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Online Dating: Everything You Want To Know (SP)

May 20, 2013 in Dating, Featured, Marriage, Relationships, Technology

This post is sponsored by eHarmony Australia I was recently given the opportunity to interview Sarah Mason, PR and Brand Manager at eHarmony Australia. Being unfamiliar with dating websites myself, I met the Viking through my brother, I thought I’d turn it over to you guys, our readers, to find out what you wanted to know. Here’s what Sarah had to say. Hi Sarah! It’s fantastic to have this opportunity to ask you a few questions my readers have always wondered. Great to speak with you. So tell me, what rate of success do you have? eHarmony has been available [...]

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My Top 5 Board Games

May 14, 2013 in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Technology

For many years the phrase “board games” has immediately reverted me back to childhood with memories of Monopoly-fuelled rage and overturned games of Connect 4. The inevitable realisation that everyone you know is actually a complete twat, and no one ever gives you a break when you’re not as good at games as anyone else. OK, so maybe that was just me. The point is, I hated board games. With the exception of Canasta and Guess Who, I perpetually avoided playing games of any kind as I knew myself well enough to know I was bound to take it personally when [...]

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Forget the Digital Divide, The Digital Bulldozer is coming

May 6, 2013 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Music, News, Politics, Technology

I am worried about radio in the country. Not the WHOLE country, mind you, just the parts of it politicians don’t visit unless something is wet, burnt or wind blown, i.e. “the country”. What worries me is digital radio. In cities digital radio may be a wonderful thing, more choices, better quality, I hear you may even be able to pause a live broadcast. Wonderful things. What I am worried about is the thing that radio was meant to be for – getting across information. A few years ago, a lot of “regional” stations were bought up by radio networks. [...]

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Fiction: Mrs Keaton’s Microwave

April 18, 2013 in Fiction, Technology

Somewhere in the near future: Suburbia It wasn’t unusual for Mrs Keaton to be awoken by the sound of her children’s voices, but this morning they sounded shrill and panicked. “Mummy, Mummy, the microwave is gone.” “And the Fridge.” “And the TV.” Mrs Keaton rubbed the sleep from her eyes. “What do you mean they’re gone?” “Mummy, they’re all gone. Someone’s taken them,” her eldest daughter told her with a seriousness that scared her. Mrs Keaton was suddenly very very awake. She rushed from the bedroom, pulling her robe on as she ran into the lounge room. Sure enough, the [...]

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And Now For The Good News

April 10, 2013 in Entertainment, Film & TV, Lifestyle, News, People, Self, Society, Technology

Ever since childhood I’ve hated watching the news. I would daydream or leave the room if my parents insisted on watching the news at home, consistent in my attempt to avoid knowing what was going on in the world. Why? Because they only ever report the bad. With the exception of the token “good news story” of the dog riding a surfboard, or what’s happening in Hollywood, the news is primarily about the important things that happen in the world, and this seems to be predominantly the bad. North Korea’s latest threats, the death of public figures, murder, accidents, robberies, the [...]

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News: Facebook Adds Zombie Affiliation To User Profiles

April 1, 2013 in Current Affairs, News, Technology

You may not have seen this yet, but Facebook has added a new feature to its user profiles. You can now designate whether you want to be part of Team Human or Team Zombie in case of a Zombie Apocalypse. Facebook says this will help family and friends, and even government agencies, cope with the legal and moral dilemmas involved with a possible Zombie Apocalypse. It makes sense. In all the confusion that will be occurring during a Zombie Apocalypse, it will be useful to know if a family member or neighbour wants to be saved from becoming a Zombie, or if they are OK [...]

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Video: Dove’s Sneaky Action Against Photoshop

March 27, 2013 in Body, Body Image, Celebrity, Entertainment, Fashion, Health, Style, Technology

As part of the Dove “Real Beauty” campaign, they devised a clever way to sneak the message directly into the hands of those who can change our retouching culture. In case you can’t watch the video, Dove used a popular Photoshop plugin site to put up their free “Beautify” plugin that appeared to make the model’s skin glow. Instead what it did was undo all the photoshopping done to revert the image to the original and add the message “Don’t manipulate our image of real beauty”. What do you think of this campaign?

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I Don’t Want To Pay To Read The News Online

March 21, 2013 in Current Affairs, News, Technology

I’ve used the Sydney Morning Herald as my browser’s home page since – well – since I can remember using the World Wide Web. It’s been the way I’ve started the day for over fifteen years. I quickly scan the SMH home page for the latest news, read the articles that interest me – maybe even share them on social media. But I think that may be about to change. It’s just been announced that both the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age digital editions will switch to a subscriber model from mid-year, possibly charging as much as $15 a [...]

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My Favourite Podcasts

February 21, 2013 in Books, Celebrity, Entertainment, Film & TV, Stories, Technology

When travelling on public transport now it’s common to see more people with headphones than without. While I’m sure most are listening to their favourite tunes, I suspect a few, like me, would be indulging in podcasts. For those who are not familiar, a podcast is generally a series audio or video files you subscribe to and can download to a mobile phone, tablet, iPod or computer. You can find a podcast on almost topic and many TV and radio programs now release their show as a podcast. Since discovering them I have become addicted. I probably listen to podcasts [...]

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Saying Goodbye To The First CD I Ever Bought

February 15, 2013 in Anecdotes, Music, Technology

The first CD I ever bought was A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile. That was in 1983. Unfortunately, I couldn’t listen to it until 1985, because it took me two years to save up enough money to buy a CD player with my Student Allowance (back in the days when the Government actually paid you to go to Uni). I bought it because I liked their single, Stay, and I had read a review that mentioned the album had won CD of the year. (I can’t remember what award it was.) It wasn’t the first album I ever bought, [...]

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