http://intersplice.com.au/blog beige in a sea of grey Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:27:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Grrrrr.... I love my phone (Nokia 6110 Navigator", but the help files for the Nokia Download! application are seriously crappy. I can't find anywhere why my "device profile" is not being accepted. AND it keeps installing the same update to my phone "D! Beta". I've surfed through the Nokia site, tried ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/664/nokia-download-problems/ Some test text here. http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/663/testing-new-revver-plugin-for-wordpress/ "Despite Apple's efforts to restrict seeding to select individuals, it appears that the final build of Leopard has made its way outside of Apple. One individual who installed the final version of Leopard as an upgrade to his iMac posted his experience." Anyway so says the post at DIGG. Me? I ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/662/mac-os-x-105-leopard-first-impressions/ Welcome to the world little Nikola Barac. My wife and I have just had another little boy, Jack being our first, and the proud father that I am I had to put them into a post. http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/661/brotherly-love/ Macquarie Radio Network has just launched a new site to take on the big Australian news portals such as Sydney Morning Herald, MSN and The Australian. The site is pretty nifty with quick links to audio and video streams but it's big differentiators are the strong focus on user comments ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/660/new-player-in-the-online-news-market/ Chitika, who stirred up the web advertising pool some time ago, have just launched a referral program for Facebook users. Basically anybvody who signs up with Chitika, it's free btw, get $1.00 for each referral they can net. They have also launched a new banner for the iBought application (see below) ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/659/chitika-launches-money-maker-for-facebook/ You know that sinking feeling when you get from holidays and you have some crazy number of emails to go through? Well I got back to the office after the weekend and had 581 bloody emails in my inbox. Here's the breakdown: 111 Server related updates, reports and warnings 23 Internal "FunStuff" emails 389 ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/658/523-emails-read-58-to-go/ Imagine my suprise when I logged into Digg this morning to have a look at a post that I put up for a Simpsons avatars group on Flickr to discover Google ads for "Simpsons Fucking". How awesome... I don't really have any issue with porn as long as its consenting adults ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/657/google-advertising-simpsons-porn/ I set up a group on Flickr for everyone to upload their Simpsons avatars as created on simpsonsmovie.com. I wonder what the fastest growing group on flickr ever was? So far there is only me... let's see if we can grow it bigger than 1000 members.read more | digg story http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/656/simpsons-congregate-on-flickr/ UPDATE: 18/6/07 on this post about the Nandos Pole Dancing Stripper. So in a bit of either moral indignation, or more likely viral marketing, I got an email today about a site that's been set-up to boycott Nandos. Here it is: Hi Robert, I saw the post on your blog about the Nandos ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/655/boycott-nandos-stripper-ad/ Hold your horses! Grab your wallet and head down for whopping discounts on LCD televisions. That's right people, you can save 11c on a brand new LG TV... It's craaaaaaazy prices at Target with a photo as proof of the madness. Nice one Matty for spotting this. My question though mate is ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/654/target-slashes-prices-on-lcd-tvs/ This dude rocks. Not only does he play a Def Leppard cover band but he's a certified nut... an Elvis nut. A whole blog devoted to the King with such memorable quotes as "I was trying to install a little am-fm radio on my bicycle... when my mother got out ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/653/can-you-spot-the-elvis-fan/ Clever aren't I? hehehe, it's always good to see friends grow some interweb infamy. http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/652/hiredgoon-or-hiredloon/ The Portugese style chicken food joint, Nandos, has recently released another in it's series of "fix" ads. I was shopping with a female co-worker and a friend of hers last week and they both said that they were offended by it? OK, I could understand if they were victims of oppressive ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/651/stripper-tv-advert-offends-geny/ I love cars and absolutely bloody love Audis! There is a live webcast set-up from the Melbourne International Motor Show with a whole bunch of cars being unveiled to the Australian public: Audi A6 allroad quattro Audi S3 Audi TT Roadster BUT the big news is that at some point over the next few ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/650/breaking-news-world-premier-at-australian-motor-show/ This is the first in what I plan to be a series of exposes on serial offenders of the most heinous crimes to be found in and around the workplace. Todays post is about The Obvious Stater. Ahhhh the obvious stater... never too afraid to risk sounding like your drunk uncle ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/649/office-rant-1-the-obvious-stater/ You know, I am in my mid thirties, make a very good living and still can't afford to buy a house in Sydney. It's insane that life is so expensive that my wife and I can't even save for a deposit. After 5 years of RECORD growth in the real estate ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/647/100-battlers-lose-homes-per-week/ I love flickr. I love the easy access to APIs, I love the range of 3rd party services that support the site, and I love the people that I have met there. BUT much like going out with a tall, thin blonde that smells like strawberry; then one day seeing ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/645/6-features-flickr-must-have/ These photos totally freaked me out... Imagine being this dudes neighbour and seeing this through the window!! I posted about this guy some time ago and thought he was worth a second crack... read more | digg story http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/644/creepiest-photos-ever/ I work at MassMedia Studios and we totally need some extra staff. We're based in Sydney Australia and have grown a whole lot lately. Check the link above to see full descriptions for the roles: Senior Interactive Producer (Technical) Senior Interactive Producer (E-Learning) Oracle DBA Guru Flash Developer And if you're wondering exactly why you'd want ... http://intersplice.com.au/blog/index.php/643/we-need-staff/