Thank you Dad for all those things you do which just make us laugh and shake our heads… Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsGoogle Announces Carbon Neutrality by End of 2007Ubuntu Linux Tip of the Day - How to restart Gnome without rebooting computerUbuntu Linux Tip of the Day - How to Setup [...]

Oosah is a Web-based service for finding, organizing, creating and sharing digital media. The core of the service is Oosah’s Media Explorer™, which enables centralized management of digital media wherever it is located on the Web. The Media Explorer is similar to Windows Explorer, so it is familiar and intuitive to all computer users. Oosah solves [...]

If you have ever wondered how PCs can have a positive effect with the education of children then this could provide no better example. Education.au has an excellent post regarding Sugata Mitra and his Hole in the Wall project. Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in [...]

Hello Fellow Blokes, I am organising a group of Mo Bros. What’s a Mo Bro you ask? Its a bloke like you and me who decides to grow a mustache (aka macho stache) during the month of November (renamed Movember). Why grow a macho stache during Movember? Well besides looking ultra cool 70’s style you get to [...]

CLiCK Computer Recycling is looking for volunteers who would like to help out with their work in the Australian Community. Based in Rockingham, CLiCK constantly need volunteers to help out with various tasks from building computers, testing, databases to admin and fund raising. If you would like to help out please feel free to contact click@clickonline.org.au or [...]

Mark Zuckerberg has proclaimed that Facebook has officially reached 100 million users around the world. “We hit a big milestone today — 100 million people around the world are now using Facebook. This is a really gratifying moment for us because it means a lot that you have decided that Facebook is a good, trusted place [...]

Since I discovered blogging a few years back my old RSS Reader and now Google Reader has been packed with blogs and rss feeds which I change frequently. With all the change that goes on I seem to constantly have 10 or more blogs which I read semi-religiously. So in the interest which you might [...]

It would seem that Western Australia’s internet users are not the porno fiends we once were. Google has new search analysis tool which can report popular search terms in Australia and according to them Western Australians were more interested in ‘news’ than old fashioned internet pornography. Google searches for “news” are most popular in the Northern [...]

EVER since the online auction site eBay sprung up ten years ago as a hub for selling just about everything imaginable, a handful of people have tried to sell votes, even though it is illegal. “Over the years, every time there is a major election, we have had people attempt to put up a listing. We [...]

A BRITISH data processing firm has launched an urgent review after a staff member sold a computer on eBay containing personal details of one million bank customers. The computer was bought on the online auction site for £35 ($75) by Andrew Chapman, an IT manager from Oxford, in central England, who found the information on [...]

Our Community Matters is holding a competition for community groups to win $1,000 just by completing a survey regarding postal mail. To enter just visit the Our Community Matters Marketing website and complete the survey. This blog is brought to you by CLiCK Computer Recycling Would you like to buy me a beer?Related PostsSuper Tux - Highly Addictive [...]

Fremantle Oxfam Group Quiz Night Friday 19 September 2008 7:00pm East Fremantle Football Club Moss Street, East Fremantle Raising funds for Timor – Leste nutrition and community health project to improve: Health care by supporting mobile health clinics to travel to remote communities and training volunteer health workers The [...]

Have you ever found that you needed to create / edit an image only to find you dont have an image editor installed, or you are using a public based computer without imaging software? Checkout Pixlr, its a free web based image editing application. “Pixlr is a free online image editor, jump in and start edit, adjust, [...]

Australians are switching to Macs at a faster rate than almost anywhere else in the world. Research firm Gartner’s latest figures show Mac sales grew 52 per cent in the second quarter - nearly six times the rate of the PC industry overall. This is even better than in the US, where Mac sales have been growing [...]

I guess I am just like any other geek out there. But I love looking at other people’s computer setups from the outragous to the simple… I came across “WHEREWEDOWHATWEDO” where prople take shots of their workspaces and post it… enough there to sooth any geek’s fetish This blog is brought to you by CLiCK Computer Recycling Would [...]

