Dec 21, 2007

Podcasts

As this weeks Green Guide says - podcasting has taken off in 2007!

A really good series of podcasts combined with a walking tours is available from ABC Radio 774. The one about food and the history of Melbourne is fascinating. It would be brilliant for locals and tourist alike. I think I'll try to do the walking tour over the summer. See below

Eat, Drink Melbourne

Presented by Derek Guille with food writer Stephanie Alexander.

Let Derek Guille take you on an exploration of Melbourne’s culinary hotspots as Eat, Drink Melbourne takes in the great eating and drinking sites of today and decades past, interspersed with cooking hints from Stephanie Alexander.

Highlights Include:
  • The story of Australian food icons, like Vegemite, the Freddo Frog, and the Dim Sim, which were all invented in Melbourne.
  • The site where the Prince Alfred caused Melbourne’s biggest food-fight involving 100,000 Melburnians.
  • Rollicking yarns about Melbourne's famous pubs and vineyards.
  • Stephanie Alexander’s advice on how to select a good cheese or cut of meat.
Route: Starting at Federation Square this podtour winds through the lanes and arcades of the inner city to Chinatown and the Greek precinct to finish up at that foodies haven, the Queen Victoria Market.

Download the walking tour audio Download (Right Click & Save As) 27.7MB MP3

Download the walking tour map Download (Right Click & Save As) ~1.6MB PDF

photos from the Flickr photostreams of gLiTTeRbOi, forbescreative, fazen, jrossmanjr, released under creative commons share alike licenses.

Pet photo on the wiki

I put a photo of Mattie on the pet wiki page a little while ago.

She looked worried in the photo but yesterday she was really beside herself during a severe thunderstorm and chewed off half of the back door frame!

Google docs

Had a play with the spreadsheet which seemed pretty much identical to MS excel - and as I'd just done an excel course I had some point of comparison/sameness between the two. Although I couldn't make charts using the F11 key like in excel.

The potential for being able to use the app through the web and not confined to the pc or other hardware is nice. And the ability to share too. Really useful to know about!

All things Google -ly

Google Maps - I had seen my local street map in Melbourne before but this time I looked at the area I grew up in - Derrinallum.

For those unsure about the location of this small town it is in south western Victoria on the Glenelg Highway. The most notable feature of Derrinallum is Mt Elephant which makes up part of the volcanic plains of the western district. On Google Maps you can see the perfect volcanic cone and also the breach, or saddle, of the volcano when it erupted. Also around the area are some white striations across the satellite image which I'm not sure what these are - could be the "stoney rises" which is also a feature of the volcanic activity of the area. Quite fascinating!