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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Except we don't really, do we? Sure, people who get cremated turn back to ash, but that's hardly environmentally friendly. The act of cremation is an energy inefficient CO2 spewing act - the last chan...

The Living Camera

Why Allphones pissed me off

This morning, a friend was at my desk when it rang, so I answered on speaker phone so he could hear it. Imagine my surprise when there's a voice: "Hello!". I quickly reply but they hang up again.

Live in Edwardian Luxury (home for sale)

As my other half correctly mentioned in the comments, we've now sold this house. We did it without the use of an agent and saved ourselves an estimated AU$10,000 in commission alone.

How strong is your password?

Having played around with it a bit, it's great for telling if a given password is strong, but don't worry too much if it tells you its weak.

BarCampMelbourne2008 was a huge success!

The best part is that now the ball's rolling, quite a few people have put their hands up to help unorganise the next one, so I won't be on my own this time ;-)

What's new in PHP 5.3?

My most memorable job interview

My most memorable interview, though, was for my position at Modem Media in L...

BarCamp Melbourne 2008 is go!

Installing PHP5.3

That's just unaustralian!

Most of the comments include concerns about the future of the planet, the next generation of humans, and all things green.

Make someone feel good by blowing their trumpet

Now before you accuse me of blowing my own trumpet, I write this not because I want you to bow before me, rather because I wanted to share how that made me feel. It was great! By simply including that...