Twitter and Threadless have teamed up in an all-T affair, creating twitter.threadless.com. It’s an awesome concept and an excellent example of 2 big businesses, who manage to retain their “for the people” vibe, working together.
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May 24th, 2009Video: Simon Gerrans wins Giro d’Italia Stage 14
May 24th, 2009The Best WordPress Archive Ever
May 23rd, 2009HOLYmac! I stumbled across a WordPress website today that is a real “WordPress: WOW!”. I was doing some research, trying to better understand the scoring variables of the Yahoo’s YSlow Firefox extension, specifically the Etags/Entity Tags, when I stumbled on dquinn.net. Wow.
Apart from an amazing example of WordPress design wizardry, Daniel Quinn shares some really awesome WordPress performance and optimisation tips. So not only was I blown away by the The Best WordPress Archive ever seen, I also managed to implement some of the page load tips into my current website optimisation obsession. dquinn.net is just one of those websites that you IMMEDIATELY subscribe to, in both RSS and twitter fashion. Do yourself a favour ……
Wolfmother Tour with AC/DC
May 23rd, 2009Wolfmother hit the Australian music scene with more hype and success then any new Aussie band had, in a long time. Their debut album charted at #1, and it didn’t matter what Australian radio station you listed to, it was “Wolfmother, Wolfmother, Wolfmother”.
Now, after drummer change, they’re recording Cosic Egg – the long-awaited follow-up album. Will they be the same Wolfmother..? To most music fans, probably. Will the second album live up to the standards and hype of the first..? We’ll have a better understanding on June 2nd when the first single is released.
Stand by for more Wolfmother news.
The Sachet Stand
May 22nd, 2009The Sachet Stand is one of those ideas that everyone wishes they came up with. The Sachet Stand is also a product that every coffee shop on the planet should have. It’s a table-top sugar packet rubbish bin. Most coffee shops use packet sugar, so there is always sugar packet rubbish floating around on the breezy days. The Sachet Stand solves all these problems, easily, and looks pretty good at the same time.
For more info, just visit the Sachet Stand website.
Where Google Fails Badly
May 22nd, 2009I’m trying to get a Google Map API for a website that uses Google Apps hosted mail. You would expect Google to recognise, and accept, a Google Apps hosted email address as a “Google” account, and authorise the API accourdingly. Wrong. In order to get the API, I have to create a new Google account, using the pre-existing Google Apps email address. What a joke.
That’s FailMail if you ask me. And just an absolute WAISTE of an email sign-up. The account will never be used, and Google is already HOSTING the entire company’s email. Why Google, why..?
An Introduction To Seasick Steve
May 22nd, 2009HOLYmac! Seastick Stick recently visited Australian waters, where he entertained and educated those who watched him, with his most-unique musical performances. Both Our Brisbane and TOM Magazine have run feature stories on him, and you can get a feel for his style via YouTube Music.
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Sarah Haigh Interview
May 21st, 2009Sarah Haigh discovered her innate ability for song writing accidently. A simple bet with a friend proved to be the catalyst responsible for sparking a musical career. In 2007 Sarah Haigh’s debut EP – Lost Boy – was released with high accolaides from both the Australian music industry, and her ever growing fan base. 2009 sees the launch of her she stellar follow-up album, Hurricane. Hurricane is available in stores now.
The White Album Concert
May 21st, 2009The Beatles’ White Album is regarded as the greatest album ever made, by the greatest band to ever exist. Now that’s a BIG call. Whether you agree or disagree, it doesn’t change the fact that Chris Cheney, Phil Jamieson, Josh Pyke and Tim Rogers are teaming up with a 17-piece band to this classic album back to life.
Touring Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne through early August, keep your eyes open for tickets sales which open on May 22nd.
Mick for Pink, says Mike
May 21st, 2009HOLYmac! Michael Tomalaris is a big Twitter fan. HOLYmac! Michael Tomalaris is starting the ‘Mick for Pink‘ campaign tomorrow. ‘Mick for Pink’ refers to Michael Rogers’ quest to lead this year’s Girl d’Italia. He’s currently sitting in 3rd position, and being a multiple World Time Trial Champion, is a hot favourite for tomorrow’s 66km time trial.
Go Mick! Go Mike!