Friday, October 20, 2006

Uni adventuring

It looks like I'm definitely off to University next year to study the Double Degree of Library Management / Information Technology at Charles Sturt University. This bois going to be very busy from the looks of the detailed assignments and essays that are part of the course structure. I'm actually quite excited that my mind will be stimulated one more. Having a year of study was a good rest, but I think it's better to be actively engaged intellectually than constantly glued to the internet downloading TV and movie files.

The new Internet Explorer 7.0 looks very nice, but I think I might still stay with Firefox until I explore it further and discover its various flaws. I noticed that one major security flaw has already been reported.

Yesterday I ordered my new ADSL provider. I've decided to move from Exetel to Internode. I believe it's best paying more and getting a service that has loads of bandwidth with direct connections to the US, and no limitations on P2P downloads in the form of P2P throttling which my former ISP is implementing in mid-Nov. If unhappy with your ISP, my advice is to become proactive, investigate your options, then churn if need be. Don't stay with mediocrity!

- NewcastleBoy