This post has been put together more with my international audience in mind that those here in Australia, who are very much aware of the ongoing situation here. Queensland, Australia is currently struggling to recover from a natural disaster of epic proportions that saw up to 80% of the state underwater at some stage over [...]
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Wow, this is pretty awesome news!! Google Australia have just announced that they are after launcing Street Views for lots of locations around Australia. I’ve just had a quick peek on Google Maps and I can see that they have covered the area around our apartment in Brisbane quite well, and I can’t wait to [...]
I’m starting to run out of patience. I’ve tried about 6 times to buy an iPhone in the Optus store in Brisbane. I’ve tried other stores outside of the city in what I thought would be quieter places, but, still no joy. I even tried the Apple store in Sydney last night to no avail [...]
This is a pretty insane story, but, great for those of you contemplating a complete change in your life. Ian Usher is selling his life on Ebay. This is the real deal, car, house, bike, job, friends, lifestyle, you name it, he’s selling it. Apparently, he recently split up with his wife, and decided that [...]
If you’re in Australia, and you receive a lot of telemaraketing cold-calls to your home or mobile number, then help is at hand. The Austrlian Communications and Media Authority have set up a Do Not Call Register where you have the option to register your number on a database which prevents telemarketers from calling you. [...]
I’m working in Sydney this week, and Kassie and I are staying down for the weekend, which is really very cool. But, I’ve noticed that Sydney is just like Dublin, it’s bloody freezing! Compared to back home in Brisbane, where the temp still climes to 24 or so during the day, it’s only getting to [...]
Woo, almost quitting time! This is the first of three short weeks for me! Tomorrow is Anzac Day here in Oz, so, in order to commemorate the Anzac efforts in World War I, we get a day off. For me, that means that I have a nice long weekend to play with my new camera [...]
Ever wondered how to build a submarine fibre optic cable? PIPE Networks are a large carrier / IXP here in Oz, and are in the process of building a much needed submarine cable between Sydney and Guam. I’ve met with Bob, their Network Architect and he told me about some pretty crazy and cool stuff [...]
For a very long time, I have longed for a decent to-do list. Better again, one that was online, allowing me to access it from anywhere. I’ve tried out a few different solutions over the years, but none have really worked for me. Today, I discovered Remember The Milk, a very cool, Australian developed website, [...]
