ConceptShare site

A new service that enables teams to work together online, collaborate, share data etc.  Good for web-designers/devs etc

http://www.conceptshare.com

Cult of Mac

OK.. CK wants a Macbook :(

 

 

Run Mac and Windows Apps Simultaneously -- And Indistinguishably
Topic: Software

Look at the above photo. Can you tell me which of the open windows are from Mac OS X and which are from Windows XP? Look closer and answer again. The photo is a screenshot posted to Flickr by xportz, and he used Parallels Desktop's new Coherence mode combined with a skinning hack called Window Blinds to run Mac OS X and XP applications at the same time and with minimal differences.

It's awesome, but it's also terrifying, isn't it? I know I wouldn't be pleased if all my applications look like Mac programs but behave like Windows. That's a future too horrible to comprehend.

Parallels Coherence + WindowBlinds on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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testing

I ran a speedtest on my nextG "turbocard" from our house in Melbourne:

12 Days of Christmas - Indian Style

Classic :-)

Christmas needs Tech Support, Too!

"I found this post on another blog I subscribe to and thought u might be encouraged by it as well..." - CK

I ran across a blog entry on the ZDNet website and I was so inspired that I decided to write my own version of the blog and recount my own experience.

A number of years ago, a refugee family from Africa found their way to our fair country. Our church had decided to support them in various ways and they petitioned the congregation for help. Since they had literally nothing (They truly knew the meaning of “nothing but the cloths on their backs”), anything that we could give would be useful.

Wanting to help, I dug up the old computer that I had just replaced with a new system. I cleaned it up and talked with the local internet provider to see if they could provide them with free Internet access. They agreed to help.

At the Christmas Eve service, I pulled the father of the family aside and surprised him with the computer. I apologized that it was not the fastest or newest computer but it was reliable and worked well. He and his family were ecstatic! I offered to help set up the system but their oldest boy wanted to try by himself first. Soon after, they quit coming to our church and I never heard from them again until…

A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from the father whom I gave the computer to. In the e-mail, he apologized for not sending me the e-mail earlier but he wanted to let me know how that computer changed their lives.

The first thing it did was get him his first job. He got a job translating documents but one of the requirements was that they have a computer at home do the work. The system allowed him to do that job!

The other thing it did was strike an interest in his oldest son (the one who wanted to set up the system). He was now attending university in the Computer Engineering field.

What I would like to do is challenge each and every one of you DCoTers to take a look through your older computer equipment and see if you can put together a system that could help out someone in need during the holiday. It may just be a “pile of junk” to you but it can make all the difference in the world to someone in need.

If you have ever done something like this or you plan to do something like this, I want to hear about it. Leave your Christmas Tech Miracle stories in the comments for all to read.

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G20 Traffic Changes -from Vic Police site

G20 traffic changes

Fri 10 November 2006

Victoria Police is advising the public that changes to regular traffic arrangements in the CBD will be in place due to the G20 summit.

The following traffic changes will be in place:

• Flinders Lane between Swanston St and Exhibition St (currently planned to be a tow-away zone/no stopping from midnight Tuesday 14 November to midnight Sunday 19 November.)
• Collins Street between Swanston St and Exhibition St (currently planned to be a tow-away zone/no stopping from midnight Tuesday 14 November to midnight Sunday 19 November. Also partial closure of parking lane just before George Pde to Russell St, currently planned from midnight Tuesday 14 November to midnight Sunday 19 November.)
• Little Collins Street between Exhibition St and Swanston St (currently planned to be a tow-away zone/no stopping from midnight Tuesday 14 November to midnight Sunday 19 November.)
• Russell St between Flinders and Lt Collins (currently planned to be a tow-away zone/no stopping from midnight Tuesday 14 November to midnight Sunday 19 November.)
• George Parade between Flinders Lane and Collins St (currently planned for closure/no stopping from midnight Tuesday 14 November to midnight Sunday 19 November.)
• Oliver Lane and Hosier Lane between Flinders St and Flinders Lane (both currently planned to be a tow-away zone/no stopping from midnight Tuesday 14 November to midnight Sunday 19 November.)

Superintendent Mick Williams said commuters should consider the changes which could affect regular routines.

“Police are expecting the area around the Grand Hyatt hotel to experience some disruptions to regular traffic flow,” he said.

“If you do not have to drive in this vicinity, police are recommending avoiding the area to minimise any potential inconvenience.”

Michelle Alexander
Media Officer

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http://www.cjmillisock.com/2006/11/how-to-get-gmail-mobile-for-your-t.html