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Simply JavaScript

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It’s aliiiiiiiiiive! The first copies of Simply JavaScript—SitePoint’s latest book, co-written by me and Cameron Adams—have arrived! And if you’ll forgive my obvious bias, it looks awesome.

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After six months of casual relief teaching work, Jess was hired today to teach Drama and English at Koonung Secondary College!

Empty Inbox

Screenshot of my empty inboxLook ma – no unread email!

At the risk of tempting fate, I’m posting it for all to see: my email inbox is empty! This time last week, I had some 1,000 unread messages vying for my attention. Things were starting to slip through the cracks, and it was time for a big cleanup.

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Abbotsford CourtyardAfter the hectic week-and-a-half that has been Unforeseen Stories, I’m enjoying a quiet evening to myself on the grounds of the Abbotsford Convent, where Impro Melbourne keeps its offices and holds most of its training sessions.

Tonight, Jess is training along with the rest of the company’s “Technique” group of up-and-comers in preparation for putting on a season of Harold beginning in July. Meanwhile, I’ve visited a couple of nearby geocaches following reports of a geocoin in the area and have now settled down in a quiet courtyard to partake of the peace and serenity (not to mention the Impro Melbourne wireless network).

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Sunny Gets a Little Work Done

SunnyAfter a week on antibiotics, our guinea pig Sunny is at the vet today having a conspicuous growth removed from his abdomen. The bump is mysterious, but we expect him to be fine.

At home with Jess, Toffee seems lost without his big brother. The pair haven’t been apart for more than an hour in their entire lives!

Update: Sunny’s home and doing fine. He’ll have a cool scar to show the ladies.

New Project: Pocket Pocket Query

PPQuery AlphaAs if I needed another project to occupy my spare time, I’ve launched a new open source project: Pocket Pocket Query.

From the project page:

A portable application for JavaME/MIDP-enabled devices (including most mobile phones) that enables you to browse an XML database of geocache information—in particular, the Pocket Query data generated by the geocaching.com web site—wherever you go.

Web site coming soon. In the meantime, marvel at this alpha screenshot, and read on for the full project description.

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Impro A Go-Go

Smells Like A Song 2007 photoThe 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival is winding down, and for me at least it has been a festival to remember.

Having recently joined the ranks of Impro Melbourne’s talented ensemble, this was the first Festival where I took to the stage! Joining on opening night the cast of Impro Melbourne’s production of Smells Like a Song was a privilege … not to mention a blast!

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I bought my first Mac yesterday—a spiffy, black MacBook. I've spent the first 24 hours with my new computer setting up various means of running Windows on it (Remote Desktop, Boot Camp, and Parallels). In the Mac world, I'm pretty sure that makes me very lame.
It's official—SitePoint has gone too far. When your office Christmas party makes newspaper headlines, it's time to think about toning it down.

TomTom GO 710In my last post, I introduced the TomTom GO 710 GPS receiver (GPSr). I recently bought this device for car navigation but have since found it to be a surprisingly versatile gadget! With the right collection of tweaks and add-ons, it can become a great device for geocaching, and a lot more besides.

In this post, I’ll describe the TomTom GO 710’s on-road navigation features, and offer some useful tips on how to make them better!

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