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17 April 2009

Highslide JS - JavaScript thumbnail viewer

This is a really neat piece of JS, an online image viewer for sites, offeres great versatility with the display aspects, such as full screen, slideshow, forward reverse, close etc. Looks great.

08 April 2009

Help Desk, IT Help Desk Software, Web based Helpdesk Application Tool, Help Desk Solution with IT Asset Management - ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

Ok, now how do I sell this to my company?

I think it sells itself, we are currently using a variety of tools, logging different aspects of the ITIL process, nothing linked.

The price looks good.

15 Essential Checks Before Launching Your Website | How-To | Smashing Magazine

This is some very useful and wise information. Launching is always a troubling time, pressures, deadlines, feature creep, nerves... run through this list and relax.

02 April 2009

Dashboards � Crystal Xcelsius Dashboarding

Dashboard development, read this Colin.

Google uncloaks once-secret server | Business Tech - CNET News

My goodness, this is awesome stuff, thats the kind of innovation IT vendors have been scarign us away from for years, we must have big UPS, we must have huge datacenter, we must have tier one IBM/HP etc hardware.

I think there will be a lot to learn from studying this model, and possibly this financial climate is the best time to acheive it.

01 April 2009

Lovers and Lobbers

Oh yeah, finally Perth people can get the full benefit of paparazzi, secret snaps and Private embarrassments galore! fill up and stay home i say.

25 March 2009

SharePointPedia

This looks pretty cool, possibly a sharepoint site. Lots of articles and how to's.

23 March 2009

Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

I do a bit more SharePoint now days, if you need an out of the box free solution, try this. Comes with Windows Server 2003 and a whole bunch of template applications can be downloaded.

27 February 2009

Main Page - OneCMDB

The one CMDB to rule them all!

18 February 2009

Artician - Your Creative Network for Art, Graphic Design, & Photography

Looks very interesting, must check it out.

15 February 2009

Stair Calculator - Layout Stair Stringer Headroom Rise Run Baluster

Home project, make stairs, ot looked easy, posts, steps, done... hmmm.. have a look at this link, it shows the calculations neccessary, and give you the oeptions. Other sites just gave me the calcs, mind numbing..

So, my stairs are done.. photo to follow soon..

05 February 2009

Free Disk Analyzer

Looks good, worth using when next I run out of space and cant work out where the hell its gone!

03 February 2009

Free Fonts Generator - Make Your Own Handwriting Font With Your Fonts

This is way cool, if they wernt so busy i was going to do this straight away, what more could i ask for, now i dont ened to write letters to my mum, i can type it, print it, and post it.

02 February 2009

Online Coloring

My kid is gonna be old enough to read one day, and before then, he might want to color! This is a great coloring in book site, hell i might even do some myself... the panda looks cute!

Enjoy TJ (when your old enough to read this)

24 January 2009

Bush to Beach - Off Road Adventures - Perth WA

I'm gonna make an outright plug for an old mate of mine here. Grazza as he is known to us, has decided to live the dream, be his own boss, explore the wilderness and do the things he loves most, photograph, drive 4WD's, meet and talk with people, and most of all, be out in the bush.

Whether its climbing, photographing, sea kayaking, exploring, fishing, eating or just chilling out, Graham has a passion for life and nature. He has a spiritual and philosophical view of the world that makes him a great friend, excellent guide and a thoughtful host.

The off road adventures Graham is offering will truly be just that, an adventure, each one unique I'm sure, in that the experience will be well remembered by all who choose to go along.

Ive looked at some of the locations on offer, some Ive never even heard of, and Ive lived near these places! The itinerary is a great way to see some of Australia without the crowds, without the impersonality of the big tour, but with the flexibility and comradeship of a small group, all interested in seeing and learning as much as they can about our natural history, which is why I think this venture will be a big success!

Click the link, if your thinking of travelling to Australia you must take one of these tours, if your a local and have never ventured out of your own backyard, now is the perfect time to re-acquaint yourself with your culture and your country.

If you want to know more, follow the link, call or email Graham, you will not be disappointed.

	enquiries@bushtobeach.com.au
	0403 438 573 0434 561 252

23 January 2009

Award-Winning Steak Chili Recipe to Feed a Crowd for Under $25 : Generation X Finance

Something different, im hungry, and this just came through my feedbox. Yum..

