Author Archives: Dan
There has to be a better way
Having spent the better part of the last two and a half decades struggling with my weight I’m looking for a better solution. I’ve been through Weight Watchers three times and reached my goal to become a life member as … Continue reading
Religion in Scouting
Recently we enrolled Seth in Joeys (Scouts for young kids), I used to be in cubs when I was young and really loved it. Almost immediately we ran into issues concerning our religion, or lack of one. Viv was told … Continue reading
iOS 4.1 adds HDR to camera app
One thing that piqued my interest from today’s Apple Event was the addition of HDR photography in iOS 4.1, being an iOS developer I grabbed the 4.1 GM and loaded it on to my iPhone 4, see an example of … Continue reading
It’s Facetime
Early today I received my payment for renting my soul to Optus for another 24 months, a brand spanking new iPhone 4. The phone is gorgeous, everything about it is magic. Now I am coming from an iPhone 3G which … Continue reading
Play it again Sam…
Yesterday in the wee small hours of the morning the latest addition to the Whyte family arrived Samuel Alexander Whyte He was born around 3:00am, weighing 7 pounds and approx 50cm long (Sorry about the vagueness of the stats but … Continue reading
Opt-in or Opt-out
A few weeks ago we had a situation at school that made me think about the topic of defaults, i.e. should people be opted in or out by default. When we filled in the paperwork to enrol our children in … Continue reading
Core Blimey
Thanks to the magic of salary sacrifice I’ve updated my late 2006 MacBook Pro to a shiny new 17″ Core i7 MacBook Pro. The old machine has served me well these last three years but it has really started to … Continue reading
The Pelican Park
Had some fish and chips with Viv and the boys, now it’s playtime. Posted via web from danieldrysdale’s posterous
Feeling Blu
After years sitting on the sideline watching what will probably be the last physical format war for video I have finally decide to get me some blu-ray. My setup at home is best described as modest, consisting of speakers I … Continue reading
