Well today is 23 June, an important day in history for two reasons. Firstly it is my blogoversary! 23 June 2004 I typed up my first post on Blogger. I decided on Blogger after failing to get MoveableType up and running after a couple of weeks of trying. I suspect it was me not theContinue reading “What a day!”
Category Archives: Personal
An update on this week and next
It has been a couple of very busy days since I last posted, here is a brief update. On Wednesday I started my new job at Nortel, and my feet have not really touched the group. The thing about going back to a place you use to work at is many of the traditional “firstContinue reading “An update on this week and next”
Job update
If you have been following my blog for a while you will know that I was finishing with BHP Billiton (ex-WMC) during April. This time has come and gone and I am now moving on. I am going to Nortel, yes the company that seems to have had a lot of trouble filing its financialContinue reading “Job update”
Anzac Day in Melbourne
Tomorrow is Anzac Day here in Australia, I have decided to take my son to the dawn service at the Shrine of Rememberance. Should be interesting except for the early get up at about 4:30am…. For more information on Anzac Day please see Wikipedia.
Spam Kama 2.02 + Me = Removed Comments + Spam emails
I was trying to be very smart tonight, and failed. When I upgraded to WordPress 2 I decided to try out SpamKama 2. The installation process went like a dream over the weekend and it has been humming nicely in the background until I decided to modify things. I thought it would be good toContinue reading “Spam Kama 2.02 + Me = Removed Comments + Spam emails”
Xbox 360 hits Australia
Today the Xbox 360 arrived in Australia, yes several months after most of the world. I picked mine up from our local GameTraders at about 12:03am this morning we have been playing it all day. (As it is school holiday here I took the day off.) Very impressive. Just waiting on the wireless network adapterContinue reading “Xbox 360 hits Australia”
Lost and found and everything in between
I have been on a bit of a self imposed (and not so self imposed) break. I have just not been motivated to either blog or read my feeds. The reasons, several:- Firstly. Over the last 3 months I have not found many really, really cool things. There have been cool things but nothing really,Continue reading “Lost and found and everything in between”
I’m back
I have returned from the hazy of a Go-Live weekend and the preceding mop up. All in all a very successful process with no major issues.
The night shift
Yes I have disappeared, and yes I will reappear. We just have a little project at work that goes live this weekend. I have pulled the short straw and am working the night shift controlling the data conversion and communications with the client. Back sometime next week. (It looks like we will be using aContinue reading “The night shift”
Back on deck
After a fantasic two week break we are back in Melbourne looking forward to a fantastic 2006. The year holds lots in store on many fronts. Blogging will continue both here and on my internal corporate blog, look for follow up posts on several items from the tail end of last year. Some of theContinue reading “Back on deck”
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