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Regular readers of my blog will recall that earlier this year I suffered a bout of Urticaria.
My posts mentioning Urticaria can be found here.
The purpose of this post is to inform interested readers of my final conclusions, now that some time has passed.
Simply speaking, I self diagnosed that the Urticaria was caused by a medication; [...]
I have written various articles on the subject of the Australian government’s ill conceived plan to filter the Internet, which can be found here.
Today I discovered this pertinent article, which contains much more than the title suggests:
More doubts surface over enforceability of ACMA’s blacklist
I wonder how much longer it will take these Government bureaucrats to [...]
Recently I had a bout of Urticaria, apparently brought on by my consumption of a prescribed medication.
You can read more about my situation here.
Simply speaking; during my ordeal I reached the conclusion that the Urticaria was caused by a particular medication.
I ceased taking anti histamines around 2 weeks ago and the severe symptoms have not [...]
Regular readers of my blog may recall a series of articles I have written about Internet filtering and the Australian government’s dictatorial, ill considered plans to censor our Internet. Here is a link to a list of all the articles.
Ben Self, Obama’s web strategist, and the man of whom the Sydney Morning Herald says:
The man [...]
Diagnosis: Idiopathic Urticaria. (Idiopathic = unknown cause).
Note: This article is not professional medical advice. I am not trained in medicine, nor qualified to give medical advice. You should consult medically or otherwise trained and qualified health care professionals about your situation. My experiences however may help in some way.
Urticaria is a nasty skin condition and [...]
Here in Australia, as in many other places in the world, sunglasses are required equipment in order to protect eyes from sunlight.
In Australia we have minimum standards for sunglasses – they have to be able to filter out the right kind and amount of light.
All sunglasses are not the same however and bearing in mind [...]
Yesterday I ran out of time to post on my blogs due to ongoing health/allergy management. I was attending the Doctor and Pharmacy late into the evening to alter my medication.
I have written about some aspects of my situation here on my Personal Development blog: Took time out yesterday.
This weekend I will be writing about [...]
Today I had to deal with a serious allergic reaction – my battle has been raging on and off for just over two weeks.
I have commented on some aspects of it here on my Personal Development Magic blog. in an article about customer service.
The allergy issue put me behind today (Wednesday 28th) time wise and [...]
Do you know much about domain names?
Did you know how easy it is to buy and register a domain name?
Did you know that you can buy a domain name from a top class domain registrar for a really good price and get loads of great free extras? Even a free email account and free electronic [...]
My step-daughter Anoushka has turned 18!
The photo below shows my wife, Anoushka’s mother, on the right and on the left is Rhonda, my wife’s younger sister.
Unfortunately the birthday cake was not large – and we split it into 4! All in the interests of calorie intake restriction! Poor me!
Windows 7, the next version of Windows after Vista, has been officially released by Microsoft as a Beta this weekend.
I decided to install it on my spare Dell notebook computer. (I keep a spare computer because it means that I would have limited downtime if my main computer suffered a major failure. Because my data [...]
Here on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia we have many delightful, friendly ladies and some of these are what is known locally as Meter Maids.
In some parts of the world the term ‘Meter Maid’ is derogatory but here in Australia it is used for skimpily dressed (bikini) ladies who put money into parking meters so [...]
Your view of, and use of, the Internet can be affected by your IP address. I have already touched on this issue when discussing a secure tunnel (VPN) in this article.
Your needs however may be better served by a revolutionary IP address rotation service which allows you to connect to an ever-changing pool of fresh [...]
Financial expert Suze Orman is offering her new book for free download
(24 hours only) from Oprah’s site. Get it here quickly:
http://media.oprah.com/sterm/action_plan_english.pdf
Tell your friends!
The Internet is a wonderful resource and yet, if misused, it can contribute to a plethora of problems.
This is especially true of health and medical related information.
There is much health related information available online, a significant proportion of which is eithger suspect, or downright dangerous.
Whilst I realise that governments and ‘big pharma’ do not always [...]
Yesterday I wrote about TurboScout; my favorite ‘multi’ search engine.
Today I will be introducing a “visual search engine” – Quintura.
So, what is Quintura?
I quote from the Quintura blog:
In December 2007, Quintura was named the Alternative Search Engine of the Year 2007 by AltSearchEngines.com. Today, Charles Knight, the editor of AltSearchEngines, has named Quintura a Top 10 [...]
I remember the days BEFORE Google.
I remember the days when Google started.
I recall being an early adopter of Google, despite the scoffs of others who were set on using what they had always used.
Today, I still love Google….. Swoon.
But…..
At times I need to see what other search engines have to offer.
Using another search engine can [...]
BoneLab is a teaching and learning tool for medical professionals, students and anyone who is interested in skeletal anatomy. It is based on the integrated human 3D skeleton model with the highest level of detail presently available. BoneLab is a free program for Windows XP.
For those with children, this might be a useful learning resource [...]
For most people online, their email address is a vital component of life. So much hinges on it.
It surprises me that so many people are still using the email address provided by their Internet service provider (ISP). I stopped using mine in the 1990’s, when I started using domain based email.
Still others use Hotmail, Yahoo [...]
