January 2006

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Technology update

Just in case you did not know, I upgraded my monitor to a Samsung 730BF. It is 17 inch LCD monitor, with a 4 ms refresh rate.

And I bought an Apple iPod nano for my brother’s birthday. He really liked it. Maybe you could buy him some accessories. Alternatively, follow Guan’s […]

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10 best intranets of 2006

Jakob Nielsen recently published the ten best intranets of 2006. He noted that

This is the first year in which a majority of the winners hail from outside the United States, underlining the continued growth of good intranet design around the world.

On top of the list (in alphabetical order) is Allianz Australia.

For some […]

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Apostrophe Man

As you may or may not be aware, I am an “apostrophe man”. Given the recent coverage of the usage of “its” and “it’s” in Column 8, I must admit that this particular mistake is one that annoys me most.

My other gripe is the confusion between the two words “enormousness” (the noun form of […]

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Find a hobby

Now that I have had my actuarial exams over and done with, not a few people have been pressing me to “find a hobby”. Hobbies like photography, cooking—-something to do now that I (allegedly) have so much free time.

Although a lot of the time I still don’t think I have a lot of free […]

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The draft and the gospel

The Sydney Morning Herald reported today of a proposal from NSW Young Labor to reintroduce national (community) service for graduating high school students. The group’s president, Sam Dastyari, particularly noted:

The community service could take many forms, from being an army cadet to helping with chores at the local retirement village. It could […]

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