Category Archives: General

If only every Wednesday was like this…? Continue reading →

I have guilt, blog guilt.

In an attempt to expiate that guilt, I offer these tidbits that may or may not be useless. Continue reading →

I couldn’t resist. I went to see Regurgitator appearing live as the “Band in a bubble”. And I’m still not sure what to think of it. At face value, it’s a cheap tawdry marketing stunt for both the ‘Gurg and … Continue reading →

I have long enjoyed e-mail security thanks to a free certificate from Thawte (Pronounced “thought” I believe), and have been quite happy with the processes and results. It’s pretty easy – join on their site for free and you can … Continue reading →

Losing a long term pet is hard… Continue reading →

For those who choose not to make the switch to a better browser Microsoft will be releasing Service Pack 2 for you … soonish According to this: “Windows XP SP2 RTM!“, it will be available to average-joe users on or … Continue reading →

Twice in the last 24 hours I have felt like a stranger to my “home” city. I have been working the ‘evening shift’ a few days each week; starting at 4pm, finishing around midnight-1am. As a result, I enter and … Continue reading →

He/She has been absent for some time … but they are back! Yes, the genius at my office who can’t even open milk properly. I can’t answer for the rest of the world, but here in Australia our milk cartons … Continue reading →

Now that I’m using WordPress 1.2 I’ve noticed plenty of references to “Trackbacks” and have found very little information about what they are. Here and here are two reasonable explanations … I’m yet to see it in action; must be … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s time for System Administrator Appreciation Day again, and I’m really hoping someone remembers it this year … not like the last 4 years when everyone just points and laughs when I mention it! If you’re at a loss … Continue reading →

Amost all the things I think I am, I know “artist” is not one of them… And so, we have no logo/image/icon to characterise myself and my family on letterheads, blogs, etc Suggestions and sample from any helpful, friendly, neighbourhood … Continue reading →

Pros: I think it looks nicer than Grey Matter The creation and editing of content is much nicer for me (and faster) Plenty of nifty built-ins like tracking, linking, categories, users, drafts, private posts, RSS feeds and much much more … Continue reading →

Apart from being a nerd and/or a geek, I have to admit to being an “Eco-Fanboy” Continue reading →

Stuff: No. I am NOT dead. Mozilla. Use It. Pattern Recognition Reasons not to blog: Lazy. Holiday. Sickness. Other Hobbies (Electronics). Family. … Profit. Dream On.

I rarely have trouble remembering passwords, so I find it odd when people tell me “Passw0rd” is too hard to remember… I’ll think this article is likely to get printed and pinned to the noticeboards near the more password-phobic staff.

As every (living) post-adolescent boy knows, “I am immortal!” How do we know this? Because we aren’t dead yet… Thus it came as quite a shock to me this evening when I saw for the first time a man staring … Continue reading →

Alas and Woe, our chooks are no more… In a list of unfortunate circumstances, our dog killed our chooks on Tuesday. We don’t believe he actually intended them to become dead, and he didn’t make any attempt to eat them … Continue reading →

“I’m not mad I just say ‘Penguin’ at the end of every sentence. Penguin” SPAM is everyone’s un-favourite topic in IT security, and has been for the last few years… Why isn’t it getting any better? Good question, and everyone … Continue reading →

I’m fairly sure most people have to work to achieve balance between Motivation and Procrastination, but I’m finding anything approaching balance is fairly distant. I’m motivated to get motivated, but when the time comes I just end up procrastinating… Chip … Continue reading →