I just got a phone call from a random person reading my email journal from my ride around australia. (He thought I was still on the journey). Aparently the last entry involves me being physically destroyed somewhere in Far North Queensland.

Perhaps I should update it so readers don't get the impression that's the end of the story.

After playing around with Linux in a half hearted way for several years now I think I've found something I'm happy with. Ubuntu just works. Very little dicking about, nice user interface and it lets me do the things I bought the computer for with a minimum of grief ( Read more... )

Has anyone tryed Ubuntu Linux? I'm using SUSE 9.1 as a desktop 'windows alternative' on a Dell laptop and considering upgrade options ( Read more... )

The price of petrol starts to go up and the old 'consumer petrol boycott' email starts doing the rounds ( Read more... )

I borrowed a pedometer (step counter) from a workmate. She got it from a cereal packet so was happy to lend it to me ( Read more... )

Well sister, mother, brother in law and bairn flew in to my city and returned to the Western Lands ( Read more... )

I've moved, and now I have my net connection back. Yay for the whole thing being over (bar arguing over the bond ( Read more... )

This Wednesday, 25 January will be my birthday ( Read more... )

I want to move house so I can be closer to work (or at least closer to the North Melbourne train station so I can catch the train to work). Having little joy with solo house, I attempted the Readings window share house approach ( Read more... )

My lease comes up soon (early December) and I've now working out West. The little flat in Northcote isn't looking as well located as it was when I moved in ( Read more... )