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July 2008

XML Design Guidelines (Wed 2nd)
I've recently started a new job as a PHP and MySQL developer (which I'm super excited about) and a portion of the project I'm assigned to relies heavily on XML files.  I'm …

June 2008

Samsung PS50P91FDX (Mon 23rd)
Last week I bought a Samsung PS50P91FDX 50 inch 1080p plasma television. The purchase was motivated by recently purchasing a new house with a larger lounge room that made my Samsung 40 inch LCD TV  …
Finished Metroid Prime Corruption (Sun 22nd)
I finally finished playing Metroid Prime 3: Corruption today.  I haven't had as much time for gaming these days as in the past.  So this post is really for those who haven't yet …
Convert Drive Snapshot image to VMWare virtual machine (Fri 6th)
Before disposing of my previous PC running Windows XP, I took a backup of it using Drive Snapshot.  I like this utility because it is somewhat free, and allows you easy access to the files …
Insight on music piracy (Thu 5th)
Last night on SBS, Insight brought together Artists, record labels, P2P users (who were promised not to be prosecuted for talking about illegal download) and ISPs to discuss music …

April 2008

Why does a LCD monitor with DVI input require sharpening? (Sat 12th)
I purchased a new 22" Samsung 226BW monitor based on a strong recommendation by PC Authority.  The other day I noticed a bit of discolouration around fringes of a drawing
CSS Positioning Explained (Sat 12th)
I'm embarrased to say that despite messing around with web design for years, I've never fully understood CSS positioning - specifically the use of absolute positioning and the idea of a …
Vista Ultimate Dreamscene not suitable for ultimate PC's (Sat 12th)
I recently bought a new PC, with some reasonable specs, and a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit OEM to compliment it (for reference, when buying Vista OEM, you are licensed for either 64-bit or …
The Windows Vista shell still sucks (Sat 12th)
MS really have struggled to improve their shell in any significant and useful way over the past generations. Granted the new start menu is a good effort but still feels clumsy to use.  The new …

March 2008

A call to Samsung digital TV owners in Brisbane (Thu 27th)
If you live in Brisbane and own a Samsung TV with a built in digital tuner, can you get SBS digital?I own two Samsung TV's (one 40" and one 32") both with built-in HD digital …

December 2007

Ospell - Opera spell checker (Thu 6th)
Since Firefox 2 and it's unique inline spell checking feature Opera users have been screaming for the same functionality.  Ignorant Opera users will argue that Opera already has spell check …
Where's the recall on Guitar Hero III? (Thu 6th)
It's not new news that Guitar Hero III on Wii only has mono sound.  But I really feel the media and consumers aren't playing this up enough as I would have expected a product recall by …

November 2007

Next Gen Consoles = Violence (Fri 30th)
New Zealand Police Superintendent Connects Youth Violence With Next-Gen Consoles Superintendent Bill Harrison, National Manager of Police Youth Services in New Zealand, said that while youth crime is …
Auto-positioning of figures (Thu 29th)
A few months ago A List Apart posted a really nice article on how to use a javascript function to automatically position figures (images with captions) on a web page.I thought it was really …
Graph your listening habits (Thu 29th)
It's always fun finding new sites that do interesting things.  LastGraph will query yours (or anyones) last.fm profile and provide a visual representation of your listening …

October 2007

Zero Punctuation - Super Paper Mario Review (Fri 26th)
See, now this is a video review.
Daddies Little Girl - Colours (Tue 23rd)
Daddies Little Girl - Colours Pencils:
Street Fighter IV Teaser (Fri 19th)
Comparing and merging text files (Thu 18th)
I've updated my Recommended Software page with a few applications I think I've already blogged about, with the exception of WinMerge.WinMerge is a brilliant open source application that can …

September 2007

Mike Patton thinks Wolfmother is genius (Mon 24th)
I think most people seen the video of Mike Patton at Lollapalooza, asking, "Are you hearing this shit?", when he heared Wolfmother playing "Woman" in the background of his …
Beer is worth more than cash (Thu 20th)
I did a small job for someone and as payment I asked for a carton beer.  I didn't really care what beer I got, but I gave him the challenge of buying one I hadn't tasted before.  It …
Opera 9.5 Alpha (Wed 5th)
Opera has just released the alpha version of 9.5 which introduces some exciting new features - many of which Opera users have been requesting for years, but never thought we would get.Of the new …

August 2007

Reliable file transfer from Humax PVR (Tue 21st)
I've owned a Humax PVR-SMART for over a year now.  It's done it's job pretty well.  Since purchasing a HD LCD TV I've noticed the colours of the PVR-SMART, compared with …
Alice - Colours (Mon 20th)
This is a colouring I did of Alice in Wonderland with Inkscape, as usual. The lines were drawn by renecordova.
Bloglines Skin (Thu 16th)
I've been a long time user of Bloglines for its RSS reader feature.  I've found it the most functional of all readers I've tried, but I've always kept an eye out for other sites …
Adjust volume with mouse (Wed 15th)
At work my music listening is frequently interrupted by visitors and phone calls so I need to be able to quickly turn down the volume.  This AutoHotkey script allows me to adjust the main volume …
Alt+Tab with just your mouse (Wed 15th)
This is a simple AutoHotkey script that will allow you to Alt+Tab through your applications using just your mouse.It requires a scroll mouse with 2 extra buttons - the buttons most often used for …
Free AutoCAD for Students (Thu 9th)
I don't know how long AutoDesk has been offering this, but I just found out that they allow the latest version of AutoCAD to be downloaded by students for free.The free download is a part of …

July 2007

Call of Duty 3 Impressions for the Wii (Sat 28th)
Hey, that rhymes.I picked up Call of Duty 3 for the Wii the other week for $50 and last night I spent my first couple of hours playing it.  I'll say now, Call of Duty 3 is one these games …
Autobots, roll out (Mon 2nd)
Ok, so I saw Transformers yesterday and I was geeking out through the whole movie.  I wasn't the only one as everyone in the audience was pretty much a geeky male.I feel the movie had a few …
Guia d'aprenentatge rąpid de l'inkscape (Mon 2nd)
Auesta guia d'aprenentatge s'adreça a artistes o aficionats que ja estan familiaritzats en l'ús de programes de dibuix vectorial i volen provar l'Inkscape. Fins i tot, …

