Monthly Archives: January 2010

links for 2010-01-21

Great Lake, a Chicago Pizza Shop, Enjoys Being Small – Question – NYTimes.com Interesting story about a small pizza shop that plays by its own rules, stays small, keeps smart and stays "unconventional" in such a good way. Plenty of … Continue reading

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links for 2010-01-20

James Cameron and “Avatar” : The New Yorker Great feature interview with Cameron, lots of depth, all sides of his character. Done well before the movie actually came out (tags: film movies writing article)

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links for 2010-01-19

Lee Miller – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fascinating historical figure… surprised no one has done a biopic of her yet. (tags: photography film news history writing) Guvera Some kind of Aussie startup relating to music and entertainment for free online. … Continue reading

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links for 2010-01-14

Mimo Monitors – Welcome These would be perfect for modding and home theatres. Wonder if they're available in Australia. (tags: computer shopping video windows home maker)

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Now this is cool: Netflix on Wii

Not in Australia (yet), but I’m really hoping it’s only a matter of time before Netflix gets in on the act locally: Wii becomes third console to stream Netflix It’s a triple crown for Netflix. Beginning in the spring, the … Continue reading

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links for 2010-01-08

Dropbox – Home – Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy. Sounds like a tool I should use — easy online backups and sync between computers. (tags: storage tools online software web2.0 free web internet) Welcome to your notable world … Continue reading

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links for 2010-01-06

Photo Scanning Services: Pictures, Slides, Negatives to Digital – ScanDigital This is another interesting business… look at who does it locally, and while I know it exists, does anyone do it online like this? Another one to look at. (tags: … Continue reading

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New Year’s Resolutions

It’s always the time of the year to think about this thing, as we’re constantly reminded in all media… along with the constant reminder that we mostly never follow through with these things. So just for the record, here’s what … Continue reading

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Happy boy

Well, at least Lachlan has been enjoying himself up here: (And no, he doesn’t have the red eyes usually! Just caught short without any red-eye cleanup right now!)

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I want to live in something like this

This is a house at Fingal Bay, that we’ve seen while driving past for a few years now. It’s blue, wood/hardiplank covered, big, probably some kind of kit home, but it has such a nice look. At least three bedrooms, … Continue reading

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