Thu
Feb
28
2008
VPS - three weeks on
Struggling with a learning curve, but enjoying the flexibility and power that a VPS brings – and absolutely rapt with the first rate support from the hosting company.aiter
Fri
Jan
18
2008
Automotive short-sightedness
I’m probably not much different to most Australian males. I admit to really enjoying my cars. I enjoy driving, I enjoy driving enthusiastically when safe and legal.
So it’s hurts a little to feel the need to downsize my car a tad and settle for something with less grunt than I’m used to. The driving factors (pun intentional) are cost saving and a slight nod to environmental issues. But one of the things that would make that change a whole lot easier to swallow is being made harder by government policy…
(Updated on Jan 19 after a drive of an X-Trail CVT...)
Fri
Sep
22
2006
Top Gear host injured
This is sad news for fans of the fantastic BBC motoring show ‘Top Gear’.
Richard Hammond – diminutive co-host – has suffered a serious brain injury after a crash at the shows ex-RAF airfield.
Full story here
Sat
Apr
08
2006
Firefox Adblock filterset
I know many web sites depend on ads to help pay the bills. But I’m sorry, I just hate them, and I never click on them. If I really value a site or the information it offers, I’m happy to donate directly to that site.
So Adblock is one of my favourite Firefox extensions, and now Adblock has an add-on…
Thu
Mar
16
2006
Desktop Earth
Want a fascinating, changing background on your desktop? Desktop Earth could be just for you…
Sat
Mar
11
2006
Office 2007 - looking good
Some will know that I’m beta testing the next release of Microsoft’s Office suite – my third such test.
While the NDA stops me from saying much, one of the really cool aspects of this beta is that a few key people at MS who are closely involved in the development of Office 2007 are blogging about the process.
