Interesting article on "Popular Mechanics" recently: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4201645.html?page=1 In case you skipped reading the whole (or part) of the article, the basic concern is that in the future society may lack the information necessary to un-archive information from the present time. This is partly due to the proprietary formats in […]
..from Vista Help: What is User Account Control? User Account Control (UAC) is a feature in Windows that can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer. UAC does this by asking you for permission or an administrator password before performing actions that could potentially affect your computer’s operation or […]
I’m rather enamoured with all things rustic and/or antique. You might have guessed based on my first post on this blog. My original tendency in high school and college was towards all things Historical (ancient, medieval, pre-industrial and modern), so it’s not a total surprise that I have a […]
Wallabies ‘Thrashed’ in Ireland this morning; http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20787698-23217,00.html I *didn’t* stay up to watch this monstrocity (for a change) and it was probably a very good thing I didn’t. Match report doesn’t do much but to sing praise to Ireland. At least Australia managed 6 points.. Can’t say […]
MS Labs is a research arm of Microsoft. They’ve released a tech preview of some pretty exciting technology: http://labs.live.com/photosynth It’s pretty impressive stuff.. recommended for viewing on a broadband (fast) connection, for optimum viewing. You need to be running on Windows XP or Vista (though it will run on […]
In a move which represents Telstra ongoing commitment to keep Australian consumers in the technology dark ages, today it was revealed that Telstra will only enable ADSL2+ in telephone exchanges where a competitor already supplies a rival ADSL2 service. From ‘The Australian’ news article today: The technology, which Telstra claims will […]
The Australian Senate standing committee responsible for legal and copyright issues has recently completed a list of recommendations which will be taken into regard in relation to a forthcoming bill aimed to reform current Australian copyright laws per conditions set out in the recent free trade agreemeent between Australian […]
Last night was magnificent. U2 blew Sydney away for the third time, and we were present to witness the awesomeness that is one of the world’s greatest rock bands. They sang the classics; Sunday Bloody Sunday, One, Pride, With or Without You, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m […]
You really have to check this one out… http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/india.eunuchs.ap/index.html Gotta hand it to the "can do" attitude (not too mention "out-of-the-box" thinking) in India. The byline: pay your taxes or get ‘danced’ at by a eunuch.. brilliant!! Wonder if we could use a similar policy but […]
During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I’ll be growin’ a moustache! That’s right I’m bringing the Mo back because I’m passionate about changing the state of men’s health. Please consider sponsoring myself or others in my Readify team to grow moustaches during ‘Movember’. All proceeds go […]
It’s an amazing result, however the Democrats in the US have taken both houses in what must be considered a huge backlash against the incumbent President, George W Bush. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/election.main/index.html US politics plays an increasingly relevant part in the lives of many people from many different countries. […]
After a wait of roughly 3 years I finally replaced my trusty 19" CRT monitor. Arriving yesterday a new killer LCD monitor from ProView which is a whopping 22"! The important thing is the 5ms refresh, which makes it usable for basically most applications; games, video etc. Best […]
So I went out and bought a new tennis racquet on the weekend. It’s not really new, since I didn’t have one to replace (well, not for 10 years). Yesterday once I got home, I headed down for the local tennis/basketball courts and found a nice sturdy wall to […]
Hi, If you are reading this, there is a chance you might also be interested in my original blog-home at http://code.blogdrive.com – but keep reading anyway. Why the funny title for this post? I recently came into ownership of a series of volumes from an encyclopaedia published in 1836. […]