SO when I heard about Twingr, a site providing users the ability to create their own microblogging community, I rushed over to see what was happening. I was disappointed.
The video tour on the homepage is a nice touch, but pretty standard on many start-ups and doesn’t actually do any convincing as to why I should get on board. Read more
IT SEEMS at the moment that all the major lawsuits are happening in the US of A (naturally), but we should feel free to mention the two cases: Read more
Hulu.com is a great service for watching popular TV shows and movies as they stream to your computer for free… If you live in the United States, that is. International users unfortunately don’t get a slice of the Hulu pie, and it sure is one hell of a tasty pie with shows like Fringe, The Simpsons and The Office available for viewing, plus many more.
Don’t fret just yet, though, because there is an easy way to trick Hulu into thinking your computer is connected to an ISP in the United States, and it doesn’t involve any configuration or mucking around with network settings. Read more
ADELAIDE-based communications company Internode has signed an agreement with Telstra Wholesale that will allow its customers to access Telstra’s ADSL2+ network which comprises of over 1,400 enabled exchanges. Read more
I like to hunt for a bargain, and I know I’m definitely not alone in doing so. I am, however, not a fan of the busy, noisy, hustle and bustle of shoulder-bumping shopping centre madness. I like to check out the deals in store catalogues (a.k.a. junk mail) beforehand, just so I don’t spend the entire day roaming aimlessly around the store. Read more
JUST when you thought The Greens were not quirky enough, visit their leader’s site to be reassured that you weren’t wrong, and visit a dead link:
You’ll be presented with what is known as a LOLCAT and the following (also humorous) information… Read more
Tech Wired Australia episode 101.
Hosts: Ben Grubb & Brent Pudney.
Episode:101
Date: 22/11/2008
Host: Ben Grubb
Co Host: Brent Pudney – http://saltwaterit.com
Streamed @ http://www.live.techwiredau.com 9:00 PM AEDST Wedne
Topics Discussed:
Witnesses set for MySpace suicide trial | ZDNet Government
Film companies sue iiNet ‘for allowing piracy’ – BizTech – Technology
NASA tests ‘interplanetary internet’
Official Google Blog: SearchWiki: make search your own
Official Google Blog: Lively no more
WHO doesn’t love Monty Python? Right you are, everyone loves Monty Python, and possibly even more so now that the famous British TV comedy show has its own YouTube channel. You heard right, an official Monty Python YouTube channel! Read more
Tech Wired Australia episode 100.
Hosts: Ben Grubb & Brent Pudney.
