Nando’s Voucher InterpretationNando’s Voucher Interpretation
Every year my parents buy a book of vouchers for various businesses in Victoria. It’s one of those deals where businesses (mostly restaurants) pay for advertising space to have their[...]
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An Introduction to AndroidAn Introduction to Android
I gave a brief introductory talk about Android at this month’s LUV meeting. Here are the slides with a brief description. All the screen-shots were made on a Samsung Galaxy[...]
Airtasker – Outsourcing Small JobsAirtasker – Outsourcing Small Jobs
Airtasker.com is a new company that is dedicated to outsourcing small jobs [1]. It’s still in a “beta” phase and has no way of making money – the worker is[...]
My First CruiseMy First Cruise
A few weeks ago I went on my first cruise, from Sydney to Melbourne on the Dawn Princess. VacationsToGo.com (a discount cruise/resort web site) has a review of the Dawn[...]
Cocolo ChocolateCocolo Chocolate
Cocolo Overview I recently wrote about buying a fridge for storing chocolate [1]. Jason Lewis (the co-founder of Organic Trader [2]) read that post and sent me some free samples[...]
CyanogenMod and the Galaxy SCyanogenMod and the Galaxy S
Thanks to some advice from Philipp Kern I have now got my Galaxy S running CyanogenMod 7.1.0 which is based on Android 2.3.7 [1]. CyanogenMod has lots of configuration options[...]
Galaxy S vs Xperia X10 and Android Network AccessGalaxy S vs Xperia X10 and Android Network Access
Galaxy S Review I’ve just been given an indefinite loan of a Samsung Galaxy S which is more useful than the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 that I own. I think[...]
CruisesCruises
It seems that in theory cruises can make for quite economical vacations. The cheapest prices tend to be around $100 per person per night for an “inside” cabin (IE no[...]
Digital CamerasDigital Cameras
In May I gave a talk for LUV about the basics of creating video on Linux. As part of the research for that I investigated which cameras were good for[...]
More about the Xperia X10More about the Xperia X10
I’ve now had a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 for almost two months (here is a link for my first review) [1]. This is a phone that people seem to really[...]