Category Archives: Admin

On the scrounge again – Sony Playstation 3 to the rescue

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Today I found a package behind the screen door of my house (a remarkable number of couriers seem unable to read the ‘Stephen Dawson, Writer, Office at Rear’ sign on the house). Within was a ‘Testmold’ Blu-ray from Sony Pictures … Continue reading →

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Old Fashioned. Moi?

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Stephen Dawson

The other day, rather than regale my long-suffering family with yet another public policy rant, I knocked off an oped on a matter of high tech that has, unfortunately, become a political football. After shopping it around for a while, … Continue reading →

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Talk about slack and lazy!

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Stephen Dawson

A couple of people have emailed me, politely I’m happy to report, wondering whether I’m ever again going to add something to this blog. For the past, ugghh!, four months I haven’t felt inspired enough to add anything new here. … Continue reading →

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Panasonic’s new projector

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Stephen Dawson

In early September Panasonic is taking me and another Australia writer to the United States for the release of its new home theatre projector, the PT-AE900, in Hollywood. You can see my reviews of its predecessors, the Panasonic PT-AE700 here, … Continue reading →

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Letters to the Editor

Posted on August 13, 2005 by Stephen Dawson

Back before I started writing for a living, I wrote letters to newspaper and magazines of the whinging, complaining kind one still sees. For those interested, I’ve posted the ones that were published here.

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Sorry!

Posted on February 5, 2005 by Stephen Dawson

No excuses, but I’m back for the time being.

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Changing servers

Posted on November 27, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

This Web site is now located in the United States on the servers of Hosting Matters. Previously it was here, in Australia, with Bigpond Hosting. The service from the latter was excellent, but it is simply much, much cheaper ($US11 … Continue reading →

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That which has not been, and will still not be for a while

Posted on September 22, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

As usual, I’ve been neglecting this Blog. I plead a high workload. In the past seven days I have submitted 16,500 words to my various editors. I shall be adding nothing here for three more weeks. Sorry. But let us … Continue reading →

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What advice do I not give?

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

From time to time people write to me asking various questions about home entertainment matters. Generally I am happy to help, time permitting, and if I think the matter interesting I may include it here. However I have had a … Continue reading →

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Amplifiers and Speakers in The Herald Sun

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve switched over from ‘Livewire’ in the Thursday edition of Melbourne’s The Age newspaper, to ‘Connect’ in the Wednesday edition of the Herald Sun. Today’s ‘Connect’ cover story is mine: how to get lots of volume from your speakers without … Continue reading →

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