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Has anyone noticed the sudden spate of urban apartments being constructed in Melbourne? I went back to Melbourne after 3 months away, and found another 3-4 apartments being advertised. I think Docklands was a big one, but there's also some near Crown, a few near Melbourne U. I'd love to live...

A friend of mine recently introduced me to this computer game where everything is text-based (ie. instead of using the mouse/keyboard to move a character around, you type things like "Walk to door"). I thought it was nice because most teenagers these days seem to be allergic to anything...

I've heard that if your "air supply" isn't fresh enough (ie. you work/sleep in a stuffy room with no windows and poor air circulation), you could suffer physically, and even die! :eek: Is there any hint of truth to this, or is it just one of those urban legends that float around from time...

I'm trying to find a good sound recorder (a compact one), but I've noticed lately that they have these digital recorders. Are the digital ones better than the regular cassette voice recorders? I'm aiming mostly for clarity.

Yeah weird thought, but it could be interesting living in Antartica. And no, not in an igloo... Apart from the $20,000 weekend tours, I don't suppose there's any other way of getting to Antartica, short of rowing a boat there?

Yay, an extra hour for me tonight! Ok, time to stop wasting that hour and back to work...

I was reading a book (they still exist y'know) and it talked about how people can be generally summed up in 4 personality types: -Dominant Director (high-achiever, goal-oriented) -Cautious Thinker (steady/calm, goal-oriented) -Interactive Socializer (people-lover, fun/excitable) -Steady...

I'm not asking if "Bush is a good leader", but rather, I'm more interested in the reasons that Bush won the elections. Was it a simple case of appeal (more people preferring his policies to Kerry), or was there also other reasons? I've heard one theory that Bush's definite line of thought...

Just wondering, if a company or organisation (in Victoria) runs a gambling/betting competition (using actual money with actual wins), is it illegal? One of our university clubs have been thinking about holding a betting competition for the US and Australian national elections to raise money...

After IPrimus failed to send me the bill, logged me out countless numbers of times, disconnected for some strange reason I could never work out.... I'm now looking for a new ISP. Reliability is important to me, although I'm too poor (not to mention in the wrong location) for a cable to be...

Just wondering if anyone knows what having "no share capital" is, in relation to incorporating a company? I read this on the Incorporator.com.au website: Its the bold part I'm confused about - does that mean a company that does not issue ownership? Or is that when there is only 1...

After this day I've grown a sudden attachment to postal mail. I was noticing some of my emails didn't get replies (even though they were urgent), so I did a quick test. I used my webhost account (with Outlook Express client) to send a dozen emails to my web-based accounts (Hotmail and my...

I've been meaning to get a secondhand laptop for word processing. What is the lowest speed I can go for this, without either having the laptop slow down during word processing (with MS Office 97)? I'm not planning to have many other programs besides Office 97, Internet, and probably a few...

Hi everyone, What are your thoughts on a magazine for young professionals (in their 20s), with a particular focus on career. I've been working on this concept for a bit, and after a lot of changes I thought it might be able to work out. I felt that Mens Health and financial mags tended to...

I've been thinking about getting a credit card to make payments on the Internet, since its a lot more convenient than PayPal. Is there such thing as credit cards where you have to put money in before they charge you? Similiar to a bank account, but in the form of a credit card, where instead...

What does the word imprompt mean? I saw it in a magazine but the dictionary found me no results. I know "impromptu" is speaking without preparation, so would "imprompt" have anything to do with speaking?

I saw a 3.0 megapixel digital camera (2X optical zoom) for $150 on Dick Smiths today (no reduced price tags). This was one of those vague-brand ones (I cant even remember its brand anymore, except I know it wasn't a major brand name). Is this a cheap camera, or are camera prices dropping...

Is there a word or phrase that describes "improving/developing skills for your career"? For example, skills such as networking (with people), public speaking, interview skills, resume writing, etc. Essentially skills that are related to your career in general. I've heard of "professional...

I've always been somewhat puzzled by copyright laws. If I write an article and put it up on my website (for personal, not business), is that automatically copyrighted? Or would I need to apply for a copyright permit?

Hi, Does anyone know if there is any way to cash in US cheques in Australia? I've been told the banks charge some kind of fee (I'll have to give them a call tomorrow morning to confirm), but is there any other cheap ways of getting cheques in without high fees? Most of the cheques are...