I experimented today with a new forum script called Vanilla. My initial observations are that it’s easy to install, attractive and minimalist. The download was just 380kb. It’s not bloated or overloaded with unnecessary features. There’s an active support community and a wide range of add-ons. Word Press integration is feasible. On the downside it’s [...]
Internet Explorer 7
I’ve installed the latest release candidate of IE7 on my laptop. It’s fairly impressive and has some features that are similar to Flock and Firefox. The most obvious improvement on previous versions of IE is the implementation of tabbed browsing. It takes a while adjusting to the look and feel, which will make the transition [...]
Unusual events
I was just writing an email to a former colleague when it occurred to me that I should post some of it here as well … Kalgoorlie has some iconic attractions including brothels and two-up. Tomorrow’s front page features a dispute between a brothel madam and the local council over car parking! Last week we [...]
New bicycle
I bought a new bike today. I’m not exactly flush with cash, so it’s something of a luxury, but my old bike is just about ready for the scrapheap. The retired model is an old Repco, which Juliet bought secondhand several years ago when she thought I should work on my fitness. It took me [...]
A walk in the Warbys
I enjoyed a walk in the Warbys today. The Warby Range is a state park to the west of Wangaratta. It rises about 250 metres above the surrounding terrain and comprises granite outcrops and native vegetation. Bushrangers used to prowl there in the 19th century. Today it remains a rare part of the North East [...]
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