Following my email to How-To Channel I received the following response: Hi Matt, Thanks for your feedback. We recently ended our agreement to show the Lab with Leo Laporte and will be unable to show the last few episodes. While we are pleased to be a niche channel, providing shows that you won’t find [...]

The Lab with Leo has officially been canceled, how ever Canadian viewers will be able to see the remaining episodes, yet Australian viewers wont due to the How-To Channel immediately canceling it. Heres the response I got from the Lab Crew when asking about the show in Australia: Thank you for writing us. Production of ‘The Lab with [...]

Australians have a unique opportunity, right now, to influence what is happening in Tibet. Sign the petition below before Kevin Rudd heads to Beijing to meet the Chinese President and Premier. Let’s let our PM know he has a strong mandate to stand up for the rights of Tibetans. http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/StandUpForTibet This blog is brought to you by [...]

I love this, from Laugh Break: Dear Hiring Manager, Thank you for your letter of March 1. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me a position in your department. This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection [...]

Holy Crap! http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=602130 This blog is brought to you by CLiCK Computer Recycling Would you like to buy me a beer?Related PostsVolunteers Needed for Perth Based Computer Related CharityWhoops - Bank Account Details Sold on Computer via EbayApply Online for CLiCK Computer AssistanceUbuntu Linux Tip of the Day - Internet SharingCheap Hoyts Movie Tickets

People wishing to apply for Computer Assistance from CLiCK can now fill out an application form online through our Apply Online section. This will make it easier and quicker for potential clients to get computer assistance as well as also aiding partner organisations in applying for computers on behalf of their clients. Printable application forms are still [...]

Have you ever needed to find that unique Ubuntu Tip or How-to but couldn’t find it anywhere? Or you wanted to just search for things Ubuntu related? Try Ubuntu Search -  Find everything about Ubuntu Linux This blog is brought to you by CLiCK Computer Recycling Would you like to buy me a beer?Related PostsUbuntu Linux Tip of [...]

Today’s tip from Steenbe.nl The first step is to make sure that your internal network functions. You should setup your second Ethernet wired or wireless card and set its IP address to something like “192.168.10.1? via “ifconfig” utility as follows: $ ifconfig eth1 192.168.10.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 This setup will be forgotten after a reboot, its better to [...]

I have just came across this great website which displays images on a world map as they are uploaded to Flickr. http://flickrvision.com/ This blog is brought to you by CLiCK Computer Recycling Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsWWE Judgement Day 2007 ResultsCall for Perth Mo BrosCheck the Page Strength of your Site - SEOmoz’s Page [...]

[youtube konX2e5yJE8]   This blog is brought to you by CLiCK Computer Recycling Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsCommunity Programs & University Involvement First Family Receives Computer Through CLiCK and Parent Project Australia Partnership Occupational Health and Safety for Computer RecyclersUbuntu Tip of the Day - Enabling Num Lock at Boot in 7.10Australian Mac [...]

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andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista; 32-bit versions only). This project was started for Dynamism for the GP2X community, but its userbase far exceeds its original design. andLinux is free and will remain so, but donations are greatly needed. andLinux uses coLinux as its [...]

Did you want to buy some cheap movie tickets and help a good cause at the same time? CLiCK has partnered with Hoyts Cinemas to provide unconditional movie packs cheaper than retail prices while ensuring part proceeds go to CLiCK helping disadvantaged people gain computers. Money raised goes to CLiCK’s projects some of which include: Ensuring children [...]

You can download RyanVM’s Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack here This pack is designed to bring a Windows XP CD with SP2 integrated fully up to date with all of the latest hotfixes released by Microsoft since SP2’s release. It accomplishes this task via direct integration, where files on the CD are directly overwritten by the [...]

From Associated Press - Original Article can be found here NEW YORK (AP) — Computers that run the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows didn’t attract enough attention from Wal-Mart customers, and the chain has stopped selling them in stores, a spokeswoman said Monday. “This really wasn’t what our customers were looking for,” said Wal-Mart [...]

