Yes, I’m Canadian

Jess and I went to see Mission: Impossible III a couple of weeks ago. (Some spoilers indicated below.) To beat the crowds, we picked a Monday evening and avoided the city centre theatres, heading out to the Hoyts cinemas at nearby Victoria Gardens. Not only did we beat the crowds, but when we arrived the […]

I’ll admit I haven’t jumped whole hog into the whole Flickr thing. I do have a Pro account, and yet most of my photos are still in my private gallery.
One of the main reasons, I think, is that, while I enjoy the whole idea of Flickr—a world of photographs naturally organized by keywords and shared […]

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 […]

If you’re moving within Australia, do yourself a favour and avoid UtilityOne, a company that offers to handle all your utility connections and disconnections for free. After giving it a go, I found the service overpriced.
It all begins with a box on your lease application. “Tick here and UtilityOne will contact you to arrange your […]