Archive for December, 2005

Nerdlet done good

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

You may have noticed comments written by ‘Lizzie’ on this site from time to time. Lizzie is the Flying Nerd’s number one daughter—11 years old.

And she’s Done Good.

Lizzie has been elected as School Captain for her school next year (2006).

Well done, Lizzie. The Nerd is flying proudly today!

Christmas light show

Friday, December 9th, 2005

Here’s one for the electro-nerds. Download and watch the video. The whole thing. Gasp in awe and wonder.

Car crash, heavy traffic turn out Christmas light show

Flying Nerd site now has a favicon

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

Delete your old bookmark and make a new one!

Oooohhh aaahhhhh.

Carols in the Park

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

On Sunday, 18 December 2005, Macquarie Anglican Churches is presenting Carols in the Park.

The park in question is Yamble Reserve, seen here from Google Earth:

Yamble Reserve is on Quarry Road in North Ryde, opposite Smalls Road. It’s a teriffic venue for the event—we sit in a natural ‘bowl’, so all can see, and there is [...]

All change at WilliamsF1

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

Formula 1 testing resumed this week after the end of season break—except for Ferrari which has been testing during the ‘gentleman’s agreement’ break period. But that’s another story, and you already know my feelings about Ferrari…

Freed from the shackles of BMW’s dud engine and whining F1 project director, the WilliamsF1 team has begun testing with [...]

Glider lands in Chatswood

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

Southern Cross Gliding Club will be displaying a glider on the front lawn of the Willoughby Town Hall (Victoria Avenue, Chatswood) tomorrow (Sunday, 4 December 2005). Better still, we’ll be selling tickets for ‘Air Experience Flights’.

An Air Experience Flight is like a joy flight, but with one big difference. Under the careful supervision of one [...]

Review: Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

Here’s and independent review of Ulead’s MediaStudio Pro video editing software. eventdv.net: Review: Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8