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LOCAL WEATHER Today:
14-19, showers
Yesterday: 15-21, showers
Forecast:
Tue: 14-21, showers
Wed: 12-23, fine
Thu: 12-24, fine |
CURRENT WATER STORAGE LEVELS:
56.5%
Compulsory water restrictions are in place
Our rainwater tank level:
(WAITING ON DELIVERY) |
NEWS HEADLINES
30-10: Fires worsen in California; 1800 homes lost & 18 killed
28-10: California gripped in bushfires within 1100 homes lost & 15 killed
24-10: Daylight savings starts
8-10: Schwarzenegger- governor of California
8-10: Marlins wins Game 1 of NLCS
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| SPORT
22-11: England wins World Cup Final in overtime
16-11: England is Australia's opponent in the World Cup Final
after beating France
15-11: Wallabies advance to World Cup Final
Nov: Australia into World Cup semi against NZ
Oct: Rugby World Cup currently taking place (quarter-finals)
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TECHNOLOGY
24-11: Setting up home wireless network. So far, notebook &
PPC connected
20-11: New update for ELLA (14.1MB) available (freeware Spam
filter)
4-11: Saw the UX50 in person, the screen seems awfully
small....
2-11: Rumours of a UX80 with 1.3MP camera are surfacing.
Would be a much better PDA if this is true...
24-10: Clie UX50 released in Australia; the lack of a decent
camera & the ability to use in Portrait mode makes it difficult to justify
the $1299.... Looking at the forums, there also seems to be problems with a
loud buzzing noise from the unit
20-10: Can't get our HP Desktop started. Is it the power supply, or is it
something else? Stay tuned.... |
NY YANKEES
(AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS)
14-11: Stottlemyre will return as pitching coach
10-11: Hideki Matsui runners up in Rookie of the Year voting
5-11: Mattingly new batting coach
26-10: Yankees lose Game 6; Marlins win World Series; CG
shutout by Josh Beckett
24-10: Yankees go home down 3-2. Wells out in 1st inning with
back spasms. NY now need to win both their home games to take the series.
Pettitte goes on Sunday (Syd time) |
SYDNEY
ROOSTERS
(OFF-SEASON)2003
Grand finalists
17-11: Morley on report as Kangaroos wrap up test series by winning 23-20
10-11: Morley lasts 12secs in Test Match last weekend, sent off for
head-high tackle
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PALM OS
18-11: Bought Power Run
11-11: HandWallet freeware now supposedly compatible with
OS5; trialling today- so far doesn't appear to work
5-11: ZLauncher 3.70 released
24-10: Trialling ZLauncher on Clie
20-10: Trialling Powerrun on Clie (launching programs from MS, frees up
internal memory)
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POCKET PC
23-11: Bug found; incompatibility of close program on Battery
Pack + iSilo
22-11: Purchased Ipaq 4150
18-11: Purchased Journal Bar + EP (both on sale)
17-11: Installed MortPlayer freeware
17-11: Installed ADB Idea Library freeware
17-11: Installed MagicSS freeware
17-11: Installed JB Piano freeware; but requires AppForge Booster (? not
free)
16-11: New version of Battery Pack
released
16-11: Removed Icbar as unnecessary program
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| WEBSITE UPDATES
24-10: My new-look website is taking shape.... :-)
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THE EMERGENCY ROOM
1-11: Spent last 3 days in bed from food poisoning! I think I
killed myself with the food I cooked for work...
20-10: New director of POW ED: Sally McCarthy
Click
here to visit
the home of: ER Basics, an emergency guide for PDAs
Currently in Version 2 beta |
SHOPPING
Click here for our shonky
business list
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MOTORING
6-11: Ended up going to the branch & the Motor Registry to
pay
4-11: One problem encountered so far with the new ability to
pay your rego online; there is no provision on the NRMA website to enter a
policy number for comprehensive insurance (hence getting a discount on the
CTP greenslip) if it is not held with NRMA
29-8: My new Astra |
| PHOTOGRAPHY
14-11: EOS 300D sold out at dirtcheapcameras
4-11: RRP for Canon Dig SLR is $1999 (best so far is free
case)
23-10: Canon EOS 300D available for $1750 from
dirtcheapcameras.com
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FINANCE
Major indices:
ASX200: ST bearish to 3160 (-10pts)
Dow Jones: Range 9500-9850 (ST)
Nasdaq: MT bullish to 2070 (ST bearish)
Our portfolio news:
5-11: RBA lifts rates 25bp
23-10: Amcor hit on bearish comments about
rising AUD |
| ENTERTAINMENT
17-11: Saw Matrix Revolutions, which was nowhere near as bad
as the critics say. Action sequences fantastic!
14-11: Saruman (Christopher Lee) cut out of final LOTR movie
6-11: Matrix Revolutions panned by critics
1-11: Downloaded LOTR: ROTK trailer from www.pocketmovies.net
23-10: Purchased Matrix Reloaded on DVD |
FOOD
23-11: Pancakes on the Rocks back to its former
self; great food if but a little loud. Short queue to get in. Accepts
Entertainment Card (free main course)
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| TRAVEL
4-11: Making reservation at the Camomile Cottage in
Blackheath
24-10: Planning a trip to the Blue Mountains soon |
COMMENTS |
