Ever wondered why you can’t find a bloody thing at Target? Good luck trying to find stationery at Target Westfield Chatswood. Doesn’t it seem strange that you can’t look down any aisles for stuff, as they are always curved around, hiding stuff from view. Well now we have the answer. The store layout is in the shape of a target. Geddit? A target. Yep, some dickhead with way too...
So here’s a funny thing. I updated the OzFox home and sponsors pages with some sponsor’s images. Works fine on our Windows 2003 server. Works fine on my wife’s notebook. Doesn’t display the images on my notebook. I tried everything to find out why, including differnet browsers, Norton Internet Security settings, even changing the HTML coding from tables to paragraphs. To...
A while back I mentioned my new Scotch drinking hobby. My latest purchases are The Macallan (only a 12 year old but very smooth – my favourite so far) and The Glenlivet (finished in French Oak). I reckon The Macallan has to be one of the nicest scotches I’ve tasted (but lets be clear, I haven’t tasted that many). Very smooth and clean. Avoid this if you go for the more peaty...
The OzFox site has been updated with X-Box room details, 4 for 5 registration deal
The Sydney VFP User Group site has details of the upcoming October meeting and a new jobs page
We are big fans of COM+ here, and use it a lot for projects that have desktop and web components. You probably don’t need convincing of its merits, so I’ll hold off on that.We are also big fans of Terminal Services. Many of our clients are going for the Terminal Server option as it allows them to log in from home etc. OK, you don’t need convincing of its merits either. Sometimes...
Reading Rick’s rant about phone companies reminds me of the situation I’m having providing wireless internet access at OzFox. The venue want to charge $25 for a 2 hour wireless card or $44 for a 12 hour card per attendee. Hello! This is a developer conference. You know, geeks with notebooks who like to check the web from time to time. Hi, welcome to the conference, now bend...
I’m trying to promote OzFox to people – it has come as shock to me that when I finally contact some hard to find Foxies they haven’t even heard of OzFox. I’d hate people to miss out because I couldn’t reach them. Please help me to promote OzFox to everyone in Australia and further abroad. If you’ve got any ideas on how to reach people please let me know. Send...
You know, we Aussies can learn a lot from the Americans when it comes to service – everything here in the hotel is organised well, and the staff are all polite and keen to help. I haven’t come across a grumpy person yet. But when it comes to coffee they don’t have a clue. We’ve had coffee at a number of places now and it has all been terrible. They even have a Starbucks in...
Vegas sunrise – taken from my hotel room at the JW Marriott
I’m having a ball at Devcon, and here’s my thoughts so far… Wednesday I was so wasted from the flights and late night that I barely made it to the pre-conference venue. I gave up and crashed back in my room until housekeeping woke me up at 2pm. Speaking of housekeeping, they came into my room on Tuesday morning just after I came out of the shower. Yep, walked right in and saw me...