So chances are that you know that Visual Studio 2008 has gone RTM (release to manufacturing). Better hop onto MSDN Subsscriber downloads or grab a free copy of the express editions. Anyone who considers themselves .Net Developers or Architects should be running Visual Studio 2008. At any rate – even […]
Personal and Hobbies
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Ok, so when are we going to get some decent NFL coverage? Foxtel decides to show the most boring and lame NFL games, whilst the best games are avoided? They couldn’t possibly show the awesome Colts v Patriots game – featuring the two best teams in the league […]
Recently there was a thread on the Australian .Net Mailing list (aus-dotnet) which led into a discussion around how the industry might consider attracting more graduates into IT courses and, eventually, careers in IT. Personally, I don’t want the IT & T industry to pander to graduates by way of […]
Sorry, I couldn’t help but make a post about the potential comeback for vinyl records which is being proposed by this article on wired (magazine) online. Those of you who know me well also would know that I am a fan of collecting old records. I’ve amassed well over 50 […]
Hi all. I’m entering a new chapter this coming week, whereby I’ll commuting weekly to Melbourne from for the next few months. Regular interstate travel.. Fun distraction or energy sapping nuisance? What do you think? For one thing, I’m sure to get a lot more reading and, probably, a few […]
Time for some random thoughts. "Shot through the heart and you’re to blame, you gave sting-rays a bad name" So the Chaser’s War on Everything (Wednesdays at 9pm, ABC TV) performed a song this week surmising that celebrities are usually more remembered for their virtues than their ills, which is fine […]
Overnight in Marseilles, France, the Australian Rugby Union team bowed out of the 2007 Rugby World Cup to make room for better teams. Yes, this was a pretty bittersweet blog post to have to write, but the team which has lacked cohesion throughout the year (let alone the tournament) never […]
"I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!" –Howard Beale, Network (1976) Well, I think that captures the essence of my pain.. Sorry, but I’m really at a loss to explain the sudden – but measurable – drop in the quality of products (notably software) in the past […]
Well, I just had a fun experience. Here I was searching the Internet, chatting to a few colleagues when suddenly all hell breaks loose with my laptop’s CPU. So, naturally I’m concerned because I’m not doing anything that should be CPU intensive, so I fire up ye olde Task Manager. […]
G’day all. It’s been a little while since my last post. Why the delay? It’s been fairly hectic of late, for a few reasons. Here goes.. Excuse List (Pick any two) 1. My wife and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary and tenth year together. Now we are into double […]
Ignore as appropriate (IAA). A big weekend of sport requires a big post, no? This weekend I managed to cover the Rugby World Cup (Aus v Wales and Canada v Fiji) as well as a few NFL games (although, not many since the televised games were all pretty one […]
Guten Tag, Salut and G’day. The blog here has officially just clocked over 5,000 unique hits since the inaugural post last year (it’s almost 12 months.. time flies). That’s not a huge amount of traffic if you’re a site like http://www.microsoft.com, but for my own wee little blog with its […]
OK, I’m just about ready to lose it. I’ve had Madden 08 since the Friday before last and the game has locked up about 30 – 40 times. Last night *I COULD NOT SIM ANY GAMES* (I tried about 7 times with 7 hard resets). Yes, that’s right. When you […]
So this week I’m concerned with what has become of Australia as APEC gets underway at the Opera House, in Sydney. But first: on Saturday night I went and saw the third Bourne movie, the Bourne Ultimatum. Now, why is it that when someone has a cold, they decide, […]
Hi Readers, This week I am on assignment in Melbourne helping out the team here with some requirement and architecture analysis. Internet access was down for a time, so I was unable to post any updates. This has now changed. I was going to do a series this week in […]