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Who moved my mobile? the e-traveller in the air

Image by State Library of New South Wales collection via Flickr Image by Dramagirl via Flickr Day 1 Wednesday: sitting on board the ‘Nancy-Bird Walton’  on the tarmac at Sydney International – that’s the real NB-W pioneer Aussie flyer in the picture – and there’s an announcement from the Captain who declares a ‘short’ delay,

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5 x 5 = 5: Are you kidding?

Image via Wikipedia So, 5 comments on each of 5 blogs … in 5 minutes? I’m reminded of speed dating here! Your comments have got to appear confident, thoughtful and not (heaven forbid) superficial. Wow! I set myself the task of leaving something that was focussed and hopefully, generative. So, I’ll let you judge for

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Video on Flickr: a traveller’s moving postcards

Image by pixiesticks23 via FlickrI got all excited this morning when I learned that Flickr have finally introduced video uploads for Pro users ($US24.95 a year). Yes, I know YouTube is free … but aesthetics as well as economics enter into the equation when you’re deciding where to host your creativity. Personally, I like the

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Moving Postcards


Creative Commons License photo credit: Leo Reynolds

I’m on holiday, so I’ve been playing with Animoto again today. I produced a short animated postcard on life around my place, here on a ridge in southern Queensland. It’s called Yarrawonga, which in the language of the indigenous people means ‘place of trees.’ I took the shots from the Project 366 set I’ve created on Flickr.

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8 Days Later

It has been a peaceful, reflective time dear reader since last I put blogfingers to keyboard … 8 days in all. It was a time in which I had the great good fortune to celebrate with my family; to give thanks for my life and to take stock of self, and as you do at

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Back to It

A week at Hervey Bay with all that accompanies “time out of time” times. Sea, starry skies, warm breezes, among passionate, creative people doing what they love best … and now, back home–grounded, refreshed, feeling pretty damn good, and ready to work. I think some time back I wrote about taking time out, and it

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What a month!

I can’t believe this. After being as diligent as I have with the blogging, there I go–almost an entire month without. Ah, but what a month! A glorious week on the east coast of southern Mexico (Azul Resort) with the family for a wedding, and a week in Honolulu for a conference, and hanging out

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