Blogs

Sort of dunno nothin’ Friday 4 April 2008 This video closed out [Spicks \& Specks](http://www.abc.net.au/tv/spicksandspecks/) last night, so I just had to find it and share it with you, gentle reader.
Sir Rod’s report, finally Thursday 3 April 2008 Sir Rod Eddington’s report, [Meeting our Transport Challenges](http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/Doi/Internet/planningprojects.nsf/AllDocs/E195C22162760C83CA2571ED0080D1E5?OpenDocument) has been released yesterday, generating all kinds of initial reactions, like [this one from The Age](http://www.
Hooray! Wednesday 2 April 2008 I’m normally not one to dance on the grave of someone who’s just lost their job, but this is different.
Letters from the inside: Why Motorola is gasping for air Thursday 27 March 2008 Open letters from the insides of companies are always enlightening, and here’s one that’s absolutely scathing.
Why Microsoft Mac Excel 2008 still sucks Thursday 20 March 2008 I try to avoid using Word, but since there’s very little competition for Excel (especially in dealing with large amounts of data quickly), I’m stuck using it quite a lot.
How to SSH without a password. Thursday 13 March 2008 I’m **always** forgetting how to do this. So here we go: how to set up two computers so that you can SSH (or SCP) between them without using a password.
Why my Internet connection is horrible Wednesday 12 March 2008 TPG , probably the best-known, um, “budget” provider of Internet access in Australia, has released one of the coolest information design pieces I’ve seen in a long time.
Update Monday 3 March 2008 I bought cat food today. Don’t you just love the Internet?
Tickets, please Sunday 2 March 2008 I’ve mentioned the public transport ticketing debacle here before. It’s now worse – or better, depending on how you look at it.
As pretty as an airport Thursday 28 February 2008 Douglas Adams was credited with noticing that the phrase “as pretty as an airport” isn’t exactly in common parlance.