THE DUCK IS BACK! - Page 5

montsnmags · 02-12-2009, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leep

Duck:
I can see why you went away. They have no respect! All those duck jokes. Glad you don't get your feathers up. You must be a very tame duck.

Hey, Lee, duck.

[WHACK!]

No-one ever listens.

Cheers,
Marc

Leep · 02-12-2009, 11:55 PM

Ooh - what scary friends duck has.

But you can't be all bad since you have the iPod Touch. How do you like it? Just got one and am looking forward to being able to read secure PDF files on it, supposedly soon. My library has a couple of ebooks in PDF that I want, not available in mobipocket.

So where exactly is Noosa Heads in Oz?

cheers

montsnmags · 02-13-2009, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leep

Ooh - what scary friends duck has.

I'm not scary. I don't even look scary. Adrian looks scary and is scary at times. Brian Jr. looks scary, but he's licensed to drive and is mostly pretty courteous at that. The PNS are scary, but they don't look scary (they don't look like anything at all - invisible ninjas ["wooooooOOOO!" and "Arrr, me maties!"]).

Quote:

But you can't be all bad...

No, the fluff in my navel is very good. It's all dessicated, sentient vegetable matter (ever since my belly button became a Hare Krishna), providing a shelter for homeless skin-lice and hair-mites. Charity work for down-out arthropods...you've got to admire the goodness.

Quote:

...since you have the iPod Touch. How do you like it?

I do like my iPod Touch. I have Stanza on it, though I admit I almost never use it for that. Mostly I use it for other applications, like shopping lists and Evernote (storing household measurements and book lists and movie lists and music lists for future purchases) and measurement convertors and photography calculations and weather apps and sun/moon rise/set info and medicine reference and...well on it goes (I've got a couple of simple little games I like too - more "puzzle" type ones). Actually, it would be fair to say I love my iPod. It's probably my favourite device (I've even now figured out how to get my DVDs onto it, which will be nice for future air travel).

Quote:

Just got one and am looking forward to being able to read secure PDF files on it, supposedly soon. My library has a couple of ebooks in PDF that I want, not available in mobipocket.

If you subscribe to newsfeeds, try this one:

http://appshopper.com/free

It alerts you to all new, free applications (you can subscribe to paid applications too, or simply "all"). There's a hell of a lot a crap under "Free", but the occasional gem pops along, and a lot of the paid applications have their "Lite" version for free so that you can try it out.

Quote:

So where exactly is Noosa Heads in Oz?

Noosa Heads is right here:

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Noosa+Heads

Of course you'll need to zoom out for an overall perspective.

Cheers,
Marc

Leep · 02-13-2009, 12:54 AM

I like! Thanks for the link to the iPod apps. So how do you get DVD's on your iPod? Haven't gotten that far yet. Do love the shopping app, contacts/phone app and email, but hadn't thought of keeping house measurement things which is a great idea. I also prefer reading on my Kindle, but a couple of library books that I really want are only PDF.

So is where you are considered the "Gold Coast". I've had a number of Aussie's in my shipboard classes that are from that area. Really nice folks and fun to work with.

cheers

montsnmags · 02-13-2009, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leep

... but hadn't thought of keeping house measurement things which is a great idea.
...

Evernote isn't bad, since it runs on your PC/laptop/Mac/etc. too, so you "sync" on all of them. On the iPod, you mark your "Favourites" so that it will actually sync those items offline (so you don't have to be near a wifi-accessible point). I did find it occasionally didn't work on a "Favourite" item though. Of course, you could easily just put this info in the standard "Notes" application instead.

(I just have a poor memory, so if I can do things while I remember them, in front of my laptop or iMac, it's better for me).

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So is where you are considered the "Gold Coast". I've had a number of Aussie's in my shipboard classes that are from that area. Really nice folks and fun to work with.

Actually, where I am is north of that. The Gold Coast is probably 2-2.5 hours drive south. The region of coast we're in is called the Sunshine Coast (we're at the northern end of it).

Cheers,
Marc

GeoffC · 02-13-2009, 05:55 AM

Ain't the World such a small place ....

mjh215 · 02-13-2009, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Ain't the World such a small place ....

Yes. Sickening, isn't it? Life... Don't talk to me about life...

-MJ

GeoffC · 02-13-2009, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjh215

Yes. Sickening, isn't it? Life... Don't talk to me about life...

-MJ

is that?

on the slow lane, or
on the fast lane...

Mindy · 02-13-2009, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

is that?

on the slow lane, or
on the fast lane...

I'm rapidly finding out that there's a scary number of really bad drivers whatever lane you're in

GeoffC · 02-13-2009, 11:07 AM

then you can add in those on the pavement (sidewalk)....

pshrynk · 02-13-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Evernote isn't bad, since it runs on your PC/laptop/Mac/etc. too, so you "sync" on all of them. On the iPod, you mark your "Favourites" so that it will actually sync those items offline (so you don't have to be near a wifi-accessible point). I did find it occasionally didn't work on a "Favourite" item though. Of course, you could easily just put this info in the standard "Notes" application instead.

(I just have a poor memory, so if I can do things while I remember them, in front of my laptop or iMac, it's better for me).

Actually, where I am is north of that. The Gold Coast is probably 2-2.5 hours drive south. The region of coast we're in is called the Sunshine Coast (we're at the northern end of it).

Cheers,
Marc

But you don't ahve Adrian's wherabouts pinpointed and according to the latest interpretation of the treaties, you have to had that done next week, Tuesday.

GeoffC · 02-13-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

But you don't ahve Adrian's wherabouts pinpointed and according to the latest interpretation of the treaties, you have to had that done next week, Tuesday.

Is that not the day of reckoning, also?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 02-13-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Noosa Heads is right here:

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Noosa+Heads

Of course you'll need to zoom out for an overall perspective.

Cheers,
Marc

You even a beach almost named after you nearby!

GeoffC · 02-13-2009, 02:33 PM

almost is a long way off ......

Wetdogeared · 02-13-2009, 03:59 PM

These photos taken this morning at New Westminster Quay on the Fraser River.

02-13-2009, 03:59 PM	#75
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,781 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Ducks, Geese, Goose, Goose These photos taken this morning at New Westminster Quay on the Fraser River. Last edited by Wetdogeared; 02-16-2009 at 01:53 PM.

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02-12-2009, 11:55 PM	#62
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	Ooh - what scary friends duck has. But you can't be all bad since you have the iPod Touch. How do you like it? Just got one and am looking forward to being able to read secure PDF files on it, supposedly soon. My library has a couple of ebooks in PDF that I want, not available in mobipocket. So where exactly is Noosa Heads in Oz? cheers

02-13-2009, 12:54 AM	#64
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	I like! Thanks for the link to the iPod apps. So how do you get DVD's on your iPod? Haven't gotten that far yet. Do love the shopping app, contacts/phone app and email, but hadn't thought of keeping house measurement things which is a great idea. I also prefer reading on my Kindle, but a couple of library books that I really want are only PDF. So is where you are considered the "Gold Coast". I've had a number of Aussie's in my shipboard classes that are from that area. Really nice folks and fun to work with. cheers

02-13-2009, 05:55 AM	#66
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Ain't the World such a small place ....

02-13-2009, 11:07 AM	#70
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	then you can add in those on the pavement (sidewalk)....

02-13-2009, 02:33 PM	#74
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	almost is a long way off ......