Music Monday #043 – Wendy Matthews

Wendy Matthews
Wendy Joan Matthews (born 1960) is an Australian adult alternative pop singer originally from Canada who has been a member of Models and Absent Friends and is a solo artist. She released Top 20 hit singles in the 1990s including “Token Angels”, “Let’s Kiss (Like Angels Do)”, “The Day You Went Away” and “Friday’s Child” with Top 20 albums, You’ve Always Got the Blues (duet album with Kate Ceberano), Émigré, Lily, The Witness Tree and her compilation, Stepping Stones. She has won six Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards. According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane she provides “extraordinary, crystal-clear vocals [...] a soulfulness that was the mark of a truly gifted singer”.
– wikipedia

Time for some music …

This weeks links (2010-11-29)

In Brief:

* For sale: one aircraft carrier (2010-Nov-30) [cnet.com.au]

* Tweet your Street Eats [StreetSmart Australia]

Secret US Embassy Cables
Wikileaks began on Sunday November 28th publishing 251,287 leaked United States embassy cables, the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain. The documents will give people around the world an unprecedented insight into US Government foreign activities.
The cables, which date from 1966 up until the end of February this year, contain confidential communications between 274 embassies in countries throughout the world and the State Department in Washington DC. 15,652 of the cables are classified Secret. …
– http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/ #cablegate

• http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/
• WikiLeaks Controversy [SBS]

Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty

TED collaborates with animator Andrew Park to illustrate Denis Dutton’s provocative theory on beauty — that art, music and other beautiful things, far from being simply “in the eye of the beholder,” are a core part of human nature with deep evolutionary origins.

More rain…

Slippery when wet - Diamond Creek, Eltham North

Apple iOS 4.2 Software Update

On the 22nd of November Apple release the iOS 4.2 Software Update, which as well as being for iPhone and iPod touch also covers the iPad. (NOTE: You will require iTunes 10.1 to install iOS 4.2)

iOS 4.2 Software Update

This update contains improvements, including the following:

• AirPrint
– Print mail, photos, web pages, and more directly to
AirPrint compatible printers on a local wireless network
• AirPlay
– Wirelessly stream videos, music, and photos to Apple TV
– Wirelessly stream music to AirPlay compatible speakers and receivers, including AirPort Express
• FaceTime improvements
– Initiate calls with Voice Control
– Initiate calls from an SMS conversation
– Support for Bluetooth accessories
• Find text on the web page in Safari
• New fonts setting available for Notes
• New SMS/MMS text tones and the ability to set custom
tones per contact
• Additional restrictions (parental controls) available:
– Account settings
– App deletion
– Game Center friends
– Location settings
• Ability to import .ics files into Calendar
• Bug fixes, including:
– Eliminates sound artifacts occasionally captured in recorded audio with 4th generation iPod touch
– Improves audio playback to car stereos via USB

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• iPod touch 2nd generation or later

Not all improvements apply to all models. For more information, go to:
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/software-update/
http://www.apple.com/iphone/software-update/

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guides for iPhone and iPod touch at:
http://support.apple.com/manuals/iphone
http://support.apple.com/manuals/ipodtouch

For more information about iPhone and iPod touch, go to:
http://www.apple.com/iphone
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch

To troubleshoot your iPhone or iPod touch, or to view additional support information go to:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch
…

LINKS:
[1] About the security content of iOS 4.2 HT4456 (2010-NOV-22) [Apple]

Music Monday #042 – Kate Ceberano

As the weather warms up we’ll start to have more of our festivals in the parks. One of my music memories is Kate Ceberano and James Morrison laying down the Jazz during hot Adelaide January afternoons. This week we’ll kick off with some Kate

Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano (born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film. She has also achieved success as a songwriter, with the hit “Pash” going gold in 1998.
– wikipedia

Time for some music …

This weeks links (2010-11-22)

In Brief:

* LD Calculator Lite
The LD Calculator is a small application dedicated to people who work in the lighting industry.
It provide an array of tools to calculate an automated various daily task such as DMX addresses, current load, photometric and a lot more.

Music Monday #041 – The Triffids

The Triffids
The Triffids were an Australian rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in May 1978 with mainstay, David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved international success in the 1980s but disbanded in 1989, their best known songs are “Wide Open Road” (February 1986) and “Bury Me Deep in Love” (October 1987); while their 1986 album, Born Sandy Devotional was featured by SBS television in 2007 on the Great Australian Albums series and in 2010 it ranked 5th in the book ‘The 100 Best Australian Albums’ by Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O’Donnell.
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recognised The Triffids’ importance on 1 July 2008 when they were inducted into their Hall of Fame. …
– wikipedia

Time for some music …

This weeks links (2010-11-15)

In Brief:

* Bolton St acts as a municipal border between the councils and is estimated to carry about 18,000 vehicles a day.
Banyule Mayor Wayne Phillips said up to $4 million was needed to upgrade the road to reduce congestion and make it safer for pedestrians. Nillumbik Mayor Ken King said it was time the State Government took over the street as an arterial road.
– YOUR SAY: Parties divided on Eltham road (2010-Nov-10) [Diamond Valley Leader]

SECURITY THEATRE

“Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a Temporary Safety, deserve neither.” — Ben Franklin.

* TSA encounter at SAN (2010-Nov-13) [<Insert title here>]
* Nude airport scanners ‘may be dangerous’: scientists (2010-Nov-15) [The AGE]
* Investigate the TSA, Not Tyner (2010-Nov-16) [FDL Action]
* Federal V.I.P Penn – 11/13/02 (2010-Nov-13) [Penn & Teller | ROAD PENN]

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On the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month

On the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month.
We will remember them. Lest we forget.

In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Patch Tuesday Wednesday (NOV-2010)

Welcome to another Patch Tuesday, this month we have three (3) new security bulletins.

As part of our usual cycle of monthly updates, today Microsoft is releasing three security bulletins, addressing 11 vulnerabilities. One of the bulletins has a Critical severity rating, while the other two are rated Important. [1]

Bulletin	KB number	Description	Severity	Impact	Software
MS10-087	2423930	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution	Remote Code Execution	Critical	Microsoft Office
MS10-088	2293386	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution	Remote Code Execution	Important	Microsoft Office
MS10-089	2316074	Vulnerabilities in Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege	Elevation of Privilege	Important	Microsoft Forefront United Access Gateway

PATCH NOW:
NOW: MS10-087 – exploit available [2]

LINKS:
[1.] November 2010 Security Bulletin Release (2010-Nov-09) [MS: MSRC]
[2.] October 2010 Microsoft Black Tuesday Summary (2010-Nov-09) [SANS]
[3.] Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2010 (2010-Nov-09) [MS]
[4.] Microsoft security updates for November 2010 (2010-Nov-09) [MS]