Monthly Archives: January 2009

Going offline

In two days time we move house. I will be without internet and my existing cable service will be cut off. While this blog will stay up (it’s hosted on blogspot) everything else will go down. This includes things like … Continue reading

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QWERTY vs Dvorak is a lie?

Wow. It turns out that in the dim recesses of history, a giant hoax was constructed. Dvorak invented his new keyboard layout then proceeded to try and convert the market. It looks though like the accepted version of history (that … Continue reading

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Agora bites the dust (thanks to stupid developers)

So the Agora (the phone I was most interested in until the Pre was announced) will not be released. Why? Because those stupid developers have made apps that won’t work on its screen. Let’s back it up for a bit … Continue reading

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Palm Pre screen is what?

About 20 minutes into the massive hands-on video here, Peter Skillman (VP of Product Design at Palm) is commenting on the screen. “whites are really white, blacks are really white” Um… I always thought you wanted your blacks to be … Continue reading

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We're moving

We’re selling our house! The only problem? We now have 13 days to move out and nowhere to go! It’ll be sad to see the house go. It’s been a great home for the last 4 years. We’ll be moving … Continue reading

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Isaac's first day at his new kindy

With Emily starting school at Rivermount College this year, we’ve moved Isaac to the kindy next door. His first day was today and it’s as if he had always been there. He went in with no problems, impressed the staff … Continue reading

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Palm Pre copy and paste?

Damn I hate press release journalism. Many articles mention that the Pre supports Copy and Paste. I have seen exactly 1 image showing what appears to be a menu with Copy and Paste items in it. Despite watching every “hands … Continue reading

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I want a Palm Pre

So I’ve been happy with my Treo 650 but I’ve also been looking at the new devices coming onto the market. Palm OS is a dead end (I’m pretty sure Palm itself has said this) so migrating onto something else … Continue reading

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We now have TiVo

My PVR has died. It freezes up and doesn’t do anything. Unfortunately, my MythTV box has yet to prove itself capable, let alone easy enough for Bree to use. So since it’s in Australia now, we got a TiVo. They’re … Continue reading

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