Aussie student interns savour Cupertino

That was the curious choice of grabline for the article in Wheels for the Mind, the AUC’s magazine, about the Apple internship experience had by Ashley Butterworth, Brett Brooks, and myself. Wheels for the Mind 2006 (Autumn) (cached) They even put a picture of me on the cover, which seems mean [to their readers]. This… Read more

Blog like it’s 2005

Screenshot of my .Mac website as it now appears in my resurrected version

On a bit of a whim – a silly tangent off of migrating to a new web host – I resurrected the ‘frozen in time’ copy of my iTools / .Mac / MobileMe HomePage website. You can find it here, for better or worse. My old website dates back to at the latest September 2005… Read more

Hockey and Gym

So, I went to the gym this morning and signed up, all shiny and proper. Signing up just involved a blood pressure and heart rate test, to make sure I wasn’t about to die on them, and a tour of the facility. It’s pretty nice – a whole range of equipment, and a whole variety… Read more

Bug Crusher Extraordinaire

Today was a good day. I actually got some good work done today, at work, and squished a quite interesting bug. I ended up hanging around an extra few hours to do so, but it was worth it. I had a great ride home as a result – a real high. :) I also had… Read more

First Day

So, first day today. Very cool. I think I’ll like this job. :) Sadly, that’s all I’m going to say about work itself. Confidentiality and all that. :( This morning was fun… I set my alarm for 7, but forgot, as it turns out, to actually turn it on. So, I woke up at 7:30…… Read more

So we’re here now

Right, time to do a proper entry. Now that I’ve munched down on Lilo & Stitch and had my obligatory orange juice, I can now begin the long wait for the ice to melt off the exits so I can venture outside. Okay, so it’s not really that cold, as in ice forming, but it’s… Read more