Monday was a public holiday here in New Zealand. In Wellington Harbour there’s this Island called Matiu/Somes Island. It’s just out there in the middle of the harbour and not many people really know what it’s all about. So I went out there by myself and had a look. (more…)
Monthly Archives: October 2002
Why ACDsee is better than IrfanView IMHO
ACDsee is better than IrfanView IMHO because IrfanView has the worst icon(s) ever. I think if IrfanView changed his icon, his product would be better. Honestly, A red splot does not inspire me. ACDsee’s icons with the file extension written in the icon make so much more sense. Only problem is ACDsee isn’t free. Oh, and ACDsee has lots of cool editing features too… If I was to buy it, I’d buy the powerpack. 🙂
Trillian Meta-contacts
Just out of a complete and utter fluke I’ve discovered Meta-contacts. I’m using trillian pro, so i don’t know if this is in .74
Say I have a friend who uses several IM protocols, like Peach, she’s on ICQ, AIM, MSN, and YahooMsgr. I just highlight all of her IM contacts, right click and choose Create Meta-contact. It will then ask you for a contact name. Type it, choose a group, and click OK. All those contacts will now be grouped into one contact. If you always chat on one particular protocol, like I always chat with Peach on MSN, drag that contact to the top of the meta-contact list.
Why use meta-contact? Well when you don’t have that user selected in your contact list, it automatically collapses into one contact. Select it, it opens up again. Also, double click the meta contact, and you’ll get your default protocol (the top one in the list). If the user is offline in the default protocol, the next online protocol down is used.
Can someone tell me if this tip work in Trillian .74? I’m thinking not, but could be wrong.
Insani-Scooter
I’m borrowing Jeremie’s foot-scooter. I’m like this bullet on the footpaths now. I love it. It’s like probably 5-10 times faster than walking. It’s actually kinda a little exercise… I got kinda sweaty after making a run to dymocks and back ; 15 minutes one way on foot, 3 minutes on the scooter.
Some bad things though: Hard wheels have no shock absorbsion, so all the little cracks in the pavement, not to mention the numerous cobblestone areas around Wellington go straight into my ankles. If I was to buy my own one, it’d have to have tires or shock absorbers.
Edit: Removed the link to Jeremie’s website – seems he’s using it for a test platform for another site.
Cathedral
On Sunday after church we got to go to someone’s place for a young adults lunch (thanks The Wilsons, I think). There were probably about 20 young adults there. Smileychris and I were both there just talking and I leaned back to put my drink down on a shelf behind me and there it was – a Cathedral board. I’d seen and read about this game at stores like Mindscapes, and some touristy stores, and was intrigued by it. For some reason Mr Wilson came over and taught Chris, myself, and a friend of mine called Green (most ppl call him Jay, but he’s not the Jay you people know as MonkeyJay) how to play. A fascinating game it is…
