tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:32:14 +0000personalsoftwaregeneralopen sourcenew technologyfree softwareIPThumourschoolcomicvideochristiangoogleimpressions review useappleenglishhardwaretriviaFirefoxeducationfreeidontlikeapplesmicrosoftmusicsalestreamingwindowsHmmm. I should think of something witty to say here. After all, the last tag line was almost humorous. Nope. Can't think of anything. Just read the blog - okay?!http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-6003848723047575096Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:34:00 +00002012-01-04T22:34:04.560+10:00I'm closing this blogspot down now too. For all new blog posts, which will hopefully be more thought out and categorised, go to: http://guffaboutstuff.blogspot.com This will be my new blog. Enjoy!http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2012/01/last-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-2697450269818878413Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:12:00 +00002011-12-08T20:22:11.763+10:00personalYep, it's that time... It's time for me to kill off some old and dusty blogs and other e-paraphernalia. So this blog (now it's personal) as well as A user's view, i don't like apples, and ipt: not just nerds are all being deleted. If you did follow them (but didn't let me know) then all I can say is - why? They really weren't that good! Whether I resurrect my online presence with a new blog, http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-time-to-say-goodbye.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-3231705797193993253Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:19:00 +00002011-08-25T15:28:00.529+10:00appleeducationgeneralIPTsoftwareSteve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. The official statement: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/08/24Steve-Jobs-Resigns-as-CEO-of-Apple.html While, as most of you know, I have never been the biggest fan of the iOS (on iPhones and iPads) what you may not know is that I have always admired his tenacity and belief in his company and product. There is a very good reason Simon Sinek [http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2011/08/steve-jobs-has-resigned-ill-miss-him.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-240113126226232055Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:29:00 +00002011-06-16T20:15:48.472+10:00applesoftwarewindowsJust like the idea that macs can't get malware has turned out to be false, the idea that you don't need to clean up after a mac is also not true. Thankfully CCleaner the best free cleaner is now out for macs. New beta version of CCleaner for Mac is limited but shows signs of promise - News - PC & Tech Authority Mobile Edition http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-favourite-windows-cleaner-is-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-7450141653052842255Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:18:00 +00002011-04-08T14:18:19.831+10:00englishIf you're in my English class, fill in the form below and I'll use your responses to create an awesome wordle. Loading...http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2011/04/easy-english-lesson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-1070289401679360975Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:08:00 +00002010-11-20T22:08:24.308+10:00freemusicpersonalstreamingI've headed back to Deezer after spending quite some time at Grooveshark. For those of you who don't know, they're both streaming music websites (i.e. you can listen to the music for free, online, and LEGALLY!). Why Deezer (I'm sure I hear at least one person ask... )? Well, in my opinion/onion, they have better 'radio' stations, like: Discover the Radio Dancefloor this dance station (http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2010/11/back-to-deezer-thanks-grooveshark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-6356477875431076111Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:42:00 +00002010-06-13T22:42:03.803+10:00Here are the rest of the answers... Follow the link to find them on Google Docs: IIS Revision sheet answershttp://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2010/06/ipt-revision-sheet-answers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-1192421595302058569Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:33:00 +00002010-04-15T13:33:34.031+10:00generalpersonalsaleWe're holding a garage sale this Saturday, 17th April, from 7:30am to 3:00pm at 26 Hinchliffe Dr, Kearney's Spring. Stuff being sold includes:Baby clothes Baby items (toys, bath etc) N64 and a couple of N64 games A wooden TV unit Lots of books (and I mean lots) A treadmill plus more! So, if you've got some spare time on Saturday, pop on over and take a browse. We're more than happy for you to buyhttp://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2010/04/garage-sale-sat-17-april.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)126 Hinchliffe Dr, Kearneys Spring QLD 4350, Australia-27.608393 151.948143-27.6131465 151.9408475 -27.6036395 151.95543849999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-2357041687819612818Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:01:00 +00002010-04-12T23:27:52.164+10:00free softwareimpressions review useIPTsoftware h2 { border-bottom: 1px solid black; font-size:1.2em; } Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 2 Technical Overview | Ubuntu I've installed Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 2 (Lucid) on my Toshiba Portege (ie. old, old laptop) because XP was running a tad sluggish. So far, I'm loving it! Yes, they've put the window buttons on the wrong - I mean the Apple (left) - side, but then I've been using a Macbook Pro as my home http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-ubuntu-lucid-beta-play.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-6549420057002270817Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:30:00 +00002010-02-16T20:31:58.366+10:00hardwaremicrosoftnew technologyvideoIn all the hype that built up over the impending announcement of (in my opinion) the next to useless (for me anyway) iPad (I'll talk about that some other time...), somehow I missed this little gem that's been bubbling away in Microsoft's hush-hush research labs. I don't know how I missed it, there's bits of info. all over the place, and MS was even hyped to unveil it at the 2010 CES... but they http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2010/02/ms-courier-not-font-just-overlooked-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-6672102318032237890Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:13:00 +00002010-01-26T21:13:12.431+10:00googleopen sourcepersonalYay!!! I've finally made it to number 1 on google!!! You've got to love searching for yourself, it sometimes makes you feel better. Here's a screenshot to prove it: ... and the search link: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=richard+schwarz In related news (sort of) version 1.1 of the Woot! Public License will soon be released. Written to be understood by the lay IT person, it aims to http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2010/01/finally-made-it-number-1-on-google.