February iiNews

editor's note

Welcome to a new year!

I was just about to write this month's intro on my New Year's resolution to "get fit" - and then I looked back to the February edition of 06 only to find the exact same resolution on my list. Oh well.

007 (the year of the Bond) is a promising year. Windows Vista is almost upon us and soon we'll all find out whether its three themes "clear, confident and connected" are more than just clever marketing. For a sneak peak on what to expect, check out Window's guru Paul Thurrott's epic review.

Not to be outdone, this month's Macworld Expo kicked off what's touted to shape up Apple's biggest year yet with details on the new Apple iPhone and AppleTV. If you haven't checked out the Simpson's movie trailer yet, do so now at the Apple trailers site , make it one of your New Year's resolutions to see it, and you can count at least one resolution in the bag.

January is also the month where you take stock of your Christmas bounty - sorting out which items you can return and which your grandmother will expect to see you wearing next time she's over. With MP3 players still appearing high on all Christmas lists, our feature story looks at the iPod experience, giving some handy tips on how to get more than just music out of your pod.

We've also got a tech tip on how to turn your email images on or off, spam tips from Sophos, Niaal's 2007 game outlook, some fabulous New Year competitions, a self-made iichef and plenty more.

Jump in.

Mark Welker
iiNews Editor

 

inbox

"Hi. I must say I have been with OzEmail all up for about 9 years, and this is the first time I have read your newsletter, slack I know. But I wanted to say - Great Info, something for everyone. Loved the Google tips and my husband liked the game reviews. I will definitely be reading these from now on."

- Karen B, NSW

"What a pity the competitions arrived in my inbox 22/12/06. That's 3 days before closing. Not much time for those of us who have not been able to access their mail until after the competitions closed. Thanks. P.S. Webjet was very useful to me recently but I have had to move them to junk mail because of their constant offers which I don't want. Very efficient site for travel arrangements."

- Kevin H, NSW

Apologies Kevin, it's often hard to coordinate competitions over the Christmas break with so many people off work. We'll be making sure we give iiNet members as much time as possible to enter the competitions in the future.

"WHO cares if there are some mistakes in the iinewsletter. WELL DONE iiNet you are doing a TOP JOB."

- George C, W.A

"I am a simple IT person with passion for the Internet and all its uses. I am also a slow learner and a new user of iiNet webmail. I find it quite difficult to save the addresses in my address book. Any simple tips?"

- Shanti K, WA

Sure Shanti, this should help you out:

1. Log into your webmail via the iiNet homepage using your iiNet username and password
2. Click on the button labelled "Address Book" (top left)
3. New buttons along the top will now appear - one will be "Add", click on this to add a new contact
4. Enter in their details - a name and an email address are the only fields you have to fill out, the rest are optional
5. Click the "save" button
6. You can then send emails to this person in two ways: you can go into the Address Book, click "Browse", find the person you wish to send to and then click on their email address; or you can go to the Inbox, click "compose", click on "address book", highlight the name of the person you wish to send to, click the "to" button, and then click "ok"

Send your newsletter views, news and suggestions to iinewsfeedback@iinet.net.au

news

win a trip to Vietnam
A reminder that the latest iiNet referral competition is live for another two months. To get your chance at a trip for two to Vietnam simply get your friends or family to sign up to iiNet broadband through the online referral site: http://www.vietnamholiday.iinet.net.au/

For those that don't travel well with friends, don't worry, each monthly winner gets a trip for two for them AND a trip for two for their friend who signed up. A guaranteed "no fights" holiday.

To check it out, go to http://www.vietnamholiday.iinet.net.au/ and get referring. For each person you refer that signs up, you'll get an entry into the draw. The more people you refer, the more chances you have to win.

 

support & services

product spotlight - unlimited dialup
It's no secret that we're best known for our broadband products, but for those on the move or unable to get broadband, you'll find that our dialup plans are pretty sexy too.

Dialup has been around for decades and it's still used all over the world for a couple of reasons. One, dialup is perfect if you don't go online often and so don't mind having the phone off the hook once in a while. Two, dialup is another way you can get online if you are in an area that can't get broadband. Three, if you're on the move and travelling around Australia, your dialup can be a cheap and easy way to log on from remote locations.

iiNet dialup has come a long way since it's humble beginnings in Michael Malone's family home. Our premium unlimited hours dialup plan is dubbed "the next best thing to broadband" because it comes with web accelerator. This downloadable software increases the loading speed of web pages you regularly visit - making your web surfing experience up to 5 times faster!

