Posts made in April, 2007

Finally things are getting smaller

Posted by on Apr 19, 2007 in Tech | 0 comments

In a world of bloatware, its refreshing to see developers looking to squeeze technology back into a small space. Today I went to make a backup copy of my new edition Microsoft Exchange 2007. First I made the mistake of trying to copy a CD, it was a DVD, next my laptop took ages to copy an image to my hard drive in preparation for the ‘burn’ to DVD. Finally with an image ready it asked for the all important ‘blank’ media. Placing a DVD -R in the drive I prepared for the smooth production of my backup copy,.. uh ah, it wasn’t to be. I was told my mere 4.3GB blank...

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Failing Forward

Posted by on Apr 10, 2007 in Media | 0 comments

I had a really great night out at the movies with the kids last night. CINEPLEX – the people who own the movie theatres at South Bank, Balmoral and Hawthorne have built a brand new state of the art theatre at Victoria Point in behind the Mobil Service Station. It has 9 theatres and still their excellent family friendly cheap pricing. One of the theatres was set aside for this 3D showing and they have a Gold Class type area called ‘the Lounge’ about to start up soon. Check out details at www.cineplex.com.au Well last night we went to see...

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