June 2007

Grand Theft Auto IV looks insane (Sat 30th)
A new trailer for GTAIV has been release and it looks insane.  It's an enormous leap in graphics over it's predecessors and the city in general looks amazingly realistic and …
U3 and Me (Fri 29th)
A couple of months ago I boasted about how great PortableApps was as a collection of software that could be ran from a USB drive.  Not long after then my work bought me a 4GB ScanDisk Titanium …
Keeping Passwords Safe (Wed 20th)
I've been guilty of recycling the same passwords across multiple sites and services.  I'm not so stupid as to use my Internet banking password on other sites, but I have recycled enough …
Disable Flash ads on deviantArt (Tue 19th)
If you're an Opera user there is a really easy way to disable Flash ads on deviantArt.com.  Note that this is not an ad-blocking technique.  You'll still be presented ads, but …
Fat Ugly Ads (Thu 14th)
Today I put Google Ads on my site, partially because I can and also in hopes it will offset my hosting costs.  But I just wanted to point out the humorous collection of ads it's currently …
InkscapeForum.com (Tue 5th)
I've launched a new website, InkscapeForum.com.  In case you couldn't guess, it's a forum for Inkscape users.  Surprisingly there are no English forums for Inkscape users.  …

May 2007

Roundcube Webmail Release Candidate (Tue 29th)
Release candidate 1 of Roundcube webmail project has finally arrived.  Actually, it arrived a couple of weeks ago, but I needed to use it for a bit before I recommended it.I've spoke …
Laughing Boy Colours (Mon 21st)
Laughing Boy - Colours Lines:
Excite Truck Soundtrack (Tue 1st)
A good soundtrack can really make a game.  And Excite Truck has a crap one.  I bought Excite Truck for the Wii within a week or two of being released, and until today I didn't really …
Finished Zelda Twilight Princess (Tue 1st)
I got to the second last level of Zelda: Twilight Princess when I lost interest in the game for a few months.  This weekend I picked it up again and finished it off.I can safely recommend …
White Queen in Snow Colours (Tue 1st)
White Queen in Snow Is there an X-men more sexier than Emma Frost? Inks:

April 2007

a Quick Guide to Inkscape (Sun 29th)
To help people's transition from one vector application to Inkscape, I've created a Quick Guide to Inkscape.  This guide can also be found as an extremely large image at DeviantArt . If …
Embed Mystique (Sat 28th)
I've never taken a lot of notice of DeviantArt's embed feature, so to try it out I present the best image of Mystique ever:
Coming in Inkscape 0.46 (Thu 19th)
I'm officially an Inkscape nerd.  I'm geeking out about the upcoming features in Inkscape 0.46.The last version introduced blurring, which is significant but not something I've used …
Interrogation - Quick Contest Entry (Thu 19th)
Interrogation - CONTEST ENTRY I learned of girltripped's recent contest
Crysis - I need a better PC (Mon 16th)
Check out this Crysis GDC 07 Trailer
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition Trailer (Sun 15th)
Oh dearIt'll still be a kewl game. 
Portable USB Applications (Sun 15th)
I bought myself a 4GB USB drive made by EZcool for AUD$50.  I didn't really have a need for it, but it was a nice price.  For reference, it has a pretty slow write speed of 2MB/sec.I …
Opera 9.20 (Fri 13th)
Opera 9.20 is out and now is as good as a time as any for anyone who has never used Opera to give it a try.9.20 introduces a couple of nice features I've been using for a while now in weekly …
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (Fri 13th)
I normally hate double dipping, but the news that Resident Evil 4 will be ported to the Wii is pretty exciting for me.  I loved the original version on the Gamecube and was pretty ticked when it …
Resident Evil 4 for Wii (Thu 5th)
I was pretty annoyed when the Playstation 2 received a port of Resident Evil 4 with additional content (notably Ada's missions).  And whilst I normally have a distaste for double-dipping, …
What's Hot & What's not (EMI vs Apple) (Thu 5th)
What's Hot DRM-free music on iTunes. What's Not Having to pay 30% more for it. Like most people, I'm pretty excited about the inclusion of DRM-free music on iTunes Music …

March 2007

Launchy Application Launcher (Tue 27th)
I mentioned Find and Run Robot very briefly before, an application that allows you to quickly find applications by typing the first few letters into a small application and being presented with a …
Firefox Myths (Fri 23rd)
I seen on an Opera users site a Firefox button grafftied with "Myths".  Seemed like it could be an interesting link.  And it was.Firefox Myths is a webpage that attempts to …
Logitech Harmony Remote (Mon 19th)
I had been interested in the Logitech range of Harmony remote controls for sometime, but one thing that prevented me from investing was that there was no specific details about how it worked, and …
Venom Vector (Sun 18th)
Venom Pencils: leeanderson SketchCommish01 - lastscionz
Reviving Old Threads (Sat 10th)
I'm signed up with more online forums than I would care to count.  It seems every week I sign up with a new one to get advise on some new software or something.  I used to be very …
Wiimote your PC (Fri 9th)
Last night I borrowed a colleagues Bluetooth dongle and connected my Nintendo Wii Remote to the PC's in my house.   And let me just say - it's pretty sweet.The process was …
VAriable Width Wii Sensor-bar (Thu 8th)
I seen a post on a forum where someone commented that because they use their Nintendo Wii on a projector (obviously a very large screen) there is a huge difference between where you point and where …
My New TV (Wed 7th)
A couple of weeks ago I bought myself a brand new TV.  A rather exciting purchase since I've had my Mitsubishi 68cm CRT for almost a decade now, I think.The Shopping The story starts with a …
Games aren't training simulators (Fri 2nd)
IGN posted a story yesterday (today?) about a study that says simulated violence is not the same as real violence.In a very frank and forthright manner, Sternheimer stated, "If we want to …
RocketDock 1.3.0 Released (Thu 1st)
A new version of my favourite dock application launcher, RocketDock, was released late last month.Version 1.3.0 finally introduced a feature for displaying an indicator on already running …

February 2007

DeviantArt Favourites on Your Website (Sat 24th)
Well, if you look to the left you'll see that my site now displays one of my DeviantArt Favourites at random.  Clicking the thumbnail will take you to the full view on the DeviantArt …
Recovery Console and Disabling Drivers (Mon 5th)
Even though arguably my main role with my work is IT support (most of my time is spent with web development), it's not too often that I get to stretch my desktop problem solving skills.  So …
Smurfette Colouring (Mon 5th)
Smurfette First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf
Animated SVG Clock Gears (Sat 3rd)
I think this animated gears of a clock, created using Inkscape, is pretty sweet.The animation will display fine in Opera and Firefox, but IE users will probably need to install a plugin. 
No Clean Install with Vista Upgrade (Thu 1st)
Vista "upgrade" drops compliance checking, requires old OS to installUsers who purchase upgrade copies of the aforementioned versions of Vista will find that they can only upgrade PCs that …

