NetBloke.com - Nice New Year
Publication Date: 04/01/2002
ISSN 1445-1360
Publication Date: 04/01/2002
ISSN 1445-1360
G'day!
Well what a year it was. I think I did just about every stressful thing you could in the space of 9 months. Not that any of the things I did were negative, it is just a lot to cope with in a short space of time! Let me run through them for you.
Those major items along with; leaving friends and family in Australia, spending my first Christmas away from home, adopting a few new pets and having to get use to sub zero temperatures (in Celsius AND Fahrenheit!) are sure a lot to cope with!
I was amazed to find out that all my in laws appear to be reading this newsletter. This could mean that I have a monopoly on ezines in Western Kentucky. Now if I can only find out a way to take over the rest of the world.
Christmas in Kentucky was fantastic. Although I missed my family in Australia I felt really at home with the in-laws. In fact I need to work out a way that we can spend more time down there. I think that it would involve someone getting a high speed Internet connection. Or perhaps I could stick a wireless tower in the center of town.
My thanks got to Bob Holmstrom for sending me a better formatted version of the joke I ran last issue. Thanks Bob!
Anyway this year is going to be even bigger than last. All the settling in is done and now we can get down to business. Expect big things from this Aussie!
Happy New Year!
Nathan Allan
P.S. I think I will actually be on air this week on GnomeRadio.
Nincompoop
You know something is bad in the world when America's World News Tonight spends 3 minutes on a foreign story. Although supposed World News you normally get a minute of news around the globe and the rest is from the USA. Well last night Peter Jennings even commented on how bad the fires around Sydney were.
The arsonists who started the fires are fair dinkum nincompoops. The Premier of New South Wales, said that they should have their noses rubbed in the ashes of the homes they have destroyed. I reckon they should be made to personally apologize to each and ever family that lost a home.
Yeah a nincompoop is a moron, fool or an idiot.
Did you know that your operating system (Windows) could be upgraded? Did you know there are bug fixes and security fixes released all the time? Well it can and it is fairly simple.
Just go to Windows Update where you can update your operating system and Microsoft Office programs.
I think at least you need to download and install the Critical Updates, as these normally are security type fixes. Normally fixing a security hole that Microsoft left open by mistake or unknowingly.
Go check it out at:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
My friend Brett over at App Innovations has a lot of cool software.
I thought Kid Timer would come in handy for those of you who have kids. I am sure they are all spending way too much time on the computer (or so you think).
The program allows you to allocate and track time for each of your children. A sure way to stop arguments over who has had the most time on the computer.
Kid timer has a 14 trial period and then if you decide to buy it is US$15.
I just hope my wife doesn't make me start keeping track with the nifty little app!
Check out a screen shot at:
http://www.appinnovations.com/kidtimer.jpg
Check out the product at:
http://www.appinnovations.com/timer.htm
For some reason there is a 24-hour NASA cable channel. Most of the time it just has NASA's logo up, however sometimes it is diagrams of the space shuttles position or documentaries on NASA and its activities. So I when I read this joke I thought I would use it. If anyone can tell me what the deal is with the NASA channel let me know!
When NASA was preparing for the Apollo project, they did some astronaut training on a Navajo Indian reservation.
One day, a Navajo elder and his son were herding sheep and came across the space crew. The old man, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question which his son translated. "What are these guys in the big suits doing?" A member of the crew said they were practicing for their trip to the moon. The old man got all excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts.
Recognizing a promotional opportunity for the spin-doctors, the NASA folks found a tape recorder. After the old man recorded his message, they asked the son to translate it. He refused.
So the NASA reps brought the tape to the reservation where the rest of the tribe listened and laughed but refused to translate the elder's message to the moon.
Finally, the NASA crew called in an official government translator. He reported that the moon message said, "Watch out for these guys; they have come to steal your land."
