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Website Re-Launch
I'm taking a break, but WiseCat will be re-launched on Monday, January 14th, 2008, with a new cleaner-looking format, and exciting new features.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Never Check Your Email First Or Last - Why checking your email first thing in the morning and last thing at night is NOT a good idea.
Sunday, December 09, 2007

100 Funny Pictures
Thursday, December 06, 2007

I Want One Of Those - IWOOT have a great range of gadgets. In fact you could solve all your Christmas shopping on this one site!
Labels: fun stuff, useful
Saturday, December 01, 2007

FoodTube - Web site FoodTube aggregates cooking videos from sites like YouTube and Google Video by recipe to give you visual step-by-step instructions for preparing a dish. Extremely useful for on-demand instructions when you're ready to make a new dish!
Also try: VideoJug and iFoods.tv
Labels: food and drink
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

What's really in our food? - Given how much food can effect our health, our taste-buds and our wallet, it 's remarkable how little we know about what is in it. Are health products as healthy as they promise? Why does junk food never fill us up and is hospital food actually causing some of us to get more ill? This BBC series went on a journey to answer some of these questions ...
Labels: health
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Firefox 2 - The latest version of the award-winning Web browser from Mozilla is now even faster, more secure, and totally customizable. With Firefox 2, they’ve added some powerful new features. Check them out here ...
Labels: free downloads
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Get Rich Slowly - Very popular blog featuring daily articles on topics ranging from frugality to retirement, shopping to investing. J.D. Roth, the founder, has been taking his own advice by slowly turning the site itself into a full-time money making venture. Why is Get Rich Slowly so appealing to readers? "First, I'm just an average guy," he says. "... I've been where a lot of my readers are now. People can relate to my journey."
Labels: lifestyle, money
Monday, November 19, 2007

Buy Nothing Day - Saturday November 24th 2007 is Buy Nothing Day, It's a day where you challenge yourself, your family and friends to switch off from shopping and tune into life. The rules are simple, for 24 hours you will detox from consumerism and live without shopping.
Buy Nothing Day (North America) is on Friday 23rd November, 2007.
Labels: ecology, events
Sunday, November 18, 2007

The just published IPCC Report concludes that climate change is "unequivocal", that humankind's emissions of greenhouse gases are more than 90% likely to be the main cause. But what is the truth about 'Global Warming'? This fascinating counter-argument by Philip Stott, a professor at the University of London, argues that 'Global Warming' is a Myth. Channel 4's documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle also came to the same conclusion that global warming was not our fault.
The Weather Channel Founder, John Coleman says that Global Warming is ‘Greatest Scam in History’ created by some dastardly scientists. The Telegraph reported that There IS a problem with global warming... it stopped in 1998! It pointed out that the average global temperature actually decreased between the years the years 1998 and 2005.
Labels: climate change
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Cleaning up in 'fab world' - The strange and surreal world of hi-tech plants that manufacture computer chips. Fascinating story with diagrams and videos.
Labels: technology
Friday, November 16, 2007

Find your blind spot - A flash animation that proves that what's right in front of your eyes is not always what you see. This Wikipedia page explains the science.
Labels: fun stuff
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

10 Simple, Sure-fire Ways to Make Today Your Best Day Ever - Another wonderful post from Leo, over at Zen Habits.
Labels: lifestyle, zen
Monday, November 12, 2007

BBC Children In Need 2007 - Your support helps to positively change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. This year’s Appeal is on Friday 16 November.
Labels: events, tv
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Lifehacker - Lifehacker is a portal for tech and lifestyle tips to make your life a bit easier. Many of the tips are computer-related including useful downloads and tips. But there's a lot of non-tech stuff as well. A great site for just browsing, and seeing what you can find.
Labels: useful
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Natalie Imbruglia - Natalie Imbruglia has gone from Aussie soap star to international model and chart-topping rock chick. Her latest album 'Glorious' contains all of her hits including the fabulous 'Torn'. It also features five new tracks including her new single 'Glorious'.
Labels: babes, celebs, music
Monday, November 05, 2007

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