Cheap CD’s and laptops – the color is important.
DaleSomething I wrote back in January 2004, it still holds up fairly well. Cheap CD's and laptops... The Development Lab have found that the Compaq E500 laptop has problems reading…
3M Post-It Note fixes BlackBerry Bold
… or BlackBerry Bold + Post-It note = secure BlackBerry battery. The BlackBerry Bold can randomly reset when it is knocked. The reset is caused by the battery being slightly…
Should I compress my SQL Database when backing up? – Maybe …
SQL Server 2008 Backup Compression - by Varun Dhawan, over at MSDN blogs. It’s a useful option for saving space with backing up to disk, but I would disagree with the…
(Not) IT stuff seen during December 2008
Travelling to the United States of America after 11th January 2009? Then you need to fill in an electronic Visa Waiver application here Reference: STA Authorization Required for All Visa…
IT stuff seen during December 2008
List of IT things I’ve seen over the last week* that I like: Working with Office 2007 from the Command Line (via Another day in the Office) Tracking down a…
Why Men Lie
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above river, his axe fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "Why…
Cafe Entity – cheapish and cheerful
I hate shopping and loath factory outlets, can’t stand crowds. “Do you want to go with me to the factory outlets in Fitzroy?” A No, would see me in the…
Santa Claus, a poem by A. B. “Banjo” Patterson
"Halt! Who goes there?" the sentry's call Rose on the midnight air Above the noises of the camp, The roll of wheels, the horses' tramp. The challenge echoed over…
Cavalcade of Transport Mural
The train cafeteria at Spencer Street Station used to have this wonderful mural, painted by Harold Freedman, called the Cavalcade of Transport. Cheap food and drinks at the cafeteria as…
The Quick Fix
You know, programming is hard, so programmers are easily seduced by apparent quick fixes, such as language features which seem to map onto functional requirements. And programmers are smart, so…