Also, unlike many providers, we won't limit your connection time or cut you off for leaving your computer on for long periods of time. So you'll save on the cost of dialling up.

To find out more about the unlimited hours dialup plan and the neat web accelerator software, visit our dialup page.

tech tip - turning images on and off in Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express
Do you have Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express and find that when someone sends you an email with pictures in it all you see is black squares with little red crosses?

Outlook will usually set itself to "block images" by default to try to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive. The reason that viewing pictures in HTML emails could cause you to receive more junk mail is because the pictures are actually stored on a server, and in order for you to view them Outlook would have to download the content from the server. This may mean that the server will be advised that your email address is valid, and then send more junk mail to you.

However, if you receive many HTML or picture emails and would prefer not to have to tell Outlook each time you receive one to download the pictures, you can turn this security feature on or off at your discretion.

If you have Outlook 2003, (open Outlook, click on Help and then About Microsoft Outlook if you want to check which version you have) you can follow the steps below to check your automatic download settings. If you are using Outlook Express, the block images check box should still be under the "Security" tab. In Mozilla Thunderbird, you'll find it under "Security" then "Images". And if you're still stuck, look it up on Google.

1. Click on "Tools"
2. Click on "Options"
3. Click on the "Security" tab
4. Then click on the button "Change Automatic Download Settings"
5. Untick "Don't download pictures or other content automatically in HTML e-mail"
6. Click "Ok"
7. Click "Ok" again on the "Options" dialogue box

This will mean any HTML emails you receive will automatically download the pictures or other content from the server, rather than waiting for you to give Outlook the go ahead to do so. You can turn this on or off at any time.

frequently asked questions - VOIP calling

Who can call me on my VOIP service?
With iiNet's VOIP service you will receive your very own VOIP telephone number so anyone can call you, even if they don't have an internet connection. Friends/family simply dial your VOIP number from a standard telephone and your phone will ring!

What about the dial tone?
Customers using VOIP will not hear a traditional dial tone they will hear a continuous tone instead.

Can I use my computer and talk on the phone?
Yes, you can use your computer whilst talking on your VOIP service. Your computer is not affected in any way.

Can I choose my own VOIP number?
We will offer you a range of 5 numbers when you sign up for VOIP so you can pick your favourite. These all have to be numbers assigned to your local area. For example if you live in Perth you be allocated numbers from the Perth calling area.

 

security watch

top 5 viruses reported to Sophos in December

1. Dref
2. Netsky
3. Mytob
4. Stratio
5. Bagle

List provided by Sophos. Remember, all iiNet plans come with industry leading email anti-virus and anti-spam protection that is automatically kept up-to-date with the latest virus threats. However, to fully protect your system, we recommended that you use our email anti-virus in conjunction with a personal anti-virus product such as those listed on this page.

avoiding email spam -
Best practice tips provided by Sophos Security.

1. Never make a purchase from an unsolicited email - if spamming weren't economically viable, it would be obsolete. Not only can an email user fall prey to a potentially fraudulent sales scheme, but his or her email address can also be added to the numerous email lists that are sold within the spamming community, further compounding the number of junk emails received.
2. If you do not know the sender of an unsolicited email message, delete it .
3. Never respond to any spam messages or click on any links in the message - replying to any spam message, even to "unsubscribe" or be "removed" from the email list only confirms to the spammer that you are a valid recipient and a perfect target for future spamming.
4. When sending email messages to a large number of recipients, use the blind copy (BCC) field to conceal their email addresses - sending email where all recipient addresses are "exposed" in the "To" field makes it vulnerable to harvesting by a spammer's traps.
5. Think carefully before you provide your email address on websites, newsgroup lists or other online public forums - many spammers utilise "web bots" that automatically surf the internet to harvest email addresses from public information and forums.
6. Have and use one or two secondary email addresses and never give your primary email address to anyone or any site you don't trust - if you need to fill out web registration forms, or surveys at sites from which you don't want to receive further information, consider using secondary addresses.