22 January 2009

Microsoft Web Platform

I think I have reviewed this before, but its a great idea, i did all the components individually ages ago and spent ages trouibles shooting sql express, user instances, service packs and publishing sites to IIS...

Very bothersome, so looking forward to running up a new dev PC with this.

20 January 2009

Checklist CAB Agenda - IT Process Wiki

This is interesting stuff, helps to peice it all together.

19 January 2009

ITIL V3 Intro and Overview

This is a nice little overview of ITIL V3, worth checking out for the background and terminology.

System Lifecycle Framework Templates

A great set of templates, looks well thought out.

Research, Statistics, Data & Systems

I dont know if this is meant for general consumption, but its a great resource for documentation and templates.

09 January 2009

Microsoft Research Songsmith

Now im dying to get home and try this out, wow, what a gizmo, could be a barrely of laughs... ill report back and let you know how it goes.

07 January 2009

Ultimate List of Free Windows Software from Microsoft - Windows Live

This is a pretty good list, if you ever wanted some free software, ive yet to get down to the games, not that i get time to play anyway...

06 January 2009

Dynamic Templates v2.01: The Next Generation | DIY Planner

Dynamic Templates v2.01: The Next Generation | D*I*Y Planner

Ive been a bit lazy lately not making any new posts, well, i havent really, but still.

I found this today, its a cool little daily template you can print out, i put one in my notebook each day, i take notes of meetings etc on the pad, and anything that becomes a task, i write on the sheet and act on, then it it carries over, i write it on the next days sheet. Lets hope i dont run out of line for all the unfinished work i have!!

12 December 2008

The Power User's Guide to Google Chrome - Lifehacker Australia

This is a great little powerusers guide, i learned some things myself, and you know I only use Chrome, so theres been some helpful things for me.

01 December 2008

Play flashCHESS3 online - The Online Flash Chess Player

Hands up if you play chess... ok, hands up if you play PC chess.. no answer? Oh, you cant click and put your hand up... well, this little Flash chess game is pretty neat, i would have liked it to let you drag the pieces around, but hey, its still pretty good.

It lets you play online, or download... it even let me win a game on novice mode... winnign is when you lose all your pieces right? That way you can attack from the rear?

Epic Home Made Guitar Hero 3 Drums - CollegeHumor video

OK, now heres something i dont normally look at, but this guys is animal from the muppets, and then some, wow.. maybe i should get this game... but i would probably suk at it.

28 November 2008

Gizmine

If anyone is reading out there, anyone at all with money or who really enjoys reading my junky blog, please oh please visit this website, and buy me something.

Now. before christmas...

19 November 2008

Google Chrome - Download a new browser

Hey all, Im a self confessed unashamed Chrome user! I can feel the heat from the flamers now, but its worth acknowledging the good side of a new browser from my favourite company.

I used to be an IE devout user, never had time for anything else, then I got onto Avant, which still used IE, but had its own shell, had tabs before IE did, plus a bunch of other features. All of which i found to be in Firefox, and after long deliberation(its not easy making the work choice to switch), i moved to Firefox, thus enjoying all the benefits of every kind of imaginable plugin, theme, add-in, script, ubiquity etc that was going.

Well, then i saw the leak about Chrome, i downloaded the cartoon like everyone else, was so impressed i even printed it, in color! And stapled it, and showed it to friends, who didn't understand a word. So when the launch finally happened, i think i was about the fourth person to download and install at some ungodly early hour from some unidentified source that had managed to grab a version. Awesome, first cut and I loved it.

Simple, no clutter, fast(noticeably so), and after setting the option to show links on the toolbar, i was in almost engaged to it. I promptly set it as my default browser, told FireFox and IE to stop hassling me to about being the default browser and lived happily ever after.

Almost....

Then the cracks started to appear, first people started finding privacy issues with the terms and conditions, then there was an old Safari security bug that wasn't patched in Chrome, then people started moaning about no plugins, no this, and no that...

But i persevered, i had a few problems with sites that didn't render properly, graphs and stuff, also popups, Chrome blocking things which was good, but some sites used those and you couldn't continue with what you were doing.

I did miss the google toolbar, and I'm still amazed it wasn't in the first cut, why the rush and miss that out? Then i found some ways to get around that, javascript shortcuts/links, i managed to get the Send to Blogger, and a few others working, as well as Instapaper etc. I'm happy as.

