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May 6, 2008

Australia's favourite chicken

I am sure Rev. Dr. Wu Yi will like this commercial. Nando has a commercial in the style of Australia's Got Talent or Australian Idol. Here's the clip: For the profile of each chicken contestant, please visit http://bigchicken.com.au/ The video... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 06 May 2008 8:11 PM | read this entry

May 4, 2008

the week it was, 4th May 2008

Six dead on Sydney Harbour tragedy. The fifth Australian solider was killed in Afghanistan. Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 04 May 2008 3:08 PM | read this entry

May 1, 2008

off-duty police officers attacking citizen jailed! hooray!

A delightful news for those who dislike power-abusing police officers. Two disgraceful drunken off-duty police officers Danyl and Scott Mewburn (they are brothers) showed off their police badges and assaulted a law-abiding citizen. The brothers are sentenced to maximum eight... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 May 2008 8:55 PM | read this entry

April 30, 2008

it's momsense: Mom's Overture

From my recorded video clip. There's a very interesting one from The Morning Show. Comedian Anita Renfroe showed everything a mom would say in a 24-hour period. Click on the screen shot below to watch the clip. Well, listen carefully.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 30 Apr 2008 11:39 PM | read this entry

April 27, 2008

the week it was 27 April 2008

On Thursday, Olympic torch relayed in Canberra, overall peaceful. "Lest we forget", April 25th was ANZAC day. Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 27 Apr 2008 10:57 PM | read this entry

April 20, 2008

the week it was 20 April 2008

2020 Summit "the people's parliament" took over this weekend. After 107 years, Australia will have a female Governor-General. Six New Zealand high school students and their teacher have been killed in a canyoneering accident. Here's the weekly The Week It... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 20 Apr 2008 10:34 PM | read this entry

April 13, 2008

the week it was 13 April 2008

The jury at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed has completed. A Sydney high school was burst by an underage armed gang. Olympic torch was still in trouble. Here's the weekly The Week It... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 13 Apr 2008 10:14 PM | read this entry

April 9, 2008

Antony does not speak English

Many SillyDog701 members have heard that “Antony does not speak English”, and perhaps some have heard his “Magic Glasses” story. Although none has believe the Magic Glasses story yet. According to report, there's no need to speak English to live... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 09 Apr 2008 10:23 PM | read this entry

April 6, 2008

the week it was 6 April 2008

The Olympic butterfly champion Nick D'Arcy punched Commonwealth gold medallist Simon Cowley. Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 06 Apr 2008 3:29 PM | read this entry

March 23, 2008

happy Easter Sunday, the week it was 23 March 2008

Happy Easter Sunday everybody. HMAS Sydney II ship wreckage was found. Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec comparison... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 23 Mar 2008 1:10 PM | read this entry

March 16, 2008

the week it was, 16 March 2008

Former Queensland surgeon Jayant Patel has been arrested in the US. Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec comparison... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 16 Mar 2008 10:01 PM | read this entry

March 9, 2008

the week it was, 9 March 2008

Ten Australian travel agents taken hostage in Xi'an, China were back home safely. Official interest rates increased by 0.25% again. Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 09 Mar 2008 10:32 AM | read this entry

March 2, 2008

the week it was, 2 March 2008

The deployment of Prince Harry to Afghanistan was revealed by ‘New Idea’. Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 02 Mar 2008 11:16 AM | read this entry

March 1, 2008

Mardi Gras Parade, 30th anniversary

Today is also the 30th anniversary of Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. I will try to take photos tonight. This is the video of 2007's Mardi Gras Parade, captured from Channel 7's Weekend Sunrise. Enjoy.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 Mar 2008 10:42 AM | read this entry

February 17, 2008

Australia says sorry to Aborigines. the week it was, 17 Feb 08

Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec comparison page and judge yourself. (Click the screenshot above to watch the... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 17 Feb 2008 1:15 PM | read this entry

