Space Invaders Art
DaleSpied this Space Invaders artwork on the way into work the other day. (cnr Rothsay Lane and Flinders Lane, Melbourne) There is a walking tour you can do.
The Firsts
The "Firsts" are the elite and select group of Weims that drew us in, blinded us with the ways of Weims, beat us up, made us raise our hands in…
Saturday Link Roundup – a grab-bag of things
Telecom Australia Training Video – how to use a shovelfeaturing Skyhooks Shirley Strachan.How old is my Compaq/HP ServerWrap-up of The Register’s Doctor Who articlesMelbourne Psychic ExpoHow to locate and clean…
Proof of purchase for plastic knives
There is this photo doing the rounds on the internet. Often with the comment "I can't believe it's true". Well it’s true in Victoria Australia at least, From the Guide…
Sorry NCR, we broke your brand new ATM.
When I wrote about printers jamming though being incorrectly loaded, I was reminded of the time we broke a brand new NCR ATM. I was working in the ATM helpdesk…
Recycling an old mattress
I needed to get rid of two old double-bed sized mattresses. I’m currently sleeping on a king single futon bed (loving it) and the two double-bed mattresses were taking up…
Same place, 9 years later.
Top end of Collins Street Melbourne, 2005 and 2014
The internet has made bike maintenance cheaper.
I’ve owned/worked on several motorcycles where the part you need must be purchased in a bulk package. Kawasaki, and their tappet shims, were fairly infamous for this practice. “Yes sir,…
“The printer isn’t detecting the correct paper size”
On higher-end laser printers, the printer is smart enough to know what size paper you’ve just loaded into the tray. And the real smart printers won’t try to print from…