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Homework fun on an iPod touch

3, Feb 2009 | Commentary, Social, Tech, Web

According to [The Vine](http://www.thevine.com.au), schools in Australia are finding ways to use iPods as a learning tool. A pilot program in which teenagers used iPods for school work has increased attendance and increased enthusiasm for homework. This comes as no...

The Derek Trucks Band Release ‘Already Free’

1, Feb 2009 | Music

Derek Trucks is one of the most talented guitarists around. I first heard him at the Eric Clapton concert in Melbourne a couple of years ago. His style has evolved from blues to an eclectic mix. You can clearly hear influences from jazz, Latin, Eastern Indian and...

Obama portrait drawn on an Etch-A-Sketch

31, Jan 2009 | Art, Social

Remember the [Etch-A-Sketch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etch_A_Sketch)? An Etch A Sketch is a thick, flat gray screen in a plastic frame. There are two knobs on the front of the frame in the lower corners. Twisting the knobs moves a stylus that displaces aluminum...