January 2007

Hottest 100 Venue for 2008 (Mon 29th)
Last year was the first year in about 8 years that I got to listen to Triple J's Hottest 100.  And I missed it again this year.  The reason why I didn't miss it last year was …
Waiting for Xbox 360.1 (Sun 21st)
I'm going to buy an Xbox 360.  This is a pretty big deal as I've only ever owned Nintendo consoles, and I already own the Wii.  I don't want to miss out on great titles that …
'Getting Things Done' & 'Remember The Milk' (Thu 18th)
I've spoken about Remember the Milk before as online tool to help organise your To Do lists.  I'm still using today, but not as well as I feel I could.  I still loose track of …
Appleseed EX Game/Movie Trailer (Thu 18th)
I learnt yesterday, after stumbling across its trailer, that Appleseed (a kick arse anime) is getting a sequal and PS2 game, Appleseed EX.Sega is publishing the game which will be developed by Dream …
Beer List Update (Thu 18th)
I've been getting slack with keeping my beer list up to date. I had to do some real brain storming to think of the beers I tried in the last couple of months, a few I had had many months ago.At …
Another DRM Rant (Thu 18th)
It's been a while since I've read anything about DRM, but everytime I do it angers me.  For those who might not know, every song or video you buy and download from the internet (i.e. …
Hottest 100 Anti-vote (Wed 17th)
Triple J 's Hottest 100 for 2006 will be aired next week on Friday 26 January (Australia Day) and obviously voting lines have been open for some time.Unfortunately I can't really think of …
Wii Sports Pack (Wed 17th)
I just seen IGN's mention of a Sports Pack for the Wii remote and I remembered I hadn't posted about the ones I have, created by Futuretronics.I got mine for free as a part of my Nintendo …
Woolworths Drought Action Day (Thu 11th)
Woolworths will be donating the profits of all sales on the 23rd of January to Australian rural communities:Launching the initiative on ABC's Country Hour program today, Woolworths CEO Michael …
Jumping ISP Ships (Wed 10th)
Bit of a slow day today, so I thought I would post my intentions to jump ships from my current ISP, iiNet.Tomorrow Internode will be releasing their new batch of ADSL plans where you can get a 1500k …
Song Tapper (Tue 9th)
Because someone asked and I couldn't find the URL, SongTapper.  There, now I won't lose it again.SongTapper lets you tap the rhythm of a song using your keyboards spacebar and it will …
Logitech Wireless Music System (Sun 7th)
My partner bought be a Logitech Wireless Music System which I've been using for a couple of days now.  It retails for A$249 but if you shop around you can pick up one for as low as A$160.I …
Inkscape 0.45 About Screen (Sat 6th)
Inkscapers on DeviantArt have ran a competition for Inkscape artists to submit a work for the About Screen in the up coming Inkscape 0.45.  Submissions are in and voting ends on the 8th of …

December 2006

Who is trustdotcom? (Fri 29th)
I'm not sure if my site has been hacked or if my host Take This Host has been screwing with my site, but today the following HTML code appeared at the very beginning of my index.php …
Opera for the Wii (Thu 28th)
Believe it or not, I'm typing this from my Nintendo Wii. But it's rather slow so I'm going to stop now and come back to this blog later, and write it from my PC.UPDATE: Ok, so I'm …
Transformers Movie Trailer (Fri 22nd)
Has everyone seen the newly released Transformers trailer?  Even though we only get to see glimpses of them, the Transformers look amazing.I think it's awesome these popular shows from the …
Comments are fixed (Thu 21st)
I'm such a dick for not testing changes properly on this site.  If on the off chance someone has been trying to leave comments on my site, try again. It should be working now.
Emerald Eyes Wallpaper (Thu 21st)
Emerald Eyes Wallpaper Crappy wallpaper version of Emerald Eyes.
Emerald Eyes (Thu 21st)
Emerald Eyes I'll just copy what I posted on DeviantArt: Pencils: *renecordova's
Wii Forecast Weather (Wed 20th)
Nintendo today released the Weather Forecast channel for the Wii.  My optical drive slot was glowing to let me know Nintendo had sent me a message about the new channel.  You have to …
XXX-Mas Vectors (Mon 18th)
Re-order Your Taskbar (Tue 12th)
Something I've wanted to do for a long time is be able to simply move application around on the Windows taskbar.  I go out of my way to open a certain set of applications in a particular …
Wii Safety Manual (Tue 12th)
For those who are unsure of how to operate the Nintendo Wii safely, The Iconfactory presents 'Wii Safety: The Missing Pages'.
Ars Technica Wii Review Review (Tue 12th)
I really like Ars Technica and trust their journalism and opinions on many matters.  I really enjoyed their brutally honest review of the the Sony PS3.  But I read their review of the …
My Wii Experiance So Far (Sat 9th)
Picking up my Nintendo Wii last night was a long afair.  Not due to lines, but because layby system at Target Country seems very unorganised.  At first they didn't think they had my …
Colorpad (Thu 7th)
I've updated my Recommended Software page to include Colorpad.  Colorpad is a free light-weight utility to identify the colour of on-screen pixels.  From what I've found, …
.MIX - Microsoft's Practical Joke (Wed 6th)
Oh Microsoft, you zany bunch of guys.  I was just sent one of your .MIX files and asked to convert it to a more common format.  My first question, what's an .MIX files?  Turns out …
No Scrolling Banner (Wed 6th)
I had a request for a scrolling banner today.  I know this is bad but I would never have been able to articulate why to the client.  Fortunately I found this page to do it for me.
DA Skin - Column Streams (Sat 2nd)
This is a simple CSS I created to modify DeviantArt's front page so the 'streams' (Newest, Popular, Prints, Daily Deviation) are organised into columns instead of …
Don't Let Go (Fri 1st)
 From Nintendo's Safety Information for Playing Wii: …in Wii Sports bowling, the proper way to let go of the ball while bowling is to release the "B" button on the Wii …

