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So if you’ve missed it some how, there’s been an interesting clip from Nine Raw – live reports from a shooting in King’s Cross on the weekend. Here’s a link to the NineMSN article on the report. Here’s the original footage: This has quickly shot ‘round the globe courtesy […]
Well, as you might have known, a select few were lucky enough to see the new Star Trek film when it premiered world wide in April 2009. I was, in fact, one of those lucky few (you can read my entries for April to get a feel for what it […]
Hi All.. Finally, after a couple of months of sheer procrastination, I’ve re-launched Aussie Wine Guy® with a new look website. I moved the hosting out to a VPS and gave the site a major face lift. It’s still in blog format, which I’m hoping will attract the attention of […]
Greetings from a rain soaked Gold Coast. It’s this time of the year that we’re either:a) travelling overseas,b) ‘spring’ cleaning, or,c) visiting relatives This year we are doing none of those three things. Having just relocated from Brisbane’s south-east to the Gold Coast, we need a break from cleaning/unpacking, we […]
Well, I’ve landed back home on the beautiful Gold Coast in Queensland, and it is at this time I can continue my previous writing about the World Premiere at the Sydney Opera House of J.J. Abram’s new film “Star Trek”. This is Part 2: The Movie. Having described the surreal […]
Last night, the 7th of April, 2009, Paramount Pictures screened the world premiere of JJ Abram’s new Star Trek movie at the Sydney Opera House. As it happened, I was one of the lucky few who were able to purchase a limited release ticket to the red carpet event. The […]
Republished mostly from this blog entry here.. Here’s my version of “Things Programmers Say..” “That’s weird….” “It’s never done that before.” “It worked yesterday.” “How is that possible?” “It must be a hardware problem.” “What did you type in wrong to get it to crash?” “There is something funky in […]
In recent years I’ve noted a decline in television show quality & production values, not to mention – alarmingly – that most of my favourite shows have ended or been shown the door (cancelled). This morning I was lamenting the absence of good writing and acting – no doubt due […]
Welcome to my office.. Here is a view from the double doors leading inside.. Ahead is the main desk (with air conditioning and a nice large window behind). There are some backpacks and satchels next to the whiteboard on the left hand side, below the Millennium Falcon (the collectors series […]
Hi Everyone, Next week I’m off to Sydney from Sunday to Tuesday night which means I might get some more posts done shortly. The majority of our unpacking is done which leaves me with a bit more time to plug away on the computer and continue to write some interesting […]
Not unlike that trusty old Windows file copy dialog which never seems to quite hit 100%, moving is an ordeal which is – almost – never ending. On the weekend we finished moving from Brisbane to our new home in the Gold Coast – approximately 30-40 minutes south on the […]
Hi Everyone, At the end of the month, my wife and I are moving house. We are relocating a little further south – down to the Gold Coast area. This means there will be some impact on my blog postings. Starting Feb 14th, we’ll be actively packing up and shifting […]
Well, I’ve lamented for about ten years about the lack of a clear development OS platform for software developers, testers and related folk. It seems Microsoft don’t plan on any changes in that regard with the next OS – Windows 7. This (1) little press release – a Q&A with […]
Tonight my wife came home and asked me what I’d do with the money we were getting. At first I didn’t comprehend, these days we seem to pay money out at a great rate – we don’t usually get it given to us. Then she explained. I was speechless. This […]