October 31, 2017 Buyer beware: Virtualization technology When is it a mistake to have a reasonable assumption about a technology? When it comes to desktop virtualization it seems you can’t be…
May 29, 2017 Soup sale: When is a no-brainer a no-brainer? I came across this interesting soup sale in a CBD cafe. A small soup costs $7 and a large – which looks at least…
April 6, 2010 Optus Music Store – an open option I’ve often wondered if there was a music store out there that fulfilled my (not unreasonable) needs. A few years ago I tried eMusic…
October 10, 2008 RIP camcorder My Canon MV550i video camera died a sudden (and presumably painless) death the other week. No warning, no goodbye, just nothing when I turned…
September 15, 2008 Mobile churn: get your (mobile) account number Almost everything went fine porting my mobile number from Telstra to Vodafone. The only difficulty I had was trying to figure out which account…
August 25, 2008 The mobile churn begins I began the churn process from Telstra to Vodafone last week. I’m hoping it will be as painless as possible, of course, but that…
March 4, 2008 Inflation, bank style I just discovered that non-CBA ATM withdrawals now cost $2.00. This is up from $1.50 since February 19, from what I can see. A…
July 31, 2007 I’m back in business My new DSL service came online over the weekend so I’m now back online. I haven’t heard boo from Exetel so I will assume…
July 27, 2007 The wheels are in motion I’ve received at least one e-mail and phone call indicating my new DSL service request has been acknowledged. Well that’s a relief. Now, apparently,…
July 25, 2007 The cable is cut… Well, so, my old DSL connection is no more. I was away from my house over the weekend so I’m unsure of the exact…
July 9, 2007 Trouble in high-speed paradise Darn it, I knew it was too good to be true. My friendly ISP sent me an e-mail a few weeks ago stating that…
April 15, 2007 Cool gear from Cafepress.com I took delivery of a nice Amarok baseball shirt late last week. I ordered it online from Cafepress. After attempting to use the Revelinux…
January 17, 2007 Churn baby churn As mentioned, today was set down as the big churn day. Well churn it did! I’m now on an Exetel 8Mbps ADSL service with…
January 12, 2007 Let the churn begin Not satisfied with my existing 1.5Mbps ADSL from Westnet I decided to churn to a 8Mbps with Exetel upon advice from a friend. I…