February 3, 2008

The Week It Was, 3 Feburary 2008

Posted by Antony on 03 Feb 2008 12:28 PM | read this entry

January 27, 2008

The Week It Was, 27 January 2008

Posted by Antony on 27 Jan 2008 4:30 PM | read this entry

January 20, 2008

The Week It Was, 20 January 2008

Here's the regular The Week It Was. There was no The Week It Was last week. As usual, the clip is available in the usual H.264 format. Why do I use H.264 format? See this QuickTime codec comparison page and... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 20 Jan 2008 4:01 PM | read this entry

January 8, 2008

racist and hypocrite Australia

This is a well made YouTube video. It shows many aspects about Australia the (former) Government didn't want you to know. "If you are not a Caucasian, white Australians are very racist," "Aboriginals and Asians are still treated as second-class... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 08 Jan 2008 10:35 AM | read this entry

December 6, 2007

Bones is back tonight

It has been 8 months. Sadly, Bones is not a top rating show here in Australia, and Channel Seven is airing it during off-rating season. Tonight on Bones (Season 2 episode 7, The Girl with the Curl) Brennan and... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 06 Dec 2007 4:28 PM | read this entry

November 27, 2007

it was all Bingo's fault

Last night, Channel Seven's Today Tonight and Channel Nine's A Current Affair (ACA) reported the same story, but from completely different angles, again. From my memory, ACA attacked Today Tonight's host Naomi Robson's attempt to rescue the boy, Wa... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 27 Nov 2007 8:42 PM | read this entry

November 26, 2007

Criminal Minds season final, 2 hours

(Click the screenshot above to watch the promo) Season Finale of Criminal Minds is on Channel 7 tonight at an earlier time, 8.30 pm, then, another hour of Criminal Minds (repeat). Tonight on Criminal Minds at 8.30 (season 2... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 26 Nov 2007 1:52 PM | read this entry

November 25, 2007

the Howard years

Continued from last night's a new Prime Minister is born entry, this is a video clip highlights John Howard's 11 years as Prime Minister of Australia. He was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia on 11th March, 1996 and... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 25 Nov 2007 7:53 AM | read this entry

November 21, 2007

Bang and Burn, Prison Break season final

The new episode is just one day after the US airing, Prison Break is Fast Tracked on Channel 7 tonight. Tonight's Prison Break is the season final for 2007 something called fall final in the States, Prison Break will... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 21 Nov 2007 4:16 PM | read this entry

November 15, 2007

disgraceful Chaser chased.

Taxpayer funded ABC's disgraceful number one show The Chaser's War on Everything has again, targeting Channel 7, especially Today Tonight show (which is the number 1 rating on 6.30 timeslot, to many ABC supporters' dismay). The Chaser team has... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 15 Nov 2007 2:25 PM | read this entry

November 4, 2007

swearing Oz Health Minister, the week it was, 4 Nov 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) Snubbing/insulting a dying taxpayer, being late for agreed TV debate, and swearing in front of... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 04 Nov 2007 7:08 PM | read this entry

November 3, 2007

Do as he says, not as he does.

Hypocrite? Premier Morris Iemma tells city workers to use public transport and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, however, he spent $7 million a year on car parking for bureaucrats. In plain words, taxpayers are urged to use public transport while... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 03 Nov 2007 9:22 PM | read this entry

October 28, 2007

The Week It Was 28 Oct 2007

Daylight saving starts today in most parts of Australia. Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) Second Australian solider was killed, SAS... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 28 Oct 2007 5:39 PM | read this entry

October 21, 2007

The Week It Was 21 Oct 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) AFL West Coast Eagles player Ben Cousins was arrested on 16 October 2007 in Perth... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 21 Oct 2007 3:25 PM | read this entry

October 14, 2007

The Week It Was 14 Oct 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. There was no The Week It Was last Sunday, due to Channel Seven's coverage of 2007 Bathurst (racing). As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 14 Oct 2007 10:37 PM | read this entry

September 30, 2007

The Week It Was, 30 September 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) Myanmar (Burma) government soldiers open fire on unarmed monks who were anti-government protesting. False alarm... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 30 Sep 2007 7:13 PM | read this entry

September 19, 2007

Freedom of speech in US?

