It's Internet evolution - super-savvy scientists have designed an extremely fast information network capable of downloading data at 10,000 times the speed of a typical broadband connection. CERN has designed the network - The Grid - to cope with the staggering amount of data it's new...
Continue ReadingI know this advert for Air New Zealand's cut-price website grabaseat.co.nz is pretty un-PC, but it sure is funny. From a marketing perspective I think it works: it was memorable, I was entertained and consequently showed it to my friends. Before this advert Air New...
Continue ReadingFashion enthusiasts - including myself - weren't disappointed with the spectacular frocks on display at the Golden Globes. Despite the rain, Hollywood's finest showed off their dazzling style on the red carpet. Some of the stunners were Emily Blunt, Toni Collette, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman,...
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Continue ReadingI have seen so many times lately my peers bragging about how many people they have in their email database and the relatively short time it has taken them to get a database that big. But the question that immediately pops into my head is...
Continue Reading'Tis the season to be jolly, and hundreds of people around Brisbane have certainly proved to be jolly with their magnificant Christmas light displays. I have to admit, going Christmas light looking is one of my favourite annual pastimes. I love not only seeing the...
Continue ReadingI've always been a poster pilferer. I go to gigs and take them from the walls get them signed by the band then frame them. My Skunkhour poster from The Go tour is my pride and joy. My best friend recounts and experience of regret...
Continue ReadingBeing a fan of nicely done stop-motion, I came across this video clip in a recent youtube browse. Not only is the effect beautiful and perfectly achieved, the song is pretty catchy too. To the untrained eye, the production just looks like a cool music...
Continue ReadingThe web has become an interesting melting pot of application design and development. Before the web, applications were held captive by the terrible desktop. They could only be installed by manhandling multiple 3.5 inch hard disks or CD's that would end up with more track-marks than...
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