June 2004 Archive The ABC's Great Flatulence Survey! (Monday 28th June 2004) The ABC Science site tackles the really big questions... Are we a nation of 'silent and deadlies' or 'machine gunners'? And how much do baked beans really increase your faltulence? Complete the online survey by Friday 30th July! (It must be OK - its the ABC, after all!) Gibson Research - Free Utilities (Win) (Wednesday 23rd June 2004) Some pretty neat and useful free utilities to check your Win 2000/XP computer's vulnerability to, and protect it from, malicious software attacks. Mozilla 1.7 Released (Monday 21st June 2004) The lastest version of this award-winning browser has just been released (Mac and Win). See also the FireFox browser (Win and Mac). Mac users can also check out Camino, while Windows users should also try MyIE2 (a great replacement for IE!) Developing a DET School Internet Access Policy (Tuesday 15th June 2004) Various memoranda and documentation relating to school internet policy development, along with some information relating to the development of school web pages. Web Album Generator (Win) (Tuesday 15th June 2004) Drag-and-drop your digital photos into Web Album Generator, give them optional titles and captions, select your colour scheme and generate your intranet or web photo album. Free. Wet & Wild 2004 (Wednesday 9th June 2004) Wet and wild is a DET-sponsored competition for students in stages 2, 3 and 4. Students will learn about the plants and animals that depend on Australian wetlands for survival. Research and teamwork are key features of the competition. Register now for session 1, running from 2 August - 20 August 2004. CSIRO - Transit of Venus On-line (Tuesday 8th June 2004) James Cook sailed to Tahiti to see the transit in 1769. We can view the transit live on a number of web cams around the world, linked to this CSIRO site. Also includes some interesting history and other info for schools. Transit begins at 2:50 pm (AET) today. Best sites to view: Live Universe (see mpgs from Isfahan University in Iran), PBourke's Perth Uni mirror, and the Euorpean Southern Observatory. NSW Teachers Federation On-line (Wednesday 3rd June 2004) Keep up to date with the latest news on industrial issues. Includes information relating to the current salaries case, Skychannel meeting venues, etc. Whirpool - Broadband Choice (Wednesday 3rd June 2004) Many entry-level plans (200Mb limits) are a rip-off, with outrageous "over-limit" charges pushing up monthly costs. Use the Whirlpool site to compare providers. Current best entry-level plan (IMHO) is Exetel - $25/month, 256k, 1GB included (unlimited 1:00am - 8:00am), fixed IP, 6 month contract. See also Wazza's Comparison Chart for long term costs for different plans at 1 or 2 GB per month downloads.     Back to headlines