Author Archives: Dan

The Drysdale Collective is ONLINE

Sorry, this will be a short post. I just wanted to let everyone know that we are in the new place, broadband is working and all is right with the world… Seriously though, we are still finishing the cleaning at … Continue reading

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2 More Sleeps

Well, the countdown to the move (M Day) progresses well. We signed the lease and paid a big wad of cash to the Real Estate Agent this morning. Viv will pick the keys up on Thursday morning while I supervise … Continue reading

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The countdown has begun….

The Drysdale Collective is on the move.. After a little over a year in beautiful downtown Baulkham Hills we’ve decide to move. We’ve found a place in Hornsby only 500m from the station. We’re currently scheduled to move on 22/09/2005. … Continue reading

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Too good to be true??

If this product is real then I’m buying stock in the company….. Atom Chip A quick rundown of the specs.. Processor: 6.8GHZ CPU (AtomChip® Quantum® II processor or 4 x Intel® Pentium® M processors 1.7CHz) System Compliance: Two Operating Systems … Continue reading

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Are you a pod person?

It looks like Apple have added a new baby to the iPod lineup…. iPod Nano I saw a video of steve jobs pulling the iPod out of the change pocket in his jeans…. Man, that thing’s tiny. At the same … Continue reading

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There's a new kid in town…

Last night at approx 5:04pm my sister Rachel gave birth to her second child. Lachlan John Whyte The usual statistics Weight: 3.36 kg Length: 51.5 cm Head: 36.5 cm Mum and baby are doing well. ( Is it just me … Continue reading

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Beam me up Scotty…..

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original “Star Trek” TV series and motion pictures who responded to the apocryphal command “Beam me up, Scotty,” died early Wednesday. He was … Continue reading

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I'll just apply this firmware update….

With those six simple words I started a journey into darkness and despair that lasted two days. I was at home last week to spend some time bonding with squeaker ( see “Squeaker in Da House” and “It’s a boy….” … Continue reading

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F**cked by a Trojan….

No, this isn’t a safe sex message. Last friday 2005-07-08, I tried to send an email out about our family’s “Secret Santa” draw. Imagine my surprise when one of the receipients bounced my message back with the following explaination. XXXXXXXXX@team.telstra.com: … Continue reading

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Squeaker in Da House

I know it’s late again…. On Saturday Viv and Callum ( aka squeaker ) finally returned home, now the fun begins 🙂 Viv is well, tired and sore, but well. Squeaker is, well, alternating between being asleep and squeaking for … Continue reading

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