The Last Day Of Spring

Life continues along quietly! We have a Test Cricket match on TV at the moment where Australia is playing New Zealand. This keeps my day filled very easily. Trish is still in Melbourne and is due to fly home on Wednesday. Her time in Melbourne has been very busy catching up with people and enjoying the grandchildren. She loves it!

Today Trish has organized a "Family Day" for her side of the family down in Melbourne. She has four older brothers and an older sister. Her eldest brother is in his mid seventies and is suffering from Parkinson's. He is in a "Full Care" facility near New Newcastle in New South Wales. Hopefully if he gets the all-clear, he is attending the 'reunion' today in Melbourne. Fingers are crossed for a nice day down there.

Our great little Fuji Compact camera is not behaving itself, with difficulty recharging the battery. It seems the battery no longer makes good contact with the camera so it can be difficult to recharge . I have ordered a replacement camera 'online' from here on the Sunshine Coast. One shop assistant in Melbourne described the newly ordered camera as one of the best models she has ever sold and the price I can get it for here is an absolute bargain! It is a Canon Ixus 860IS. Like the Fuji, it has a huge 3" screen (see below).

This model is being 'phased' out with a newer model about to be released. Therefore the price of it is excellent. It has a RRP of $599 and I can get it for well under half that price! General current price appears to be between $350 and $450!

I went to the Computer Club again yesterday morning and got caught up with a couple of members who are having problems with their laptops. One lady has a problem with Windows Mail in Vista (I don't like it at all!) while the other probably needs a reformat of her hard drive. She can access the internet with Internet Explorer but not with Firefox. I reckon the problem is with her McAfee Internet Security Firewall not giving Firefox permission to access the net!

Another 10k bike ride this morning. The sun is up well before 5 am nowadays so it is difficult to lie in bed! I gave the pool a quick clean and watered all the plants. I set out for my ride at about 6:45 and the temperature then was already 25 degrees! It was about 26 degrees when I got back home. Then it is into the pool, clothes and all. After a quick swim the clothes go on the line to dry ready for the next day's ride!

I was able to get good copies of Quantum of Solace (the new James Bond movie) and the action movie Eagle Eye off the net yesterday.