Oct 07
Buz word of the 2008’s - Media Center PC or Home Theatre PC (HTPC)
For those who havent partook of the greatness that is a HTPC here is a quick run down of all that you are missing out on, as well as the options that are available.
Oct 07
Being the techno-geek that I am, I *have* to keep up with the latest technologies and, to be honest, being and early adopter sometimes is a hard road to follow.
I plonked my cash on the counter pretty much right away on the switch-on of the Digital TV system here in Sydney, and have been pretty much underwhelmed ever since.
Picture break ups, audio pops and induction noise are all issues that anyone relying on Digital TV in Sydney has just had to come to live with, but why is it so?
Sep 26
Australian TV viewers really have it tough when it comes to Electronic Program Guide (EPG) info.
For some reason the TV networks have all decided that it is not applicable for them to release an EPG so that viewers using PVR’s or Home Theatre PC’s can schedule recordings.
See, I would have thought that it would have been in their best interest to release this info so that people would watch the shows that they air, but I must be missing something.
Sep 25
Slap me silly and colour me pink, David Blaine is being called a fraud by the media over his latest ’stunt’.
He proported to be going to hang upside down from a wire over Central Park in NY for 60 hours. He would drink water upside down and even urinate through a catheter.
The issue is that people saw him taking 10 minute breaks every hour where he was standing.
His publicist was forced to say that of course, he would die if he didnt.
Sep 25
Two Oh Man’s for this week.
1. They busted the LHC ! WTF were you doing Brian?
No, seriously, they LHC had an electrical failure in one section where some electrical do-hickey burnt out and needs to be repaired. Trouble is that it is one of the superconducting electro-magents and they are cooled to nearly absolute zero, meaning that a whole section of the LHC will have to be emptied of the tonnes of gas that is used to keep it cool and get it all warmed up so that technicians can go inside to fix the issue. Read the rest of this entry »
Sep 25
Heores, back, on tv, must, watch, more.
Seriously how frigging good was that for a first episode? It had everything.
Man am I happy to have Heroes back.
Sep 25
In years gone by there has been the promise of a shift away from Internal Combustion Engines and towards the irresistable lure of the electric vehicle.
The promise has been there for decades but we are only just seeing the mainstream results come to fruition next year with the release of the Chevy Volt.
I know, I know, I know, Toyota has had the Prius in its linup for a few years, but I discount that as a token effort.
WHY?
Sep 25
Yes the long wait is finally drawing to a close and we will see Heroes season 3 gracing a blue cable near you.
The official airdate is September 22nd in the USA so expect to be tuning in to channel BT in Australia on Tuesday the 23rd . I havent looked up the timings, but I assume that it will be as usual an overnight torrent Tuesday night.
Sep 25
Looking for a new Job?
Point you browser over to DreamJob.com.au and have a search from over 100,000 Job Listings.
While you are there you may as well signup for an email alert or RSS feed so that you can get that Dream Job landing right in your inbox or reader as soon as it is posted.
Sep 25
How do you monetise a website?
That is a good question, I am glad you asked.
No I dont have one that I prepared earlier, as I want to know the answer to this one too.
I have a menagerie of websites, none of them is properly monetised.
The issue isnt really that of getting enough traffic, really, it is all about finding the right advertisers. But to attract the right advertisers you have to have enough traffic.
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