Monthly Archives: November 2006

You call that broadband?

Posted on November 30, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

After Helen Coonan’s bleating earlier this month, It’s good to see there are no illusions with our major Telco; Sol backs Murdoch over ‘disgraceful’ broadband (November 29, 2006 – 2:36PM) Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo said today he agrees with … Continue reading →

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Fill the ‘G’

Posted on November 30, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

National Day of Protest Thursday 30 Nov 2006 – say no to Howard’s I.R. Laws! The day will start at 7.00am when the MCG gates are opened. 9.00am – 10.00am will be the main event with a Sky Channel Broadcast … Continue reading →

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Flickr – Malaysia 2006 photoset

Posted on November 28, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

Malaysian holiday March-April 2006 I have finally managed to upload our Malaysian holiday photos up onto Flickr – thanks to the handy Flickr Uploadr tool, and the Microsoft Image Resizer power toy See the photoset Or check out the slideshow … Continue reading →

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This weeks links 2006-11-27

Posted on November 27, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

Add graphics to your blog, book, or presentation People pay attention to graphics. They respond to graphics. They learn from graphics. If you want your readers/learners/audience to “get” something as quickly and clearly as possible, use visuals. And you don’t … Continue reading →

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Copyright & SearchEngines

Posted on November 27, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

Australia’s copyright law breaks search engines [1] Australia’s new copyright law may result search engines blocking access to the country. PM John Howard sold Australia’s copyright law out as part of the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement, through which Australia agreed … Continue reading →

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Blogging – community and soul

Posted on November 23, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

Just back from the 2006 Transition Forum, well at least the ‘Welcome to my crazy life’: The First Year@Unimelb blog session. ‘Welcome to my crazy life’: The First Year@Unimelb blog An insight into the experiences and preoccupations of the current … Continue reading →

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Installing WordPress in Debian

Posted on November 23, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

There is a growing interest in blogging as part of the curriculum, so it is time to investigate how it would fit into our infrastructure and server framework. As the ‘Blog’ would be a public application rather than a tool, … Continue reading →

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Web brownbag – Bloggers on campus

Posted on November 22, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

Today’s (22 Nov 2006) Web Brownbag Extravanganza – “Bloggers on campus – academia embracing the blogging phenomenon”. Web Brownbag Extravanganza “Bloggers on campus – academia embracing the blogging phenomenon”. There will be 5 speakers who will present fabulous presentations … Continue reading →

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Popping GMail POP!

Posted on November 22, 2006 by visibleprocrastinations

In the old but interesting category; GMail has allowed POP (Post Office Protocol) Access to GMail accounts. This means that you can set up an email client to send and receive mail from you GMail account rather than, or in … Continue reading →