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Woo hoo!

The cable modem arrived today… and it flies like a rocket, especially on the new computer. Brilliant stuff.

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Prang

Bang! – Scccccrrrreeeeeecccccchhhh. The aftermath of my first real prang. Well, a milestone yesterday: I had the first prang in which I actually did some damage to my car. I was in the carpark at Dick Smith, stocking up on LAN cards (well, just one really). As I parked, I got a little too close  ... [More]

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Some progress

Some progress on the cable internet connection I ordered. After I rang up and badgered them a bit, they started moving into action. Ah yes, that’s how you deal with big companies: disturb them enough from their slumber to do something. On Thursday morning a friendly bloke arrived in a van, fiddled with a box  ... [More]

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Good deed

Today I did my good deed for the week. Taking $90 out of the ATM down the street, I was rather surprised to find it gave me an extra $20, kinda wrapped around the other notes. Now, if it were a definite case of ripping off the Commonwealth Bank, most of us wouldn’t think twice.  ... [More]

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Zoom…

Today I ordered a new computer. The last time I bought a new computer was almost exactly five years ago. At the time, it seemed quite fast, but maybe this was an illusion, as it seems to have gradually got slower and slower over the years. I did get it upgraded last year, but after  ... [More]

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A relaxing, though frantic, weekend

I’ve had some relaxation this weekend: the kids are away, staying with their mum for the long weekend. Not that I don’t like my kids of course, but it’s good to be given me a chance to get out and about and see some friends. Not to mention to be able to sleep in. On  ... [More]

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Corporate woes

You might think that the big monolithic corporations are the ones who got that way by giving their customers what they want, and taking vast amounts of cash in the process. But it seems to me that some big corporations get so big that they move so slow that it’s a wonder that they’re still  ... [More]