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You have a new friend. This is DJ Trigon, at your service.

I've been selected as this channel's technology DJ. So what's new, you ask? Well, let's take a look.

Suggested listening: Monsters - Matchbook Romance / Everyday Combat - Lost Prophets.

First off, breaking news (well, apparently...) - The Obama administration has launched a social networking campaign with profiles on Myspace, Facebook and Twitter. Why anyone cares is beyond me, but maybe this has meaning to someone... somewhere. And on that note... Why is Myspace a word in the computer dictionary but Facebook is not? I think you'll find that we passed Myspace by about 70 million users. Only IST teachers still put Myspace first. To everyone else it's "Facebook and Myspace", as opposed to vice versa.

Second, I'd just like to highlight a software I came across earlier yesterday. Google Chrome is a new browser that combines minimalist design with speed and efficiency. An address bar that is also a search box (to get rid of toolbars) and a safari-esque download system (with downloading files shown in a bar at the bottom instead of as obtrusive pop-ups) as well as the lovely design make this a promising browser. Unfortunately, for all you Apple enthusiasts, they are still working on the OSX version. I've signed up for the mail when it finally works, and you guys will be the next to know.

Did everyone else enjoy the Christian Studies assignment? Beautiful, wasn't it? Actually, that's sarcasm. It was horrible. It was an idiotic task in the first place, and had a title to match: "Barker Goes to Church @ Easter". But it really put in perspective the uses of today's networking technology. I attended the Hornsby Baptist church with Nick Bradbury.

(Short pause - it's apple pie time...)

Ok guys, this is Trigon, back with pie. And damn it's good.

Where was I? Ah yes. We only had one camera between us, so one person had all the photos. Likewise, we weren't both going to write down the interview text, were we? So, you ask, if one person had the interview and the other had the photos, how did we complete the assignment? MSN and Facebook provide the answer. A quick type-up of the talk was sent via MSN transfer, while the photos were uploaded to Facebook. Now this is normal procedure, right? Of course.

Except this afternoon I stopped and thought about it. Imagine what it would be like without this technology. It would mean phoning over all of the interview or 2 people writing exactly the same words down. The photos would have to be exchanged in person or at school via USB. How inconvenient, right?

I just thought I'd share this revelation with you guys this afternoon.

Life, It's all a mallet to the face.

Regards,

DJ Trigon

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Living in everyday combat
Day to day commuter riot
Shot down, dancing in the DMZ
Walk on, streets on fire
Caged in with razor wire