The Australian under 23 soccer team has secured a trip to the Olympics after keeping New Zealand to a one-all draw in the second leg of the Oceania play-off series at North Harbour Stadium on Friday. [more] 

11:35:50 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

'CtrlAltDelete' Inventor Restarts Career (AP). AP - David Bradley spent five minutes writing the computer code that has bailed out the world's PC users for decades. [Yahoo! News - Reader Ratings]

dude - enjoy your retirement!

10:22:23 PM    comment []  trackback []     • Random

What a week!

My boys went back to school - Antony started high school and is loving it. Billy is in Grade 5, and Brice now goes to 3 days of preschool. Emma starts later (of course)

I went back to work after 6 weeks of vacation! Complete with 1000s of emails.

And the antibiotics are working - thanks for all the kind emails!

10:15:21 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

I'm been sick the past few days.

Diagnosis is Diverticulosis - more info

Sounds awful. Feels pretty bad too!

6:39:46 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

Every year when the AFL publishes the fixture, I look for ways to get that information into my calendar. The AFL in all their wisdom, don't make it readily available in a convenient format, so I need to get creative.

For the past few years, I've used an application found here, which reads fixtures from the AFL website and reformats them in a comma separated values format, for easy importing into Outlook, Access, Excel and other programs. However, The AFL changed the layout of their website and this no longer works exactly as planned (some fields are no longer filled in). I tried it for the 2004 fixture and it didn't work!

So, i turned to google and searched for alternatives.

I thought I hit jackpot when I found the icalshare site, and it had a afl section. BUT outlook didn't accept the file. BUMMER!

Then I found a fellow tragic, such as myself who does the same thing - but he is a Tiger supporter and only did a fixture for the Tigers. Good one Dude - What about me!!!

Then I found this site and was really excited, since someone there has been doing this for years - but not 2004!

Arrgggg!

So, I spent the next 30 minutes in excel and created my own. It is a CSV file which can be imported into Outlook.

Now, you can enjoy the fruits of my labour!!

3:46:18 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

I got the recent Krispy Kreme newsletter, and it has some news about new store openings in Sydney. No dates, but locations have been announced!!!

Australia Openings

December 2: 2-20 Orange Grove Road; NSW 2750; Liverpool
Sydney CBD - TBA
Mascot, Sydney - TBA

Did you notice Sydney CBD ???? Yummy

6:47:24 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

Krispy Kreme is getting into the Australia Day spirit!!!

Get into the Australia Day spirit with our Australia Day Sprinkled Doughnuts.  Perfect for that celebratory picnic, barbeque or even breakfast, your friends will love our national day even more with Krispy Kreme.

Call into one of our stores on Australia Day Monday 26th January and enjoy an Australian Sprinkle Coloured Doughnut

6:45:17 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

I finished reading The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, last night.

The book centres on one of the greatest mysteries of humankind, a 2000 year-old conspiracy, clues to which are encoded in the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci.

I really like some of the elements of the story - especially the use of PHI. 

It will make an excellent movie! But please, not Russell Crowe as Robert Langdon!!

Read some of the reviews on Amazon

I liked it, but lots of folks dont

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• New York Daily News
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Weekly Standard
• Catholic News Service
• Our Sunday Visitor
• Envoy, Part I
• Times (London)
• Haaretz (Jerusalem)
• Crisis
• Envoy, Part II
• Catholic Herald
• America
• Christianity Today

10:58:41 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests • Random

We have been nurturing Tablet PC ISVs.  Late last year, we ran a series of developer workshops, and 1:1 sessions. I'm keen to see the results of these in the coming months.

The person who helped put this together is Dr Neil Roodyn, an active member of the developer community down under. Dr Neil has put together all the information on this site, which includes an ebook and a number of training courses.

Good one Dr Neil!

9:22:14 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Friends • My Organization

Woohoo!

Robert Scoble, The Geek Aggregator, posted about me, regarding this post on my other blog.

My wife thinks I'm mad, and that I should get a life.

