An interesting side effect of the problems we are having in Sydney with our train network at the moment is that the streets around where I live are currently empty ! Usually there are cars parked along every street – both residents and commuters who drive here to enjoy the free parking and short walk … [Read More »]

Speaking of Buffy, at the moment I’m reading a book that my sister bought me for Christmas: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale” (Edited by James B. South). At first glance, this sounds like a cheesy look into the story of the TV series. However, don’t buy this book if … [Read More »]

At long last there is something to watch on TV. Angel season 5 starts tonight here in Sydney – 10:30pm, Channel 7. It’s been a long break between seasons – feels like years !! And now with Buffy finished, there’s a big hole in my life. *sob* Oh well, a lot of the cast of … [Read More »]

[url=http://www.wealthesteem.org/]PaulZag[/url] writes about using Firebird/Firefox with online banking sites. I just thought I’d post my own experiences with this… ANZ Internet Banking – no problems with Firebird. Haven’t tried with Firefox. Westpac Online Banking – generally works, except for a layout problem where the main view scrolls off the edge of the page – although … [Read More »]

If you’re having trouble downloading Mozilla Firefox 0.8 because everyone else is trying to do the same thing at the same time – I suggest you try their ftp server – seems to be running pretty smoothly at the moment. ftp.mozilla.org /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/0.8/