Author Archives: Leefe

The weather will be mild, and blazing hot

If you are using a Mac, there is a nice Dashboard Widget that displays the next 7 days weather forecast in Australia, Weather Australia. Drawing its data from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). Much better than the widget that comes … Continue reading

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Are you feeling Green, or Yellow, or Blue?

I saw this collection rubbish bins in Ultimo. With Green, Yellow and Blue lids. These days many local governments garbage collection services come with different bins for different types of rubbish. Of the bins below: green is actually general rubbish; … Continue reading

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Where has my Oak chocolate milk gone?

Am I obsessed with chocolate milk? Maybe, but it contains 2 important elements, milk and chocolate. Visiting Woolworths at Town Hall, Sydney today I noticed a complete lack of Oak chocolate milk. Actually a complete lack of any Oak flavoured … Continue reading

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Restart your Mac for PowerPoint Help

On needing to install a new PowerPoint theme, downloaded from the web, I found these useful instructions in the help menu. Save the template to /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Themes. Restart your Mac. I suppose these instructions are written for all … Continue reading

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iSnack for less

With all the uproar over the iSnack 2.0 name recently, it looks like Coles at Broadway is trying it off load its existing stock. There are a couple of question though… Do you really want 2 iSnack 2.0s? And would … Continue reading

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Sorry we’re closed

Sign inside coffee shop on the George St side of The Galleries Victoria (TGV) reads “Sorry we’re closed”. Though at 1/4 past midnight, I’m not really looking for coffee, just sleep. I liked the contrast between light and shadow, black … Continue reading

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What do you have in the first aid section?

I’m not sure all the things in the first aid section at the local Coles supermarket should really be classified as such. Band-aids and other bandages are a normal part of the first aid section. Now, I can see that … Continue reading

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fragrant disregard

fragrant disregard \ phrase an obvious, conspicuously bad sense of smell “He showed fragrant disregard at the markets, and bought fish that smelt dreadful.” — The English on this menu in China Town reads “Shredded pork in fragrant hot sauce”. … Continue reading

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Much experience waiting? Join the queue

Saw this wanted ad in the window of a café in Newtown. Must have waiting and coffee experience. Yes, I’ve spent extended amounts on time waiting in phone queues for a customer service representative. And by the time you get … Continue reading

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Multi buy and save, or buy one and pay the same

Noticed the label on the shelf in Coles exhorting the wonder that is ‘Multi Save‘ on 200g blocks of Cadbury chocolate. You can buy ‘Any 2 for $6‘. A wonderful saving at only $1.50 per 100g. Or you could just … Continue reading

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