I just upgraded my Macbook Core2Duo 2GHz from 1Gb of RAM to 2Gb. Took me about 3 minutes and cost less than $200. Will make a real difference in performance, especially running parallels.
Occasionally get asked what apps I run on the Mac, so here goes:
Firefox, Thunderbird, Neooffice, Twitterific, MSN, Skype, iChat, iCal, CyberDuck (FTP), Disco (Disc Burning)
That\’s pretty much what\’s in my dock. I bought a fantastic bundle from macheist.com but I don\’t necessarily use those apps every day.
As Bernie was driving Beccy to kinder today she told her that we needed to go to the Bank. She said we could go before or after we picked her up and she said to us "::Please go before you pick me up, then we can just go straight home from kinder.":: She said ok but then she added "::Unless it\’s Westpac":: Bern smiled and told her it was Westpac so she said "::Go after Kinder, I want to come!"::. Our girls love Westpac because it\’s so child-friendly. They have a great play tent and toys, and when Bec writes out her "::deposit":: slip, they also stamp it with children\’s stamps. Thanks Westpac, for making our banking easier!
a quote from a My Business magazine article by Brad Sugars:
"::Too many people are sitting at home watching Lost and Desperate Housewives to get anywhere.
When did they start to name the shows after the audience…?"::
I think the key for me is to try and blog short and often. Just post the various little things I find, and move on. Lets be honest, I\’m so busy at the moment I barely get the time to think through anything in real detail anyway…
I know, I haven’t blogged for nearly 2 months, but I’ve had a few things on, between growing The Tech Doctor Network, GeekZone, working on the Movie Elindil’s Secret and trying to look after Bern and the kids.. I also managed to food poison myself a couple of weeks ago by eating some ham from the fridge that had obviously been there a bit too long… Of course, I was just eating and running so I never took any notice, but i paid for it for 4 days afterwards.
I’m also looking to start a blog on the Tech Doctor site, so I can put my tech musings and ranting over there, but I’ll have to be more dedicated, and I\’m not sure if this will speed things up of slow them down over here.. I guess time will tell.
We’ve had some problems recently with intruders coming up our driveway and pinching stuff. I have to admit my car makes me a bit of an obvious target, but I really thought the length and steepness of the driveway would keep them out.
The first time they got into both (unlocked) cars and stole a few largely inexpensive bits and pieces and the second time they took a plain brown box which they found out 50m down the road only contained the mains conversion kit for a BBQ, so they dumped it.
So we decided it was time to do something. In discussion with Dean from Recips, our Electrical Contractor of choice we are installing a front facing sensor with a lot more light connected to it, so people wont be snooping in the dark.
Of course I cant have this sort of equipment without plugging it into a computer, so it is time, with a bit of help from some friends and a few websites to make a complete Linux Home Security System.
I think the Tech Doctor needs to get into the Remote Control business. There are basic one which may or may not automatically know how to turn on everything in your AV Rack, right through to fully programmable, touchscreen ones that do everything you need, like switching to the correct TV input etc.
I mentioned it to Jase, and within minutes he came back with this…
Of course, I would need at least two of them – at the moment we have like 6 or 7 remotes, but at least if we lose one we can still control all the other things. If we lost the one true remote we’d be screwed 🙂
Three Remotes for sport-kings watching Foxtel and Sky
Seven for the DVD, video and stereo surround,
Nine for batteries doomed to die,
One for the House Lord on his comfy throne
In the Lounge Recliner where couch potatoes lie.
One Remote to rule them all, One Remote to find them,
One Remote to bring them all and in the loungeroom bind them
In the Lounge Recliner where couch potatoes lie.
I started playing with Apache’s .htaccess redirects tonight. Life becomes so simple.
Redirect /Software http://www.techdoctor.com.au/index.php?dept=software redirects anyone that types www.techdoctor.com.au/Software to the correct page.
there is a great tutorial with other info at www.javascriptkit.com
Zazz.com.au is a site where you can but basically one thing each day, unless sold out. Each item goes on sale at midnight and if you miss out, too bad, it’ll probably never be back.
They also have a very alive community, though in fact I often find the chatter gets in the way of finding out about the stuff, but that is just because I don’t have time for another community…
a quote from their most recent newsletter cracked me up though:
"::Bundle all that with the fun of a whole new month at Zazz and we’ll be partying like it&rsquo::s on sale for $19.99."::