Category Archives: Entertainment
Happy 75th Birthday, Jim Henson
We all grew up with Jim Henson’s work entertaining and educating us. He has passed, as we all will, but this is a great opportunity to remember him and his influence. Inspired by: Gizmodo
Transit Jazz
Transit are a jazz quintet featuring some awesome Christian musicians. Listen on their website or just enjoy the clip below.
RBR – Simulate to Accumulate
Take a ride with Mark Webber as he prepares for the opening race of the 2010 Formula One season in Bahrain by tackling every corner of the Sakhir circuit in Red Bull Racing’s state-of-the-art simulator.
Vindaloo against Violence
One Melburnian has come up with a novel way to support the Indian community in Australia and speak out against the violence recently committed against Indian students. Her website, Vindaloo against Violence is encouraging people to visit their local Indian … Continue reading
Top Deck Lunch aboard the MV Sydney 2000
On March 15, Priscilla and I joined her aunt and uncle for lunch aboard the Captain Cook Cruises ship MV Sydney 2000. We got a good deal ($70 for 2 people for 3 course lunch) due to an offer through … Continue reading
Dilbert Easter Special
This was a series of Dilbert cartoons that were published just over a month ago. Quite clever.
Winning Waratahs
No, not the flowers, the rugby team. NSW got off to a good start in the Super 14 rugby tournament on the weekend, beating the Wellington Hurricanes 20-3. There are new rules this year which are supposed to make the … Continue reading
MythTV on Ubuntu
A few months ago I rebuilt my development box to be a PVR using Ubuntu Linux and MythTV. I originally planned to use Mythbuntu but had a lot of issues installing it, let alone getting it to work the way … Continue reading
Wiring up a 5.1 surround sound system
Recently my sister purchased a Yamaha RX-V361B 5.1 home theatre receiver. My Dad first had a go at setting it up, but failed as there was a hardware fault with the receiver. After it was repaired/replaced, my brother, brother-in-law and … Continue reading
Classic book review: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in 1886. It is a short novella (about 70 pages) and often found in a book of collected works. The version I bought included Markheim, The Body … Continue reading