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testing (please ignore this post)

just playing with ScribeFire it is a sweet little plugin for firefox that lets you blog from a panel in the browser...... More

Melbourne Summer Cycle

I have registered to take part in the 2008 Melbourne Summer Cycle. It is a ride to raise funds to help support of those affected by Multiple Sclerosis... More

Help me!

Apparently xobni is damn cool but I am not on the cool list :( Help me out and use this link to sign up to get it! Apparently it gives you stat... More

Web Trivia Night

So I was hanging out with some cool geeks at the Aimia Intimates event last night and one of them told me about a trivia contest that I might actuall... More

Testing Testing one, two three...

I just came across the best guide I have ever seen on how to write a good bug... Reporting bugs - a how-to guide this is a must read for anyone wo... More

Google Streetmaps

Google have built this really just for the voyeur in everyone... For me it has been really fun, checking out all the places I loved in San Francisco. ... More

You broke the build!

I am so glad someone put this in writing! Phil has a link to a larger version on his blog... More

Getting SSL running on IIS under Vista

I often use Self Signed SSL certs for testing to make sure that my SSL code is all good. Normally it is a bit of a pain but in the case of vista it is... More

Tower Defence

I am not normally one to post about great flash games but when Frank Arr twittered about Desktop Tower Defense, I had a few seconds to spare so I thou... More

Wanna watch a DVD on your laptop?

Don't try this at work! It seems that watching a DVD is not something Microsoft thought you would want to do at work. Ok, so I don't tend to watch... More

Microsoft Case Studies

Well I guess I can finaly talk about some of the work I have been doing since I left RedBalloon as Microsoft have just posted case studies about them ... More

Flashes CrossDomain DTD

Why is it that the DTD for the cross-domain policy file doesn't contain a definition for the 'to-ports' attribute when it is clearly recommended in th... More

Getting Google to love your blog (or how Sitemaps change the world)

A while ago, I started posting about SEO how to get more people to your blog but it tapered off, for two main reasons. 1. I got busy with work and oth... More

Twitter...

Where have I been? I had herd about twitter but I must have somehow overlooked it... I never knew how much of a voyeur I was!! It is very odd havin... More

webDU 2007 over for another year

I have just made it home again after another great WebDu! Every year Geoff and and the folks a Daemon have put on a great show and this year was no ex... More

The internet is just so cool

Ok ok, I know that this is not new to most people but every now and then, i just have "wow" moments when something so totally cool happens... Take ... More

Scopes in CFC

I know there is always a load of talk (and even arguments) about the various scopes inside a CFC. Brian Kotek has just posed the Definitive guide on ... More

Script your SQL DB creation

I have found that there is a never ending struggle to get over the hurdle of actually launching a site. You know how this story goes - there is a dev ... More

Australia Day Party

Happy Australia Day! For those of you who are not in Australia, every year Sam puts on a few TV spots to promote eating Lamb on Australia day. I coul... More

Speaking at WebDU 2007

Once again the great folks at Daemon are putting on webDU 2007 and Geoff dropped me a line to say that I was going to be speaking once again at this g... More

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