 | The Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Powerful search features, links between actors and movies, user ratings and other interesting features make this site the place to go for movie information. |
| Yahoo Movies (Australia). Lets you find out what's on when and where at the cinemas. Not much use outside of Australia though! |
| 3RRR FM. Sick of playlists? 3RRR is a subscriber based radio station, free of commercials. It is program based, with programs including comedy, computers, political commentary, blues, heavy metal, techno, jazz, indie, Australian music, movies and just about anything else you can imagine. The station now streams content live over the net too! |
| Australian TV Guide. What's on TV tonight? |
| The Online Books Page. This site has thousands of free books available online or in downloadable formats. |
| The Simpsons Archive. This scary place tells you a lot more information than you ever thought possible about the Simpsons. |
| TV.com. Contains Episode Lists, descriptions, ratings and original screening dates for just about any TV show ever aired. |
| YouTube. A fantastic place to explore, YouTube contains an endless supply of user created movies. Have a look here for our movies in particular! |
| Angry Alien Productions. 30 second versions of famous films with bunnies for actors. Great stuff! |
| Player vs Player. These days the comic is not so focussed on gamers, but I've been reading so long it's become a habit. |
| Dilbert.com. If you don't know who Dilbert is, then you've never worked in an office. |
| Dork Tower. A twice weekly comic strip featuring a bunch of socially inept misfits. |
| 8-Bit Theater. This is a long running, very funny serial based on Final Fantasy I. It's probably better to start at the beginning, though there's quite a bit to get through! Updated 3x per week. |
| Penny Arcade. Gabe and Tycho present an 'alternative' view of the gaming world 3x per week (expect strong language). In addition to the comic, Tycho's news posts are frequently informative and entertaining. |
| Girl Genius. Set in a medieval European Steampunk setting, Girl Genius is a serial following the adventures of Agatha, a 'spark' with the ability to create amazing machines. |
| FAIL Blog. Selling hams for a Jewish holiday? FAIL. A sign in a sports stadium in Beijing with the English translation "Translate server error"? FAIL. A sign telling immigrants to "Learn are language"? FAIL. |
| GeeksOn. Welcome to GeeksOn. A show created by geeks, for geeks, covering topics geeks like to talk about.
Podcast feed: http://geekson.com/GeeksOn. Paste this URL into iTunes using the Advanced -> Subscribe to Podcast... menu, or use your favourite Podcast App. |
| Gamespot presents the HotSpot. The HotSpot presents all of the latest news in video gaming from the week, and can be a very funny listen as well. Very enjoyable podcast that is really well put together.
Podcast feed: http://www.gamespot.com/podcast/podcast.xml. Paste this URL into iTunes using the Advanced -> Subscribe to Podcast... menu, or use your favourite Podcast App. |
| The Spin. The Spin is a weekly show on radio station 3RRR exploring Public Relations, Media and Spin Doctoring. It has a pretty heavy Australian (especially Melbourne) focus, but is a great insight into the dark art of public relations.
Podcast feed: http://thespin.libsyn.com/rss. Paste this URL into iTunes using the Advanced -> Subscribe to Podcast... menu, or use your favourite Podcast App. |
| Penny Arcade. This occasionally updated Podcast is a recording of the creating process that Mike and Jerry go through when coming up with ideas for their comic.
Podcast feed: http://www.penny-arcade.com/padlc.xml. Paste this URL into iTunes using the Advanced -> Subscribe to Podcast... menu, or use your favourite Podcast App. |
| Nintendo Wii. The Wii is Nintendo's newest console. The controller looks like a remote control and is used by waving it through the air like a tennis racquet, or pointing it at the screen like a gun. |
| Dungeons & Dragons. The official site for the granddaddy of all roleplaying games. |
 | D&D 3E Character Sheets. Character sheets for Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition. These are my own design, with one page for basic stats, a second for combat and a third for treasure and gear. |
| The Call of Cthulhu. This is another role-playing game, set in 1920's New England and has a strong horror element to the game. Lots of fun - I recommend having a look. |
| Ceroc (Canberra). Ceroc is a modern partner dance incorporating elements of swing, jive, rock 'n' roll and salsa. While Jo and I live in Melbourne now, Ceroc Canberra is where we first learned to dance, and is still our favourite venue. |
| Inside Mac Games. News, interviews, reviews etc covering everything in gaming for the Macintosh. |
| The World Clock. Lets you know what time it is in other parts of the world. |
| Currency Converter. The first ten currencies are not alphabetical (they're the most frequently used), but the lists become alphabetical after that. |
| The AltaVista BabelFish. This site translates phrases from one language into another. Type in your phrase (in your selected language) and choose a language to translate to. |
| Anagram Genius. The place to go for anagrams. |
| Snopes Urban Legends Database. Snopes is the first place to go to if you ever get an email saying "Please pass this on to all of your friends!" and wonder "Is this story real?" |
| Wikipedia. The online Encyclopedia. Created and updated by the general public, this contains a huge mass of information about pretty much everything. It's had its share of controversy, with politicians editing their own entries to look better etc, but is still a great start when looking something up. |
| Olympic Results. This site contains the results for all Olympic Games ever held. Particularly useful in Trivia competitions. |
| The Straight Dope. The Straight Dope is a site that answers any question that you could possibly imagine. In their own words, they have been "Fighting ignorance since 1973". A good accompaniment to Snopes! |
