Author: Carmel Glover

This year is the 21st anniversary of my introduction to Macintosh. I’m still in love. But sometimes one needs a break, even from the

Well, we’ve made it so far. Connections in Italy are trying to say the least. Coping with Windows, sticky keyboards, Italian directions and sometimes

Yes folks, just 29 hrs till blast off … oops, poor choice of language, let’s make that ‘lift off’. ASIDE: For the countless millions

Yesterday, a majority of Australians voted to return the John Howard government with an increased majority. Not only that, they gave them a majority

I wrote the following to a friend a few days before Christmas It’s become increasingly difficult to maintain my belief in Christmas, and sometimes

Legendary Apple design at work once more. Beautiful merging with the surrounding buildings while still having spectacular impact. I guess I’ll have to make

I’m sure you were all glued to your TV screens last night watching the Australia vs Japan watch in the soccer World Cup. But

Retirement, I mean. Well, I haven’t really ‘retired’. Officially I have, but that’s so that I get the financial benefits of retiring. In reality,

What did I do in a former life that deserved this? Or has it something to do with balance in the universe. For 22

It’s all Lysa’s fault, really. There was a time when I thought tissue paper was just … well … tissue paper. Don’t get me

It’s not every day that you meet someone so incredibly talented as Keith Lo Bue (a quite amazing American ‘jeweller’ now living in Australia),

The iPod has been banned by a private school in Sydney because it is claimed they lead to social isolation. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/03/21/1111253959952.html They might have

There are far too many flies in the world, if you ask me. Most of them live in Australia, and, more specifically, in my

I’m never doing it again. I’m never going to the fruit and vegetable market before Christmas. We always buy heaps of stone fruit because

It is said that what you focus on grows. So, seeing as Christmas is coming (and I still believe in Christmas), I’m going to

When I was a small child, some aeons ago, Australian mothers used to tell their children that if they ate their bread crusts their

Have I mentioned before that I love David Cohen. I love all the MyMac crew (and several offered helpful suggestions from which I learned

Buying a new Mac is good for the soul. It’s been seven years since I bought a new Mac. What a wonderful morning. I

There were a number of things different about Christmas in my household this year. For one thing it’s not too hot … thankfully (at

While some people (like me) struggle to make a living, others step outside the box. Maybe some of you have already heard of Matt