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A Blast from the Past: The Commodore 64 DTV

Thursday 24th February, 2005 1 Comment

Toms Hardware Guide does a review of this awesome retro toy … A Blast from the Past: The Commodore 64 DTV Thought the days of typing in Load “*”,8,1 were in the past, did you? Well they were, until Mammoth Toys brought the Commodore 64 back to life after being in the grave for over … [Read More »]

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Internode / Agile new broadband plans

Tuesday 22nd February, 2005 Leave a Comment

Internode / Agile have (pre)released new broadband internet plans – including options for ADSL2 connections in locations where Agile have installed their own DSLAMs. I’m quite impressed with the new plans – they suit me quite well. I’m even happier to see a confirmation that Agile should be enabling my local exchange (Chatswood, NSW) by … [Read More »]

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Powerhouse Museum: Lord of the Rings

Tuesday 22nd February, 2005 Leave a Comment

Went and saw the Lord of the Rings exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on the weekend – fascinating, and quite awe inspiring when you understand more about the work that went into creating the movies. The costumes were fantastic, and the models and miniatures used in filming were simply amazing. Well worth the … [Read More »]

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Well that was fun – not !

Monday 21st February, 2005 Leave a Comment

I knew there was a reason I didn’t take early morning flights, but rather preferred to fly in the night before ! My flight this morning – the 7:15am flight from Sydney to Melbourne – stood on the taxiway near the far end of runway 2 at Sydney airport (a LONG way from the terminal), … [Read More »]

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Melbourne Team

Monday 21st February, 2005 Leave a Comment

Off to Melbourne this morning (I hate early starts !) – have a 2 day team meeting … everyone is flying in to Melbourne (about time too – I’m sick of these things being in Sydney !). Just an overnighter this trip.

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