Classic Windows Start Menu is a freeware program which converts your Windows 7 or Vista installation back to a nice happy Windows XP start menu motif. Some people really got used to the XP start menu format, y’see, and miss it. They want things to stay as they were, innocent and free from care. Well now they can retro themselves back in time instantly. Once executed, this tool will launch a Windows XP-style menu that you can call in the same…
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Numbeo – compare your cost of living with other places around the world
Numbeo, created by ex-Google engineer Mladen Adamovic, is an ultra cool data site which lets you compare the cost of living in your city with other cities around the country and the world. You can also use the COL Calculator to work out how much better or worse off you’d be if you moved. What’s really striking is the fact that the cost of living in a significant number of the world’s major cities is just about the same, notwithstanding the lower…
Read MoreNew York Moon – art pushing function…beautifully
Just wanted to highlight the beautifully designed radio section of the New York Moon publication. Design clearly does matter, and this one really does hit the mark. Kudos. Tags: new+york+moon, online+radio
Read MoreDeviant Art Muro – super cool art tool
The new free Deviant Art Muro graphic drawing application is gorgeous. Of course you’ll need to be a ‘proper’ artist to get the most out of it, but boy does it help even us dufus types. It features layers, some great brushes and filters (needs $$$ for the best brushes of course) and Wacom tablet compatibility. Lovely. Tags: deviant+art+muro, online+application, art
Read MoreEnglish Channel Pedal Boat – yet more crazy Brit nautical nonsense
You’re tired of life, try one of these English Channel Pedal Boat things and risk everything to get your name in some kind of record book. Holds up to 3 passengers who share your death wish, comes with a DIY Guide to Derring Do, and poodles along at a stately 5.25 mph. You’ll need to supply your own Channel of course. Jolly pip pip, Roger! $3800.00. Possessing superior nautical qualities that enabled navigation through the Channel’s notoriously inhospitable waters, its ballasted…
Read MoreMoney Testing Magnifying Glass – helping elderly eyes keep up
A Money Testing Magnifying Glass makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Fading eyes, empty wallets, sagging memory. It all fits. The fact they also throw in an LED flashlight and pen makes it even more poignant. $3.92. Press side button, two top LED will keep long bright. Press again, the middle left LED will keep long bright, and two top LED will be off. Press the third time, the middle right money detector LED will keep long…
Read MoreGoogle Android Memory Stick – having fun with peripherals
This Google Android 4GB USB Drive is a cute reminder that the big G. is as adept at brand marketing as any Hollywood studio. Where else would you find a major company adding cutes to something as dry as a Linux operating system? Penguins, what penguins? £14.94. Your favorite little green droid has taken on a new job: helping you save your data. The Google Android character’s head is removable, allowing you to plug the USB stick directly into your…
Read MoreFET – free open source timetable software
FET is a free open source timetabling program which can be used to set up schedules for schools, colleges or other teaching organisations of various types. We’re talking the ability to manage multiple complex schedules of classes, teachers, locations, subjects and days per week. Clever stuff. FET is open source free software for automatically scheduling the timetable of a school, high-school or university. It uses a fast and efficient timetabling algorithm. It is licensed under GNU GPL. Usually, FET is able to solve…
Read MoreiPhone 4 Emulator for Android
The iPhone 4 Emulator for Android. A little innocent fun with your handset accelerometer. Are you tired of your friends with iPhones getting all the cool new innovative features? Well now you can enjoy the same signal loss problems as the new iPhone 4. Loses signal if you hold it upright. NOTE: If you lose service while using this application you are holding it wrong! Tags: iphone+4+emulator+for+Android, freeware, mobile+phone, android
Read MoreDIY R/C Starship Enterprise-D Mk II – to boldly fly…
This DIY Radio Controlled Enterprise-D Mk II looks like fun. Flies like a butterfly, sings like a bee. Full kit for $35.00. On board camera extra. Free PDF plans available for avid DIYers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_cYQD1pwP4 Tags: gadget, r/c+enterprise-d, radio+control, aircraft
Read MoreSuunto Coaching Watch – bossy timepiece keeps you on your toes…literally
This Suunto Coaching Watch follows a great tradition of physical fitness advisors the world over by nagging you mercilessly to keep on going even when you wanna drop. How do we know it’s remorseless? Because it comes from Finland, which means focused in Latvian. Or something. And from what we know about the mighty Finns, you’d better obey. Or else. $149.95. During exercise, the watch provides real-time intensity feedback using an exercise progress indicator that alerts the wearer when more…
Read MoreBattery Boost – recharger, microSD reader and fun keychain dongle
This Battery Boost gizmo features a 600mAh internal Lithium battery which will top up your mobile phone for about an hour’s worth of chat, as well as a handy microSD memory card reader for transferring data from phone to computer. It’s nice and keychain sized friendly, and comes in any colour you like as long as it’s black. Neat. $29.99. The Battery Boost will charge your handset, Bluetooth headset, mobile hotspot, mp3 player, and other micro USB devices. Providing up…
Read MoreLCD Display CCTV Control Board – rock that Big Brother vibe
There’s something very ‘one billion dollars’ super villain about this mini LCD Display CCTV Control Board. Maybe it’s the thought of sitting there alone in your front room, lights down low, swivelling cameras and cackling loudly as you track some unfortunate from the depths of your lair. Maybe. $314.27. Three dimensional rocker design * 2.5-inch LCD display * 485 way can be set to multi-protocol, baud rate * OSD-screen menu * All parameters set by buttons, convenient and quick…
Read MoreKaraobird – freeware turns your browser and YouTube into a Karaoke machine
Karaobird is a free Firefox addon that turns your web browser into a Karaoke machine. Just visit a YouTube video and the lyrics of the song will autoplay alongside, in scrolling fashion, just like a real machine. Of course you don’t get a muted vocal track, so you’re screaming your version over the top of the original, but it’s still g.o.o.d f.u.n. The scrolling works pretty well, although you’ll need to concentrate to read the print sometimes. You can switch…
Read MoreLikeourselves – make new friends using your mobile phone
Likeourselves.com is a brand new smartphone app which gives you the power to read people’s minds as you walk around doing your stuff. OK, so maybe not exactly, but kinda. The idea is you sign up to the free service, enter in your interests, and then fire up the mobile app on your phone. As you walk around, the application locates other members and checks out their interests, and if you both match and allow a connection, it helps you meet…
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