Monthly Archives: April 2008

Bali here we come!

Posted on April 30, 2008 by 1Earth

Considering where I live, to me Bali is not such an exotic destination.  I mean, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah is exotic in her own right, so Bali doesn’t excite me as much as it would if I had never been … Continue reading →

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First look at the new Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

Posted on April 29, 2008 by 1Earth

It’s 11.32pm and I just finished cleaning my house and we all know that after cleaning house, there’s nothing more rewarding than cleaning your desktop too.  I’m about to upgrade to and get a first look at the new Ubuntu … Continue reading →

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Registering a Training Overload

Posted on April 26, 2008 by 1Earth

I love registering my software. You get benefits like product updates, access to interesting little add-ons and it validates to the developers that their work are being appreciated. But on occasion registering can lead to a training overload. Only… in … Continue reading →

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Bristleheads at the Malaysia Ultimate Open – Trip Report

Posted on April 23, 2008 by 1Earth

Well, the weekend before last the Bristleheads went to KL to attend the Malaysian Ultimate Open. And I’m still tired. Anyway, on Thursday I typed a press release which Julia proofed for me, faxed it off to all the newspapers … Continue reading →

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A tense moment as Sony HDR-FX7 meets Adobe CS3 Production

Posted on April 19, 2008 by 1Earth

After what has been way too long, I finally paired the Sony HDR-FX7 with Adobe CS3 Production Premium for our first test run. And it didn’t work… The message at the top of the capture box says “Can’t Activate Recorder. … Continue reading →

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Automatically Hide your Cursor on Windows XP

Posted on April 18, 2008 by 1Earth

If you think hiding your cursor is something that should be really simple, you’re right. Truth be told, on Windows, it isn’t. Poor Man’s Electronic Billboard I’m setting up a computer to act as a kiosk of sorts. More an … Continue reading →

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SocialSpark / Izea / Blogger Choice Awards Hijacked my Site

Posted on April 18, 2008 by 1Earth

SocialSpark just sent out an invitation for beta testing a day or so ago, and either they’re getting seriously desperate, or there was a major error in their code. Perhaps it was good, but misguided intentions. Whichever way, SocialSpark managed … Continue reading →

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Doing myself a disservice

Posted on April 11, 2008 by 1Earth

I intended to take a short power-nap at about 7.30pm last night. Several snooze button pushes later it was 2am and I was wide awake. I met Julia after work to do some vital last minute shopping before we jet … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Sport Ever Invented by Man

Posted on April 7, 2008 by 1Earth

We had the privilege of playing Ultimate this weekend past with Pasquale Anthony Leonardo, the author of Ultimate – The Greatest Sport Ever Invented by Man. Tony is a bearded Ultimate aficionado who’s a good 6’5″, so he’s too tall … Continue reading →

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Hurting Knees: Malaysia Ultimate Open Preparation

Posted on April 7, 2008 by 1Earth

Today was the last Malaysia Ultimate Open team practise before the tournament next weekend. My knees are hurting and my legs are numb, but I guess that’s all the preparation we can do for now. The Malaysia Ultimate Open is … Continue reading →

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