Michael Davies' Blog

Flickr photos for LCA2012 now online

All my linux.conf.au 2012 photos have been uploaded to Flickr, within a week of the conference. (that's gotta be a record! :-)

Avila

The closest coffee shop from work is around the corner in Hindmarsh Square. Unfortunately it's a little out of the way location that doesn't get much foot traffic.

The third attempt at a coffee shop since the building opened has been going for a week. Their name is Avila. They do a nice job. It's not the best coffee I've ever drunk, but it's good enough that I don't feel the need to walk any further when in need for espresso.

Smooth coffee - it's a blend from Campos. Friendly service, most of the barista's are reasonably skilled, nicely decorated cafe if you want to stay. Slightly over-priced, $4 for a take-away large single-shot. I'd consider it excellent value at $3.5 It's a definite recommend.

While I'm at it, I've started using Decaf Sucks to help me locate decent espresso. The only frustrating thing is that some people on the site rate Hudson's as good coffee, which just goes to show that everyone has a different (wrong :-) concept of coffee that should be recommended! It's a good little site with ~~mobile variants~~ an iPhone app available (if that doesn't float your boat, the mobile version of the web site renders just fine). I'd just like to see the app support the concept of favourite coffee spots and then it would meet my needs perfectly!

All ready for LCA2012

Registered for conference, accommodation and buses... Check
Paid for above... Check
Flights booked and paid for... Check
Set up TripIt for January trip... Check

All set to go. Bring on January!

Borked VNC on a remote Mac Mini running 'Snow Leopard'

...can be resolved via: sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -users accountname -privs -all -restart -agent -menu

Of course that assumes you have ssh access to a privileged account so you do this.

LCA2012 Draft Programme available

The Draft Programme for linux.conf.au 2012 is now available! Exciting stuff - nice to see Robert Mibus get on the schedule and present something interesting!

Looking forward to January 2012 in Ballarat!