In the country that is proud of freedom of speech, a student was arrested during a question and answer period when he asked Senator John Kerry a question. Andrew Meyer, 21, a University of Florida student from Weston was stunned... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 19 Sep 2007 3:45 PM | read this entry

September 16, 2007

The Week It Was, 16 September 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) John Howard announced that he will retire within 3 years if he wins the election.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 16 Sep 2007 6:12 PM | read this entry

September 7, 2007

17-inch iMac G4

Finally I got it! A 17-inch iMac G4 (1.25GHz). I won an iMac DV 500MHz (G3) on eBay the other day, but the iMac can't be booted. And I decided not to get it. Before winning that iMac (G3), I've... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 07 Sep 2007 11:37 AM | read this entry

September 5, 2007

APEC, Sydney locked down just for one person.

Entire Sydney locked down just for one man. All George W. Bush's fault.

(read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 05 Sep 2007 11:00 PM | read this entry

September 2, 2007

The Week It Was, 2 September 2007

Here's the regular The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) APEC is coming to Sydney, the RAAF's FA-18s will be controlling Sydney's 20,000 square kilometre... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 02 Sep 2007 1:41 PM | read this entry

August 29, 2007

Paul Potts on Sunrise this morning

Paul Potts was on Sunrise this morning with stunning performances. Paul Potts, the first winner of Britain's Got Talent, he sings opera arias. Before his performance on Britain's Got Talent, he was an unknown mobile phone salesman from Wales.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 29 Aug 2007 6:44 PM | read this entry

August 21, 2007

Chinese drivers are the worst drivers on the face of the earth: John Laws

Radio station 2UE's host John Laws clearly does not like Chinese drivers. On 17th August, during a radio talk-back, he said “I understand that Chinese drivers are probably the worst drivers on the face of the earth.” That was a... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 21 Aug 2007 9:33 AM | read this entry

August 18, 2007

‘Look at moiye’ Kath & Kim starts tomorrow on 7

The Logie awarding winning Aussie TV comedy Kath & Kim returns this Sunday. Kath & Kim will be back to screen on a new host, Channel Seven in Australia and TV3 in NZ and BBC Two in the UK.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 18 Aug 2007 10:51 AM | read this entry

July 24, 2007

Harry Potter Mania

The Pottermania or chaos news clip from Sunday's Weekend Sunrise. (H.264 format, 1 min 50 sec, 5.6MB, QuickTime Player 7 recommended) News.com.au has a special multimedia report on Pottermania with photos from Sydney's Central Station. (Flash required) Yes, Central Station... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 24 Jul 2007 1:06 PM | read this entry

July 22, 2007

The Week It Was, 22nd July 2007

Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in QuickTime H.264 format. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) Glean Wheatley has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years jail for tax fraud. He... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 22 Jul 2007 11:58 AM | read this entry

July 15, 2007

The Week It Was 15 July 2007

Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in QuickTime H.264 format and I may upload to YouTube later. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) Stan Zemanek , Australia's controversial and opinionated... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 15 Jul 2007 6:55 PM | read this entry

July 11, 2007

Prison Break season final

Two hours of Prison Break tonight! (Season Final) No Prison Break last Wednesday due to State of Origion III. Two week ago on Prison Break, Sarah was arrested, she said nothing to FBI. Mahone examined Micheal's tatoos, and found... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 11 Jul 2007 9:22 AM | read this entry

July 8, 2007

bombing, The Week It Was, 8th July 2007

Here's the weekly The Week It Was. As usual, the clip is available in QuickTime H.264 format and I may upload to YouTube later. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) A Jeep bombed outside Glasgow Airport's main... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 08 Jul 2007 12:11 PM | read this entry

July 4, 2007

duckwalk

You heard of the catwalk, but you probably haven't heard of duckwalk. There's an interesting clip from yesterday's Sunrise, duckwalk from Hervey's Range in Queensland. (Click the QuickTime screen shot above to watch the short clip.)... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 04 Jul 2007 5:45 PM | read this entry

July 1, 2007

Flooding, The Week It Was, 1 July 2007

The usual The Week It Was from Weekend Sunrise. The floods in Victoria were declared the worst in 37 years by Victoria Premier Steve Bracks. (Click the screenshot above to watch the video clip) The floodwaters rise in eastern Victoria.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 Jul 2007 9:55 PM | read this entry