And remember that while these tips may help reduce the amount of spam you receive, they by no means guarantee a zero spam inbox. It's an ongoing battle.

 

feature story: get more out of your iPod

Back in 1979, the idea of "personal music space" was virtually unheard of. People listened to music alone or in groups at fixed locations; in your room with headphones, at a concert, in the bathroom with your voice amplified gloriously by the tiled walls. It took a large advertising budget and a catchy name, the Sony Walkman, to convince the world that every act of everyday life needed it's own unique soundtrack.

Ever since, personal media players have been in a constant state of evolution with each generation trying to further embed itself into popular culture as a fashion accessory and essential tool for giving meaning to some of the more mundane activities such as exercise and everyday commuting. Each successive generation of media player has increasing demands placed upon it; a player must look the part in a shifting fashion-scape, and offer higher and higher levels of quality, customisation and choice. With the introduction of the MP3 player, media players took the next step in evolution: intelligence.

On October 23, 2001, Apple donned the Darwinian hat, declaring itself master of the MP3 player domain with the unveiling of a cultural phenomenon; the iPod. That's not to say Apple did it first. By 2001, Apple were already late to the race, with similar MP3 players appearing in the US and Japan two years earlier from manufacturers such as Diamond, Creative Labs and iRiver.

But with Apple's undeniable eye for style and easy integration with their music software iTunes, MP3 players suddenly got a whole lot sexier with a small and elegant player that appealed to audiophiles and closet metro-sexuals alike. Now, in 2007 each new MP3 player has to contend with a market obsessed with the Apple brand - and for good reason; 74% of all portable media players sold in the first half of 2006 were iPods.

so what?
Is another portable music player really that different? I've had a walkman/discman/minidiscman before and unless I went out jogging (unlikely) or caught the bus to work, it sat gathering dust along with the rest of the "portable devices" I've owned.

Sure on the surface it may just be another portable device - but that's just scratching the surface.

With the arrival of online integration and functions such as photo storage, calendar integration, email viewing, iPod games and videos, MP3 players (led by the iPod) are more than just a personal music player. In fact, with the new iPhone just recently announced (view Apple's slick keynote speech ), the iPod is inching closer and closer to the roll of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).

With that in mind, let's look at some of the things you might want to try using your own iPod or MP3 player outside of the usual look and listen. Note that while most of the suggestions below mention the Apple iPod, many of these options are still available for other MP3 player brands.

iPod battle
Having just been to my first underground iPod battle recently I can say it is an exhilarating and often gut wrenching experience to unleash your usually personal top 5 playlist in a public space. The idea is simple: get a large pod of MP3 groupies together at a party or club, draw names out of a hat for people to plug in their players and get their top 5 song play list pumped through the place. The crowd does their thing on the dance floor and the winning playlist is decided via a crowd vote.

Portable hard drive
One of the best, and yet least used capabilities of the iPod and many other MP3 players, is to store information. If you're out photo shooting and don't have enough room on your camera's memory card for all the photos you want to take, offload them to your iPod with Media Reader, erase the card, and shoot away. You can also transfer large files between computers and use it as a portable backup of your home computer when travelling. Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson, used an iPod to carry around his rough cut of Lord of the Rings while travelling between countries.

PDA
All new iPods come with a calendar, contacts and notes area so you can keep your personal and professional life tucked in your pocket. Additional software such as igadget allow you to transfer emails and contact lists direct from Microsoft Outlook as well as add weather forecasts and news feeds into your iPod quickly and easily. Better yet, capture those fresh ideas by sticking on a Micro Memo from Xtreme Mac - perfect for students, journalists, writers and anyone else who hasn't heard their voice played back to them yet...

NikePod
When I first heard about NikePod I thought it was just going to be a gimmick, but having seen a demonstration now (and a friend shelling out the dosh) I'm almost convinced that the idea of using your iPod Nano for motivating your exercise routine is a good one. Using two accelerometers in your specially equipped Nike shoes, the iPod Nano picks up your movement, translates it to distance travelled and can even match your music to your progress. Now stay with me...when you get home you connect up to the Nikeplus website , create a free account and you can see your run progress over the weeks and months. You can even create online groups and virtually "jog together" setting distance, calorie or time challenges as you go. Very cool.

iPod FM
Once you start putting 1000s of songs in your pocket, going back to the old days of dragging a CD collection around with you when you're driving, around a friend's place or gearing up your home entertainment system, just doesn't cut it. By just purchasing a few extra cables any MP3 player can be attached to even the most basic stereo system to give you maximum freedom when listening to music, viewing photos or watching videos on your TV. Don't like cables? Check out the range of FM transmitters like the iPod radio remote - they plug in to the top of your iPod and transmit your music library over a short distance using radio waves. From there just tune in your car or home radio to a particular station and voila! Simple, yet incredibly effective.

