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Moving House

Moved house today from Coburg to Reservoir after three years in Coburg. I discovered I don’t really like Coburg at all. I should have moved a little east to Preston b/c it has a LOT of chinese restaurants I also … Continue reading

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Geotagging photos on the Mac

Was reading my email, and lo and behold, what pop into my inbox? Another bloody offer to buy yet more software. This time HoudahGeo an application that has had tremendous reviews. What does it do? It embeds GPS location data … Continue reading

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Learning PHP and WordPress Templates

  Step 1: Setup MySQL and PHP ==>  ?http://maestric.com/doc/mac/apache_php_mysql_snow_leopard Test to see if php works by creating a sample php file ?<html><head><title>PHP Test</title></head><body><?php phpinfo(); ?></body></html> Step 2: Install Wordperss Step 3: Find a good SQL admin tool ?If you have … Continue reading

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Sopranos [TV]

    Just finnished watching the Sopranoes, all 86 episodes!I love the show, but are all gangsters so greedy and stupid?They should leave it to the professionals … Wall Street

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New stuff for the Bike

  On the weekend I purchased a 45 L topbox for my bike. A SHAD SH-45 for $290. The 50 L version costs $500, too expensive for my taste. I was looking at a Givi 52L box, but they are … Continue reading

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Blake’s 7 [TV]

When I was growing up in Country Victoria there were only two TV channels, no McDonalds and KFC was an hour drive away.Did I mentioned the shops closed at 1pm on Saturday? … a very fast paced life The point … Continue reading

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Mum’s married (again)

Mum got married today!  Her first marriage lasted for  50 years, somehow I don’t  think the second will last that long! Best of luck and wishes for a long and happy marriage. More pictures on facebook

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Victoria Sword Exemptions cut back

In Victoria (Australia) it is generally illegal to own a sword, unless you have an exemption GENERAL EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 8B TO POSSESS SWORDS 1. Museum 2. Theatre or Opera Company 3. Accredited Fencing Organisations, 4. World Singlestick Federation 5. … Continue reading

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Rsync backup on OS X

Mission: To backup my music and picture collection onto portable hard drives as a backup . Music: 406.66 GB Pictures: 57.86 GB The pictures folder is updated every two or three days with pictures from my iphone and the occasional … Continue reading

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V (2009) – TV Series

Remember, V ? The TV series from the eighties about aliens landing on Earth? At first they look like us, and they come in peace …. \ but all is not what it seems.

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