June 24, 2007

Shooting in Melbourne The Week It Was, 24 June 2007

The eastern coast of Australia has been in the drought for quite a while, and it has been some welcome raining for the last week. Some area were hit hard with the rain. This week's video clip of The Week... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 24 Jun 2007 1:13 PM | read this entry

June 18, 2007

God, That's Good - Desperate Housewives

Today is Queen's Birthday (in most parts of Australia). The end of long weekend, however, what is important is Desperate Housewives is on! Last week on Wisteria Lane, Ian can't swim and is embarrassed that he has to be... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 18 Jun 2007 10:22 AM | read this entry

June 12, 2007

Got refused by muslim taxi drivers? Sunrise has the answer.

Last year, I mentioned an issue about muslim taxi drivers. Muslim taxi drivers refuse to carry blind passengers and their guide dogs, they say it's against their religion. So, if you are vision impaired, you simply can't get home by... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 12 Jun 2007 4:05 PM | read this entry

March 25, 2007

Tomorrow on Sunrise and I was there.

The title sounds a bit strange, but there's no grammar error in the title. I was there in the promo clip, Tomorrow on Sunrise, waving in the background. The promo clip was filmed on Friday after Keith Urban's outdoor concert.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 25 Mar 2007 8:39 PM | read this entry

March 19, 2007

Bang, Desperate Hosuewives

Channel Seven says two housewives will die tonight. Here is the promo. Last week on Wisteria Lane, Susan professes her love for Ian while Gaby and Carlos tried to rekindle their love, and Bree was confronted with Orson's past. Nora... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 19 Mar 2007 9:40 AM | read this entry

March 18, 2007

The Week It Was, 18th March 2007

The regular The Week It Was video clip captured from this morning's Weekend Sunrise. Sydney's Harbour Bridge celebrates 75th birthday today, scientists discovered new leopard species. Another John Howard's minister resigned. NSW's state election is coming next Saturday, 24th March.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 18 Mar 2007 5:38 PM | read this entry

March 12, 2007

Sweetheart, I Have to Confess, Housewives

“The art of sabotage is practised everyday in the suburbs.” I really like that sentence. Last week on Wisteria Lane, I reallthe divorce between Gaby and Carlos reaches new levels of bitterness, Lynette becomes the co-owner of a new... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 12 Mar 2007 8:36 AM | read this entry

March 11, 2007

The Week It Was, 11th March 2007

The regular The Week It Was video clip captured from this morning's Weekend Sunrise. I am such a big Sunrise fan. So, what happened this past week? Plane crashed in Indonesia, two cyclones in Western Australia. John Inman passed away.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 11 Mar 2007 6:53 PM | read this entry

March 4, 2007

The Week It Was

The regular The Week It Was video clip captured from this morning's Weekend Sunrise. I am such a big Sunrise fan. So, what happened this past week? Happy Feet won the only Oscar for Australia, Senator Ian Campbell was forced... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 04 Mar 2007 11:24 PM | read this entry

Mardi Gras Parade 2007

Well, it was actually very good weather for Mardi Gras last night, but because the day was too hot, I did not go to City for the Parade. Sunrise's Simon Reeve had some good time in Mardi Gras last... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 04 Mar 2007 4:07 PM | read this entry

March 1, 2007

The Titan on the Tracks, Bones season 2 starts tonight

It was a great show last week, the bones were Bones' mother... Well, nice ending, Bones united with her brother. Season two of Bones starts tonight at the usual time. Tonight on Bones (Season 2 episode 1,The Titan on the... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 Mar 2007 8:34 AM | read this entry

February 28, 2007

Map 1223, Prison Break

Poor John Abruzzi, he was down last week. Last week on Prison Break, Captain Brad Bellick captured Michael and his team, but it was not the police reward he's after. Bellick wanted the money. After meeting his family, John... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 28 Feb 2007 7:16 AM | read this entry

