Ian Hughes News Archive 
Reviews from Ian Hughes
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - autotrader
Old tricks, new face 28 September 2009 0:00 GMTOnce upon a time, Autotrader was one of my least favourite sites. It was truly horrible to use and awful to look at. But it was something of a necessary evil when it came to looking for a new car.
I cannot tell you how delighted I am to see they’ve given it... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY – perfect fish and chips
Fish, glorious fish. And don't forget the chips 25 September 2009 12:00 GMTGot a bit of stick for my gag about fish in yesterday's Website of the Day.
So, in for a penny, in for a pound, eh?
Here’s Heston Bloominheck’s recipe for perfect fish and chips. And it is Friday today.
Seems like a load of hassle when the... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Tredz
Get on your bike this winter and go shopping 25 September 2009 0:00 GMTSo, the nights are drawing in and you might be thinking about packing away the Lycra for another year - the bike is heading back to the shed for it’s annual hibernation.
In my experience, the best way to keep up the enthusiasm for winter cycling is to go shopping... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY – SMS freak
I wonder if this guy will ever get the message 24 September 2009 12:00 GMTSeriously. Even if this isn’t a fake, what’s the point?
Get.
A.
Life.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY – rate my fishtank
They're fish. In tanks. Get over it. 24 September 2009 0:00 GMTOnce upon a time, right here on these hallowed pages, I wrote that there were two kinds of people in the world: cat people and dog people.
Apparently there’s a third group – a bit like the Liberal Democrats.
And they’re a funny old lot, the fish... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - freephotoprinting
Cheap is good. Free is so much better 23 September 2009 0:00 GMTWe love sites like this – anything that saves the legwork is always well received round these parts.
These days you can get your photos printed pretty much anywhere: your local camera shop, online or even while you’re grabbing your groceries.
Where... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - Gophers
Take a Walk on the Wild Side with Sharon and Ozzie 22 September 2009 12:00 GMTOne of the many things that the BBC do very well is wildlife filming. Comedy is another jewel in Auntie's crown.
Great to see what happens when the two are combined.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - digsby
Doing the social duties is now a doddle. You dig? 22 September 2009 0:00 GMTDo you daily download data from dozens of different domains?
Then you’ll definitely dig Digsby, because Digsby’s a diggable dude.
Don’t dawdle, download Digsby directly
www.digsby.com
If you have a website that you want... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - quirky
New designs, new products, new opportunities perhaps? 21 September 2009 0:00 GMTThere are quite a few sites out there extolling the virtues of cool, modern design. But quirky.com lets you have your say on the matter.
Product developers and entrepreneurs put up the fruits of their labour and you can have your say.
It’s not quite Dragon’s... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - Keith Loutit
Looking at Sydney through an unusual lens 18 September 2009 12:00 GMTIf you’ve got a few minutes to spare today (and let’s face it: it’s Friday so I’m pretty sure most of you will be able to find a few ‘spare’ minutes somewhere) check this out.
If you like photography, you’ll love this. Keith Loutit is making a series of short... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - spareground
Now you can buy and sell the space around you 18 September 2009 0:00 GMTI’m not too proud to tell you all that our house is quite small. Mrs H operates a strict ‘one in, one out’ policy on any of the things I always find myself wanting to buy: new bikes, new cameras, new shirts, new trainers.
We also don’t have a garage, so when... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY – Amazing Apple
Awesome. Amazing. Incredible. Really easy too. Apparently... 17 September 2009 12:00 GMTSo you’re the men at the head of one of the coolest, most powerful tech companies on the planet.
What could you possibly need to make life any better?
Easy.
How about a thesaurus boys…?
If you've seen a video online that... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY – The Hoog
Get your New Year sorted early and get with The Hoog 17 September 2009 0:00 GMTSo, have you got your New Year sorted? It’s not a daft question if you’re planning on doing anything north of the border this year. Scotland has become the unofficial home of the New Year with its Hogmanay celebrations dominating the TV festivities for as long as we can...
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VIDEO OF THE DAY – bone robot
The Terminator is starting to look a little less like science fiction these days 16 September 2009 12:00 GMTSo we showed you the high-speed robot hand a while ago, now check this out.
Anybody else starting to get that I, Robot feeling…?
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Polylooks
A new place to buy and sell pretty pictures 16 September 2009 12:00 GMTDeutsche Telecom are certainly grabbing the headlines at the moment. They’re planning to merge their T-Mobile brand with Orange in the UK and that’s what everybody’s talking about.
So it’s shame that this little venture of theirs might not grab the attention... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - Princess Bride fight
Imagine Star Wars, only funny and with men in tights... 15 September 2009 12:00 GMTYou can keep your "directors cuts" and your "extended editions". If you want to improve a movie that, in my opinion, couldn't be improved, add some lightsabres.
If you haven't seen The Princess Bride you really must.
This is good if you haven't... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - BundleBox
Do your shopping stateside and save a packet 15 September 2009 0:00 GMTThis is one site that I have been waiting a long time to see. I've lost count of the number of times I've found a great deal online, only to discover the goods are across the pond and the shipping charges are equivalent to the national debt of Bolivia.
BundleBox... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - Derren Brown
Mind over matter or smoke and mirrors? 14 September 2009 12:00 GMTOK. So how did he do it? YouTube is littered with people showing how a split screen could have worked and there are numerous other theories.
His 'explanation' on Friday night probably ended up posing more questions than it answered and judging by the fact that... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Samsung Football
Catch the beautiful game, wherever you are 14 September 2009 0:00 GMTSee the game at the weekend? Me neither. You can usually guarantee that, unless you're made of money, the game you want to see will be on the sports channel you don't subscribe to.
Still, there's always the pub.
Watching footy in the pub has become... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - mind control
The inner workings of the human brain. Sort of 11 September 2009 12:00 GMTAt the end of another long week, we kind of know how this might feel.
Don't try this at home kids.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - totallylookslike
Take lookelikiees to the next level 11 September 2009 0:00 GMTThere can't be many offices or classrooms that haven't dabbled with the old 'separated at birth' comedy photo comparisons. Everybody knows somebody who looks like somebody famous, whether it's flattering or not.
This site takes the concept to the next level... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - cloud writing
One place not to make a typo 10 September 2009 12:00 GMTEver heard of sky typing?
Me neither. I struggle with a keyboard at the best of times, so seeing this messes with my head a bit.
This is certainly a unique way to get a message across.
I wonder if they employ somebody in a helicopter... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - discogs
If music is the food of life, here's some new menus 10 September 2009 0:00 GMTMusic anoraks alert.
If you’re serious about your tunes, you’ve probably spent a fair amount of time tracking down your favorite artists’ back catalogues.
This site can help. It lists comprehensive discographies for pretty much anybody you can... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - 9
Nine is the magic number. Today at least 9 September 2009 12:00 GMTIf anybody still thinks that animated features are just for little kids, take a look at this.
Its seriously dark and looks awesome.
Shame they couldn’t release it worldwide today: 09/09/09.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - 090909
What's in a number? 9 September 2009 9:00 GMTIts a special day today, if you believe in the synchronicity of numbers and what this site calls ‘interconnectedness’
I don’t know about all that, but the sentiment at least is a nice one.
www.interconnectedness090909.org
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