Tag Archives: Off-Topic

Recommended Reading

This is in response to Kent Newsome’s request for inspiration for his feed reading list (his ‘swivel feeds’ experiment). As you can imagine, most of my 150 or so feeds I read regularly (there are more that I only glance at now and then) are focused on mobile technology, but there are still some that [...]

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How to Survive the First Night of 3GSM

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[UPDATED] Sickness…

Save for a couple of hours this morning, I’ve just emerged from bed for the first time today (it is getting late at night here) due to a nasty chest infection and head cold. Now my wonderful other half has hurt her back at work – seems there is no luck for us today. Consider [...]

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The Disappearence of Banks, and Why I Don’t Mind

I don’t know how it is in other countries, but here in Australia there is a general uproar over the closure of a lot of bank branches, especially in rural areas. It is not limited to just one bank, either, all of the banks have come under fire for branch closures. While the case is [...]

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Bad Christmas Cracker Jokes

Readers from the US may not know what a Christmas cracker (or bonbon) is, so have a quick read here if you are confused. In any event, here is a list, in no particular order, of some of the terrible jokes that came out of my family’s Christmas lunch crackers this year: Q: Why are [...]

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Melbourne Cup

Turns out I backed the winner in the Melbourne Cup (Australia’s biggest horse race). Delta Blues paid 18:1, so I walk away with quite a winning. Looks like my luck is finally coming back!

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AIMS 2006

I hit the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) over the weekend. While it wasn’t as spectacular as previous years, I still enjoyed it. You can see photos I took either in the gallery on this site, or over on Flickr.

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Travel Day

[Update: Thanks Kent and Richard. Keep it coming!] [Update 2: Jenith (a former MobileBurn employee and fellow Australian) weighs in, as does James Kendrick.] Today is a travel day, as Ze Frank would say, and while packing up for the impending journey I am faced with the decision of what gadgets to take with me. [...]

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Desk Wear

I’ve had this desk for maybe two months, tops, and I’m already wearing away the finish where my mouse travels. Symptoms of a person that works from home, I guess… (photo taken with the Nokia N73)

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Kent’s Mock Opera

I have been a long time reader of Kent Newsome’s blog, since before he climbed to the influential position he is in now (yes Kent, I think you’re influential), and sometimes he pops up with a post that really makes me smile. Kent, thanks for making me a part of your Mock Opera. True, I [...]

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