About Me
I'm a contract Java developer working in Melbourne for the past 10+ years.
More recently I created onmydoorstep.com.au, a place to find out more about where you live in Australia.
I'm also active in the open-source community with several projects ongoing.
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Category Archives: General
It’s Oh So Quiet…
Five months and no blog posts? Aiya! I’ve been extremely busy through the first half of 2011, mostly because my wife and I are expecting our first baby (only a few weeks to go), and most of my free time … Continue reading
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Looking back on 2010…
Each year I try to look back over my year and take stock of what I’ve spent my time on, what I’d like to improve on, things I’d like to do more, or do less. This year was a very … Continue reading
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How to: 10000 photos from Adobe Photoshop Album 2 to Picasa
If you’re (un)fortunate enough to have your entire photo collection stored in the now-ancient Adobe Photoshop Album 2, you’re going to be rather stuck. In theory, it should be possible to do “backup” operation from Album 2.0 and import into … Continue reading
Thoughts on the iPad…
I picked up an iPad (finally) about a week ago. I had to resort to ordering online from Apple, since my preorder at JB Hifi had gone almost a month unfulfilled, and the staff there didn’t seem confident that they’d … Continue reading