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Regular, everyday bits and pieces.

And we’re back…

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I’m in the process of re-establishing my on-again, off-again website, twosittingducks.com. I have had this site for about a decade now. It all started with a Movable Type installation (maybe v2.x?) It went through a period of relatively popularity but that was a long time ago. Then I let it go to fallow. Then I tried, unsuccessfully, to turn it into a life stream via Tumblr.

Now, it is back again, running on WordPress, which has come a long way since I last used it.

So, who knows whether it will stay running this time. To be honest, I have no idea what to put on it. But at least I’m getting value for money from my hosting account now – their server is having to work a little bit again.

Doggy Self Service

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Our dogs, Indi and Jeff, have a penchant for paper. One of their guilty pleasures is walking into the study, going to the rubbish bin, and selecting a delicious morsel of paper for themselves.

Hannah and I refer to this as doggy self service. They go to the distribution point, make their selection, and then proceed to tear it apart.

Jeff has just walked out with a nice heavyweight piece of paper and proceeded to tear it apart – using his ‘paws as hands’ – another cute trait of dogs. It got me thinking as to why our two dogs both love doing this so much. My only thought is that it has something to do with simulating the act of ripping flesh from a carcass. Perhaps that is the call of the wild? The tearing sensation of the paper and its associated sounds might relate to a canine pleasure?

In any case, doggy self service makes a huge mess with paper bits everywhere. But given the joy they get from it, and the cuteness that it offers me, I’m happy to live with it.

My Top Ten Links

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I was reading Perth Wildcats’ CEO Nick Marvin’s blogpost where he has listed his top ten links/sites. What I was surprised about was how similar his list, or at least interests, were to mine. He also has my dream job, but that’s another story!

In any case, his list has inspired me to consider my own top ten links and sites, so let’s see how we go:

1. Google Reader – it’s how I stay up with everything on the net. I’d be lost without my RSS.
2. Twit.tv – Leo Laporte’s podcasts provide me with the majority of my entertainment during my daily long-winded commute to and from work. I particularly enjoy This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly and of course The Daily Giz Wiz!
3. Ozhoopsboards.com – Hardly a day goes by that I don’t visit this site. Plenty of rumour mongering, but also plenty of breaking news too.
4. OmniFocus – not a site, but an amazingly great GTD program by the folks at Omni Group that runs on both my Mac and my ipod Touch, which ensures that I know what to do at any particular time.
5. Gmail – I filter all my email through this service, it is fantastic. Conversation view is a great feature that can’t be beaten. But it also offers total IMAP links so I can use Mail.app if I like. I can’t wait to see Google Wave, though!
6. Evernote – I seem to have a never ending search underway for the perfect note taking and file archiving application. Evernote is getting closest given its ubiquitous access across multiple devices, operating systems and the web.
7. Presentation Zen – much of what I have learnt about public speaking I have learnt from this guy. Fantastic insights and provides excellent examples both of what works, and what doesn’t!
8. Wedding List Co. – got to get a plug in for our business! If you are thinking about your bridal gift registry, you will not find a better quality of service and range of products anywhere else.
9. Dropbox – a great file syncing service, that you don’t have to think about. Great for working with files across multiple computers, with version control added to boot.
10. Daring Fireball – If there is one Mac site any Mac fan must read, it is Gruber’s.