 Want to change hidden system and desktop settings? Check out Ubuntu Tweak Ubuntu Tweak Features GNOME Session Control Show/Hide and Change Splash screen Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes. Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icon Use Home Directory as Desktop Compiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window Effects Settings. GNOME Panel Settings. Nautilus Settings. Advanced Power Management Settings. System Security Settings. Install Ubuntu Tweak First you [...]

CLiCK Computer Recycling keeps supporters and clients informed through email approximately once a month. Information which is sent is normally information about current programs, fundraising and other support information. If you would like to subscribe / unsubscribe to CLiCK Computer Recycling’s mailing list visit here: http://clickonline.org.au/mailman/listinfo/list_clickonline.org.au We also keep a public record of the emails which we send [...]

Ryan Paul over at Ars Technica has written a great detailed review of the new Alpha 5 release of Ubuntu Linux 8.04. In it he gives Wubi - a new addition to the Ubuntu Installation - a thorough going over. One of the most significant new features added in alpha 5 is support for Wubi, a [...]

Microsoft Office 2007 introduced a new format standard for their Word files, the .docx file extension. With the introduction of this file previous versions of MS Office can download an add on so they can convert the file for viewing…. but how do you open these files in Ubuntu Linux? To open Microsoft Office .docx files [...]

Today’s tip of the day comes from UbuntuGeek’s How to Install gOS on Ubuntu: The gOS distribution is based on the Ubuntu 7.10 distribution. It uses the Enlightenment 17 window manager instead of the usual GNOME or KDE desktops, allowing for lower memory and speed requirements. Therefore gOS starts to work reasonably well on systems as [...]

Yahoo! has published a very comprehensive list of what it considers to be the best Anti virus programs for this year. Making the list a many free anti-virus alternatives, which are great for those on limited incomes or those who just want a free alternative. The free applications which made the list were: Alwil Avast! 4.6 [...]

Want a Nintendo nostalgic fix? Now you can play them online for free! Check out Nintendo8.com heres the list of games they have at the time of writing: 10-Yard Fight 1942 1943 - The Battle Of Midway 1999 - Hore, Mitakotoka! Seikimatsu 3D Battles Of World Runner 4 Nin Uch Mahjong 720 Degrees 8 Eyes A Boy & His Blob A Ressha de Ikou Abadox Addams Family - [...]

For support or questions see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=394097 Add a 3rd Party Repository echo "deb http://packages.dfreer.org gutsy main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list wget http://packages.dfreer.org/7572013D.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-get update Install using one of the lines below sudo apt-get install psx32 #for amd64 users sudo apt-get install psx #for everyone else Applications > Games > pSX or pSX32 Would you [...]

Do you hate entering a bunch on numbers on the keypad only to relise that num lock is off!? I do! Today’s tips is for everyone who has suffered the blight of this slight, but annoying problem in Ubuntu. From Synaptic, download and install “numlockx,” or, from the command line; sudo apt-get install numlockx To get it [...]

I stumbled across this distorted love letter that any Linux Geek would love! You can view the original post here at the Ubuntu forums Dear Windows, It’s over Dear Windows Professional Service Pack 2: I didn’t want to tell you this in person, because I thought it might be too complicated, and might [...]

Ok, so you have just made the switch to Ubuntu Linux, you have a bit of a peak at what the default install has to offer… you sit there wondering “what next”. Well Daniel Andrade has written 10 great first steps on what to do once you have installed Ubuntu 7.10. His 10 things are: 1 - [...]

Australians can now purchase Ubuntu CD’s from CLiCK Computer Recycling for $3.99 (including postage)! Each CD sold goes to help disadvantaged people owning a computer! Visit CLiCK’s shop for more details! Would you like to buy me a beer?Related PostsApply Online for CLiCK Computer AssistanceCheap Hoyts Movie TicketsVolunteers Needed for Perth Based Computer Related CharityUbuntu Linux Tip [...]

