Idle State

And Another Thing - Postal (Zip) Codes

2009-01-11T19:31:22Z

Attn: Software Designers - particularly Web Site Designers. (This includes you guys who write Apple Address Book too - with your software that makes a mess of trying to "fix" addresses with no Postal code but with other numbers elsewhere in the address when importing).

Six Things I Hate About Finder

2009-01-11T09:55:54Z

These are some of the reasons why the Explorer interface in Windows XP - when it's not "Not Responding", sadly, is so much quicker and snappier to use than Finder.

Survey Seems To Have Some Question Bias

2008-11-17T08:08:04Z

Guaranteed customer satisfaction for website designs!

Review: The Faith Of Barack Obama

2008-10-31T19:40:02Z

Thomas Nelson Publishers were kind enough to send me a copy their book "The Faith Of Barack Obama" by Stephen Mansfield to read, ponder and then type my wildly random thoughts about.

Cooking Lamb's Fry

2008-10-27T20:22:13Z

As a child, I couldn't stand the Lamb's Fry. Mum used it to feed us on fairly regular basis. We kids, with our skyrocketing iron levels, used to say complain that we were having Leather for dinner. Time, and maturing taste buds, meant that the liver became more palatable - and eventually...

Election 2008 vs West Wing Season 7

2008-10-17T07:10:42Z

I have to say, the coincidental timing of watching West Wing Season 7 at the same time as Election 2008 news reports, debates and talk show appearances is the most bizarre experience of "life imitating art" that I have ever experienced.

Hey! My Mum Wrote a Book

2008-10-16T11:16:28Z

Here's the book that my Mum just wrote (well - published - it took over two years to research and write): Called "Purpose and Passion: Celebrating 50 years of Carlingford Baptist Church" the book is about the Church that my...

Did the Beijing Olympics actually happen?

2008-09-26T07:29:08Z

So my question is - did the Beijing Olympic Games actually happen at all? Perhaps they engaged the same people who faked the first moon landing...

Apologies for the Lack of Style

2008-09-20T12:11:39Z

Apologies to anyone who has visited Idle State since the beginning of September - the style sheets were all over the place.

Facebook "Warning! Your account could be disabled" - Well I'm Confused...

2008-08-27T13:34:48Z

It would be nice if Facebook were a little more transparent as to the nature of the problem?

H2O de Jour

2008-08-24T19:10:14Z

I'm always intrigued by the tap water versus bottled water debate. Having grown up in Australia, I spent most of my life, like the majority of kids, just drinking tap water.

Royal Orchid Restaurant - Dubai Marina

2008-08-21T07:22:42Z

Staying in the Dubai Marina means that I am now spoiled for choice for restaurants - and all within walking distance.

Plagiarised!

2008-08-18T19:58:58Z

I've just noticed that one of my dining reviews has been half-heartedly plagiarised by a restaurant review blog. I wouldn't mind if they had credited me or linked to my own blog - since I went to the trouble of...

Why doesn't HP make software that works properly?

2008-08-06T06:56:52Z

The real question is, I suppose, why am I surprised? Historically HP Software has been a nightmare and clearly, nothing has happened to improve it.

Some enchanted evening...

2008-07-30T06:39:45Z

Was playing with my camera last night on a tripod. The view is from the balcony over the north end of Dubai Marina.