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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Stick Creature

26-Nov-08

We saved this guy from our pool after a storm last week. The kids kept him as a pet for a day and then we released him. We didn’t think we would see him again but we were cleaning up the vege patch last night and he was still right where we released him munching [...]

Computing is Good For Kids Berkeley Study Says

20-Nov-08

I have had numerous arguments with parents who I wouldn’t call tech savvy. Generally these are parents judging Instant Messenger, Facebook or MySpace not having really tried them and not understanding the nuances of the technology. Parents who don’t want their kids chatting or putting any information online because of online predator threats. Well this [...]

Screen Capture Tips for Mac and PC

19-Nov-08

I always forget how to screen capture because I’m a bit of a Switzerland in that I like and use both Mac’s and PC’s. So this post is my quick reference guide. Let me know if you have any others? I’m a MAC Command + Shift + 3 = entire desktop Command + Shift + [...]

BarCamp Sydney v4

11-Nov-08

BarCamps are always good, always free and always inspiring. You find out stuff you had know idea about and debate with people on stuff you know a lot about. It’s a primordial soup of tech ideas and views without an internet filter applied. Top 5 tips for BarCamp 5. Have something to say, if not [...]