Archive for September, 2008

Living my life online since…just now actually

After four years of trusty service, my notebook computer is starting to look a bit dodgy. It’s getting slower, noisier and some of the accessories are broken. The battery now holds about 20 mins charge.

I tried to ring Fujitsu but found their customer service in Australia sucks. Nope I’m wrong.

University of Melbourne’s Entrepreneurs Challenge

So the other week I sat in as a judge at The University of Melbourne Student Entrepreneurs Week.  Melbourne University doesn’t teach entrepreneurship per say, and some of the students are getting a bit antsy about it so have formed their own group called Agents of Change to make thinks happen.  I should note though [...]

Dark Clouds on the Horizon……

Last time we had a recession in Australia I was working as a branch manger with an electrical components wholesaler (and re-training to be an accountant).  Our customers were generally electricians and small manufacturers of electrical components.  Life was reasonably depressing and you were used to bandying about terms such as “Provision for doubtful debts”.  [...]