Of course there's plenty of other cool things to do with your pod, including using it as a flashlight late at night when trying to find the right key. The point is that personal media players are progressing in leaps and bounds at the moment, opening up a whole new range of imaginative and creative possibilities. If it's not for you then it's not for you, but knowing more than just the "look and listen" features should help you to better make up your mind.

If you have stories of your own alternative MP3 player experience, we'd love to hear them. Email through to our iiNews feedback address.

Related links
Pocket Bar and Grill - www.enriquequinterodesign.com/pocketbargrill.html - and Pocket Vegan - www.enriquequinterodesign.com/pocketvegan.html
Podtube - homepage.mac.com/djodjodesign/rightEN.html - convert Youtube movies to play on your iPod video.
Audiobooks - www.apple.com/au/itunes/store/audiobooks.html
Powerpoint presentations - www.zapptek.com/ipresent-it/
iLounge - www.ilounge.com/ - The ultimate source for all things iPod.
Pimp your iPod - www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WhyRockbox
ebooks on your iPod - www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/06/make_ebooks_for_1.html
Podcasts - www.apple.com/au/itunes/store/podcasts.html

Next month: What happened to webcam?

 

iipeople

staff profile

Name: Joe Reale
Title: Customer Service Manager

What does your current role involve?
As a customer service manager I am responsible for ensuring the delivery of excellence in customer service to our external & to my internal customers. To achieve this I coach and develop my team members so that they have the skills & tools they need to deliver a compelling customer experience. It's my belief that the true commitment we have to helping our customers sets us apart from our competitors.

What did you do before you came to iiNet?
Prior to coming onboard with iiNet, I worked as a production manager within our family business, for approximately six years.

What is the best thing about working at iiNet?
I would have to say the high pace environment, the people & the culture, and being involved with iiNsanity (our social committee) for some four years; there is truly no place like it.

customer of the month

Name: Adam Goulding
Location: Craigmore, SA
Account type: broadband1 with phone and VOIP
Customer Since: January 2004

Describe your typical day of living online?
Emails, emails and more emails. I've released a cookbook for men called "Man what a cookbook". This includes a website ( www.manwhatacookbook.com.au ). I now get over 30 emails a day from people who have purchased the book, printers, media people, invoices, orders and general inquires. In addition to this I pay bills, buy music for my iPod and download games.

What's the best thing about your iiNet Broadband?
I can check my usage in the toolbox 24 hours a day. Plus I have put my phone and VOIP on the same account. This saves me time because it all comes on the one bill and I find that I'm saving at least $65 a month on my phone bills. My business is in the start up phase so every dollar counts at the moment.

Your favourite site?
eBay is my favourite site hands down. You can really find hard to find things. I used to spend hours trying to get hard to obtain items. Now I can find it in 5 minutes.

What technology/website are you looking forward to most?
I am really looking forward to imovies from Apple. I understand that it would be like itunes except you can download TV shows and movies. I travel quite a lot with work and some times I get quite bored. This would be great to download things to watch on my laptop to help the time go quicker.

Interested in being our next customer of the month? Send your details to iinewsfeedback@iinet.net.au.

 

competitions

GO3 gaming giveaway
This year's premier electronic entertainment expo, GO3 is to be held in Perth, Western Australia, from March 30 to April 1st. The event brings together some of the brightest minds in the electronic entertainment industry and will feature a hands on consumer expo plus a 2 day industry conference with a cast of international speakers including Rod Fergusson, the producer of last year's Xbox360 game of the year "Gears of War".

But it gets better. GO3 also delivers one of the most exciting LAN events Australia has ever seen. Co-ordinated by WALAN , the GO3 LAN Gaming Arena will feature 750 players competing in non-stop gaming competitions at the Perth Convention Centre for over 30 hours straight. Competitions will include Counter Strike 1.6 and Source; Quake 3 & 4; Unreal Tournament; and many more!

