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October 2005 - Posts

Today, I met Daniel Pearson...
...but I couldn't quite place the name. Had he introduced himself as "dan at zeroaffinity.com" I'd have known who he was instantly... guess I'm just thinking in email addresses or URLs these days! He's even on the Aussie IT Pro blogger OPML, but nope, Read More...
Scoble changed his URL!
So Rob, me old cheese - how's it going? Read More...
RFC Deskbar Shortcut
Funny how you just assume you added a deskbar shortcut , but you didn't. For pasting into the MSN Desktop Search Toolbar: @rfc,http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc$w.txt Then, "rfc 2616" takes you straight there... Read More...
Another Top Tip for Tech Interview Hopefuls
I'll add one to Shifty's list of Tips for Jobseekers : Accept All Changes before you hit Send. (Or just disable Track Changes before you start). If you don't, just be prepared to answer seemingly psychic questions from your interviewer. And/or use the Read More...
My Tablet PC: A Precision 650
Tablet PC? On a Desktop? In Paris? Read More...
Nvidia: You're Really Annoying Me
Grrrrr. Read More...
What's He Up To?
It's once again quite busy here. The Support biz locally tends to be cyclic - in the same sort of way as a wheel on a bicycle that's repeatedly hit the kerb. And the wheels actively change shape while you ride on them. (And you're on fire, and riding Read More...
Engadget XBOX 360 Hands-On
Peter Rojas' article here: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000153062828/ My favourite part was the comments, though. And of them, this one made me laugh: 36. Posted Oct 11, 2005, 3:01 PM ET by Mu Catty My friend works for MS and he saw what Sony can Read More...
Two Tips for better ISA Performance
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Serenity Good
Yes, Serenity good. Not perfect, but good. There was something for everyone, from the Firefly crowd through to the average people I dragged along (not that they're average people, you understand, but they hadn't seen Firefly and weren't necessarily Sci Read More...
Scripty Bits with Mark Yocom
Myocom, not Viacom. Read More...
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