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Over the years, mainly out of sheer curiosity, i've had fleeting thoughts of placing some advertising on this blog. Although I know not that many people read the crap I write here, I'm extremely curious to see how much real revenue through advertising that this site could actually pull in.

Advertising on websites these days is mainly based on a per-click basis, with the advertiser paying a certain amount to those displaying or publishing the adverts only each time someone actually clicks through to their site. Thus if nobody actually clicks on the ads, most of the time nobody gets … Read more →

So ends another weekend. I did some geekness on Friday night till late (more blog code modification), and yesterday I did all the normal computer maintenance in the morning, while bludging for the rest of the day.

After Church last night we went to Lone Star at Springwood for dinner, which was surprising because we went there last week after Church, and even more surprising was that the person who suggested it received pretty bad service there last week.

Anywho, after that we went back to my parent's place so i could watch the Arsenal game on Foxtel at midnight. … Read more →

I've often said that one of the main reasons why I keep a blog is for my own personal use. It is great to be able to look back and see what you were thinking and blogging about on the same day one, two, or even three years previously.

In doing exactly that a couple a days ago, I reviewed this post from late October 2004 in which I had completed seven consecutive days of making blog entries. I'm pretty sure that that is still the longest consecutive string of blogging that I have achieved to date, and it brings … Read more →

Hot on the heels of last week's IE7 release, today the next major version of Firefox (2.0) was officially released to the public. Get it from http://www.getfirefox.com.

Although there are a few very useful and logical updates and additions, I am a little underwhelmed by this new version. Don't get me wrong, Firefox is still my preferred browser by a long shot, but I guess i just don't see how the changes in 2.0 merit a step-up in the versions. But also, i can't help but feel the lack of major change is a good thing: if it ain't … Read more →

A few will recall me hunting around for a online RSS aggregator but not liking Google Reader because it didn't display my blog's feed correctly.

Well i really really liked what they did with the latest version of the service, and I really wanted to use it because I use a few other things with Google, and i wouldn't mind using Reader as well. So I invested a little time in trying to figure out what Google Reader didn't like with my blog feed, found it (relating to relative URLs), and promptly fixed it. Well, not really 'fixed it' because … Read more →

A big geeky post for today.

The big geek news from the past few days is that Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7. After a stagnant past five years in which Microsoft has barely touched Internet Explorer, they have finally produced a new version. Most analysts say that it is a result from Firefox eating away at their market share that has prompted them to actually do something to update their browser.

You can download IE7 from the Microsoft website.

I made very public my dislike for IE6 when i switched to Firefox a few years back, so what … Read more →

As mentioned in the last entry, the traffic situation in Brisbane is still chaotic. The Riverside Expressway has been closed the past two days, and looks to remain closed to at least tomorrow, with still no definitive word from the government on when to expect it reopened.

As a result, the past two days I have caught the train into work to avoid the road mess. Queensland Rail have been pretty good, adding more services to cope with a lot more people taking the trains. The trains have been pretty full (standing room only), but still running mostly on time. … Read more →

This afternoon in Brisbane, the traffic version of a full-blown disaster played out. Just before the afternoon peak/rush-hour, the government decided to close the Riverside Expressway (see webcam shot right), which for the out-of-towners is the main arterial freeway leading into and out of Brisbane City and the central business district (CBD).

Anyone who has ever lived in Brisbane will tell you how much of a massive event this is. The result was total and utter traffic chaos on a scale that I have never seen before. Not only because of the closure, but that it happened almost immediately before … Read more →

The regulars will notice that things may look a little different. I've just completed a minor redesign, mainly just overhauling the site header.

Since the implementation of the last design, although it was nice and simple, I knew it was a little... boring. So with the help of the very patient and wonderful Mrs (who is really good at the graphic stuff btw), we've made the site header a little snazzier.

I've put in a gradient background that seems to be the fashion recently, as well as jazzed up the title of both the site and the page. The page … Read more →

It's been a strange week for me. Very strange in fact. I really can't remember the last time this has actually happened. 'Just tell us already!!', i hear you exclaim.

Okay: this week I went the whole business week (from the start of business Monday to the end of business Friday) without touching a computer at home. I really can't remember the last time when I have gone so long at home without using a computer.

Each night after work it's been a pretty hectic. Although my home 'computer fast' started off unintentionally, by Wednesday and Thursday I was purposefully … Read more →