April 28, 2010 5 years of blogging This week I chalked up five years of continuous personal blogging. No big deal. From memory I started blogging just as the hype factor…
April 6, 2010 Optus Music Store – an open option I’ve often wondered if there was a music store out there that fulfilled my (not unreasonable) needs. A few years ago I tried eMusic…
March 22, 2010 Alice in Wonderland in 3D After reading its mixed reviews, we decided to go and see Alice in Wonderland in 3D. I won’t spoil it for you, but if…
February 3, 2010 February 3 I was on my way to a press event in the city today. Nothing unusual about that. In a busy week I can attend…
November 27, 2009 You know it’s Christmas when… there is a giant Christmas tree in the lobby of your work building in the first week of November. Okay, this post is not…
September 30, 2009 WordPress and social media integration options? I’m now looking for a way to “cross post” blogs to Twitter and Facebook if so desired. I’m thinking a WordPress plug-in that will…
August 5, 2009 Finally on Facebook My recent social networking splurge has led me to join Facebook. I like the idea of social networking portals. The concept really brings the…
May 25, 2009 I’ve been sucked into Twitter Due to the requirement to manage TechWorld’s Twitter feed I signed up to Twitter today. My feed is @rodneygedda. Tweet away, and away, and…
April 28, 2009 ANZAC Day 2009 We went to the ANZAC Day service in Gosford over the weekend. It was good to see so many young people turn out for…
January 2, 2009 Splashing out at Avoca Beach We went to Avoca Beach for an early morning swim and snorkel on New Year’s Day. Avoca Beach was picture perfect. The water was…
December 26, 2008 Happy holidays I was so busy leading up to the holiday season I didn’t have time to blog. Anyway, here I am again. Have a happy…
November 12, 2008 Hotmail and Linux: an icy relationship There are a few whispers going around the Internet about Microsoft “breaking” its Hotmail service for Linux users. I can confirm from first-hand experience…
August 25, 2008 The mobile churn begins I began the churn process from Telstra to Vodafone last week. I’m hoping it will be as painless as possible, of course, but that…
July 30, 2008 Mobile data mayhem After some five years as a Telstra mobile customer I’m almost certainly going to churn when my two-year contract concludes next month. Now there’s…
March 17, 2008 MythTV success! After considerable frustration over my lack of TV reception with the Mythbuntu PVR, I decided to forklift upgrade the whole thing to Ubuntu Hardy…
March 4, 2008 Inflation, bank style I just discovered that non-CBA ATM withdrawals now cost $2.00. This is up from $1.50 since February 19, from what I can see. A…
January 15, 2008 Back at work The time arrived this week for my summer break to end and for me to go back to work. It’s good to be back,…
December 15, 2007 Summer holidays – yay! My working year for 2007 is over and I’m now officially on annual leave for the next four weeks. I’ll be spending most of…
November 22, 2007 A conference and free concert I’m in the media room at the Sydney Convention Centre trying to file a story from the Gartner conference and all I can hear…
October 9, 2007 What airline Wallabies? People who have been watching the 2007 Rugby World Cup would no only too well that two of the tournaments draw card teams –…