In a house of: Bamboo is everyone’s second-favourite sustainably-grown grass. The herb of a kajillion uses, most people think bamboo is only for lawn furniture and Tiki bars. Not so, my friend, you can make bamboo into bridges, xylophones, charcoal, yarn, coffins, fountains, bikes and even a chuppah for a tropically freilich Jewish nuptials. See 1,000 panda-edible possibilities at .

Know Go: In life, it helps to have a roadmap. Or a subway map if you’re taking public transit. iPod Subway Maps has thorough maps of major metropolitan subway systems designed for your colour iPod. The cities supported include New York, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, London, Toronto and, for some reason, Los Angeles, as well as our very own hometown. Useful for tourist types or Plateau hipsters, who ordinarily never venture beyond Berri, plotting a top-secret sneaker mission to the East-End Athletes World liquidation centre. Who needs a GPS anyway at www.ipodsubwaymaps.com.

Comments? Michael Citrome