How much time do you spend each week sitting down? I tend to work at least 60-70 hours a week, and most of those hours are spent parked in front of my laptop. I have The Fear that I'll end up like one of those floating blobs from Wall-E. As the papers keep telling us, sitting down for long … [Read more...]
How to be a famous on Twitter
Back when the internet was all just fields and Twitter was populated entirely by technology journalists and twenty-somethings skiving off work, celebrities were a rare sighting. Nowadays, normal folk can't get a word in edgeways. If you can't beat them, join them! Which is why we've put … [Read more...]
I (don’t really) need a cup holder extender!
It's what you've been waiting for! It's the first of our new, irregular series of "concraptions" (things you don't actually need, hadn't even considered, but suddenly can't live a full and happy life without now you know they exist). I have a bit of a personal obsession with these sorts of … [Read more...]
Music Dorkage: Is “This Is My Jam” The Next Big Thing?
A few weeks ago I started testing out “This Is My Jam”, the latest and greatest way to share your musical taste. You might have heard of it already, with early adopters spreading its gospel on Twitter and around the web. With most new websites, apps or services, I take joy in picking them apart … [Read more...]
Groupon for hippies: Alternative group buying sites
You can’t budge on the web these days for adverts promoting Groupon, Living Social, Keynoir or Wowcher discount deal on spas, restaurants, 4×4 drives and even holidays. Everyone and your gran has either been tempted by, or purchased one of these deals. In fact, we know quite a few people … [Read more...]
Organisation Dorkage: Getting stuff done with WunderKit & WorkFlowy
Feeling a little scatterbrained lately, my friends? Well, never fear, fellow disorganised dorks, because I'm here to help you achieve a little “To-Do” list zen with some nifty tools for getting stuff done. Read on! WunderKit Chances are you've heard of the incredibly popular task manager, … [Read more...]
Three alternative ways to do your shopping in 2012
Supermarkets are soulless places, aren't they? All those busy aisles of grumpy shoppers who wield their trolley/pram/wheelchairs like a lethal weapon, diving for the last cut-priced cuts of meat and avoiding the zombie-like members of staff. This is exactly why they stick the wine aisle at the … [Read more...]
What the Dorks want for Christmas 2011
Want to know what the Dorks want for Christmas this year? Katie Lee: Dork Editor Please may I have a Kobo and an E-One laser hair removal gadget? I had both of them in for review this year and they're the things that have left the biggest hole since they went back. Also, I bought my friend the … [Read more...]
Three new social networks to watch
As the resident social media geek at Dork Adore, I tend to sign up for new social start ups faster than you can say 'bandwagon'. This month, we've seen the launch of three more social networks that are set to take sharing to another level. Have you tried them yet? WIWT WIWT (What I Wore … [Read more...]
Streetbank: The online community for meeting your real community
Ever had that situation where you've run out of sugar/eggs/rum/light bulbs and the local shops are closed The next best thing is to pop round to your friendly neighbour and ask if you can borrow some of theirs, right? The thing is, the good old days when everyone knew everyone and we all spent … [Read more...]
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