The Blog of Mike Beckham
Archive for April, 2007
My Coke addiction…
Apr 20th
I am addicted to Coke… well Coca-Cola to be more exact. I have been for a long time, it has been my choice of beverage for as long as I can remember. What is the problem with Coke? Sugar! It contains truckloads of it. In fact a can has a average of 1.08gm of Sugar1. So the question kept arising; is the sugar the cause of let’s say, some slight weight gain? Nothing enormous, but I have noticed I have fluctuated a bit lately and could the cause be sugar laden Coke? Well I am about to find out as Coke has been outlawed out of my diet. Now what to drink with that huge bowl of chips…
CNN in Australia
Apr 18th
Due to the terrible campus shooting in Virginia, United States this week CNN International has been taking the United States feed. For someone like me who absolutely cannot stand CNN International and would really like a decent American News channel (as we only get FOX News) this has been a good time to see CNN America and its various programming. I really wish we were able to get the American Feed alongside International, I want to know why is it that things that happen in Asia, Europe or the Middle East are more important than American news in many peoples eyes here?
The Ploy Tech Special
Apr 16th
Well I am unwell with a tooth infection so I don’t feel like posting heaps, however The Ploy has a new episode out and we have a new domain name – www.theploy.com.au. Take a listen to the episode below.
This week “Dr. Ron†joins us from the popular radio show and podcast Tech Talk Radio. This episode is part of a two-part special about broadband in Australia. Also featuring in this episode regular segments and chat. In the interview with Dr. Ron we speak about what can be done about the pitiful broadband service in Australia and who is responsible? The final part of this special will be released on Friday 27th April 2007.
