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Two Guitars, Two Legends

"Pop" — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:05:16 +0000

Don Andrews and George Golla live in concert 2009

It’s been more than a year since they performed together but tonight Don Andrews and George Golla will be on stage again at the Central Coast Conservatorium.
I got a preview of the set list a few days ago and I can’t wait. All standards from the 40s & 50s and a variety of tempos. It is sure to be a great night. I hope they record it again. Last years album is a regular in my iTunes play list.

Turbulent times for Dads

"Pop" — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:28:37 +0000

Well it’s on again! The Dads in Education Fathers Day Breakfast will run again this year.

It has been a difficult few weeks for the organisers at Dads in Education. They had been promised federal funding for the 2009 program which, whilst it is still available on paper, looks like it will be held back indefinitely especially in light of the recent federal budget announcement this week. They had also secured a major sponsorship with the NRL who were going to inject a massive amount of money in return for prominent branding throughout the program. This was also pulled a couple of weeks ago, maybe in light of the current scandal involving players from the Sharks football team?

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Facebook censors private messages

"Pop" — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:50:43 +0000

Got the following from Smart Company today.

Social networking site Facebook has now begun to censor private messages sent between users.

If a user posts a link to a website in a private message that is deemed unacceptable by the site’s administrators, a message appears that reads “this message contains blocked content. Some content in this message has been reported as abusive by Facebook users.”

It has reportedly blocked links within file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, which is currently in a Swedish court over the legality of providing users access to copyrighted material.

Facebook chief privacy officer Chris Kelly told News.com.au that the site has a legal right to censor private messages, as users agree to terms of use that they will not send “spammy, illegal, threatening or harassing” messages or content.

via Facebook censors private messages – Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs | SmartCompany.

As a parent I think this is a good thing. I find it hard enough trying to manage what the boys are doing on the net without having to trace their steps through social sites like MySpace and FaceBook.

Recession stops Dads in Education

"Pop" — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:00:50 +0000

I just received word that the Dads in Education Fathers Day Breakfast will not go ahead this year. Organiser Ceri Aubrey said the not for profit organisation was unable to secure a lead sponsor for the event.

For more information see their website at www.dads.org.au

Internet usage increases in the holidays

"Pop" — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:16:16 +0000

The Schools have broken up again and I’ve had the boys at home for the last week. This is of course a time for them to relax and recharge from the grind of study. Unfortunately they both spend a great deal of the time in their rooms on the Internet – specifically YouTube!

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More Fun at MyPhotoFun

"Pop" — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:07:18 +0000

MyPhotoFun have released a new version of their popular FREE album editor software. Packed full of new features and adding a lot of things we have been asking for it is a must have item. And it’s FREE!!!

Read their blog post on the upgrade at http://www.myphotofun.com.au/blog/application-upgrade-for-2009/

The breakfast is back

"Pop" — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:21:11 +0000

I got word today that the Fathers Day Breakfast run by Dads in Education will be back again this year. This will be the 4th year this event has been run and it gets bigger each year. From its first year localised to the NSW Central Coast region this year it will encompass the whole of New South Wales. Just to be clear on the scale of the event that involves over 400 000 primary school students and their dads! Bacon and egg roles all round.

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Why is my dog eating my house?

"Pop" — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:43:30 +0000

I found my dog trying to escape through the window today. A couple of the neighbourhood kids were taking their dog for a walk and they came to the front door to see if my son wanted to join them. He was too buy watching his TV shows after a hard day at school but Buddy was keen.

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Christmas!!! The countdown has begun.

"Pop" — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:21:00 +0000

I got a real shock a couple of days ago when I walked into the local supermarket and saw Santa, enthroned and resplendent in his seasonal finery, seated amidst assorted confectionery and twinkling decorations. But it’s October! Early October! Surely he has better things to do than lounge around public areas taunting us with his promise of good cheer and merriment?

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So, we bought a dog

"Pop" — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:08:19 +0000

This is "Buddy"

Yep, after 10 years of hearty opposition to the idea I agreed the other day to buy a pet dog. I don’t know how it happened really.