Kristian Kalsing

When I’m going to the office, it currently takes me about 20 minutes on the bus to get there. I generally try to utilise this time to kick start my day by performing a few tasks on my mobile. Here’s a list of tasks that I can carry out on my handheld just as easily as on my laptop. If you are travelling to work by bus or train and you’re not already using that time productively you might consider these tips. Read more…

The 2008 edition of the Triple J Hottest 100 was aired last weekend and as usual the list includes a wide variety of quality music. The compilation CD is due out in March, but that only has 35-40 songs and it’s still just a CD (yes, one of those ancient shiny discs). If you want on-demand access to the entire list of songs then you can listen to a Hottest 100 radio station on Last.fm. Read more…

Sony has released the Cyber-shot DSC-G3 as the first Internet-enabled camera. The integrated Wi-Fi capability enables you to do one-click uploads to sharing sites such as Facebook, Picasa, Flickr or YouTube. It also allows you to view any photos already online via the inbuilt Web browser. Read more…

Tomorrow, we take off on a three-week holiday over Xmas and New Year’s. This time we’re bound for India, a country neither of us have ever been to before. We fly in to Mumbai, which will probably have a peculiar vibe in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks. From then on we don’t have many plans other than heading north and likely passing through Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Agra, Corbett, Delhi and Varanasi. But regardless of where we end up going, we will submerge ourselves in the culture and hopefully have some awesome experiences. Read more…

It never ceases to amaze me how much mail makes its way to my letter box. Letters from banks, insurance companies, utility providers and the likes, not to mention all the spam that defies the ‘No Junk Mail’ sign. I could quite happily live without any of it. Read more…