9:12:43 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Random

Note, Brice is under his sister Emma

10:54:48 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

10:46:49 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

10:39:41 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

Today is Bricey's Birthday - he turns 4!!!

Big party planned - jumping castle, batman, food, friends & family. Even a visit from his Nonno Salvatore!

It will be fun!

He's has a pretty interesting few months -  1st tantrum of the holidays • Brice is home! • Bricey - The Saga Continues • Update on Bricey's Woes. • Bricey's Woes • Brice Arrigo

Happy Birthday Little Man!!

9:14:30 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

Dude, Check This Out! is an entirely new application for finding, storing, and retrieving all the great stuff that you find on the Web. The Dude is the easiest way to share that stuff with your friends and other contacts, and it’s also a great way to meet people who think like me & you.

This combines blogging with Social Networking. And the site is in ASP.NET!!!

I have installed the toolbar and have started mine at http://geek.dudecheckthisout.com/

Dude, Check it Out!

10:26:22 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests • Random

I'm back from 2 weeks away.

no phones. no broadband. no net access. no blogging for 2 weeks.

lots of stories soon....

8:07:26 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

Wasn't Surly one of the Seven Little Duffs

[Dictionary.com Word of the Day]

[listening to: Erotica - Madonna ]
8:19:37 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

Test in balance at end of day one [Sydney Morning Herald]

[listening to: Borderline - Madonna ]
8:17:36 PM    comment []  trackback []     • My Interests

"India has rained on retiring Australian skipper Steve Waugh's parade, dominating the opening day of the fourth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar has finally found some much needed runs, compiling a streaky 73 not out as the tourists reached 3 for 284 at stumps. VVS Laxman, sent out ahead of skipper Sourav Ganguly, was unbeaten on 29." [more]

[listening to: Fever - Madonna ]
7:46:31 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests

STEVE Waugh's chances of making a victorious farewell to Test cricket hung in the balance after day one at the SCG, with India reaching the powerful position of 3-284. Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar is also threatening to make the overdue big score Australia had feared, unbeaten at stumps on 73  After India captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss, openers Akash Chopra (45) and Virender Sehwag (72) survived a tough first session of the fourth and final Test when emotions among the Australian players and the capacity crowd were running highest for Waugh's 168th and final appearance in the baggy green cap. With Tendulkar at stumps was VVS Laxman not out on 29. [more]

[listening to: Vogue - Madonna ]
7:17:04 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests

Santa was kind to the Arrigo family, and we have a bunch of new DVDs. Something for everyone - some new, some classics :

• Bionicle - The Mask of Light: The Movie
• Clockstoppers
• Forrest Gump
• Freaky Friday
• Jurassic Park III
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer & Island Of Misfit Toys
• Rugrats Go Wild
• SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas
• Spy Hard
• The Country Bears
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
• The Nugget
• The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
• West Wing, The: Season 1: Episodes 1-11
• West Wing, The: Season 1: Episodes 12-22
• West Wing, The: Season 2: Episodes 1-11
• West Wing, The: Season 2: Episodes 12-22

[listening to: Music - Madonna ]
4:59:19 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests • TV

Not Again

Flights Canceled, Tailed by Jets on U.S. Terror Fears (Reuters). Reuters - Britain and Mexico canceled flights to the United States while U.S. warplanes have been tailing in-bound Air France flights for fear attackers might try to crash them into American targets, U.S. officials said on Thursday. [Yahoo! News - Most Viewed]

[listening to: Mary's Boy Child - Lee Kernaghan ]
4:06:31 PM    comment []  trackback []     • Random

Park Puts World's Longest Snake on Show (Reuters). Reuters - A recreation park in Indonesia is displaying a 49-foot python -- making it the longest ever captured -- that was revered as a tribal ruler and has a huge appetite for dogs. [Yahoo! News - Most Viewed]

[listening to: Ricky - Weird Al Yankovic ]
6:45:01 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

'Simpsons' episode gagged by Blair's staff [Sydney Morning Herald]

[listening to: Midnight Star - Weird Al Yankovic ]
6:41:56 PM    comment []  trackback []     • Random • TV