November 2006

Recommended Software - Graphics (Tue 28th)
I have updated my Recommended Software page to include a 'Graphics' section for Inkscape .I never included a graphics section before because my tools were always Adobe tools which hardly …
Sarah & Lisa 18+ (Thu 23rd)
Sarah & Lisa 18+ Another exciting vector using Inkscape.  Pencils by Dillerkind. 
Opera developer tools (Wed 22nd)
I just came across Opera's own collection of web development tools on the Opera Development Community site.  I'm really impressed with what they w
Inkscape Documentation (Thu 16th)
I'm working on my third Inkscape illustration and one of the biggest problems with the application is the lack of ducumentation.The Inkscape documentation page links to an unoffical (and very …
Free Screen-Capture Tool with Autoscroll (Wed 15th)
I've wasted many hours looking for a utility that could take a screenshot of a complete webpage even though it scrolls past the viewable screen area.  Such utilities have existed for some …
Verify Spam IP's (Sun 12th)
I have one blog post on this site that, because it refers to phpBB, was constantly bombarded with spam comments.  I managed to stop the comments by using JavaScript code to submit the form - …
Private Dancer (Red Monika) (Sat 11th)
Private Dancer (Red Monika) Vector of King Cheetah's Dancer Red Monika
Paying for Pirated Music (Sat 11th)
From Ars Technica: For every $249 Zune player sold, Universal will get $1 to make up for the "unauthorized content" the company expects will make its way onto the device.Awesome.  …
Private Dancer (Red Monika) - Coming Soon (Thu 9th)
Wii Pre-orders (Thu 2nd)
I thought it was time to scope out what offers retail stores had in place for pre-orders of the Nintendo Wii, but Vooks has already done the hardwork for me.  Since I live in a small town there …

October 2006

More Beer (Mon 30th)
After a trip to Western Australia I have now sampled another 16 beers.
Cars Bonus Disc (Sun 29th)
EzyDVD had an 'exclusive' bonus disc for the Pixar Cars movie, and they sold out of stock with the pre-orders and it's no longer offered.  But it seems it wasn't totally …
VNC for Dual Monitors (Thu 12th)
For a long time I've been using TightVNC as my VNC remote desktop solution.  I don't remember why I favored it over RealVNC, I think it was because it seemed more responsive and has a …
Forums Compared (Wed 4th)
Looking for a forum or bulletin board system to install on your website but can't choose?  Check out ForumMatrix which lists a good number of packages and allows you to compare their …

September 2006

Resolution for Film Photographers (Fri 29th)
If you were a film photographer, and have no moved to digital photography, then you need to understand resolution.  I suspect resolution isn't something the film photographers of yesteryear …
Search Engine Friendly URLs (Fri 29th)
If you hadn't already noticed, whilst my website is database-driven, it doesn't have those annoying URL's that are full of ?, = and & along with meaningless random integers or strings …
25GB of online storage with MediaMax (Thu 28th)
For sometime now I've been searching for an online solution to backup my photos.  I checked out a lot of Photo sites to see what they could offer me for free.  I almost settled on …
Copernic 2 (Thu 28th)
I haven't really been waiting for a new version of Copernic Desktop Search.  But it's here anyway and I'm pleased.If you don't already know, Copernic Desktop Search is a software …
Wii Predictions (Fri 22nd)
Game Informer Online has a brutally honest prediction of how successful the Wii will be.Even though I can’t wait to get my hands on my own Wii and take Link through his latest adventure, …
Is DRM-less music all good? (Thu 21st)
I just read the arcticle on Ars Technica, It's a start: one label offers one album without DRM and at first I thought this was great.  I mean, why wouldn't you prefer to buy MP3's …
Nintendo's Image Problem Continues (Thu 21st)
Judging from an article in the Australian yesterday, titled Nintendo socks it to Sony at Christmas, it seems Nintendo still has a huge kiddy-image problem to overcome in Australia, in no part thanks …
Good Game does not Represent Me (Thu 21st)
By pure chance I caught the premier episode of Good Game on ABC2 last night. Good Game is a program by gamers for gamers – and I think it's safe to say it will be their biggest …
Wii Price and Release Date (Sun 17th)
Finally, Nintendo has given a price and release date for the Wii: The Big N is set to officially announce that the system will hit retail in North and South America for $250 on November 19.From …
iTunes 7 DRM Cracked (Fri 15th)
The new DRM in iTunes 7 has been cracked within hours of its release.I think the response time of the hackers to by-pass the new encryption deserves an applause.  I can't even get the IT …
Spam-intolerant (Thu 14th)
It seems, unlike many others, I'm spam-intolerant.Today I received a note on my DeviantArt account from a user saying how excited he was about DA which helps talented artists like me. The note …
The Ultimate iPod Manager (Wed 13th)
Unfortunately, there is no 'ultimate iPod manager'… yet.I got my iPod almost 2 years ago and I probably used iTunes for less than a day before I developed a distaste for it.  I …
.357 Snub-nosed Swing-out Revolver (Tue 12th)
.357 Snub-nosed Swing-out Revolver "The pistol is like part of my hand. With it I'm a super-hero..."Yay! I finally finished my Witchblade vector. 
Coming Soon - Witchblade Illustration (Fri 8th)
Coming soon is my latest Illustrator drawing of Sarah Pezzini (aka Witchblade).  I think I've been working on it very slowly since May.  Here's what it looked like at the end of …
Download Bryce and Poser for Free (Fri 8th)
If you're quick, you can download Bryce 5 and Poser 5 for free.  The offer for Bryce is meant to end on the 6th of September, which was yesterday on this side of World.  Poser is …
Exporting Images from Word (Thu 7th)
My work colleagues seem to get a kick out of sending me images embedded in Word documents that I need to use in web pages.  If you've ever tried to copy and past an image from Word to an …
Steve Irwin Dies (Tue 5th)
From news.com.au: It is understood he was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest. Most people I know thought Steve Irwin was a dickhead.  But I thought he was a …
To-do List Website (Sun 3rd)
For a long time I've wanted something the helped me track tasks that I needed to complete at work.  It's quite embarrassing when I completely forget to do something.  For a very …

