Monthly Archives: January 2011

Music Monday #049 – Beats Antique

And now for something completely different (although still in my SteamPunk play list); Beats Antique Beats Antique are an experimental world fusion and electronic music group, formed in San Francisco, California in 2007 when Zoe Jakes approached her manager, Miles … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2011-01-31)

Egypt * Tweets must flow (2011-Jan-28) [Twitter] * Update: Following Egypt events live on Twitter, video, liveblogs (2011-Jan-30) [BoingBoing] * The Twitter Revolution Must Die (2011-Jan-30) [ulises mejias] The Book Of Legends via Outer Edge magazine In Brief: * Leukaemia … Continue reading

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Tour Down Under 2011

Tour Down Under – Flickr Photoset ♬ Feel the rush as colours blur, Feel the rush and hear the purr of wheels in motion wheels in motion Feel the rush as pedals whir, feel the rush as colours blur and … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2011-01-24)

Ride Hard to Breathe Easy Karen Munro’s ride from Adelaide to Melbourne to raise lung cancer awareness and funds for The Australian Lung Foundation. The ride is called ‘Ride Hard to Breath Easy’. * http://www.ridehardtobreatheeasy.com.au * Courageous Karen (2011-Jan-20) [SBS:Cycling … Continue reading

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My Blackberry Is Not Working!

My Blackberry Is Not Working! The One Ronnie, Preview (BBC One) Thanks to GB for this one. Note: Orange = UK Phone Carrier

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Patch Tuesday Wednesday (JAN-2011)

Welcome to another Patch Tuesday, this month we have two (2) new security bulletins. Today as part of our monthly security bulletin release we have two bulletins addressing three vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server. This first bulletin is … Continue reading

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Australia Day Celebrations! > How Australian Are You?

How many of these things have you done? Try this fun list. Feel free to copy/paste and check off what you’ve done. via the Good Reads – Aussie Readers group. I managed 93/100

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Worlds Greatest Shave 10-12 March, 2011

World’s Greatest Shave I’m taking part in Worlds Greatest Shave 10-12 March, 2011. Please sponsor me! The money I raise is used by the Leukaemia Foundation to fund services to support patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and … Continue reading

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The Tiffany Aching Discworld books

Currently listening to the Tiffany Aching Discworld audio books with the kids, it is after all a YA series, but not just for children. The also means that the kids are running around the house yelling “Crivens!”, “No’-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock Jock”, and … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2011-01-10)

In Brief: * Sounds of Summer: Intrigue and heartbreak in cycling (2011-Jan-10) [ABC : The World Today] QLD Floods @allandavis27 : The huge devastation is heartbreaking to see so many Aussies affected by the floods. Help & donate http://www.qld.gov.au/floods call … Continue reading

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