A Christmas Story (Joke – and please, if you are religious, don’t click this link)

When four of Santa’s elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure.

Then Mrs Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where…

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Kaltura – Video Bloging from WITHIN WordPress admin!!

I have been testing Kaltura for the last few days, it’s pretty good and allows the user to very easily post video using a webcam right in the WordPress admin panel.

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USB High-Def Media Player from Western Digital – “WD TV HD Media Player”

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Finally Western Digital has released the one device I have been waiting for for a long time.

Its really simple, the unit hooks up to your TV and will play HD Divx video from a supplied USB drive.

You can plug in two usb devices at the same time, and it appears to have an attractive graphical interface as well.

The biggest news is that it can play HD 1080p Divx video at the highest resolution your plasma or lcd can handle.

Western Digital WD TV HD Media player - Model WDAVN00BN

Western Digital WD TV HD Media player - Model WDAVN00BN

The unit is very compact and it’s pretty cost effective at USD$129.99

No word on when it’s available in Australia, hopefully soon!

If your doing searches for the product here is the Model number: WDAVN00BN

Article Roundup:

Engadget
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Embracing change – ‘The faithful wounds of a friend’

I Love this comment on news.com.au’s “Ask Bossy” about weight issues and self image:

Sometimes just considering change is the hardest thing. Sometimes when people say something that suggests they would like us to change, we are hurt and withdraw. This is natural…at first. But so is change. Sometimes we cling so tightly to the idea of who we are we are unable to see the golden opportunities to be gained by embracing change.

The “faithful wounds of a friend”.

It’s so important for our friends to speak into our lives… to allow our friends to speak the hard things that they see, that we don’t see, that in a small way seek to impact our lives for the better.