August 2006

Recommended Software Update II (Sun 27th)
I've added a new section to my Recommended Software list for 'Desktop Enhancements'.  I've also added ZipGenius.  Check it out.
Beer List (Sat 26th)
Trying different beers has become a hobby of mine so I thought I should keep a list. I'm not rating the beers listed here because I love them all.  They are numbered only so I can keep count …
Reluna VS and Bluecurve Cursors (Fri 25th)
I've been distracted this week with trying to find a nice set of mouse cursors.  I use to have a really nice set from my Windows 95 days that were dark-gray with orange trimmings and had …
Buuf Icon Set (Fri 25th)
My new favorite icon set - Buff.  The set contains around 1500 icons in PNG format, and includes a simple utility to convert the PNG's to ICO's.  I'm only using the icons on my …
Social Music Listening (Fri 25th)
It's not unusual for me to come in late on these sorts of things, but I just found Last.fm. It's kinda like del.icio.us social bookmarking, but for your music. You sign up on the website …
Directory Opus for FREE (Thu 24th)
PC Authority and GP Software are offering Directory Opus 6.2 as a download with free license registration until the 2nd of September.The best Windows Explorer replacement tools available. Once …
Company Logos (Thu 17th)
If you ever need a company logo for your work, www.logotypes.ru or 'the best brands of the world' is the place to get them.  Handy if you feel like adding devils horns to the Sony …
DeviantArt v5 & Opera (Fri 11th)
I was extemely disappointed that the new DeviantArt (v5) website did not display correctly in Opera.  I appreciate that Opera users are a minority, but with such a popular website I find it …
Colour Scheme Compiler (Mon 7th)
I won't be having difficulties choosing colours for web sites anymore, thanks to Color Scheme Tool. It works so simply that it makes Color Wheel Pro look like complicated bloat-ware. But most …
Frequently Awkward Questions for the Entertainment Industry (Wed 2nd)
I just read this list of Frequently Awkward Questions for the Entertainment Industry compiled by the EFF.  I don't expect to meet anyone in these industries to be able to ask them these …
Dream PC (Tue 1st)
The news about the Intel Core 2 Duo has got me rather excited and has me looking at the options to upgrade my own PC.  Unfortunately I bought my PC at the end of that particular CPU …

July 2006

Selecting Whole Words (Wed 26th)
I've always known that you can easily select whole words with the keyboard by holding the Ctrl and Shift key while tapping an arrow key.  I also knew that you could easily select a single …
Jon Stewart on Net Neutrality (Wed 26th)
You have to checkout this video of Jon Stewart from the "Daily Show" poking fun at Sen. Ted Stevens description of what the Internet is.  Seeing politicians make statements like these …
Highlight Search Terms in Opera (Wed 12th)
Some genius at Opera decided it would be a good idea to replace the bright Yellow and Green colours used to highlight strings when using inline find (in the Beta versions) to one of the Windows …
Pheonix X-men Art (Fri 7th)
I just wanted to point out the best Pheonix image I've ever seen.  This may end up being the first print I buy from DeviantArt .I actually faved this image many months ago but was reminded …
Big Brother isn't the only "Stupid Program" (Fri 7th)
Prime Minister John Howard calls on Ten to axe Big Brother: Here's a great opportunity for Channel 10 to do a bit of self-regulation and get this stupid program off the air. How fantastic. It …
Playstation 3 Australian Price (Thu 6th)
I haven't found anything mentioned on Sony's Playstation site, but Harvey Norman has listed the Playstation 3 Premium in their latest catalogue for release on the 17th of November for …
Usync — Where are the goods? (Thu 6th)
I read about Usync last night in the latest issue of Rolling Stone.  Details were brief, but it's a system that allows artists to sell their music directly to their fans without record …

June 2006

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Sun 25th)
Last weekend I walked into K-mart and seen Donkey Konga for the Nintendo Gamecube with drums for $35.  A bargain I couldn't resist.  I played it for about 5 minutes before I decided it …
Comic Book Fonts (Mon 19th)
A few times now I've tried finding a font like you see on comic strips and graphic novels and I finally found a collection at Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering.  About 50% of the fonts …
Nintendo DS & Billion 7300G (Thu 15th)
This week I bought myself a Billion 7300G ADSL2 router and a Nintendo DS Lite with Mario Kart for WiFi gaming bliss.  Unfortunately bliss wasn't the immediate result.It took about 10 …
Saving EPS files with Internet Explorer (Wed 7th)
If you are planning on hosting EPS or AI files on your website you might want to keep in mind that Internet Explorer doesn't correctly handle these postscript files.  I can confirm this with …

May 2006

John Schwegel Desktop Wallpapers (Sun 7th)
Checkout John Schwegel Desktop Wallpapers for a great collection of, you guessed it, desktop wallpapers.  I believe his work are all vectors done with Illustrator which I think is …
HD Resolution Vs DVD Resolution (Sun 7th)
This page, HD vs DVD, has taken screengrabs of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, from both the original DVD and HD transmission so we can see the difference in quality.  Even though he …
A 'Wii' by any other name (Wed 3rd)
Wii. We. Weeeeeeee!  Does anyone else feel like urinating?I can't help but feel that Nintendo is ran by a bunch of managers who are making decisions without getting a professional …
Vector Illustration — Your nightcap, Monsieur (Wed 3rd)
Another vector.  I was on recreational leave and wanted to try something different and fun.  Copied from a pencil drawing, Illeana 4 Poinko, by King-Cheetah

April 2006

Vector Illustration - Bite Me (Fri 21st)
Bite Me is my third Illustrator drawing, and whilst I chose it because I thought it would be quick and simple, the tartan skirt proved a huge stumbling block.  But it came out looking …
Album Clipping (Thu 20th)
This is ridiculous.  I use MP3Gain to make all albums on my iPod the same volume.  This screenshot shows the al
data: URI (Wed 19th)
Ever wanted to embed images into your CSS so you can distribute the CSS file without having to ZIP it up with the images it includes?  This is something I'm wanting now as I'm developing …
Pearl Jam Live Desktop (Wed 19th)
Is Sony insane!?  Do I have 'sucker' tattooed on my head!?  Sony creates CD's with root kits and spyware that silently installs on your PC and now they send me an e-mail …
Flurry Screensaver (Sat 8th)
Could Flurry be the best screensaver ever?  Yes.Even though it's been released since 2003, this is the first I've seen of it. And not only does it look pretty, it also supports dual …
The Simpsons Movie (Wed 5th)
I recieved notification of the The Simpsons Movie via SMS on my mobile, so I'm not sure if I'm early or late to this news.  Whilst it's been reported on IGN, I can't find much …