Now, my latest problem, as you can see from a previous post, is the browserist elitism of some companies that block my poor little browser. I used to laugh at the people that complained about sites that said 'Best viewed with IE' etc, but that was because they used Netscape and FireFox etc, now they don't complain when its Chrome that's being blocked.

But being fair to online companies, it is hard to support multiple browsers, and it has to be weighed up with the costs vs the benefits. For instance a car manufacturer has to make their car compliant with many countries manufacturers rules, but there is big money there. How far do you go. To the credit of the company mentioned as blocking Chrome, they will be supporting it shortly, and I guess they are in beta and still testing, easier to get the basics working then expand the supported browsers.

So i will continue on my quest to keep using the one simple uncluttered, fast, stable browser. When your on a good thing, stick to it, until something better comes along.

Feel free to comment on your thoughts about the browser as a tool, not whats best and whats not, but more of a holy point of view, "does it get my job done", and "what makes you switch"?

End of thought, browser off!

StickySorter

This is an interesting project by a pair of not very busy MS programmers who in their spare time whipped up this little app.

Im interested firstly in the stickynote aspect, and secondly im new to affinity diagramming, whcih also tickles my fancy.

Ill download this later and give it a test drive.

� The Process Approach to Writing a Procedure – Creating a Draft

Ive just been tasked with creating the Change Management policy and procedures, so some background research and planning is in order, this site came up, charge as it does, there is still a lot of good information freely available here.

Note to self: Come back often

Axence Software - Network Monitoring, Network Mapping & Application Monitoring- Free NetTools

Im always interested in these network apps, and because they always do the same things, theres not much to differentiate, and so it comes back to GUI, this one looks pretty simple and impressive.

Now, where did my network go?

18 November 2008

Spring Partners - Wont let me in!

Spring Partners

I was liking the look of this site, the concept was interesting, it looked neat, i had an idea how i might use it for a trial, then i clicked sign up, and bang!

Its all over, crucified for using Chrome, unsupported browser...

Now I realise its a beta, and Chrome has a small user base, and they dont want to support everything, but hey, Chrome uses the Safari rendering engine, so its gonna be close, and if not, then its user beware, go change browser, and away you go.

To just say you dont have access is as bad as the old days when sites said that you had to be using IE, well this is the same.

End of thought, bugger off..

14 November 2008

15 Useful Project Management Tools | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine

Interesting list, its always good to see a summary of apps like this. It just happens to be timely, as i start to manage a few projects currently, i think, what should i run this in, and of course free is a good option.

13 November 2008

Waseda Talker Robot Tries to Speak Like Humans, Sounds Like A Cow - Gizmodo Australia

Oh dear, they want to build this thing into a mobile phone? I can just imagine having this pair of lips on my ear... !! talk about tickle..

11 November 2008

Write Or Die : Dr Wicked's Writing Lab

Write or Die, thats the precept, its true... especially the electric shock mode...

What if The Matrix Ran on Windows? - Gizmodo Australia

Take the red pill Neo, its running on Windows!!!

No good can come of this....

10 November 2008

The 20 Best iPod Utilities - Lifehacker Australia

While im on the iPod, heres some more cool iPodUtilities.

SharePod - Download

AWESOME!!!!! SharePod is awesome... finally a lightweight iPod manager.

Finally, iTunes should be dissasembled, put into a box and thrown out on the tip, its an example of extremely bad software GUI design and should have beenm scrapped years ago, shame on you Apple.

Now, for people who like a simple clean interface and functional at a glance, rather than searching and using trial and error.

Go the SharePod

04 November 2008

Hacking Open Elmo Live - Lifehacker Australia

Yep, this is funny, and cool, but strangely disturbing, and not only to the kinders, the guys doing the strip search are enjoying it all too much!

GROCERYchoice - Home

This really has come a long way, i remember seeing the early versions, where you really didnt get much info, maybe a confirmation that Coles was good etc.. But I guess times change and you need to keep checking as they keep changing their prices...

Maybe you could get a weekly alert so you know where to shop each week. Printing a shopping list with the cheapest brands etc. Maybe you could order online all your packaged, canned and bottled goods? Leaving you to only collect your fresh vegies, fruit and meat.

Virtual Webcam Girlfriend Is Entrancing, If a Little Perverted - Gizmodo Australia

Worth a look, interesting that you need the little cube, makes hacking harder unless you printed a cube and stuck it together.

