Archive for March, 2006



Marble Madness Madness

Marble Madness is a game that has been on my mind a lot over the years, considering I have never actually played it.
Though it was first released in 1984 and was ported to the Apple IIe (my first computer) two years later, I first saw the game when it came to the Nintendo Entertainment System [...]

Suspicion

I accidentally got mayonnaise on Sunny while eating lunch yesterday.
I don’t think he trusts me anymore.

I’m preparing to record one in a series of video tutorials for SitePoint, for which I’ll need a copy of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), the web server that comes with Windows XP Professional, installed on my home computer for the first time since I installed Windows.
The usual way to do this is to launch [...]

The Cutest Shall Prevail

In the battle for guinea pig supremacy… only one can win.

Growing up in Montreal, our family had a series of guinea pigs. First there was Ginny, who came home from the pet store already pregnant (I’ve since learned this is a sign of a really irresponsible establishment). One traumatic evening while the parents were out, [...]

Tag! You’re it!

Okay, okay, Lliam tagged me ages ago (those are Internet ages) and I’ve ignored it as long as I could. Let’s get this over with…
Four jobs I’ve had

junk mail delivery (Ace Distributing)
writing software for smart cards (Gemplus)
birthday party clown (balloon twisting and origami)
technical writer (SitePoint)

Free doughnuts are sure to please Melbourne sugar addicts. Meals seem like an endless series of birthday cakes right now, so I think I'll abstain... this time.