Monthly Archives: May 2010

Sad day for Australian Internet users

Posted on 30 May 2010 by Scott Evans

MINISTER for Communications Stephen Conroy has vowed to push on with his controversial internet filtering scheme, despite a barrage of criticism. Senator Conroy told The Sun-Herald that internet advocacy groups such as GetUp! were ”deliberately misleading” the Australian public about … Continue reading →

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Why do people use the term “Photoshop” ?

Posted on 29 May 2010 by Scott Evans

Be warned this is a rant! It really erks me when I hear the term “Oh did you Photoshop that?” but what they really mean is that you have altered an image (from original) using some software to do something … Continue reading →

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Why do people use the term "Photoshop" ?

Posted on 29 May 2010 by Scott Evans

Be warned this is a rant! It really erks me when I hear the term “Oh did you Photoshop that?” but what they really mean is that you have altered an image (from original) using some software to do something … Continue reading →

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ADSL2+ now a reality

Posted on 27 May 2010 by Scott Evans

Effective from today my Internet connection has a boost in speed! I’m now on ADSL2+ (Internode)  So no longer am I locked at 1500/256 at the time of writing, my connection speed is … And I’m no longer on the … Continue reading →

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SPAM! Did I get your attention ?

Posted on 21 May 2010 by Scott Evans

Well as we are forced daily to deal with unwanted stuff, weather this be Email, catalogues, To the House Holder or even now on Skype! I’ve recently been getting a lot of request from so called “contacts” wanting to be … Continue reading →

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Mumble Server 1.2.2

Posted on 19 May 2010 by Scott Evans

Ok after having such success with the Icinga Mumble Server I’ve decided to install one myself !!! at this stage it’s for use for the Category5 BoD, but (currently) its not password protected, so feel free to connect to it … Continue reading →

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Time to review and rebuild

Posted on 16 May 2010 by Scott Evans

In my last blog, I reported that the Ubuntu-AU LoCo had sadly lost its Ubuntu-recognized LoCo Teams status. Well there has been much discussion both in the IRC channels (#ubuntu-au #ubuntu-au-chat) and the mailing list. SO to attempt to get … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu-AU has its answer

Posted on 12 May 2010 by Scott Evans

Over the last few months the Ubuntu LoCo Council has been periodically reviewing the current status of LoCo’s around the planet.  Ubuntu-AU (Australia) was up for review, and now the answer has been made public… Hello Australian LoCo Team! I’m … Continue reading →

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Am I now Famous ?

Posted on 12 May 2010 by Scott Evans

So if you get mentioned on the Internet does that make you famous? Well if so then hey I’m now famous! 😀 See the full story at… 

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WordPress 3.0 Beta2 (pre-release) and PHP5 (ubuntu-server)

Posted on 11 May 2010 by Scott Evans

As I like to use the latest available version of WordPress, So I’ve thought it wise to use the php.ini-development version of php.ini. this will revile any possible issues that may be not be straight forward to understand, by giving … Continue reading →

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