[TBSNews] Issue 22, 2008

[tbsnews at blackstump.com.au]

"The Black Stump" Site Update Report
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Issue 22, 2008

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1. THIS WEEKS NEW SITES
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These new sites are listed at: http://www.blackstump.com.au/new.htm

Rocking Chairs History
  ....Origins, timeline and pre-cursors

RoadWatch
  ....Helping motorists voice their opinion on all things road-related

Police Speed Cameras
  ....Speed Camera news and information

NASA TV
  ....Digital NASA TV has four digital channels

Exploring the Planets
  ....Highlights the history and achievements of planetary explorations

Australian Senior Golfer
  ....News, information, entertainment and resources for older golfers

Dangerous Decibels
  ....Reducing the prevalance of noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus

TwitBuzz
  ....Service that tracks and follows the latest popular links, 
conversations and people on Twitter

Snipp.TV
  ....Multimedia search engine, designed to search for multimedia 
content on the web

10 Japanese Customs
  ....Customs You Must Know Before a Trip to Japan

The China Beat
  ....Examines media coverage of China, providing context and 
criticism from China

India Today
  ....News and views from India

Nearing Zero
  ....An archive of largely satisfactory (science and general) cartoons

Green Upgrader
  ....Options that can help you live a Greener life

11 Most Endangered Archive
  ....America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

Puzzling Adventures: Sir Birnie's Will
  ....How a 14-year-old solved the mystery of an apparently miserly grandfather

Food Dictionary
  ....Dictionary of more than 4,000 food terms

Missing Auctions
  ....Locate fat fingers ebay auctions, typos and misspellings. With 
fewer bids, they sell for less

Aussie Call
  ....Make free international calls with your mobile minutes

25 Excellent Ajax Techniques and Examples
  ....Various methods and concepts involved in the development of 
Ajax-based applications


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2. SOFTWARE UPDATES
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Links to Updates  ----> http://www.blackstump.com.au/software.htm#SO

Portable FireFox 3.0RC2
Skype 3.8.0.139
Firefox 3.0 RC2
AVG Free Edition 8.0.100.a1315
Website Watcher 4.42 Beta-2
CCleaner v2.08.588
WinRAR 3.80b1
Feedreader 3.13

Software Listings  ---> http://www.blackstump.com.au/software.htm

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3. OTHER PAGES UPDATED RECENTLY INCLUDE:
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Animals and Pets     - http://www.blackstump.com.au/pets-animals.htm
Baby Names/Childbirth- http://www.blackstump.com.au/baby.htm
Bizarro              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/bizarre.htm
Children's Zone      - http://www.blackstump.com.au/kids.htm
Daily Fun            - http://www.blackstump.com.au/dayfun.htm
Free Stuff           - http://www.blackstump.com.au/free.htm
Garden               - http://www.blackstump.com.au/garden.htm
Guides and FAQs      - http://www.blackstump.com.au/guides.htm
News Room            - http://www.blackstump.com.au/news.htm
Pandora's Box Trivia - http://www.blackstump.com.au/pandoras-box.htm
Pirate Petes Pick    - http://www.blackstump.com.au/piratepete.htm
Puzzles              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/puzzle.htm
Search the Web       - http://www.blackstump.com.au/lookup.htm
Travel               - http://www.blackstump.com.au/travel.htm
Web Design and Development - http://www.blackstump.com.au/webdev.htm
Windows              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/windows.htm
Words/Quotations     - http://www.blackstump.com.au/words.htm
World Wide           - http://www.blackstump.com.au/wideworld.htm


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4. OTHER STUFF
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Beyond The Black Stump Blog at http://btbs.blogspot.com is updated 
daily with more new sites of interest.

All the tabs in the Black Stump banner at the top of every page are 
clickable links e.g. Calculator, Calendar etc....try them..
The Search Engines tabs in the banner (e.g. Google) also pop up 
little windows to make searching your favourite engine a bit easier.

Click on the small red arrow in the left section of the banner and 
the toolbar will load into a separate, small window...give it a 
try....the separate windows are all re-sizeable and customisable for 
your convenience.

If you like what we do please recommend the Black Stump site to your 
friends and spread the word.

Thanks for your support - it is appreciated!

Take it easy !
Pete