May 19 2015
It all started with a four year old having a melt down and resulted in a broken pair of Oakley frames. Not good. At nearly $300 to replace them (just the frames that is), I recalled having previously seen the website Sneaking Duck and figured that now might be the perfect time to try them […]
Jan 3 2015
The Apple Watch is going to be one of 2015’s most eagerly anticipated products, that and the HoverBoard. At Apple’s launch event the news was that the Watch would arrive in early 2015 which of course leads to lots of speculation about when this date will actually be. However for Australian Apple fans there may be […]
Dec 30 2014
My prediction for 2015 is that it is going to be the year that podcasting finally takes off in a more mainstream way. I’ve been an avid podcast listener for several years and now my regular podcast collection has pretty much covered my commute to and from work. What follows is ten of my regular […]
Nov 15 2014
Last weekend we came to learn about a Western Australian based organisation called Transform Cambodia, dedicated to improving the lives of street children and their families in Cambodia. We felt compelled to gift and help. [map address=”Phnom Penh, Cambodia” width=”100%” height=”150px” zoom=”15″ ] Seeing those images from somewhere else in the world of children in […]
Jun 8 2013
The name The National Media Museum has never really stuck with me. I’ll always know it as the National Museum of Photography Film and Television or the NMPFTV. It’s a simply fantastic museum set in the heart of Bradford and is soon approaching it’s 30th Birthday. [map address=”National Media Museum, Bradford, UK” width=”100%” height=”150px” zoom=”15″ […]
May 14 2013
The 15th and 16th May marks the Third Perth Events show at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The first was a little confusing because I don’t think anyone really knew who would turn up and take a look around. Each year the show has gone from strength to strength. Visit the show website to pre-register […]
Apr 20 2013
A few months ago I was recommended to download a free app called Waze. I took me a while to get round to it but I was intrigued to find out that this was a crowd sourced GPS application with live traffic reporting. How did Waze perform in Perth? Apple Maps had issues in […]
Dec 31 2012
It’s New Year’s Eve (or Old Year’s Night as my mother calls it!) and we’re knocking on the door of 2013. Residents and visitors alike are often disappointed at Perth’s lack of major fireworks event to see in the new year. Why is that? In the UK it’s certainly not an expectation that every city […]
Dec 24 2012
Some time ago so the story goes a printing error resulted in Children accidentally calling NORAD to speak to Santa. This somewhat fortuitous error led to a great collaboration between NORAD and Father Christmas and enable the children of the world to find out where the magical sleigh was on it’s travels around the world. […]
Dec 23 2012
Philips Hue Product Review Quick update – The Hue has now made it onto the Australia Apple Store. See below for more. About a month ago now Philips launched a new product on the market in conjunction with Apple. A real game changer in the home automation market. Full colour changing LED lighting controlled by […]
