With motor-driven bicycles through South Australia

A Swiss couple is planning to travel for two months through South Australia on their Electro-bicycles. Beat and Petra Amacher who run the bicycle shop near Interlaken plan to fly to Adelaide in South Australia to begin their 2,000 km journey in the Australian summer heat.
Electro-bicycles are not known yet here in Australia. The bikes are manufactured by the 'Flyer' Company of Switzerland and have an electrical battery and motor to assist the cyclist traveling, even on hills. The bike can travel up to 50 km on the charge of a battery.
The electrical display shows not only the distance travelled and speed but also the condition of the battery that runs the motor.
The bicycle has 8 gears and weighs 45 kg and the Li-ion battery has 10Amp per hour capacity. The couple will charge the motor batteries every night at the place they spend the night.

Sounds like an adventurous trip. We wish them good luck in their endeavour.

Simon's sister is visiting with her dog

By popular demand, here's another of Simon's cartoons, this time his sister is visiting with her dog and he is fed up...

The ultimate Computer Security!

How to protect your password- this should be very useful. You just can't be too careful!

With the way things are in today's world I suggest you read the message below carefully. This message is for your own safety and security!

No one can read your password

No one can see whatever your typing

or what website your browsing.

And the ultimate is..

I know that some of you are into crafts and knitting so get cracking!! .. I can see a marketing potential here

Repairs to my car

For a while now I've put up with some minor dents and scratches on the front bumper bar of my car. They have annoyed me but were not worth going to a panel beater for repairs. Then we saw an ad in the local paper for a company called "Bumpertech" who come to you to repair minor dents and scratches. We called them and the man came yesterday to do the job.
First, he sanded and filled the scratches and sanded and sprayed a primer.
Then he sanded the primer and masked all areas ready for the final coating.
Then he mounted plastic sheeting all around to avoid overspray.

And finally, he sprayed the final coat which he had perfectly matched to the paint code found under the bonnet. He did this with the help of a lap-top computer.
Here she is, brand-spanking new.

Simon's Cat TV Dinner

For all cat lovers out there, this one is just for you

Phoning the telephone company

I fully agree with this small person about the frustration talking to telephone companies.

Beauty and the Geeks - Australia

here is a montage of clips taken from Episode 1 of Beauty and the Geeks Australia, hosted by
Bernard Curry.