March 2006

King Kong: Extended Edition (Thu 30th)
In an interview on IGN, Peter Jackson has stated his desire to create an extended edition DVD of King King.  He is so keen on creating an extended edition that he chose not to do a commentary …
Spore: An Evolution in Games (Tue 28th)
Clever title, huh!  Don't think so?  Maybe you're not familiar with 'Spore'.I watched this video (35 min) of Will Wright demonstrating his game, Spore, a few weeks ago and …
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Tue 28th)
Nintendo has released a video of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.  This is yet another reason for me to purchase a Nintendo DS Lite (when it becomes available in Australia).I think …
Moved Deviantart Accounts (Tue 28th)
Last week I decided to move my Deviantart work to a new account.  'drworm79' wasn't doing it for me anymore.  I've always hated that 'drworm' is so popular that I …
Grim Tales (Tue 21st)
Grim Tales is a web comic I recently found and thought was well worth sharing.  The quality of the drawings and story is A+ so I'm not sure why it's is being published online for …
We don't need no copy protection (Fri 17th)
In the wake of StarForce's forum post about games not using copy protection and linking directly to a pirated copy of Galactic Civilizations II, Gamespot scored a rather insightful interview  …
IGN's 20 Essential Gamecube Games (Thu 16th)
IGN has released their Top 20 Essential Gamecube Games.  Obviously the Gamecube site is pretty slow these days and IGN has been forced to write boring and predictable features since the Gamecube …
Office 2007 UI (Wed 15th)
The completed Microsoft Office 2007 (aka Office 12) has been revealed. And I like it!  I've seen some comments comparing it to Netscape 8.  But in all fairness, Netscape 8 was a crappy …
DeviantArt Highlights (Sat 11th)
Some days I'll browse DeviantArt and won't see much to keep my attention and then other days, like today, I get hooked and overload on creativity.What I enjoy so much about DeviantArt is how …
Google Redux (Wed 1st)
Google Redux is a sexy new vision for Googles front page. I would take this design and turn it into a page for my own use, but I always use Opera to do my Google searches so I never see the google …

February 2006

Applying DeviantArt CSS Themes in Opera 9 (Fri 24th)
These instructions describe how to use a CSS theme designed for the DeviantArt website with Opera, although you can apply the same method to any website you want to change the look of. The …
Killed Kenny Larger (Wed 22nd)
It was some time ago that I expressed excitement over my discovery of Brewtopia, where you can create your own custom beer — well, at least your own custom label. Since then I've enjoyed my …
Who should we bomb next? (Wed 22nd)
On The Streets Of America 2 — Oh shit! Us Aussies are screwed.
Humax PVR-SMART Reviewed (Tue 21st)
Well, I've been using my new PVR, the Humax PVR-SMART (aka PVR-9200T), for about a couple of weeks now, so I think I've explored it enough to give my impressions.
PVR's Compared (Sun 19th)
If you're in the market for a PVR, this is perhaps the most comprehensive comparison of a few of the most common ones — Dual-Tuner Freeview PVR Comparison. For reference the Humax PVR9200T is …
Why selling formats doesn't work (Sat 18th)
This is perhaps the best example and argument about everything that is wrong with Film and Music industries efforts to sell us the same content in different formats, and how it not only hurts the …
Opera & Nintendo sitting in a tree... (Sat 18th)
How exciting is the recent announcement that Opera will be developing a web browser for the Nintendo DS? The answer is 'Very' in case you weren't sure. It's like having two female best friends and …
Triple J Hottest 100 Videos (Sat 18th)
Don't forget that starting tonight Rage will be playing the videos from Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2005. The first 50 kicks off at 11:50pm and the second 50 starts at 11:00pm on Saturday night. I …
Multi-touch-screens (Fri 17th)
This multi-touch screen makes the Nintendo DS look like a pile of puke. Speaking of the DS, it might be old news, but I'm pretty excited about the new model.
Opera 9 TP2 Coming Soon (Wed 8th)
Here's some unofficial news that the Technological Preview 2 of Opera 9 is coming soon, with some mention of new features I will appreciate. I feel like I've been using TP1 forever. Of course …
Messenger 8 Beta (Wed 1st)
I managed to score myself an invite to the beta testing of Messenger 8 for Windows Live. So what do I think? It seems functionally identical to MSN Messenger 7.0. It's not very exciting at all.  …

January 2006

Superman's Costume (Sun 22nd)
I just seen my first pics of Superman in his costume for the new movie. Blegh!. They had the sense to tone down the red from the original, but not the blue? It would have made more sense to darken …
XBox360 for Oz (Sat 21st)
I just seen that a the Xbox360 now has an official Australian release date of the 2nd of March — feels like we haven't been waiting that long. I don't know what the official retail prices are, …
Battalion Wars — Impressions (Tue 17th)
If you didn't already know, Battalion Wars is a Nintendo GameCube game based on the franchise, Advanced Wars, for the GameBoy Advance, and more recently the Nintendo DS. Unlike the Advanced Wars …
Comparison of Photo Album Sites (Fri 13th)
There is nothing I find more annoying than signing up with an online service, using it for a while, the finding something better. This is what happened when I signed up for Flickr. So I created the …
Feeling Blue Illustration (Thu 12th)
Here's my first drawing done in Adobe Illustrator CS2. My second drawing was of Mishka, which I posted earlier. It's fairly simple. It was created using Gradient Meshes. The …
Microsoft Restricts Australians from Live Services (Thu 12th)
It seems Microsoft doesn't want Australians to access or read details about many of their new Windows Live services. But their method to restrict us is only partially successful. Access …
WarRock Rocks (Tue 10th)
For the last week I've been fragging away my free time playing WarRock, a free, beta, online, multiplayer, war FPS similar to Battlefield 2. It's obvious from the quality of the product that it will …
The Joys of Owning a Pet (Sun 8th)
What a weekend with Mishka. Last night she chundered on my belly as I lay on the couch. I stared at it for a while as I tried to figure out how I was going to get it off me without getting it on …
Do they need to use DRM? (Sun 8th)
More DRM ranting… I've already argued that DRM music has no benefits over a standard CD. But it occurred to me today that if people are prepared to pass on free (albeit illegal) …
DRM Has No Benefits to Sell (Thu 5th)
I'm stunned that people are buying DRM'd music. I suspect most of these people would be non-IT types (casual PC users). Ask an iTunes customer if they know what DRM is and they'll probably look at …
Colourize Black & White Photos (Thu 5th)
Ever found a black and white photo and thought, "That would look great in colour"? Probably not, but just in case you do there is a clever program called Recolored to do it for you. Check out the …
Grow Cube (Thu 5th)
I've played Grow Ver 3 before, but I didn't know about Grow Cube and Grow RPG. It's so much fun triggering the little animations and extremely rewarding to finally get the right combination. If you …
Retouching Celebrity Photos (Tue 3rd)
I've always known that celebrity photos are retouched to make them more attractive, but until I saw Glenn Feron's portfolio on his 'Art of Retouching' web site, I don't think I knew to what …
Practical Example of Light vs Print Colour (Tue 3rd)
Ages ago I created this picture for a magazine competition in hopes it would get printed. The idea was to simulate how phospurs on a TV create colour. But looking back I feel a bit foolish because …
Puppy Vector Illustration (Tue 3rd)
My second illustration using Adobe Illustrator. The first isn't up at the time of writing. I don't think I've posted any pics of my puppy bull terrier, Mishka, on this site yet.  …
Adobe Classroom In A Book Missing Mesh (Sun 1st)
I wanted to get to know Adobe Illustrator so I bought Adobe Illustrator CS2 Classroom in a Book. At a price of AU$80 is was no small investment, but my lack of knowledge was frustrating me. So …