30 October 2008

PrintWhatYouLike.com {beta}: Save money and the environment printing only what you like.

Strange site, sort of hard to use, not sure the purpose exactly. Maxes my PC CPU out on their home page :-(

WebWorkerDaily � Archive Sitemasher Provides Cost-Effective Tools for Web Developers �

Good article, on a good site...i think it might be worth looking at.. ill have to check if it makes database applications... 1200 a year though... hmm.. big buxors..

MTV MUSIC - I Want My MTV

Wowo, yes, let me at this service, i need it.... so many songs from the past i missed..

28 October 2008

ECO Showerdrop Shower Meter

What a great concept, just sell eco and environment friendly items... cool.. maybe i could start up an aussie version, think about power generation, water solutions etc.... hmmm..

23 October 2008

PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives

Another great site, when my new USB drive comes along(only 8GB) ill have to load up on these.

IQ Matrix | Accelerating Your Learning Potential

Ahh, its good to be back, i love blogging these sites i run into while im working.

Anyway. IQMatrix, looks like its a site selling posters of mindmaps of various concepts. Some pretty cool ones there.

Project Fakebar: Improvising a Google Toolbar Substitute for Chrome�|�Technologizer

I had to blog this page, im using the Send to Blogger shortcut in Chrome. You may notice that the blogs stopped, this was right round the time i started using Chrome, and it doesnt have the google toolbar. So that was the end of my convenient Send To Blogger, the reason I blogged so much.

I dont need the whole toolbar, so i just added one link, but I also use another link for Read later, from Instapaper.

02 September 2008

100 years of baby names - NSW Government Portal

This is quite cool, shows some interesting stats.

Learn better design from book designers - Lifehacker Australia

Interesting artice, somethign i can definately use..

01 September 2008

Online Tab Player | Songsterr

This has got to be a great new way to do tabs!

Stunning Desert Canyon Flight Scares the Underpants Off Me - Gizmodo Australia

For some pretty scary flying, and an awesome thrill ride...

30 August 2008

Phuket hotel guide - Phuket hotels

Top list of Phuket hotels, i need to book a two night stay.

29 August 2008

Self-Destructing Message [ DestructingMessage.com ]

Im all for self destructing messages. its anonymouse as well, think of the things you coudl do. For good or for evil, this is a simple but useful tool.

Miss IFA Shows Us Her Jewels, and Her Philips and Swarovski Crystals Too - Gizmodo Australia

Im not sure what all the fuss is about this miss IFA, but who know... worth checking out later.

webcamXP :: powerful webcams and ip cameras server for windows

I may have posted this before, but i still think this is a great peice of software. If I could find a nice cheap motorised webcam that i could control, then this would make for a great peice of monitoring.

28 August 2008

Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft ‘Blue Track’ mouse discovered (with pic) | The Toybox | ZDNet.com

Im a fan already, now I liked the old red ones, but i much prefer blue, even though red is probably faster, but blue, like the blue neon under my car, is much cooler. Wait.. its a mouse, and plugs into your computer, uses blue light, thats awesome!!

27 August 2008

Worthy of Publishing

Nice Idea, can it be useful, or is it giving away ideas, would a publisher really look here for new works?

Children's Literature - Publishers

Some publisher resources... see below..

Picture Book Guidelines: Learn How to Write for the Youngest Children

Need to read up and research on putting together the book.

Maybe self publish, get distribution, work on marketing, promotion.

Make your own book with Blurb

Draganfly X6 UAV: UFO Thingy Packed With Carbon Fibre, HD/Night Cameras and GPS - Gizmodo Australia

Shapeways | passionate about creating

OK, 3d printing has beena round a while, and while everything else is on the web, this has been slow to come. Enjoy, ive got a bunch of things I could make, great for a prototype, show the example, sell the concept etc...

22 August 2008

Miroslav Tichý

Some interesting photography, i like the style, kind of old, while still being new at the same time?

Converter Free Quick Media Converter - FLV AVI DIVX DVD MP4 MPEG MP3 IPHONE IPOD MOV WMV XVID WII XBOX PS3 3GP 3G2 H264 TS Video Audio Converter Cocoon Software DOWNLOAD Free Media Converter

I might be using this to convert media sometime soon, ive got a bunch of things im thinking of putting to Dopod size.

19 August 2008

Wufoo Form Gallery - Free HTML Form Examples and CSS Templates

Nice site, could be good for instant forms, or just gtetting the design, then making in gDocs..

