Archive for category Just for Fun

Cowboys draw for the 2010 NRL Season

Posted by Cameron in Just for Fun, Personal on March 17th, 2010

I LOVE Google Calendar and use it as my go-to calendar app on my computers and my iPhone. It is pretty much a perfectly developed calendar application and everything is in sync ALL THE TIME. Perfecto. I have a bunch of different calendars all syncing together and have just finished a North Queensland Cowboys 2010 NRL calendar. I shoot all the Cowboys games so having this calendar is imperative. The beauty with Google Calendars is that you can make them public and share with others. So without further ado…

Calendar links – [XML] – [iCal] – [HTML]

You will note the dates for some of the upcoming rounds aren’t set yet.  This is because the NRL only schedule about six round in advance.  As the NRL announces exact dates and times my calendar will be updated and if you subscribe to it then yours will be too!  The calendar below will automatically update as I change mine. If you are a Google Calendar user you can just click the +Google Calendar at the bottom of the calendar below to subscribe.

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Cam & Kuttan hit the local paper!

Posted by Cameron in Just for Fun, Newspaper, Personal, Photography on February 16th, 2010

Amazing what reach Facebook has nowadays!  I posted a quick snap of myself with legendary 90yr old Galle Face Hotel concierge Kuttan on Facebook whilst I was on assignment in Sri Lanka.  Mates of mine Scott Radford and John “Ando” Andersen from the Townsville Bulletin spotted this and dropped it in Ando’s “Talk of the North” column.  Ando called me “lanky”, not hard when your posing partner is only about 4″10″.  Haha :-)

Click to see a fullsize version of the page

Click to see a fullsize version of the page

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My thoughts on the upcoming Apple announcement

Posted by Cameron in Apple, Internet, Just for Fun, Technology, iPhone on January 22nd, 2010

I’ve had a few Fri arvo beers and I’m ready to make a call about Apple’s ‘big’ announcement next week. They will introduce a new tablet device that will change the future of the newspaper and magazine industry overnight. The New York Times will be part of the initial launch and along with wireless cell providers and publishers around the world it will revolutionize the way we consume our news. How close will I be?

A mockup of the tablet

A mockup of the tablet

You can keep track with the launch (10am 27 Jan 2010 San Francisco time) at this link - Live Apple “Come see our latest creation” / tablet event coverage

Apple event graphic

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Working today in one of the world’s most beautiful places!

Posted by Cameron in Just for Fun, Personal, Photography on January 15th, 2010

As a young kid growing up I was amazingly lucky to have grandparents living at Queensland’s Coolum Beach.  I loved spending nearly every Christmas holidays there but only realised many years after just how blessed I was to have those great times in one of the most beautiful places in the world.  The 30hr round trip in the car from our home in north Queensland was well worth it! (And by the way, for my colleague who is visiting London in the FREEZING winter – Hahahaha) :-)

Thought I’d share a few snaps I took yesterday after I’d finished a job in the nearby area.

Coolum Beach 1

Coolum Beach 2

Coolum Beach 3

Coolum Beach 4

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Help me build my new HTPC… Advice really appreciated!

Posted by Cameron in Just for Fun, Technology, Windows on December 31st, 2009

07 Jan 2009 UPDATE – Couple of changes to the list below… The equipment is on the way to me (hopefully will arrive before the weekend)

A couple of days ago I thought I would be a ‘little bit fancy‘ and update the software on my original XBox’s XBox Media Center.  And……. I killed it :-(

So, great opportunity to build a snazzy home theater pc (HTPC) I reckon!  Something that looks like this!

Antec Fusion Remote HTPC Case SilverPrerequisites

  1. It must connect to my home network and stream video from my iMac or another machine on the network that is sharing
  2. It must have a dual tuner HD TV tuner card
  3. It must play Blu-Ray discs
  4. It must be normal audio component size

So, this is what I have come up with but I would really, REALLY love any input or advice you can give me.  I am pretty handy around a PC so I can build it myself easy peasy.

I have put in links to the pages on UMart’s site (my usual supplier of non Mac stuff)

So…  Anything look wrong with this?  Can you think of something better?  I’d really love the input from a few geeky htpc experts out there!  Feel free to post in the comments section or send me a tweet to @cammo

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