December 2005

No More, Sony (Sat 31st)
I've decided that as a result of Sony's attempt to get their malware onto my PC that secretly communicates with Sony servers and opens up serious exploits, I will no longer purchase Sony BMG music, …
Storegrid P2P Backup (Sun 25th)
Last week I stumbled upon a great little backup application called Storegrid and for the first time I'm now backing up critical files. I've always known the importance of backing-up and have been …
PSP Movies Cost too Much (Sat 24th)
If you own a PSP and are buying PSP movies, then you have too much money. Give some to charity. I just looked up Serenity on EzyDVD and they are selling the 2 disc DVD for $29.83, or the PSP …
Microsoft Keyboard & Winamp (Fri 23rd)
Some time ago I bought a Microsoft Digital Media Pro keyboard (I'd link to its product info but the Microsoft site makes it impossible to browse on non-IE browsers). I needed a new keyboard because …
1080p Vs 480p (Sat 17th)
I've only just realised exactly how large 1080p resolution really is after downloading the new X-men III trailer. If you are unsure yourself, here's a screenshot of the 1080p and 480p trailer …
iPod Nano Impressions (Sat 17th)
I bought a friend an iPod Nano for her birthday. I own a 4th generation iPod (the last of the monochrome large-disk iPods). Whilst it obviously has some extreme differences, it's the changes to …
Internet Explorer Media Bar Problem & Solution (Thu 15th)
The other day I came across a problem with Internet Explorer that completely stumped me. A user had accidentally clicked the "Media" button in IE version 6 and after that point IE would lockup as …
Dog Bite Photo (Wed 14th)
Since so many people (1) expressed concerns about my near fatal dog attack this morning, I thought I should share a gory picture of my injuries. It's not much, and will be of very little …
Irresponsible Dog Owners (Wed 14th)
This morning, as I rode to work, I was bitten by a Cattle Dog on my thigh and I'm pretty ticked off. The owner was walking some 20 feet behind and I'm not one to get pissed off in an instant so it …
Triple J MP3 Stream (Thu 8th)
I just noticed that Triple J now offers an MP3 stream of their broadcast, which means you can listen to it in something other than Real Player or Windows Media Player, such as Winamp. The MP3 stream …
Dig Radio (Mon 5th)
I have a new favourite radio station, Dig. It plays a great selection of lazy-day music. Examples of the artists they play are Bernard Fanning, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Waifs, Chuck Berry and a …
Hold off on Sin City (Sun 4th)
Just a reminder for people to hold off on buying the recently released Sin City DVD. A more comprehensive version will be released in the future.
Goblet of Fire not so Great (Fri 2nd)
I just finished watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and to be honest I think this was the most disappointing of the four movies. It might have been because I was busting for a leak during …
Photo Management (Thu 1st)
I'm in the midst of trialling some photo management software. For me, the major contenders are Picasa from Google and Photoshop Album / Photoshop Elements from Adobe. Photoshop Album is currently …

November 2005

Directory Opus Status Graphs (Fri 25th)
In Directory Opus 8.1 a new feature was introduced that added graphs to the status bar. Last weekend I sat down and customised my status bar to take advantage of the graph feature and this is what I …
Xbox 360 Sells for $9,100 (Thu 24th)
With the huge shortage of Xbox 360's available in the US, some lucky bastard has managed to sell his for $9,100 on Ebay. That's a very tidy profit. UPDATE: Oops. I didn't notice the name of the …
'Tea & Sympathy' Ain't so Bad (Sun 20th)
Despite my initial concerns I bought Bernard Fanning's Tea & Sympathy album and am quite enjoying it. In fact I believe it's quite special and am pleased to have it in my collection. My only …
RoundCube Webmail (Thu 17th)
Yesterday I installed RoundCube Webmail on my host to try out. It's a: …browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface. It provides full functionality you …
E-mail Accounts & E-mail Addresses (Sat 12th)
I've just had a lengthy process getting an e-mail address working with my domain. My host uses a package called cPanel which pretty much gives you a web interface to everything you would need to be …
Easy Fraud (Sat 12th)
I'm pretty sure my assumptions here are correct, so let me if they're not. I went to change the e-mail address for an account I have with an online store. Unlike most stores that allow you to …
BOOM - HEADSHOT!!! (Sat 12th)
"You want to go for a jog, man? We can go for a jog." "Ok, but… what are you doing with the knife?" "What do you mean? I run faster with a knife. Everyone runs faster with a knife. …
Keep Downloading After Closing Opera (Fri 11th)
Ever had to keep Opera open on your desktop purely because you're in the middle of downloading a file? This tip is for you.
DRM Apocalypse (Wed 9th)
For the first time in history, we can copy content and distribute it over massive global networks. We can put copies on every device we own, and we can even modify the content to suit our own …
Blowfly Brewtopia (Wed 9th)
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! This is so kewl I can barely contain my excitement. Brewtopia is an Open Source beer company that sells their premium beer via a web site. But that's not what has …
Hide Menu Bar (Sat 5th)
I have no use for the menu bar in Opera. I can access everything I need via buttons, panels and a few key shortcuts. For some reason though, the ability to toggle the menu bar in Opera with a …
Writing & Testing HTML (Thu 3rd)
I frequently have to test or write small bits of code and the only way to preview the code I've written is to write the HTML in an editor such as Notepad, save it as a HTML file, open it in Opera, …
Opera Tips & Tricks (Thu 3rd)
I've been using Opera for many years and have found it's the best browser for me. I'm such a fan of Opera that I often waste away hours on the community forums in an effort to learn tricks I didn't …
Opera as a HTML Editor (Wed 2nd)
Opera 9.0 Preview 1 has been available for a little while now, and I briefly mentioned some of new features. Having used it for a few weeks now, I think it's most exciting feature for me is the …
Ugly Tags (Tue 1st)
MicroUgly.com now sports a fashionable tag system, as seen on other content management systems. Click a tag below a blog or at the bottom of the page to see other pages in that tag …
PHPBB Hosted for Free (Tue 1st)
Whilst on my way to patch a phpBB forum I have at work (version 2.0.18), I seen an ad for PHPBBforFree. It's a free phpBB forum hosting site. I haven't seen anywhere giving away this sort of …