Its official folks…. Toshiba has conceded defeat! http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm  Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsGoogle Gmail Increases Quota - We Underestimated the Sneakiness! Special thanks to Transfield Worley“The Front Fell Off” an Interview with Senator CollinsPodCamp 2007 PerthOccupational Health and Safety for Computer Recyclers

Have you got the odd Thumb / Flash Drive laying around doing nothing? You can now pass it on to someone who needs one! Increasingly families who do it tough have problems dipping into their pockets when it comes to affording all the necessities that kids need these days for school. This year we have had a [...]

Today I was stumbling through some Mac Websites which I like to do some times and I came across an interesting post which didnt have much to do with Macs. It was a post on Appletell titled ‘Google to Boost GMail Storage‘, a comment followed stating that their quota had been increased to 4.6GB… I [...]

In the last few weeks I have discovered a great little game which I have been pouring a lot of my spare time into… I love it! Its called Super Tux and it is a clone of Super Mario with a flavor of Tux - the Linux mascot. ” SuperTux is a classic 2D jump’n run [...]

Do you have a fascination with Crime and / or Punishment? Well come down to the Rockingham Regional Campus and Community Library at the Murdoch University Rockingham Campus and check out my first display! It will be up for November 2007. It’s modest but I am proud of it! Would you like to buy me a [...]

Are you bored with the current look of your computer? Got the urge to jazz it up? Have you got a spare coffin laying around the house and thought “thats gonna make a great PC”!? Well if think any of these three things you will want to check out the 60 Best Computer Mods… From [...]

Well this week we kicked off our Everlasting Computers initiative through CLiCK and so far we have received some great feedback! Everlasting Computers is our new guarantee that if clients pc’s break down, and their social or economic circumstances have not changed, then we fix them free of charge. So far we have had a few [...]

Last week CLiCK was inundated with calls from clients, we had been using an OEM cd which we had customised it was faulty, even after testing! So we cleared a few days, called clients and we were set to repair many machines using XP’s repair function. All was going well until we tried to update [...]

Are you sick of the social networking craze? Then this is for you! Visit BugrOff, the premier anti-social netwroking stie… you dont even need to join! Would you like to buy me a beer?Related PostsYahoo! Announces its Best Antivirus Picks for 2008

For wrestling fans out there, I only just realised that a movie is coming out based on the life of Andre the Giant. You can check out the trailer here:http://vimeo.com/360033 Would you like to buy me a beer?Related PostsCheap Hoyts Movie Tickets

CLiCK is pleased to announce that its testing of Ubuntu Linux 7.10 is now complete and will be installed on all non-oem machines as of Monday 29th October 2007. Non-oem machines in current stock with refurbish dates prior to Sunday 28th October 2007 with Ubuntu Linux 7.04 will not be upgraded unless requested by clients, this [...]

Well a few weeks ago I managed to fork out for a new Intel MacBook, I have always been a fan of Macs, but not their price, however that has somewhat changed within the last year due to the introduction of Intel based components. Since I have been using it for almost a month now I [...]

PodCamp 2007 has kicked off and it is my first UnConference I have ever attended, I have been toying with the idea of having a PodCast for CLiCK, i have been picking up some great tips and advice, and meeting some great people. Currently I am sitting in a session hosted by Kath Greenhill regarding blogs [...]

CLiCK is proud to announce a new service which will ensure that computers that CLiCK distribute stay sustainable for its clients. CLiCK’s new Everlasting Computers provides a safety net for people who receive computers for free from CLiCK, by providing a life-time free service on all computer systems if they break down. “There is a difficult [...]

Thank you to Bruce and the team at Veolia Environmental Services for their generous donation of computer equipment to CLiCK! Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsGoogle Maps Flight SimBack on BlogCLiCK Computer Recycling Helps Students Without Borders with Uganda ProjectI’m on the Top 100 Aussie Blogs!!!!More Discontent at Reece Harley Murdoch Guild President

Thank you to Caron and the team at Oxfam Australia’s Bayswater office for their generous donation of computer equipment to CLiCK! Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsUbuntu Linux Tip of the Day - How to Setup a FTP ServerPorn not as Popular as ‘News’ in Western AustraliaCLiCK Production Statement - Ubuntu Linux 7.10Configure [...]

