Win a HP Officejet All-in-One Printer

I’m pretty sure the only things we’ve ever given away on this blog in the past five years have been suggestions, advice and how-to tips. So it’s a new experience, and a pleasant one, to be able to announce a more tangible giveaway, courtesy of Hewlett-Packard (HP), in the form of a HP Officejet Pro [...]

How Can Rural Communities Be Expected to Compete, on Dialup?

This post is about a cause and a campaign, which is aimed at engaging the attention of high level influencers, decision-makers, legislators and generally the movers of the levers, to the urgent need for rural communities in America to have access to high speed Internet, and moving those influencers, decision-makers etc to practical action. I [...]

Bushfire Tragedy for Small Towns and Rural Communities

This is a very sad time in my beloved country, Australia, when so many small town and rural communities in the State of Victoria have suffered such devastating loss from unprecedented bushfires, with a death toll estimated at over 200 and whole towns wiped out. Australians know how quickly and ferociously these fires can move, [...]

Santa Wears Boardies

Rainbow Bay, Queensland, Australia, early this morning I said “I have to get a picture for my blog!” He smiled and posed. “What’s the name?” I asked “Santa” Of course. Between the usual demands of the festive season and the lure of the beach, I doubt that I’ll be doing a lot of blog posting [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Seagulls

Photo by Des Walsh copyright 2008: Seagulls at Rainbow Bay, Qld, Australia