Spectators will be able to watch the action up close or on the big screens and entry into the LAN Arena includes free entry to the consumer expo with exhibitors such as Nvidia, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and the Electronic Sports World Cup. Check out the full event details at the official GO3 website.

GO3 are offering the chance for one lucky iiNews reader to reserve a free seat in the heavenly gaming event. This lucky gamer has to be able to be in Perth for the March 31 kick off and answer this one simple question: "Name one guest speaker at the GO3 conference?" ( hint: check the GO3 site for the guest speaker lineup ).

Email competitions with your answer and include "GO3 Competition" in the subject line, and provide your username, full name, and address by 5pm WST, February 1st, 2007. The winner will be drawn at random.

If you can't wait that long, tickets are available NOW through BOCS Ticketing and are sure to disappear quickly. Also check out the GO3 website for more info on the Early Bird Conference Special.

tickets giveaway
After ten years of painstaking work, novelist Karen Eiffel ( Emma Thompson ) is nearing completion on her latest, and potentially finest, book. Her only remaining challenge is to figure out how to kill off her main character, Harold Crick. Little does she know that Harold Crick ( Will Ferrell ) is inexplicably alive-and-well in the real world, and suddenly aware of her words.

Fiction and reality collide when the bewildered and hilariously resistant Harold hears what she has in mind and realizes he must find a way to change her (and his) ending.

To celebrate the release of the new film Stranger Than Fiction on February 1, Roadshow Films have kindly passed on to us 50 double passes to giveaway to iiNews readers.

To be in the running for this prize, please email competitions with "Fiction Competition" in the subject line, and provide your username, full name and address by 5pm WST, January 28, 2007, along with the answer to this question: name one new feature you'd like the next generation iPod to include?

Visit the official Stranger Than Fiction website.

CD giveaway
The Decemberists are firmly established as a completely original happening in the world of contemporary indie rock: with sold out tours across the US, widespread popular and critical acclaim, and an aesthetic all their own. With two albums already in their belt, the Portland band have set their sights on Australia as their new album The Crane's Wife hits our shores on January 27.

Luckily our good friends at EMI and Musichead have passed on 20 copies of The Decemberist's new CD to giveaway to iiNews readers - so you don't even need to leave the house.

To be in the running for this prize, please email competitions with "Decemberists Competition" in the subject line, and provide your username, full name and address by 5pm WST, February 1st, 2007, along with the answer to this question in 25 words or less: What is the best way to win a trip to Vietnam this year? ( hint: you'll find the answer in "news")

Visit the official Decemberists website.  

entertainment

2007 iigames outlook
with Niaal Holder

Let's take a moment to reflect - 2006 brought us some fantastic treats. Party gamers unite, the Wii has landed. All around the world, people are smacking their mates in the head accidentally in the name of comedy tennis, or taking out the cat with a bowling gesture aimed at the perfect strike. Wii Sports , we salute you.

For those of us who prefer our gaming sirloin with richer gravy, 360's Gears of War single-handedly brought the thinking man's smackdown, ably supported by cameos from the likes of Dead Rising , Viva Pinata and Rainbow Six: Vegas . Similarly, PC acolytes have been dancing the shiny dance for excitement like Half-Life 2 Ep1 , Battlefield 2142 and Oblivion . We've been spoilt.

So what lies ahead? Chances are, if you're any sort of gamer you'll know these babies better than I. But for the sake of distraction, lets take a brief look at what the big 4 are bringing us in 07 (prolific YouTube linking follows).

PC
Movie sequels tend to suck. PC game sequels, on the other hand, rock (well mostly, I'm looking at you, Neverwinter Nights 2 ). So be excited for this year's follow-on titles. First and foremost, hold onto your buttocks: Tiberium Wars is coming. Tiberian Sun aside, the Command & Conquer franchise has always served up relentless RTS fun, par for the course at any self-respecting LAN.

For a lighter meal that won't ruin your appetite, let me suggest two FPS dishes: Crysis and Unreal Tournament 2007 . Crysis comes to us from the makers of Far Cry , a game so crisp and gorgeous it saw a dramatic increase in lick marks on monitors the world over. Where Crysis is rich and intricate, UT2K7 will be direct and simple: the next generation in blitzkrieg FPS deathmatch, gibs and rockets ahoy. More vehicles, more weapons, UT stands for war at lightspeed and we're gagging to get on board.