Y Combinator: Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund

OK, which idea to start on first, check back soon...

Mygazines.com - upload. share. archive.

Free magazines for as long as it lasts!

18 August 2008

Breakfast & Brunch

Egg research...

FaceYourManga.com | Shake Yourself!

Another place to make a face, free to use, nothing to lose.

17 August 2008

How to Build a Chicken Coop

Building a chiken coop, along with other things, i could be busy forever..

16 August 2008

Template IT Operations Manual :: Table of Contents

Great looking site for IT documents and templates...

15 August 2008

HearWho

I will give this a shot, lots of text id like to hear read out for me..

CurdBee - Simple online billing for small businesses and freelancers.

Ahh, the age old question, the bill or the service, pay first do later, or do now be paid later.. Either way, this looks like a cool little web app, not sure what they get out of it.. Anyway.

jkOnTheRun:Build a virtual cubicle anywhere you work

Some good ideas, I do plan to set up at home sometime in the future(very near)..

14 August 2008

WebWorkerDaily » Archive Elance Going Beyond a Job Bid Site «

A good idea, but i can just imagine how low some of the fees would be for work..

WebWorkerDaily » Archive 10 More New Ways to Make Money Online «

Ahhh, money, how sweet it is.. and best of all, it can buy stuff.

Second Life: Official site of the free 3D online virtual world

Now when am i going to find the time to really get a good look at this thing, someone mentioned using it as a virtual teleconference...

:: Get Friday - Services - Our Common and "rarer" services ::

OK, now I wonder if this sort of thing can be a useful tool in Australia...?

101 Classic Computer Ads - Boing Boing Gadgets

These would make some great posters!! im gonna get some printed up...

How To Demo Your Startup

This is a good article about how to present your new startup idea or product.

Edison Makes Your PC Go Green | Lifehacker Australia

This is a really good idea, i think MS should be building this into Windows as standard. Even corporates could probably make this part of their SOE for all those users who cant seem to shut down at night.

Look@Lan Monitors Your Network | Lifehacker Australia

This looks great, makes me wish I was back in the network monitoring business. Hey.. maybe I could get into the network monitoring business..

13 August 2008

Solar Panels Australia: Grid Connect PV Power Systems for your home.

More solar info...

Going Solar - Home Page

Solar info, new project...

WebWorkerDaily » Archive GroupSwim Facilitates Smarter Collaboration «

I always try and swim ina group, safety in numbers and it gives the sharks more choice...

12 August 2008

Game XP Optimizes Performance When You Need It | Lifehacker Australia

Now all I need is a game...

WebWorkerDaily » Archive How to Pitch and Demo Your Cool Web App «

All I need now is a cool webapp..

10 Ways to Find Time to Follow Your Dreams - Stepcase Lifehack

Welcome | Razume.com - Your Resume Review Community

Maybe I should give this a whirl...

11 August 2008

babblebaby.com.au | The magazine and community for a new generation of Australian parents

Wow, my love of gadgets has merged with me new interest, having a baby.

Wanokoto Labs Makes Your Photos Look Ancient | Lifehacker Australia

Awesome fun, i can imagine heaps of things to put through this....

08 August 2008

Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game

Must..play... this.... game...

WOWIO: The Joy of Simple Living: Over 1,500 Simple Ways to Make Your Life Easy and Content by Jeff Davidson

Another Wowieo beauty, if onyl there was a way to make a paperback book that you could download from the net.

WOWIO: Free Ebooks, Comics and Graphic Novels | Free Books + Free Minds

Wow ee oh! is the word, this looks awesome... might need to spend some time here, hope they have regular books as well...

06 August 2008

GROCERYchoice - Home

Excellent, now I know where to shop... saves me running around and guessing based on weight, qty and brand etc.. good idea.

05 August 2008

blist | share your weblists > What can I do?

This is supposed to be pretty good. make any Web based DB you like?

Toy Business News by Bossa Nova Concepts: New Tachikoma spider robot on the loose

This looks like a concept I'm working on, i see a big future in bug styled robots, purely for their mobility and stability, not necessarily their sturdiness or strength.

01 August 2008

WowWee Femisapien Fembot Gets Thorough, Semi-Naughty Video Shakedown - Gizmodo Australia

Need to review this later, one day ill invest in one of these wowee things..