Random thoughts and observations
Perth woman Angela Nathan created a website called “Meet a Mining Man” (no longer online, screenshot pictured). When announced, she said the aim was to “increase the likelihood of successful, happy relationships in WA within the current resources boom”. The website was to “provide a link between single men working on a fly in, fly [...]
I’ve been caught out several times in the past year with businesses and organisations taking automatic payments from my credit card for subscription services. It always makes me feel a mixture of silly and peeved. Silly that I didn’t read the fine print when I signed up for the service and peeved that I didn’t [...]
I discovered an intriguing new technology gadget tonight thanks to the Google ads on my own site. It’s called GoPC and it’s a virtual operating system that provides a free service for accessing programs and data storage online. It uses Suse Linux and provides a limited number of programs with the free service. These include [...]
I’ve had a reseller account with Site 5 for over a year now. The price is good and the reliability is excellent, but security is of some concern. On several occasions I’ve suffered hacker attacks and that’s never happened to me with other hosting providers. That’s not to say the others are safer, but maybe [...]
I don’t believe a state funeral is justified for media magnate Kerry Packer. Sure, he was a successful businessman who contributed much to Australian society. However, a state funeral should be reserved for those who served in the public interest, instead of their own. Despite the platitudes that Packer gave millions to charity, he almost [...]
