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Beijing Olympic Medal Count (BOMC 0.3)

Posted on 22 August 2008 by Leefe

It may be a little late, considering the Olympics are almost over, but I thought people might like it anyway. Here is a widget I wrote to display the medal count at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Since there is no … Continue reading →

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Government censors internet policy

Posted on 22 July 2008 by Leefe

Yesterday I received the usual email with a summary of domain name news. Though the response about one of the articles was more interesting. ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ au: Industry Code of Practice to make internet … Continue reading →

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Download Xcode at 3000+ KB/sec

Posted on 12 June 2008 by Leefe

Yes, you read that correctly. I downloaded the Xcode 3.0 disk image at an average of 3000 KB per second. So the 1.1 GB file took less than 6 minutes. Ah the joys of having an optical link. Now if … Continue reading →

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GeoTagged JPGs and Flickr – Life could be easier

Posted on 31 May 2008 by Leefe

Been taking geotagged photos with a camera phone here is Japan. I though this would make it easier to add photos to Maps in flickr. Well it doesn’t! I spent a long time trying to workout where the ‘use geotag … Continue reading →

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DSL or Optical? Why not get both?

Posted on 7 May 2008 by Leefe

Finally got my own Internet connection here in Japan. 🙂 Have been suffering for a month using the apartment complex’s shared wireless connection. About 10 minutes usage an hour randomly in 1-2 minute increments. Not to mention the slow connection … Continue reading →

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A poke in the eye con?

Posted on 20 March 2008 by Leefe

Seeing as Necronomicon is not running this year another group decided to run their con at Easter, Eyecon. From their FAQ they intend to run it each year. Will it be the new Easter convention in Sydney? I went and … Continue reading →

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Excersise your mind

Posted on 18 March 2008 by Leefe

The latest Iron Web Master specs are up. The round 5 theme is fitness. And the sites are due up Thursday 20 March at 3pm PST (-800 GMT?). But what can I use as a parody theme this time? I … Continue reading →

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Go To Hell – Infernal travel service

Posted on 14 March 2008 by Leefe

My latest offering for the Iron Web Master competition if Go To Hell. The theme for round 4 of the competition is Travel, where should you go, how to get there and what to take. So I though why not … Continue reading →

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It’s not easy being green

Posted on 28 February 2008 by Leefe

In the world of the eco friendly do you find that it isn’t easy being green? Are there too many rules to remember? The theme of round 2 of he Iron Webmaster competition is ‘Go Green‘. With a push for … Continue reading →

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Iron-on Webmaster

Posted on 11 February 2008 by Leefe

As a promotional device WebRing has decided to run a Iron Webmaster competition. Intended to be like the Iron Chef TV show, contestants are given a series of specifications and asked to whip up a website in a number of … Continue reading →

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