February 26, 2007

Like It Was, Housewives

Last night's Ugly Betty was a great episode. People are not friendly at all, everybody is trying to get the best for himself/herself without thinking about others. I started watching the show a week ago, I think I like the... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 26 Feb 2007 8:45 AM | read this entry

February 19, 2007

A Weekend in the Country, Housewives

Last week on Desperate Housewives, one new hot guy moved into Wisteria Lane, Edie's nephew Austin McCann (played by Josh Henderson). Julie saw him but was not that impressed with his strutting around shirtless. Then Bree got married with... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 19 Feb 2007 8:59 AM | read this entry

February 18, 2007

The Week It Was

Barack Obama announced that he would run for US Presidency, the first black US presidential candidate in history. Australia Prime Minister John Howard attacked him for withdrawing troops from Iraq. In politics, it was all about "guts" and "courage",... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 18 Feb 2007 1:20 PM | read this entry

February 1, 2007

the very last Will & Grace

An one hour special of the very last of Will & Grace will be on air this tonight. Tonight on Will & Grace (The Finale) In tonight's one hour final episode, will Will and Grace raise a child together... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 Feb 2007 9:42 AM | read this entry

January 28, 2007

Desperate Housewives returns tomorrow night

It has been a while since we talked about Desperate Housewives. What can be more exciting? It's back tomorrow! A nail biting cliffhanger night starts at 8.45 pm. Tomorrow night, Bree, Susan, Gaby and Lynette fondly remember the days... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 28 Jan 2007 7:50 AM | read this entry

January 24, 2007

four hours of 24 next week!

Another exciting show 24 (Season 6) will be back on 30th January on Channel Seven with 4 episodes. The last time we saw Federal Agent Jack Bauer, he was bound, beaten, and held captive by Chinese government agents. Season... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 24 Jan 2007 10:31 AM | read this entry

January 23, 2007

Prison Break, starts 31st Jan

The long awaiting Prison Break - On The Run (Season 2) will be back on 31st January on Channel Seven. Here is a promo for Prison Break:... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 23 Jan 2007 10:06 AM | read this entry

January 15, 2007

Home and Away returns tonight!

Well, I am not a big fan of Home and Away, but I watched the last few episodes of Home and Away last year. At end of last season, Channel Seven showed a montage of Sally's life. There is footage... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 15 Jan 2007 11:25 AM | read this entry

January 13, 2007

Muslims have more right to stay in Australia than Anglo-Saxons

Less than 3 months ago, Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilali said Sheik said women who don't cover up their bodies are the blame for sex attacks, he compared non-muslim dressed women to "uncovered meat", and when cat eats the uncovered meat,... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 13 Jan 2007 10:15 AM | read this entry

January 5, 2007

Holly Valance talks about Melbourne

Holly Valance, best known as Felicity "Flick" Scully in Neighbours between 1999 and 2002, or more recently, Michael Scofield's wife - Nika Volek - from Prison Break. In Prison Break, Nika Volek was originally from the Czech Republic. She married... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 05 Jan 2007 10:02 PM | read this entry

January 1, 2007

Welcome to 2007

I will start with some video clips of New Year's Eve fireworks around the world for 2007's AntBlog701. (click above QuickTime screenshot to watch the short video clip, 1 min 48 sec)... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 Jan 2007 4:58 PM | read this entry

December 31, 2006

The year it was.

It's the end of the year. Weekend Sunrise this morning provides a great look back of what happened this year. (click above QuickTime screenshot to watch the video clip, 4 min 13 sec, 13.2MB) If you prefer, you can watch... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 31 Dec 2006 9:44 AM | read this entry

December 20, 2006

Sophie Delezio gets a new home

It has been 3 years since Sophie's first life-threatening accident, and 7 months since Sophie's second accident. 7News has a special report on Sydney's brave little girl - Sophie Delezio's latest update. All looks good. She will have a... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 20 Dec 2006 5:21 PM | read this entry

December 12, 2006

Inkwell and Antony's handwriting in action

Okay, I must admit that I was bored. I recorded my handwriting in action. A while back, I bought a second hand Wacom Graphire 3 tablet (6x8) which works great except I haven't used it much. So I plugged... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 12 Dec 2006 7:47 AM | read this entry

