In this lifehack.org article there are some good pointers for addressing random movement issues with your mouse cursor. In my case the mouse moved randomly – both when using the trackpad and an attached mouse (USB, Bluetooth. In particular the… Read More ›
Humour
Australian Banks’ Special Offer for their Loyal Customers
Australian Banks are offering a free pencil sharpener in gratitude for the $36bn profit they got out of us last year. It’s designed to remind us of the friendly and even intimate relationship the banks have built up with the… Read More ›
If World War One was a Bar Fight…
Germany, Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a complete new suit because there are splashes on its trouser leg. Germany… Read More ›
Bye Bye Woolworths, Dick Smith, Big W, …
Today’s Rant of the Day has not been published as quick as I would like, but I only got around to ranting about it today. The target is Woolworths Limited and their decision to restrict customer choice in payment methods…. Read More ›
Evolution of Telephone Networks in Australia
After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, Melbourne scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago…. Read More ›
Censorship, Facebook and the Australian Government
Now as you probably know I’m not one that usually subscribes to conspiracy theories, (for example, I don’t believe that the British Royal Family had anything to do with the tragic death of Princess Diana, apart of course from ordering… Read More ›
Getting WebSphere Application 7 Installed on Ubuntu 9.04
I needed to do some development and testing in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, however I was unable to get the bugger installed in my development environment (on Mac OS X 1.6 … well it has only been out for… Read More ›
A genuine joke from Queensland
It is well known that humour is regional, but this is the first joke that I can say is truly Queenslander: At a national conference of the Australian Hotels Association, the general managers of Cascade Brewery (Tasmania), Tooheys (New South… Read More ›
Communication between IT Experts and Management
I couldn’t resist re-posting this joke which is going around, its just so true sometimes … A man in a hot air balloon, realizing he was lost, reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended further and shouted to… Read More ›
A Clean Joke For Once …
Well, kinda, but it did make me laugh non-stop for about 30 minutes. Shamelessly copied from Sickipedia: Dave and Jim were a couple of drinking buddies who worked as aircraft mechanics in Sydney. One day, the airport was fogged in… Read More ›