Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar – SYNCHED!

by | Nov 25, 2006 | Uncategorized

Hell yeah. I’ve been waiting for this moment for at least a year. Today, after several failed attempts over the last few months, I finally managed to get Google Calendar and my Outlook calendar on my PDA synchronized.

I initially tried using CompanionLink for Google but couldn’t get that working, despite several emails with their very responsive technical support team.

Finally I turned to ScheduleWorld’s Funambol solution and got that working, again after several emails with their very responsive technical support team.

I could go into detail about how it works, but EngTech has done a terrific job here.

Why does it matter? Well now I can expose my Free/Busy times to anyone, anywhere in the world, using Google Calendar, and I think I can save myself several hours a week of “does this time suit you?” emails.

Check out my calendar!

Hooray – Our government is useless

by | Nov 24, 2006 | Iraq, Uncategorized

Australians all let us rejoice! For our Federal Government has been absolved of all responsibility for the AWB scandal! It turns out they knew nothing! Nothing at all! It’s all okay. Breathe easy Australia, your Government knew nothing. They didn’t read the secret memos and cables. Andrew Bolt seems to think this is a good thing. The AWB was secretly paying Saddam Hussein’s regime hundreds of millions of dollars of kickbacks, the Australian Federal Government was getting memos about it… but they didn’t read them, so it’s all okay.

The other news to almost get skipped over today is that AWB were told, a year before the Australian public, that we were going to support an upcoming US invasion of Iraq. This was a full year before Prime Minister Howard claims he even made the decision!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’m no leftie. I’ve voted for the Libs in every election, State and Federal, since I was 18. But this all sucks. It’s time for a major shake-up. Unfortunately, the ALP are a bunch of nogger-heads. (That was “nogger”, Kramer.). The Dems are dead. The Greens? Who is left? Those right-wing Christian nutters? Crikey. Slim pickings on the voting front this weekend. Whatever happened to those nice Communist kids who were around in the 70s?

G’Day World birthday bash and ShowBUZZ news

by | Nov 24, 2006 | Podcast

okay folks so… I’ve given zero thought to what we should do on Dec 2nd to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of G’Day World and therefore the 2nd anniversary of Aussie podcasting. How about a poker night at my place? BYO food, drinks and poker chips. Also bring $20 for the pot. Texas Hold ‘Em. Pubs up the road in case we get too many people. Which isn’t likely. 🙂

Do me a big one and go download today’s episode of showBUZZ as well. Or just listen to it here:
[audio:http://showbuzz.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/showbuzz_012.mp3]