December 1, 2006

good bye Naomi

Naomi Robson (east coast edition) has finished her last TV host of Today Tonight (east coast edition) tonight. She announced she's leaving Today Tonight on Monday evening. This is the farewell video to Naomi Robson. (click the screenshot above to... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 Dec 2006 10:15 PM | read this entry

November 28, 2006

Naomi Robson announces leaving Today Tonight

Channel Seven's Today Tonight east coast edition's host Naomi Robson announced that she won't host Today Tonight next year. (click the screenshot above to see the video)... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 28 Nov 2006 12:33 PM | read this entry

November 4, 2006

U2 and Green Day: The Saints Are Coming

This is an exclusive video from yesterday's Sunrise. An exclusive performance of U2 and Green Day on the new single: The Saints Are Coming. Enjoy. (click the image above to watch the video clip, 3 min 18 sec, 7.3MB) For... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 04 Nov 2006 7:31 AM | read this entry

November 1, 2006

Kochie is a Mac user!

Today on Sunrise, they have a talk about Mac vs PC. It was good to know that Kochie is a Mac user! I was lucky enough to have a photo with David Koch 'Kochie' last Friday after filming of Where... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 Nov 2006 9:06 AM | read this entry

October 10, 2006

Optus animal

Recently, Optus has an interesting animal commercial on TV in Australia. I captured it here: (streaming video, 1 min) If I remember correctly, Telecom NZ had quite a few animal commercials. Telecom NZ's commercials were trying to show how cute... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 10 Oct 2006 4:46 AM | read this entry

October 6, 2006

Priscilla the musical

Remember the 1994 movie, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert? They are back in musical, the tour starts tomorrow (7th October 2006) in Star City Sydney. The movie is about two drag queens, and a transsexual woman... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 06 Oct 2006 1:21 PM | read this entry

September 27, 2006

funny commercial: ANZ Credit Card Protection

Today's entry is an interesting commercial showing recently in Australia television. The bank employs a lot of security protection, as it seems. (click the above screenshot to watch it) The video clip is encoded with state-of-the-art video codec H.264, which... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 27 Sep 2006 9:11 AM | read this entry

September 20, 2006

the story behind Naomi Robson's mission, part 2

Few days ago, I mentioned Naomi Robson and the real story about Naomi's mission. On Monday, ABC's Mediawatch had some report on this Channel 7 vs Channel 9 on Wawa story, Why 7 Ate 9 OR Wawa's TV Dinner.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 20 Sep 2006 2:54 PM | read this entry

September 10, 2006

Irwin and Brocky

This week could be a sad week for many Australians. Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin died on Monday. On Friday, Peter Brock "Peter Perfect", a legend in Australian moter racing sport, was killed in a car accident. Steve Irwin died while... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 10 Sep 2006 10:05 PM | read this entry

September 6, 2006

Steve Irwin and media coverage

Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin died on Monday morning around 11:30am (4th Sept 2006). He was filming a television program on the Great Barrier Reef off far north Queensland when the drama unfolded yesterday. Mr Irwin was killed by a stingray... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 06 Sep 2006 2:08 PM | read this entry

August 9, 2006

remarkably similar

Just some screenshots from the stream of WWDC06 Keynote. It's not hard to notice the interface of upcoming Windows Vista looks just like Mac OS X Tiger, released more than one year ago, on 29th April 2005. The default layout:... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 09 Aug 2006 1:07 PM | read this entry

August 2, 2006

Vista voice recognition demo

Remember the famous Windows 98 demo video clip? It seems Microsoft can't recognise “mom” and “aunt”. The guy said, “dear mom comma, fix aunt, delete that, delete that, delete that, I think it's picking up all of the echo here,... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 02 Aug 2006 9:33 AM | read this entry

August 1, 2006

a dog, a cat and some food

I saw following video on You Tube, it's kind of funny. If you were a cat, and you lived with a dog who eats your food, you got to know how to protect your food. You can watch this clip... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 01 Aug 2006 12:33 PM | read this entry

