Dad is at home

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.

Getting social on line with MyPhotoFun

"Pop" — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:39:11 +0000

It’s been hectic here over the past few days. I have been working on some social marketing for MyPhotoFun and I have managed to achieve quite a lot. I finally got around to researching our competitors presence in social media and discovered that they weren’t anywhere to be seen. Either they knew something that I didn’t, or the reverse. What the hell, I decided to find out.

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Surviving a two hour commute.

"Pop" — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:23:16 +0000

I’m sitting on the train for a couple of hours this morning, I have a client meeting in Sydney and driving is getting way too expensive. It’s a rare commute for me these days and I’m noticing the differences to when I did this as a daily journey several years ago.

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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

Writing blog posts on my Blackberry

"Pop" — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:12:57 +0000

Creating a blog entry on my BlackBerry Bold feels a little clumsy. I think I will get use to it in time however. The two thumb approach to typing is quite intuitive after a while, I wonder if there’s a term for it? Maybe I’ll make one up – Thumbping!

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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Optus down for four hours

"Pop" — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:40:11 +0000

Wouldn’t you know it. After me delerious post about how wonderfull it is to have wall-to-wall mobile signal in my home office, Optus went off air the very next day. Maybe someone does read this blog.

I of course thought it was something I had done – I’m still fiddling with my new toy – but after an hour waiting for tech support I found out that the local coverage was down for an unspecified time and I should keep resetting the phone every twelve hours.

Don’t you love technology.

The greatest gadget ever – Blackberry Bold 9000

"Pop" — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:39:40 +0000

A couple of days ago I got my new BlackBerry Bold. It wasn’t something I put a lot of thought into, my contract was up for renewal with Optus and the phone came free on my plan so I thought – what the heck – why not? I have to say up front I’m more than a little impressed.

Having had a BlackBerry Pearl for the last couple of years I’m familiar with the operating system on the BlackBerry. I’ve grown used to being able to send and receive emails, sync my address book with my iMac, manage my calendar and generally organise my life on my phone. I still use a Day-Timer diary but its no more than an expensive note book now. Everything is on the phone.

So back to the Bold. Having done absolutely no research on this phone outside of confirming it was free, I am discovering new things all the time. And my smile just keeps getting broader.

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