I stumbled across this clip and was amazed and how talented this guy is “A series of moments that never really existed in the real world” [youtube TfPvhS-lfS4 nolink] Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsProject SafeCom: Immediate Action Required: Young People Alert! Ubuntu Stickers - “Powered by Ubuntu”“The Front Fell Off” an Interview with Senator [...]

Interested in finding out more about: - social networking - emerging technologies - creative convergent media (music, photography, art, video) - newmedia development and startups - podcasting and blogging Or maybe you just want to meet new people? The come along to PodCamp Perth Everyone is welcome, regardless of your involvement in new media, as long as you want [...]

The Team at Ubuntu have announced that their new version of their Linux Distribution version 7.10 Gusty Gibbon. CLiCK will begin testing the new version as of tomorrow after which CLiCK will begin default installations across machines for clients. Time given for this process will be a maximum of four calendar weeks. For more information on Ubuntu [...]

Change the World… with Your Computer CLiCK  Joins World Community Grid Millions of personal computers sit idly on desks and in homes worldwide. As they wait, every hour hundreds of people contract and die from infectious diseases. While computer owners run their screen savers, millions die from hunger, or environmental disasters devastate whole communities. What if each of [...]

Thanks to Project SafeCom  Dear all… Today the Prime Minister, Mr John Howard, has visited the Governor-General and announced the next Federal Election, but in a clever, manipulative and nasty law pushed through in Federal Parliament last year (the government could “push” this, because it has a majority in Both Houses of Parliament), the Electoral Act has [...]

We are pleased to be able to pass on the following information, ROCKINGHAM FUN RUN / WALK SUNDAY 11th November 2007 RUN/WALK ALONG OUR BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE… Start: 8 am 5 or 10 km RUN 5 km WALK Cost Adults = $20 under 16 = $10 Family = $40 This includes hot dog and drink. This is a huge community event with prizes for FANCY DRESS SCHOOL [...]

One for those retro Mac lovers:) [youtube 5FjmMuIrs6Q nolink] Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsDo Not Call Register Australia OpensUbuntu Community Magazine - Full CircleToshiba Announces HD-DVD Dead, Blu-Ray Wins!Oz in 30 Seconds - Make a Political Add Ubuntu Tip of the Day - Playstation Emulator (pSX) 1.13 for i386/AMD64 in 7.10

Thanks to Spread Firefox: “On November 9th, 2004, you all started a movement. Spread Firefox, supported by tens of thousands of contributors, took just 99 days to deliver 25 million downloads of Firefox to a world of people desperate for a better Web — a Web that didn’t overwhelm them with pop-ups, a Web that didn’t [...]

Thanks for all the emails wishing me well. I am happy to say I am back and will be blogging regularly Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsCoffins to Pianos… Whats Gonna make your PC Pop!?Free File Free 4 All - Bubbles - Turn Website into Desktop ApplicationsUbuntu Linux Tip of the Day [...]

Well I just wanted to explain to the readers of my blog what has been happening and why the blog has suddenly stopped… well paused. Our family is going through a bit of a tough time at the moment. My father is very sick and we have been expecting and anticipating the worst, so I have [...]

It seems hard to believe, but I made $10.00 in about 2 minutes when I answered some questions at Pure Profile Australia… Seems like a very good site, plus you get up to $5.00 per referral… take a look Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsUbuntu Community Magazine - Full CircleFree File Free 4 [...]

We have started a new section of our site over at CLiCK Computer Recycling, we now have a gallery which will have a collection of pics of CLiCK, our team, clients, donors and other stuff. We will update it every few days so check back regularly! Would you like to buy me a beer?Random PostsNever - EVER [...]