October 2005

Create XP VM for VMware Player for Free (Mon 31st)
In addition to my previous post about VMware Player I just found these instructions for creating a Windows XP Virtual Machine using QEMU that work with VMware Player. I expect this to be very …
Epic VP has Soft Hands (Sat 29th)
Whilst bashing the Nintendo Revolution controller, Mark Rein (VP of Epic games) has revealed that his hands are so sentive he has to suck his thumbs after holding a N64 controller for a couple of …
iTunes at last (Thu 27th)
iTunes is finally available in Australia so I've been having a peak through what's available. It's kinda strange to see an album broken down into a per track cost. Although one thing I noticed is …
VMware Player (Wed 26th)
This is kewl — VMware Player is a free program for running not only VMware's own Virtual Machines, but also Microsoft's Virtual PC's. This is handy for myself as I've found that MS's Virtual …
Tea & Sympathy (Tue 25th)
Bernard Fanning's Tea & Sympathy album is this weeks feature album on Triple J. I expressed some concerns about his choice to pursue a solo career. Tune in to Triple J to hear if they are …
Designing for Usability (Tue 25th)
This page, Criteria for optimal web design, was brought to my attention today. I quickly scanned through the page dealing with everything from the most appealing text to children, to where the best …
Killer 7 Kewl (Mon 24th)
I finally got around to finishing Killer 7 for the Gamecube. It didn't take me so long because I found it too difficult, or frustrating, or boring, or that I just didn't like the gameplay. It …
Opera 9.0 Preview 1 (Sat 22nd)
Opera 9.0 Preview 1 is now available for download. I have to admit, when Opera 8.5 was released as the new totally free (and ad free) Opera browser I questioned how active development would be from …
What's a Liger? (Thu 20th)
It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic. I thought a liger was an imaginary animal of Napoleon Dynamite. And for that reason this was …
My Favourite Film (Thu 20th)
2 days left to get your vote in for ABC's My Favourite Film. I've yet to vote, myself. There are so many that are my favourite it's hard to choose. The contenders for me are (in no particular …
My Frist DRM Experience (Sun 16th)
This months issue of Rolling Stone comes with a card with a download code to download 15 Hot Oz music tracks. This is my very first exposure to DRM and it's been a learning experiance.
Serenity Now (Sun 16th)
I watched Serenity last night on the big screen. My interest in this movie was due soley to the hype of the fans of it and Firefly since I saw very little self promotion at all. At first, when the …
Don't Litter (Fri 14th)
I'm sick to death of Thumbs.db. Whichever Microsoft programmer came up with the idea of putting a Thumbs.db file in every folder that contains an image should be shot. The same goes for you too, …
Directory Opus 8.2 (Fri 14th)
Version 8.2 of Directory Opus has been released and it contains (as usual) some exciting new features. You can now dynamically resize thumbnails with a slider — a feature that is popular in …
RSS Readers Compared (Thu 13th)
With the recent announcement of Google Reader I thought it was time to try and evaluate it's RSS competitors. It's closest competitors (that I know of) are Newsgator and Bloglines. But I've also …
DVD Shopping List (Fri 7th)
Note to self - I need to buy all the following reduced price DVD's next week: Lain - Perfect Collection (4 Disc Box Set) Lost In Translation Perfect Blue Sky Captain and the World of …
XML Windows Shell (Fri 7th)
This morning I recieved an e-mail about my EyeDrop Litestep theme. I always recieved a lot of praise on the two LiteStep themes I created. I'm guessing it's probably been 12 months since I used …
ReelAnime (Thu 6th)
Madman is starting it's ReelAnime tour in the next couple of weeks where it will be showcasing some sweet anime movies. Noteably Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence which I've been hanging out to see …
Tom's Recommended Software (Thu 6th)
Obviously inspired by my own Recommended Software list, Tom's Hardware have released their own list of software for Pepping Up Windows. Most software on their list I've heard of many times …
Top 25 Animated Movies (Wed 5th)
IGN has posted their Top 25 Animated Movies of All Time list.  I have to admit, I don't have too many disagreements.  I'm pleased the Incredibles made it so high in the list as it's one …
Can I have a Splash Page? (Wed 5th)
I just had a client ask me for a large graphic splash that would fill the browser windows and the visitor could click before entering the site.  Fortunately before I wrote a 3 page rant I found …
Bernard the Loner (Tue 4th)
I love Bernard Fanning's new song. And whilst it's different to anything I've heard Powderfinger do, I can't understand why he's produced a solo single — or why anyone does. The trend seems …
Recommended Software Update I (Sat 1st)
I've added 4 more titles to my list of Recommended Software ID3-TagIT MP3Gain Copernic Desktop Search Azureus

September 2005

Ban the Internet (Fri 30th)
Ars Technica has posted a story that the RIAA and MPAA are lobbying for legislation to ban file-sharing. RIAA and MPAA are crossing the line. It all sounds like communism to me — A system of …
Shotgun Controller (Thu 29th)
I could see myself swinging this around in a game of Resident Evil.
Recommended Software (Thu 29th)
I use a lot of different software for a lot of different applications everyday. This is a list of software I believe is the cream of the crop. If you know of competing software that is better than …
SBS Special on Hayao Miyazaki (Wed 28th)
An exciting night of TV tomorrow night. SBS will be showing a documentary on Japanese animated directory Hayao Miyazaki at 10 pm. If I can stay awake I will also stay tuned for Porco Rosso …
microUgly - Phase III (Tue 27th)
Well, we've made it to phase III. It's not what I originally had in mind, but I like it… for now. If you're wondering, the rusy paint is curtesy of resurgere.
Kewl Comic Art (Tue 27th)
I'm a sucker for comic book art. Here's a couple of great artists I recently found on deviantART: deviantART: diablo2003
Mateba Model 6 Unica (Mon 26th)
Remember that sweet gun Togusa uses in Ghost in the Shell? — Finally found a use for your damn Mateba, huh?
Opera Community (Mon 26th)
Without my knowing, Opera has expanded their community service. It now has a gallery where you can upload images as large as 1600 x 1200 and you can MMS photos to your gallery from your phone if you …
MicroUgly - Phase II (Sun 25th)
Well, here's phase 2. Now it's starting to look like a proper web site. I had made progress on making a title graphic when Photoshop crashed before I had a chance to save — how …
Say Hello to MicroUgly.com (Sun 25th)
I know, she looks stunning doesn't she. I still have some more improvements yet, so don't get too excited. Subscribe to the RSS Feed to be notified of updates.