25th April 2006
Back in the early days of ringtones, it might not have been too unreasonable to think that these little sounds would be a passing fancy, as ephemeral as certain clothing fashion trends that thankfully leave the catwalk almost as soon as they arrived there...
25th April 2006
When they first appeared in the consumer market place, ringtones seemed simply like a more inventive way to alert a cell phone user to his or her incoming calls, but as time has progressed, the little ditties that were the original ringtones morphed into ...
25th April 2006
The many Simpsons fans among us will remember with great poignancy the episode in which Homer becomes a bigwig in the Nuclear power plant's union. Just like almost every other episode of the classic show, there are a multitude of brilliant moments that ca...
25th April 2006
As the cost of living seems to go up almost every time you turn around, finding ways to save becomes more and more important. And yet, despite the almost instinctual urge to budget where possible, it remains enormously important that we don't ditch the th...
25th April 2006
It's been a long time since our primary television-recording dilemma was a simple matter of choosing between VHS and Beta. The intervening years between the much-lauded advent of the videocassette tape recorder and these days of astounding recording choic...
25th April 2006
There was a time when computer gaming was time spent 'just for me', but with the advent of the Internet, gaming shifted from a solitary pursuit to one with almost endless social possibilities. The increasingly availability of free online games democratize...
25th April 2006
Tarps are undoubtedly one of the most versatile protective tools available today, serving a multitude of purposes for a multitude of people. Whether you want to protect people or belongings from the harsh rigors of the outdoors, tarps are the ultimate in ...
25th April 2006
The ability to make music listening portable has been in the consumer's line of sight since the first Sony Walkman emerged, but since then portable players have been shrinking in size. From the Minidisk player to the iPod, music playing media have gotten ...
25th April 2006
Digital music players caused a furore when they first arrived on the scene, as music moguls everywhere feared that without the need to purchase a hardcopy of an album, consumers would enjoy artists' hard work for free, and the profits derived from an enor...
25th April 2006
There is little doubt that Motorola's Razr cell phone is the ultimate fashion accessory. A member of what is termed by those in the know as the camera clamshell phones, the Razr is only half an inch thick, making it one of the most totable phones around. ...
25th April 2006
With celebrity owners like the exceedingly cool Paris Hilton, there's little doubt that Motorola's Razr cell phone is the one to be seen with. Available in a range of colors, including the heiress's signature pink, the Razr is the fashion accessory to be ...
25th April 2006
Many us of have many treasured photo albums that with just the flip of a page allowing us walk again down paths long since traversed. Dipping in and out of memories as though it all happened only yesterday – until we realise abruptly that our treasured me...
25th April 2006
In these days of multimedia storage facilities, compiling and maintaining a scrapbook can seem a little old fashioned. Paper is subject to a multitude of attacks as time progresses, and while there are so many of us who enjoy the earthy feel of a book in ...
25th April 2006
There is something magical about special occasions – it's no wonder that we call them special. Long lost family reunites and gripes and moans are put aside, all for the celebration of that important event. Food is shared around an all-embracing table, whe...
24th April 2006
We humans are a territorial bunch. We have reached the point in our civilisation that we don't mark our space the same way as our animals do, but still, we love nothing more than individualizing the things we use every day and making them our own. As chil...