Did I also mention a little-known MMORPG expansion called Burning Crusade ? No? Might sell a copy or two I'd say. You heard it here first.

Wii
Still a bit of an enigma to this old boy. Nonetheless, this epic revival of Nintendo's fortunes has made pfsht noises at terms like 'gamer', 'demographic' and 'household safety'. I have it on good authority that we're to sit agape as Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Super Mario Galaxy fall into our hands, as these are the next in line for the throne for games that require you to whirl peripherals around your living room. Metroid in particular looks set to strum my happy strings, continuing the dynasty of awesome Samus titles stretching way back to 1987.

360
Three titles in particular resonate the cool of things to come. Most obviously, we're hopping from foot to foot for Halo 3 . There's something wrong with your head if you own a 360 and you're not skipping in anticipation. Assassin's Creed is next on the agenda, a title that looks set to quench my thirst for another Tenchu ; oh sweet stealth ninja action. Third in our triumvirate is the much-touted Mass Effect , Bioware's epic sci-fi RPG is of such scope it actually makes your head hurt.

PS3
I'm not going to hide the fact that I'm less than thrilled by Sony's next-gen console offering. If you trust and believe the internet (as we all should), then the PS3 has seemingly gone to market unprepared and over-hyped. I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt if it genuinely delivers, but if their single most powerful drawcard - Metal Gear Solid 4 - does the unthinkable and jumps ship to the 360, it could represent Sony's console reign coming to a quiet close.

 

movie review - Pan's Labyrinth - Rated MA

Going into Pan's Labyrinth, the new film by Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro , all I had seen was a few promotional posters suggesting a darker shade of Alice in Wonderland, a Tim Burton'esque fairytale for adults.

Not so.

To say Pan's Labyrinth dwells on the darker side of life would be an understatement. Much like his last Spanish film " The Devil's Backbone ", del Toro explores the divide between brutality and innocence by entwining a child's sense of imagination and wonder with the unforgiving realities of war.

Ofelia, aka "the innocent", travels deep into the heart of the Spanish mountains accompanying her heavily pregnant mother. They are headed to a remote military outpost where Ofelia's new father, Captain Vidal, battles to supress a rebel uprising threatening the fascist controlled rural heartlands of Spain.

Like many children, Ofelia has a thirst for stories and an imagination that sets her apart from the adults who surround her. When she is befriended by a faerie and told of her lineage to a magical underworld king, Ofelia's sense of wonder makes her keen to discover more. To reclaim her place in a heavenly underworld, Ofelia must perform 3 tasks, each more bizarre than the last.

Unravelling alongside Ofelia's story is Captain Vidal's own adherence to tasks. Whereas Ofelia begins to question the tasks placed before her, Vidal performs his with brutal efficiency and a lack of any moral judgement. Not for a long time has a character of such pure unchecked evil graced our cinema screens. Such is Vidal's force of terror that you squirm at his mere presence alongside another living human being. He is heart stoppingly evil and destined to join the ranks of cinema infamy.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Pan's Labyrinth seriously disturbed me, so much so that I had to go and rent a Jennifer Aniston movie afterwards just to help distract me from some of the more graphic images the film burnt into my subconscious. I did not enjoy the experience so far as the idea of being trapped in a small dark room on a lazy Sunday afternoon watching pure evil unfold is not something that appeals to me.

That said, Pan's Labyrinth is an expertly crafted film which flitters between acts of supreme beauty and pain. Del Toro has created an atmosphere of absolute dread, giving the audience little breathing space or hope in the entire 119 minutes. It may have won the hearts of critics around the world, but viewers beware, this is not the kind of never ending experience many might be looking for.

Alice in Wonderland this ain't.

 

site scan - online art

www.art.com
One of the largest collection of online art you'll come across. Quick and efficient ordering and great range of categories to help searching.

www.lostateminor.com
Website and weekly email newsletter that sources out and features the best new illustration, photography, art and music from Australia and around the world.

www.australianinfront.com.au
Australian INfront is a non profit organisation providing a launch pad to Australia's best online designers, artists, companies and websites.