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-3226595603590251155Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:39:00 +00002009-12-15T14:39:51.854+10:00generalgooglehumourpersonal Yay - I've made page 1 of Google's search results page - twice! How cool is that. I'm number 8 and 10... see image below (not edited, just cropped): Finally after all these years, I've made it. Aaaaaaah. Now if only I can be number 1 (like my wife). Sigh. http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/12/page-1-of-google-search-results-yay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-6174111007690182366Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:35:00 +00002009-12-15T15:28:38.909+10:00googlenew technologysoftware Google Phone? In more google news (seems to be all I'm typing about these days), it looks like there's going to be a google phone. Will I use it? Hmmm. After some somewhat disturbing remarks by CEO Schmidt about Google and privacy (see quote below), I'm in two minds. I still use their products though- it seems that people (myself included) are willing to hand over our personal lives for a http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-google-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-4350524158651780567Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:05:00 +00002009-11-30T15:05:08.351+10:00Firefoxfree softwareopen sourcesoftwareWow! Five years already!!! Who knew that time could go so fast. Five years ago, Microsoft had killed off their major web browsing competitors and looked set to keep the throne for decades (mumble, grumble) to come. Then, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Netscape reborn, rebadged and completely (pretty much) recoded, comes back on the scene as Mozilla Firefox. With features that MS could http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/11/five-years-of-firefox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-6118827091800236918Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:27:00 +00002009-11-29T19:27:41.862+10:00comichumourpersonal http://dilbert.com/fast/2009-11-28/ Ahh! Scott Adams, you've done it again. This is why I trim my goatee... so that I can move freely throughout this wonderful democracy where you don't have to feel threatened if you have facial hair... or something.http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-i-trim-my-goatee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-3335435963282073474Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:00 +00002009-11-21T07:15:24.400+10:00christianpersonalschoolLast night I had the honour and pleasure of saying goodbye to the latest batch of Year 12 students from my school. I think this bunch of kids have done a great job of growing up - they're confident, driven and have rock-solid character. To all those people who worry for the future when they look at Gen Y, don't. The future is in good hands - probably better than yours. Do these guys want to http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/11/well-done-year-12s.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-4718932483301629906Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:00 +00002009-11-21T07:08:06.220+10:00free softwarenew technologyopen sourcesoftwareIf you have no idea what it was that I was talking about in the last post, lucky for you that google has released a video for you: http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/11/hang-on-what-is-google-operating-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-4422893839972591205Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:00 +00002009-11-21T07:03:37.318+10:00free softwarenew technologyopen sourcesoftwareGoogle has just released Chrome OS as Open Source and they've got bucketloads of videos out there. I thought I'd post a very recent demo video (from Google's youtube channel) here - it's a live, working version. What I find interesting is the absolute reliance upon the cloud. All documents etc are based "in the cloud" - or on a google server. What I love is that it's not due for release forhttp://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/11/chrome-operating-system-its-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-3895056211496903891Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:15:00 +00002009-11-12T20:20:26.654+10:00IPTpersonalschoolI've finally bitten the bullet and created Teaching IPT - a blog of all things IPT related. Unlike one of my earlier blogs, this will actually be updated fairly regularly. I'm aiming to use it as an additional resource for my kiddies at school. I'll have links to interesting things (like BumpTop OS, or GoogleOS) and extra lesson stuff for my classes (like revision sheets). In short, it will be a http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/11/ipt-blog-finally.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-674645333773170799Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:08:00 +00002009-11-10T23:08:21.750+10:00IPTschoolSorry - was at the SU support dinner. Great night! Anyway, the pdf of the revision sheet is here: http://www.christlife.org.au/images/stories/IPT/2009_IPT OT2 Revision with asnwers.pdfhttp://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/11/ipt-revision-available.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-5088862376551944779Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:52:00 +00002009-11-07T22:02:45.551+10:00new technologypersonalsoftware We all know that Google can build up a lot of info about you, but most of it comes from yourself. You create a blogger account, set up a gmail, enter in the Wave playground, make your own profile, write some pages, create some documents online, have a calendar - you know, all the regular stuff. All this info, you give to Google because they run all those things. And, until now, it's been kind http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-my-info-google-enter-dashboard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-8062545493426063707Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:49:00 +00002009-10-30T21:49:21.496+10:00generalpersonalFinally making use of my Twitter account (http://twitter.com/richardschwarz). Don't know that it'll be all that useful, but hey... Gen WhoCares person here. One day I'll find a way to make it useful.http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/10/chirp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-2298185944830803076Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:02:00 +00002009-10-22T16:03:38.530+10:00free softwareimpressions review usenew technologyopen sourcesoftware I've taken the plunge and been trying out the Google Chrome dev channel releases. Chrome 1 gave us speed Chrome 2 gave us more speed Chrome 3 gave us themes (kind of like igoogle) and why am I using Chrome 4? One reason, and one reason only: Extensions. Yep - that's right, extensions. And you know what? While there aren't actually all that many out there, the extensions I'm using don't http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/10/chrome-dev-version-rocks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-8634943362068540788Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:55:00 +00002009-10-22T15:55:54.871+10:00impressions review usenew technologysoftware I don't suppose that there is anything else to say - the press has said enough today. All day. Windows 7, by all reviews, appears to be the best version of Windows since Windows XP... which means it's better than Vista. I've read a range of reviews, all saying it's the OS that Vista should have been - but interestingly, a lot are saying that XP is still faster, and more reliable than the 7 http://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-is-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387369674992118629.post-5053458564688507605Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:32:00 +00002009-09-20T12:48:03.169+10:00free softwarenew technologysoftware Yep - Google's chrome browser is up to version 3 already, and it's just getting better all the time. It's been out for a couple of days, and I've been playing with it, thus leading to this fantastic write up. All the main points from when v.2 was released are still the same. I still don't like having personal information about me stored when all I want to do is browse. I still occasionallyhttp://richardschwarz.blogspot.com/2009/09/chrome-3-lovin-it-still.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0