Archive for December, 2004

Indian Ocean Tsunami

Friday, December 31st, 2004

It just keeps getting worse.

This morning news reports put the official death toll from the Indian Ocean Tsunami at a staggering 125,000 souls. The pictures of the tidal wave, and the devastation left behind are horrifying and heartbreaking. Businesses and individuals around the world are donating huge sums of money to help the disaster relief [...]

Indian Ocean Tsunami

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004

Elaine and I watched in shock as the TV news showed pictures of the devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tidal waves.

The last figure I heard for the death toll was 60,000. I simply can’t get my head around an event like that. There are devestating natural disasters, disease and famine wiping out people all [...]

Is it really this bad for Windows users

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004

An article on Wired about the dangers faced by the owners of new computers at Christmas paints a depressing picture of life for Windows users, who face a seemingly endless assault from Viruses, Adware, Spyware and other Malware.

The article ends with a depressing quote from Tony Ross, an analyst at security firm Sophos:

“At some point, [...]

Did you get any good presents?

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004

A belated Merry Christmas, and a timely Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you had a great Christmas, and got some good loot?

We have had a fairly quiet time this year, with Elaine and I choosing to stay at home for our first Christmas as a married couple. It wasn’t quite the romantic affair [...]

Why America Why

Thursday, December 2nd, 2004

Stunned by the fact that our American friends managed to give Bush another go? Well, take comfort from the fact that almost half of them feel pretty bad about it too.