Category Archives: computers

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Victor

> Looking back on the past few postings, it seems I missed a crucial piece of information between embarking on an enquiry mission about dongles to bringing home new toys and that was I forgot to mention that I unexpectedly purchased … Continue reading →

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>I found my dongle

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Victor

>For any readers who may be wondering how I got on with my enquiries about dongles I reproduce here my response to Andrew in the previous posting. How prescient of you, Andrew. When I arrived home with my new toys … Continue reading →

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>A man and his dongle

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Victor

> I suppose it is a sign of an adolescent male mind to find amusement in the term ‘dongle’. Call me adolescent then. Well, I’m a gay male so small things with remote sexual overtones amuse me. Interestingly Wikipedia reports that ‘The Monty … Continue reading →

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>Pass me the fruit, please…

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Victor

> I’ve been slow to adapt to the fruit that has been bitten. Friends told me years ago that I should change over to Apple products but I was always loathe to make the jump and when eventually I did show … Continue reading →

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>Stop the printers!

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Victor

> The economics of modern technology has me baffled at times. My printer started giving me error messages this week. It told me that it couldn’t find the cartridges. I checked and rechecked and the cartridges were securely and correctly in … Continue reading →

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>You Tube Symphony Orchestra

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Victor

> We attended the dress rehearsal this afternoon for tomorrow evening’s You Tube Symphony Orchestra 2011 performance at the Sydney Opera House. I had no idea what to expect and was thrilled by the quality of the exciting and diverse performances staged … Continue reading →

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>Catfish

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Victor

> A New York photographer who specialises in photos of dancers in action is surprised to receive from an eight years old girl a painting she has done of one of his published works. This leads to the modern social … Continue reading →

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>My adventures with Telstra – Episode #612

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Victor

> Two weeks ago I detailed my latest upset with Telstra. The upshot was that at the third attempt I was upgrading my internet plan as I wanted to do but at the cost of an additional $60 per month which … Continue reading →

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>Telstra’s arrogance

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Victor

> Telstra’s arrogance has no bounds. Yes, it’s my favourite whipping subject. My internet, pay television, landline phone and mobile phone provider has upset me again. As a long term customer of no less than four of it’s services I … Continue reading →

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>An apple a day…

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Victor

> I think I have used this post title previously, possibly when I purchased an… …expensive iPod that lies unused in a drawer… or maybe it was when I purchased… …an expensive Macbook that also lies unused in a drawer… … Continue reading →

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