 months, you can then re-lend it to another person of your choice.”brbrThis is the kind of thing that harnesses the power of Web 2.0 and peer-to-peer stuff for good rather than for whatever Facebook harnesses it for…

– More goodness from six revisions. I hope that link text doesn’t get broken by this rss import.

– When my holidays are over and I’m back at work looking to do something with my blog I’ll probably install a few of these plug-ins. I like plug-ins. I don’t know if you’ve noticed the “related posts” list at the bottom of each post’s page but it’s pretty clever. There are a few great links at the bottom of this article too listing Firefox plug ins and Windows software for making blogging easy. Does anyone who reads me use Twitter?

– Why do even the best restaurants serve dishwater coffee?

– I lt;3 emulators.

– One of the dilemmas we face when going on holidays is feeding the fish… here’s a real time internet based fish feeder.

– Another Christian response to the “clean feed”. Another chance for Senator Conroy to show just how little he understands about his portfolio.

– Driscoll on Santa… I guess for the WWMDD camp this settles the debate…

– This is my project for 2009.

– Wii is dangerous – not only can you destroy your shiny TV, or deliver a stunning backhand to an unsuspecting husband while he sits on the beanbag… they’re also proving to be a health hazard while making you healthy…

– Some of these could be worth a non work time watch. This blog is worth checking out – he’s committed to writing 22 word posts.

– If you’re looking for a cricket fix between now and Boxing Day – and anyone wanting to compile video evidence that Ponting is the worst Australian Cricket Captain since federation – this could be for you.

– I wonder if this gives credence to my parent’s theory the cheap wine in the microwave = good wine.

– The death of the business card – in tacky “hello kitty” inspired design form.

– A website recommendation tool with possibly dire consequences…br”The uses for this are many: if you’re on YouTube, and want to see the video that most people went and viewed after the one you’re currently loving, Fast Forward can help you find your next favorite video. On Flickr, let Fast Forward take you through popular images, based on the one you’re looking at.”

– Sputtr’s search service sounds vaguely useful. It features a keyboard like layout of major search engines, blog hosts, auction/shopping sites, social media, image, video, dictionaries and encyclopedias… and you can jump from one to the other with just the click of a few buttons.

– Find your next airport thriller with WhichBook.

– Useful tool for web design – or anytime you need to impress someone with the RGB colour value of their skin.

– Another cloud computing storage option – and some comparisons – from lifehacker.

– There are so many applications for this service that would get me in trouble that it’s almost worth ignoring. Still, someone else may be able to use it for good not evil.

– Boing Boing’s guide to gadgetry.

– Some summer projects courtesy of Lifehacker.

– If you’re like me, and enjoy a spot of garage sailing, you may have picked up a cheap piece of electronic gadgetry – affectionately known as “garbage”. Well garbage no more – now you can find the manual and figure out just how that gizmo should work.

– foodista = the wikipedia of recipes

– Some great free fonts from Six Revisions – a design focused web design site that keeps putting out excellent lists of where to find fonts, code, pictures and background images from all over the web.

– Seth Godin on copywriting and coffee – two subjects dear to my heart.