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Another reason to hate banks
I was chatting on IRC with Sim’ and we were commenting how great a browser Mozilla Firebird is. Now I discover it’s renamed and the latest version is out. Say hi to Mozilla Firefox 0.8 We don’t run IE unless absolutley necessary. I find that Internet Banking for the 4 banks I regularly use is…
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Just say no
There is tremendous power in saying “no”. I get calls at work from telemarketers selling everything from telecommunications to charity fund raisers. Charity calls are easy. I politely advise them that I already support the charities of my choice by direct and indirect methods. I then thank them for the call and wish them good…
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It’s about relationships
I sometimes meet readers face-to-face at an event or function. Many of them ask why I keep this journal on-line, especially the more difficult or personal aspects of my life. I don’t share about every aspect of my life, currently I don’t blog on the details of the legal skirmishes of the succession wars. I…
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AVO
The police applied for an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) after I was assaulted last year. So far the Geezer’s lawyers have argued it is not a “real” application, but a tactic of the succession wars. So far the Magistrate has allowed the Geezer to give undertakings not to contact me without lawyers. That lacks the…
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Too much and not enough
We’ve been back at work for the last week but have been cleaning the warehouse and testing our Compiere ERP+CRM implementation. Going from MYOB to an ERP system is intimidating and overwhelming. I’ve had staff swearing at their machines for a week It hasn’t helped that I also forced Linux on them as a new…