Monthly Archives: March 2008

ADSL provisioned… at a cost

My wife had a nice little argument with a Telstra Supervisor just on Tuesday. It appears our attempt got parked. So she proceeded to let them have it. By the time that 30min call ended, they had found a port … Continue reading

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Who do you think this mystery actress is?

I was watching The Wedding Singer the other night, and an actress caught my attention. In all the times I have seen this movie, I’ve never thought who is that person. Until now. The actress in question is not credited … Continue reading

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VMware Tools, still the best for Linux Virtual Machines

If it wasn’t for the VMware Tools package being as good as it was, then running Virtual Machines would be alot more difficult. Below is a screen grab from my Xubuntu install which has since had the VMware Tools installed, … Continue reading

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Thanks to the heavens.

Part of Sydney just got slammed by a nice storm. In fact this storm when it hit our area caused a good deal of rain. I checked out water tank before the storm hit and it was below the level … Continue reading

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter. It doesn’t feel like Easter for a change. I guess that’s a good thing and probably a bad thing. In any case, hope everyone has an enjoyable Easter period.

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Telstra Bigpond tatics

Those who have been following the Broadband saga would know I was waiting on Telstra to provide more ADSL ports to our local RIM. Our 3rd application attempt as

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Recommended: Burn – burning application for Mac OS X

If you require a burning application for Mac OS X, then I highly recommend you download a copy of Burn. Simple yet very powerful application, see screen

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HOWTO: Disable the Apple remote control infrared receiver.

If you wish to disable the Apple remote control infrared receiver, then you need to enable the option “Disable remote control infrared receiver” option as found in “System Preferences -> Security“. See example screen capture below; If you find this … Continue reading

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Replacement Seagate drive arrives

The replacement Seagate drive arrived earlier today. It appears the RMA process is pretty painless and works very well. Replacement drive shows up as having the same period of warranty remaining, so all good. The interesting thing to note on … Continue reading

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DIY – Garden – Complete

Finished off the DIY Garden job yesterday, below is a photo showing the area before we started, and what it looks like completed. Of course I’ve since cut the caps to fit, so it’s now a complete job. Before: After:

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