Random Stuff
31 Mar The Problem with Ebooks
Random Stuff | Andre Howson Ebooks have been around far longer than you may have thought. Project Gutenberg, the electronic public library, was actually started in 1971 by Michael Hart at the University of Illinois. The project now has over 50,000 free ebooks available online, and a further 100,000 available...
27 Mar Freeletics – A Sweaty Review
Random Stuff | Andre Howson There are a ton of fitness apps out there promising you washboard abs, pert buttocks, and a significant increase in attractiveness to fitness models for just $2.99 a month... for the app, not the model. I think. I have generally stayed away from them...
24 Mar Plan – A Better Way to Organise
Random Stuff | Andre Howson Society is so busy these days that we need specialised software just to be able to plan our days, because simple pen and paper or a post-it note won’t do anymore. Heck, we even have digital post-it notes and notebooks now. The productivity culture is...
20 Mar Need a Travel Advisor? Try TrabeePocket
Random Stuff | Mahela Liyanage Is “wanderlust” a syndrome you’re familiar with? Well if you do have a strong desire to travel, but like me, you have to do it on a budget, and you need a travel advisor, you might find the ‘TrabeePocket’ App the solution to some of...
17 Mar Mindroid – A Mindbending Review
Random Stuff | Andre Howson There are a lot of very strange apps out there, and Mindroid pretty much makes that list. Basically, it is an app that flashes bright lights into your eyes, plays new-age-drone music into your ears, while you balance the phone on your forehead. But hey,...
17 Mar Take a Ride on a 3D printed Bicycle
Random Stuff | Jeremy De Zilwa 3D printing has exploded in popularity in the last decade but for those wanting to print medium to large scale objects, there are still significant limitations in the technology. This method of 3D printing makes it possible to produce medium to large scale metal objects...
02 Mar VGo Robot Celia Makes Sick Kids Smile
Random Stuff | Jeremy De Zilwa Robots in medicine is a readily growing trend in making life easier for patients and doctors alike. Now the St. Louis Children’s Hospital paediatric cancer robots play a role in looking out for the social and psychological needs of patients as well. When children...
02 Mar All you need to know about USB Type C
Random Stuff | Andre Howson You are probably surrounded by half a dozen cables at any given time. You need cables for your phone, your tablet, your laptop, your power bank, your wireless headphones, your music players or just about anything right now. It usually isn't the same kind of...