The Helicopter Game is one of the most challenging games I’ve featured so far. It’s also one of the most frustrating. Use your mouse to make a helicopter go up and down, avoiding obstacles. This is without doubt one of the most addictive games on the Net. Some say it’s worse than crack!

Vanessa Amorosi is a 26-year old rock-soul singer from Melbourne Australia, where she has had several hit songs. She is best known in the UK for her second single, a dance anthem titled Absolutely Everybody. Two singles Shine and The Power became major Australian hits, and her album The Power reached number one on the Australian album charts. Vanessa’s new album Somewhere in the Real World, features her latest single Perfect.

Musical Influences: various rock and soul

Vanessa Amorosi Official Site

Vanessa on MySpace

Vanessa Amorosi Videos

Check out this really clever video which demonstrates tons of cool ways to use a Mac to the very catchy song of “Again & Again” by the Bird & the Bee.
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Lefora is an easy to use service that allows even the least technically minded people to start their own online community forum.

It takes just a few clicks to get any discussion started with their free forum hosting service. You can also embed photos and videos.

Check out this example forum to see what it looks like in action.

The Web 2.0 Chart has been updated with another 50 more websites added, completing the Top 100 websites in the Web 2.0 World.

Here’s a fascinating insight into Google culture and the way they think about design. The Official Google Blog has published a list of ten things that make a design “Googley” and they really can be applied to any website or application.

It’s also worth checking out Googley Design Principles and Ten things Google has found to be true.

Amazing story of a man who lost his finger, and was able to regrow it using a powder composed from the cells of a pig’s bladder. Watch the video.