Archives for April, 2011.

Degraded Mac OS X performance with Bootcamp partition

If you have a bootcamp partition on your Mac, you may notice degraded performance on Mac OS X.  This could be because spotlight tries to index the bootcamp partition.

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WordPress Client for Mac OS X

Ever since I switched over to using a Mac, I’ve been struggling to find a really simple yet powerful blogging client. On PC platform nothing beats Windows Live Writer, it’s simple design with powerful editing capabilities make it a must for offline blogging. It also downloads your WordPress theme so that you can see exactly what your post will look like.

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OZ Phrases Dictionary

The following are some Strine words or phrases that you may encounter whilst out in sunny Australia.

  • Arvo = Afternoon
  • Bludger = Lazy person
  • Crook = Sick
  • Cuppa = Cup of tea
  • Cut lunch = Sandwiches
  • Dinkum = Fair, honest
  • Good on ya! = Expression of approval
  • London to a brick = Absolutely certain
  • Spit the dummy = Lose your temper
  • Ta = Thanks
  • Throw a wobbly = Lose control