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About 20 years ago had a bash at Apples new Garage Band music app. Easter…
Easter Aliens David M Banes About 20 years ago had a bash at Apples new Garage Band music app. Easter Aliens is the story of an alien arrival at Easter, an ensuing conversation then a peaceful…
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Cheese, spinach and tomato omelette for brunch today. #vegetarian…
Cheese, spinach and tomato omelette for brunch today. #vegetarian #vegetarianrecipes #veggie (at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVpn6FPrMqu/?utm_medium=tumblr October…
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The Night the World Stopped Turning: Reflections on November 8th
It wasn't just an election; it felt like a tectonic shift in the very foundation of how we see our neighbors and our future.
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30 years ago we founded Cool Bananas Software in Melbourne.
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Panasonic Lumix L10
The smartphone upgrade camera that arrived too late?
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Hybrid viewfinders...
The hybrid viewfinders in the Fujifilm X100 and X-Pro series cameras.
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Camera app for the iPhone
I've occasionally dabbled with third party iPhone camera apps. I think I've found one that I like. No Fusion Camera.
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Historical Summary: The Pioneering Shift in MSP Email Delivery
In 2007, an innovative Managed Service Provider (MSP) founded in Australia (and later operating out of the UK) named Cleartext became the first vendor to go to market with an all-in-one cloud email ecosystem.
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All that's gone wrong with email and why it's still here.
There's more than I can write quickly about this but my email software sum sit up this morning. No email from people.
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