which should have been published, if I'd stuck to my to-do list, on 28 October
HOWTO turn a banana into a no-spoon baby-meal via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 17 October
Here's an awesome Parenthack: mash a banana in the peel, rip off one end and squirt it into your kid's gob like icing.
Sylvania Dot-it light bugs via Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women on 27 October
Dot-it light bugs come in packs of two or five lights (in color combos with white, black, green, blue, and purple) and can be purchased from Sylvania.
Do not discard brain – war on terror poster via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 20 October
Today's Wellington Grey comic says it all: "Warning: In Case of Terrorist attack, do not discard brain."
Internet searching may boost brain
For middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet could be a boost to the brain, a new study suggests.
(from Internet Resources News – thanks to Roddy and the crew)
Project Euler via Newton Excel Bach, not (just) an Excel Blog by dougaj4 on 12 November
Whilst tag-surfing I discovered Project Euler, which looks like fun for people who enjoy mathematical puzzles.
Personality test for your blog via Innovate by noreply@blogger.com (Peta) on 13 November
Typealyzer analyses your blog to assess your personality type.
Temptation Blocker - superb software helps control our sad computer addiction via The Red Ferret Journal by Nigel on 12 November
Temptation Blocker is a freeware program that helps you kick the habit. You know, the procrastinating, time-wasting, life-sapping computer addiction you pretend you haven't got.
Another data loss? via The Privacy, Identity & Consent Blog by Toby Stevens on 10 November
Newsbiscuit is reporting that a book containing the names and telephone numbers of hundreds of thousands of people has been discovered on a doorstep.
You know what? There was an identical one on my neighbour's doorstep too.
Burmese blogger receives 20-years prison for poem about dictator via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on 11 November
A blogger, a poet, and a lawyer from Burma (Myanmar) all received prison sentences for a poem that contained a hidden message criticizing Burmese dictator Senior General Than Shwe.
Thank God I don't live in Burma.
Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? via bizSugar / Hot Topics by ArmadaIG on 31 October
The Internet is not just changing the way people live but altering the way our brains work with a neuroscientist arguing this is an evolutionary change which will put the tech-savvy at the top of the new social order.
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