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David M. Williams' blog - I.T. author and consultant

Stories from the frontline, relentlessly pursuing excellence
December 29

I've moved!

My blog has found a new home ... http://alivad.com - see you there :)
 
Please do update your bookmarks and RSS feeds. Happy new year!
December 09

Movember is over

... and I'm clean-shaven again.
 
I raised just under $600 for Mo-vember which is more than I had expected. A great result, and thanks to all who sponsored.

Internet Explorer's tabbed-browsing ...

Tabbed-browsing is actually quite cool. I was skeptical once, thinking it was a different analogy to how, say, Microsoft Word or Excel handled multiple documents. Yet, the ability to quickly and easily hop between different pages while waiting for others to load is excellent - as is being able to load a tab group in one hit.
 
But what does really bug me about Internet Explorer 7's implementation is the terrible, terrible delay between opening a new tab page and when the address bar gets itself into sync.
 
The number of times I've opened a new tab, typed in an address - just to have it open back on the first tab - is beyond belief.
 
Microsoft! Get the address bar focus in sync!
November 27

Movember news

Mo-vember encouraged people to use their blog site for Mo-logs, so I've been posting updates there - but, it is reachable via http://www.movember.com/au/popups/mo-logs/?searchString=36828
 
And - don't forget! The December meeting of the Newcastle Coder's Group is next week - the finale for the year!

Mo of the mo

Seven days in ... Remember, please go to http://www.movember.com/au/sponsor, enter my Rego number which is 36828 and your credit card details. All donations of $2 and over are tax deductible.
November 06

Mo-seying along

Six days in to Movember.
 
Remember, please go to http://www.movember.com/au/sponsor, enter my Rego number which is 36828 and your credit card details. All donations of $2 and over are tax deductible.
November 05

I'm growin' a mo'

Hi all,

During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I’ll be growin a moustache. That’s right I’m bringing the Mo back because I’m passionate about changing the state of men’s health.

Male health is a major issue, did you know:

  1. Men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy of males is 6 years less than females.
  2. Every year in Australia 2,700 men die of prostate cancer – more than the number of women who die from breast cancer.
  3. Depression affects 1 in 6 men…Most don’t seek help. Untreated depression is a leading risk factor for suicide. Rates of suicide are more than double the national road toll.

Help me change the face of men’s health by sponsoring my mo.

Please go to http://www.movember.com/au/sponsor, enter my Rego number which is 36828 and your credit card details. All donations of $2 and over are tax deductible.

The money raised by Movember will be used to change the face of men's health by creating awareness and funding research into prostate cancer and male depression.

Movember culminates at the end of the month at the Gala Partè where I’ll be parading my Mo on the cat walk for a chance to be crowned the Man of Movember. If you want to be part of this great night you’ll have to purchase a Gala Parte ticket for $33.00 (inc GST).

Cheers,
 David

More info is available at http://www.movember.com.
Movember is proudly grown by Motorola, Polaroid, Remington and VB.
Movember is proud partners with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue - the national depression initiative.