June 27, 2006

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Back to the 80s. Total Eclipse of the Heart, an 80s popular performed by Bonnie Tyler. From Bevo Sports. Texas A&M Athletics (Aggie)'s Chris Walker and his friends filmed themselves singing “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in their dorm room.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 27 Jun 2006 12:04 PM | read this entry

May 18, 2006

sold my old Mac

I sold my old Mac the past Sunday. It was a PowerMac G4 400 (PCI) model with 512 MB RAM and 2x40GB HDD. I don't need the old Power Mac G4, and someone wants it for rendering videos. According to... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 18 May 2006 3:52 PM | read this entry

April 9, 2006

get out of someone's car

This is a funny video from Jean-Philippe. Enjoy. (click the screenshot above to watch the short clip, WMV format, 2.3 MB) Okay, I know it's in WMV format, but install Flip4Mac's WMV Component (free) and you can play it under... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 09 Apr 2006 2:09 PM | read this entry

January 6, 2006

new year celebration with QuickTime VR

Want to see the new year celebration from the world in 360º panorama's view? All you need is QuickTime Player installed. (QuickTime VR to be exact.) check them out: New Year's Eve in QuickTime VR Very impressive! Just a... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 06 Jan 2006 1:43 AM | read this entry

November 30, 2005

honeybear

I took the first movie with my new K750i last night. Honeybear is Jessica's mum's cat. Jessica does not like the cat although, but I like cats. In fact I bring a tin of cat food to feed Honeybear every... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 30 Nov 2005 1:53 AM | read this entry

November 25, 2005

Christmas lights

Have you got all the wires connected and checked all the light bulbs for this Christmas? Jeremy Varner sent me a link to this funny video (this holiday house is rawking out), and I think it's a good idea to... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 25 Nov 2005 2:39 AM | read this entry

September 17, 2005

Desktop in Action, part 5, now in H.264

Desktop in Action, part 5 is now available in stunning H.264 codec. The image is much better and requires far less bandwidth compared to previous one. The new Desktop in Action streamed from QuickTime Streaming Server.

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Posted by Antony on 17 Sep 2005 4:43 PM | read this entry

June 3, 2005

Desktop in Action, part 3 take 2

Last month, I created Desktop in Action, part 4 featuring the stunning H.264 codec introduced by QuickTime 7. Yesterday, Annjack featured my Desktop in Action part 3 in his applewoods Mac blog. And I decided to retake the popular Desktop... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 03 Jun 2005 10:06 PM | read this entry

May 4, 2005

Desktop in Action, part 4

Antony's 4th Desktop in Action, featuring Dashboard and encoded in exciting H.264 codec.

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Posted by Antony on 04 May 2005 6:23 AM | read this entry

April 23, 2005

QuickTime movie

This is a short QuickTime movie, in streaming. pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" target="quicktimeplayer"> (Stolen from currawong of Apple Talk AU)... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 23 Apr 2005 12:16 AM | read this entry

December 16, 2004

short movie

A short movie of me and Gerard in Oxford St last Friday night. (QuickTime movie, 384KB) Since the picture/film taken last Friday was too old, I have to “restore” it with iMovie.... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 16 Dec 2004 8:47 PM | read this entry

September 27, 2004

Superb Lyrebird

QuickTime movie of Superb Lyrebird. (click above QuickTime for QuickTime movie, 7.8MB) I took the movie with my Canon PowerShot S50, and I have no idea what that Superb Lyrebird was doing. If you are interested in more information about... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 27 Sep 2004 10:18 PM | read this entry

September 5, 2004

Antony Desktop in Action, Part 3

Desktop in action - featuring Dock

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Posted by Antony on 05 Sep 2004 5:55 PM | read this entry

May 28, 2004

fold your T-shirt in two seconds

brilliant! watch the mpeg movie (playable in QuickTime) (taken from burntoutblog)... (read this entry)

Posted by Antony on 28 May 2004 4:52 PM | read this entry

April 15, 2004

it's super fast

My desktop in action

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Posted by Antony on 15 Apr 2004 8:33 AM | read this entry