It is definitely the christmas season… With gift buying happening daily… or so it seems. I have got some things already. I picked up my mother a present in September when I was in the USA. I still need to get her something else. I have a small thing for my brother, and need to get him something else. Not sure what I will be getting my father. And I have a few presents for friends already… Delivery should be today for most of those…

If you are wanting to get a useless present, according to CHOICE magazine, Ice Shavers should be at the top of your list. I am sure they have a use, but I think the use would be limited. For ths christmas parties, you can now buy fluffy multi-sided dice… And you can also buy a vinyl record snack tray…. This might be an interesting thing to try to make… Hmm… Let me think about that… It would make an interesting christmas present…

MSDN’s Channel 9 has a video on how Microsoft.COM Web Site is run. Interesting video, even if it is 30 minutes long.

The SMH has a headline of “Airport Workers Face Security Checks”. This must be one of the most obvious things to say in the current security climate. But what it is meaning is that the federal government has announced plans to set up a unit to check the bona fides of people working in secure areas of airports and maritime ports. Up until now it has not been a unit…