Who has my requiem for a dream DVD???

p.s. baltika 7 pilsner is quite nice.
p.p.s. HD SBS rocks.

For those of you that don't know BT, You should give him a try. His latest album, This binary Universe, has been out for a while but I have not really listened to it until now. It's somewhere between electronica and classical.
You will probably know his music from movies (the jackal, go, gone in 60 secs, tomb raider, fast'n'furious, american pie, zoolander, blade 2, the core, monster, stealth, domino) rather than albums (Ima, ECSM, movement in still life, Emotional technology, R & R, this binary universe).

Apparently I have not been keeping up to date with my net-side of life.
This update is basically for the sake of updating.
I haven't logged into myspace for like 2 months, DA for 3 months, same with flickr. Haven't submitted a photo in a bloody long time.
Life is busy. My microsoft job has virtually finished (2 extra days in may). I am supporting myself atm via a casual job for the IT staff here at the DI and just got a new casual computer sales type job. plus a few random bits on the side.
We have both been working lots. Labwork is almost done.
Very soon I will lose my mind as I write continuously.
The joys of a PhD.
It's dan's birthday today - happy b'day Dan.
I am tired.

It's a... Sony

so, I picked up my W880i today.

Just the first of my shots from sandgate.. tired. can't be bothered looking at any others yet.

Canon zoombrowser won't view photos across the network, only on th local machine, so I have to view them each manually in PS CS2.

They should have let the marriage go ahead - the boy would have slept with both his stepmother, and his step-sister then, instead of just mother and daughter.

So... a new computer (box only) running vista..
firstly - the comp.
Pentium D dual core 2.8Ghz (2mb cache x 2)
Gigabyte mobo - 800mhz FSB, 8channel realtek HD audio, intel GMA 950 graphics, gigabit lan.
1.5 gig DDR2 PC-4200 ram
18x super-multi DVD burner with lightscribe.
250gb seagate SATA 16mb cache.
random "deluxe" case.
Evil computer - $666.
good enought to write a thesis anyway.
so yeah, free windows Vista home premium, live onecare and office home and student c/o Microsoft Expertzone..

Vista installed fine - everything was compatible. All software I installed works fine (firefox, photoshop, itunes,etc).... except. Nero 6 and powerDVD 6 that come pre-loaded with the DVD burner aren't compatible. No patch instead you can upgrade ($30ea) to version 7 which supports vista. - pirating pursued.
My netgear router was not compatible with the combination of vista and Windows live messenger... turns out it needed a firmware upgrade. (A flaw thwt XP overlooked but vista caught)... RANDOM.
Only other issue was my new USB HDTV receiver (officeworks, $79 -sale finished now). Works fine in media centre but hss issues with the packaged software.. c'est la vie.
so yeah.. getting it sorted... now time to sort through my old pile o junk.

So i put a few Pictures up of my sister's wedding. Some are on Photoblog haven't looked through the rest yet.





While you are over at Photoblog, heck out Shez's wicked Le Parkour Shot.

The delay in posting is due to setting up my new computer ...

Office Ultimate 2007 for $75

So... microsoft has decided to try and wow the students of Australian Universities into buying MS Office 2007 ultimate. To do this, they can purchase it for $75 from www.itsnotcheating.com.au All thats required is a credit card and a university student email address.

$25 if you want a 1 year licence instead of a permanent licence. Single install only - unlike academic pro versions (3x)

I guess it is somewhat impressive that thy are offering a 95% discount for 3 months or something, since Ultimate costs $1150 RRP.

The question is why? - maybe they are trying to use uni students as a form of mass advertising. I know from my personal experience with office 2007, that once people start using it, and get use to it, they won't go back. It is actually damn impressive and so much easier.

Free 60 day trial is available from the microsoft website or the uni's It department (well i know UQ's ITS dept has it)

Maybe its just a way to force universities to accept office 2007 and support it... either way I think it will work.



While I think the new office is actually hot shit, I will be honest. this blog post is mainly to enter their viral-like competition. I want to win either the scooter, HP laptop or the phone (since my samsung D500 died last week and they won't repair it).

Spread the word - and get me a new phone!!!!!!

So on saturday i found out about the new harder regulations for traffic offences. Like failure to stop completely at a stop sign (for a second) is now $225 and 3 points.

Jason's Housewarming:

I uploaded a few shots of a lab BBQ Here.



I'm using photoblog as fotopic.net decided to start screwing with pics, resizing etc, despite setting it not to.

Exhausted...

You know something is wrong when you pick up your home phone to dial the hairdresser and press 0 for an outside line.<BR>
2 deaths to mention :<BR>
The screen on my samsung D500 - in optus getting repaired. If no answer from my mobile it's because the battery on my old Sony doesn't last long.<BR>
(Never had an issue with it before, worked perfectly up till then)<BR>
Liana's blog - blogspot/blogger and the Google account migration killed yet another victim' blog.

sunset over a baby spider's web.






2 is a crop from 1. Fotopic.net has resized them and screwed them over. hmm..

time to change image hosts for the random shots i guess

Rescue chopper:




In other news today, Sherry's PhD confirmation talk kicked ass. She did well.

http://samishra.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/getting-wbloggar-to-work-with-blogger-beta/
This works as long as the beta server is still active. will find the new adress soon enough i guess.

Inclusive language
From UQ's guide to inclusive language.

Instead of : | You can Say:

The Office Girls | The administrative staff

the tea lady | the attendant

manning the booth | staffing the booth

mankind | humankind, humanity

workman | worker

headmaster | prinicipal

the head of school and his staff | The head of school and their staff

woman lawyer | lawyer

A mother of 2 has been appointed | professor blogs has been appointed

tranny | Use the pronoun which represents the gender expressed. i.e. him or her, she or he.

I oftened wondered where the equity office spent all its money...

so the evil that is vista is out there.

I like it

but meh, my comp is too crap and dying massively. I styled xp though to have that scheme.

Anyone considering getting it - the upgrade edition is the exact same dvd as the full versions (32bits anyway) and the only difference is in your key.

On a completely unrelated note, when you install vista without entering a serial number (booting from dvd), it installs as a 30 day trial.

again, on an unrelated note. The upgrade editions search for an exisiting install of win 2k, XP or Vista installed (doesn't have to be activated); so yes the install program runs within vista, just run setup.

join the dots...

Vienna Cathedral

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I also did a Toned version.



P.S. new blogger is a piece of shit. stupid google migration blocks me from being lazy and using a client. i wish i never migrated.

photoblog.

For those that are interested, I now have a Photoblog. Just random snaps, don't expect any decent photography on there. If I don't take a pic on that day I will try and process from raw one of my travel shots and put that up.

HP7

"2007 marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The Harry Potter series has gone on to sell 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages. The last book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, sold 2,009,574* copies in the UK on the first day of its release, making it the fastest-selling book of all time. All six Harry Potter books have been number one bestsellers around the world."

2 million+ copies in the UK on the first day for HP6. thats 1.54% of the entire UK population buying the book on its release date. (assuming only 1 copy/person etc). Lets see if the 21/7/7 will beat that record.

To put it into perspective, Raymond E Feist, one of the top 5 fantasy authors in the world has only sold 20 million books in 25years of writing.

Impressive stats by JK. if you followed wiccan beliefs you would almost assume she had bewitched the books to sell better.