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Sun, Aug 9 2009 8:41

Windows 7 and my new rig

I finally managed to get hold of the RTM of Windows 7 (yes, terrible download speeds – go figure). But it’s here and i’m still loving it. I was a bit concerned about putting it on my new rig – the Alienware M17x – due to drivers etc etc. It wasn’t worth...
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Tue, Jul 28 2009 7:57

Dramas over the weekend – Daughter gets hospitalised

It was an ordinary weekend which turned into one of those that you simply just want to forget and put behind you. Sunday afternoon, we had a big seafood BBQ (Christmas in July was the theme) at a friends place – so the wife, myself and the kids packed...
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Mon, Jul 20 2009 13:05

Hail in Perth – 5 mins of hail just before lunch

Here’s a rare sight in Perth – Hail….and a LOT of it!!
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Mon, Jul 20 2009 8:15

Dropping my coffee intake to 0

Uhmmm – one of the decisions I’ve made recently has been to drop my, according to others, excessive coffee intake and replace it with something a bit more gentle. Tea…. I’m now on day 7 of no coffee at all, started last Monday and obviously it had a very...
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Sun, Jun 14 2009 12:21

What did we do to deserve this?

Sometimes i wonder if my girls will ever forgive me when they get older?
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Thu, Apr 30 2009 7:45

10th Wedding Anniversary

The saying goes "Time flies by when you're having fun" and even though it hasn't been a bed of roses 10 years has now gone by since my wife "formally" agreed to marry me. Actually, for about 8 years i was a very, very bad husband...
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Sat, Apr 11 2009 0:07

Looking for webcast creation software

I’ve long been thinking of doing some webcasts (or screencasts i suppose) and since I haven’t been into that before (mostly because i have a somewhat weird accent) i’ve been looking for info on how to create one. So question i pose here is: Q: Which software...
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Thu, Apr 2 2009 9:39

Team Building Day - Paintball fun

Yesterday morning saw 10 members of the team i'm on, venture out for some Team Building. We hooked up at 8am for the mandatory "safety" introductions, for how to manage yourself when shooting your fellow team mates in a game of paintball...
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Thu, Apr 2 2009 7:06

Congratulations Microsoft MVP 2009!

Late last night I got the email from Microsoft, letting me know that i've been awarded the 2009 Microsoft MVP award. Again, i am honoured to be counted with some of the brilliant minds in our industry and very pleased that my contributions this year...
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Tue, Mar 10 2009 20:59

My wife’s still sick – nasty virus

My wife’s been the sickest she’s ever been in our marriage – high fevers, vomiting, diarrhoea and soreness all over. Pretty much the worst flu she’s ever had. At first we suspected that it was food poisioning but today, finally, the doctor informed us...
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Wed, Feb 18 2009 5:03

Thrive - Microsoft launches career coach

Microsoft has just launched a new site for handling your career - besides the content i'd like to add as a sidenote that it's great to see Silverlight used in public web sites launched by MSFT. Including fact sheets and certification information...
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Tue, Feb 10 2009 10:53

Need to find cheap Virtual Private Server host...

I'm trying to locate a cheap VPS hosting provider for an extra-curricular project that a couple of colleagues and myself are working on. It needs: - Windows Server 2003 (min) - Ability for us to install our own software (no limitations) - Remote Desktop...
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Sun, Feb 1 2009 14:49

Coping with the heat – why do women handle it better?

it’s been hot the last two-three days – but in particular yesterday and today. I’m still not coping with the heat – well, i can move around and observe..stuff. But anything other than that and i’m struggling. Now, Sunday is our family dinner day – we...
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Fri, Jan 2 2009 10:33

Christmas weather in Perth

The weather is one aspect of West Australia that I simply cannot get used to. For those that doesn’t know Perth it’s very hot here – oh it’s even hotter some other places in Australia (but i don’t live there!). Back in Denmark, Christmas used to mean...
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Mon, Dec 29 2008 10:41

Christmas with the family

I’ve never been a big fan of Christmas – have always found it to be an exceedingly commercial institution. Each year I’ve been dreading the Christmas rush, the nastiness and the extreme rude behavior that most people seem to manage to magic up for this...
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Fri, Dec 5 2008 9:36

Hear a Smile - Walk of Vision. Fujitsu supports association of the blind WA

www.hearasmile.com - Hear a Smile, Walk of Vision day in support of the Guide Dogs of WA (Association of the Blind WA) is a day where us lucky people (that has our vision and never been in the position of being vision impaired) can put our support in...
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Wed, Oct 8 2008 15:39

Embarrassing as hell…

After lunch today, rice and chicken something, i decided to head down to the bank for the rest of my lunch break. I’d nearly made it, with probably 50 meters to spare, when i started feeling a bit queasy – i stopped next to a bin on St Georges Terrace...
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Tue, Sep 16 2008 18:31

DELL XPS M1710 gaming laptop overheating...

Last night i decided to play a few games of COD4 - which i do for an hour here and there, and suddenly i had a drop in FPS and a few seconds later the whole laptop just closed down. At first my mind went OMG!!!!! a powerspike or something just as malicious...
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Sun, Sep 7 2008 13:35

Happy Fathers Day!!

The saying goes "you are what you eat!"..Well, to me that's a superficial statement and i think it's far more important to remember "You are what you do!" instead. I'm a father of two beautiful, intelligent and well-rounded...
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Mon, Aug 11 2008 9:29

Need new RSS reader – should handle 1000+ feeds easily

Urggghh – i probably need to take some time to sort out my RSS list and remove those i don’t regularly read anymore but at least i’ve trimmed down the dublicates and have ended up with around 1000 blogs that i’m subscribing to out there. The problem started...
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