Quaint, hopeful and at times creepily accurate. This story with Walter Kronkite is just fascinating, as a historical artifact, and also to see just how many of these ideas actually came to fruition and how far beyond these simple ways of living we have come. "The domestication of the computer is upon us". And what a…
Continue reading ➞ Walter Kronkite: The Promise of the 21st Century’s Bounty (1967)
Are you lonely and nostalgic for all of the crappy, interminably slow and dull-as-dishwater computers that you have possessed in the past. If you answered yes then enter into the timewarp that is the Vintage Restart Page. This features all of the crappy clip art graphics and quaintly exaggerated shadowing on buttons that you have…
The working world is over-saturated with terms like productivity, life hacking and multi-tasking which are all designed to supposedly optimise your professional and personal life. If you aren't getting the most out of 24 hours a day you can call on the services of a life coach to put your A into G. Cloud based…
Continue reading ➞ I’m doing work: why the cult of productivity can cause mediocrity
Sometimes on Reddit you can accidentally venture into the far reaches of the internet and discover a whole new way of looking at the world. Such was my journey this evening when I found Reddit's Deep Dream Images page. Not a somnambulist's journal, but rather a foray into machine learning where intelligent computers on a…
Continue reading ➞ Do androids dream of electric sheep? No…it seems they dream of sushi!
Histography is a visually stunning interactive online timeline that spans across 14 billion years of history, from the Big Bang to 2015. Taking data from Wikipedia, the site updates automatically and orders events using an algorithm. It's like Wikipedia just with more engaging and interactive audiovisual specs and beautiful typography. The interface allows for users…
Continue reading ➞ Interactive History Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
If you're in a bind, bored of simply tired of the same old mediocre crap in your regular channels or news feeds, then check out this ingenious little tool. This lookup tool allows you to get acquainted with useful websites that offer helpful skills and solutions that are universally handy for anyone. Click to explore…
These are two handy infographics will help you to grab hold of whatever is playing on your mind and master it with mindfulness tactics. In the modern world of constant digital distractions, it's important to remember to breathe, go inwards and find an inner stillness as a salve for the chaos in our daily lives. These two…
Continue reading ➞ Two terrific infographics for grounding yourself in reality, right now
According to Author Sue Thomas who wrote the book Technobiophilia: Nature and Cyberspace there's an intimate relationship between the language we use online: clouds, rivers, streams, viruses, and bugs and the way that we use our devices to reconnect with nature. According to Thomas, technobiophilia is the ‘innate attraction to life and lifelike processes as they appear…
Continue reading ➞ Technobiophilia and why our digital lives don’t need to be frantic
One tricky situation which often faces wine drinkers and curry lovers is, which wine goes well with which curry? There is such a kaleidoscope of vibrant flavours in Indian dishes. So it may seem challenging to find a wine to complement rather than destroy the flavour of the food. Here's some practical advice for pairing Indian…
Let me start off by saying - this is not a sponsored post. This is me wanting to gush about Lush and their superb Charity Pot body lotion. As promised I am going to write about ethical, cruelty free products. This one really takes the cake. Compared to other vibrantly coloured and perfumed products in…
Continue reading ➞ Cruelty Free Product Review: The Charity Pot (How to Gush About Lush)
Albert Robida was born in 1848 and died in 1926. A French illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist, he came up with some creepily accurate predictions about World War II and also how our world would look like in the 21st Century. He wrote a futuristic trilogy in the same vein as Jules Verne Of…
Continue reading ➞ Creepily Correct Predictions Circa 1880 About the World in the 21st Century
The Sea Chair is an ingenious and clever response to a growing encumberance that's carried by our oceans - floating rubbish. Studio Swine and Kieren Jones have merged traditional fishing practices, industry and synthetic materials to fabricate a chair made from discarded plastic on-board of an old fishing vessel and using a custom-made seapress. The…
Continue reading ➞ The Sea Chair: Oceanic Imposters Turned Into Elegant Art
Following on from my previous article the other week about home decorating for tired old rental flats, this article focuses on how to decorate to maximise floor space in a small flat. Even if you live in a spacious unit or home, it's always handy to know how to make the most out of a…
Continue reading ➞ How To Jazz Up An Itty Bitty Flat On An Itty Bitty Budget (Part 2)
It's 2015 baby! Is it time to dust away the cobwebs and start on that new regimen of lifestyle changes? Is it? I don't put much stock in new year's resolutions. Any day is a good day to begin the rest of your life. Without getting all Dr. Phil on your ass, here are some…
A key take-away at this year's Digital Cream in Sydney was about content. It's the buzzword of the past few years in digital marketing circles. The hunger for content pervades every business and it outpaces agencies' ability to create it. Key Take-away: The Challenge of Sourcing Commercial Content In order to meet demand for content, many…
Continue reading ➞ Content Is Big Business, The Challenge Is Knowing Who Can Create It
A playlist can have magical import upon your creative output. Here's some music styles that have helped me for writing, creating, sorting and doing the more mundane but necessary tasks in daily life. A few tips on selection 1. Seek out music that's unobtrusive and doesn't command all of your attention. It should overall be…
Continue reading ➞ How to find the right music for coding, writing or any other absorbing activity
Technology is rapidly accelerating and changing beyond all recognition every few years. So the healthcare industry mustn't only keep up, it must be at the forefront of these changes. Doctors and medical practitioners everywhere would do well to stay on the pulse of these changes. So here's everything you need to know about technology for…
Continue reading ➞ Healthcare Marketing Tools to Revolutionise Your Healthcare Business
As the problem-solving ability of technology becomes ever more sophisticated, are we losing our ability to discern between vital and trivial problems? Seemingly insignificant problems are elevated in importance, while more serious problems down-played or ignored. This modern day conundrum is lampooned well in a meme floating around about First World Problems. It's Not A…
