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Adelaide man tries to pay bill with a drawing

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:11:29 +0000

I came across this today while browsing the web. Adelaide Man, David Thorne tried to pay for a $200+ bill with a drawing of a spider. I have copy and pasted the email conversation.

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.19pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue account

Dear David,
Our records indicate that your account is overdue by the amount of $233.95. If you have already made this payment please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,
I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.

Regards, David.

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.07am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue account

Dear David,
Thankyou for contacting us. Unfortunately we are unable to accept drawings as payment and your account remains in arrears of $233.95. Please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.32am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,
Can I have my drawing of a spider back then please.

Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.42am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Overdue account

Dear David,
You emailed the drawing to me. Do you want me to email it back to you?

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.56am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,

Yes please.

Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 12.14pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account

Attached

From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 09.22am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Whose spider is that?

Dear Jane, Are you sure this drawing of a spider is the one I sent you? This spider only has seven legs and I do not feel I would have made such an elementary mistake when I drew it.

Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.03am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Whose spider is that?

Dear David, Yes it is the same drawing. I copied and pasted it from the email you sent me on the 8th. David your account is still overdue by the amount of $233.95. Please make this payment as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.05am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Automated Out of Office Response

Thankyou for contacting me. I am currently away on leave, traveling through time and will be returning last week.

Regards, David.
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.08am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?

Hello, I am back and have read through your emails and accept that despite missing a leg, that drawing of a spider may indeed be the one I sent you. I realise with hindsight that it is possible you rejected the drawing of a spider due to this obvious limb ommission but did not point it out in an effort to avoid hurting my feelings. As such, I am sending you a revised drawing with the correct number of legs as full payment for any amount outstanding. I trust this will bring the matter to a conclusion.

Regards, David.

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 2.51pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?

Dear David, As I have stated, we do not accept drawings in lei of money for accounts outstanding. We accept cheque, bank cheque, money order or cash. Please make a payment this week to avoid incurring any additional fees.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 3.17pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?

I understand and will definately make a payment this week if I remember. As you have not accepted my second drawing as payment, please return the drawing to me as soon as possible. It was silly of me to assume I could provide you with something of completely no value whatsoever, waste your time and then attach such a large amount to it.

Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Tuesday 14 Oct 2008 11.18am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?

Attached

Email Conversation thanks to news.ninemsn.com.au 27bslash6.com.

New Foldable Computer Chassis from ASUS

Stewart Wilson — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:55:43 +0000

The ASUS VENTO TA-F Series chassis incorporates space-saving design, user-friendliness and maximized airflow system catered for daily computing. By designing a foldable chassis, ASUS has made the TA-F Series easy to carry and transport, providing both experienced users and beginners of the DIY scene with a tools-free design for quick and easy installation. Furthermore, the TA-F Series chassis offers two options for users to choose from, with the TA-F11 in sophisticated black and the TA-F21 in stylish silver.

The tour de force of the TA-F Series foldable chassis lies in its user-friendly design. The TA-F Series chassis calls for a tools-free set-up, featuring screw-less ODD, FDD, HDD holders providing users with easy installation for all hardware drives, with screw eyelet indicators directing users for effortless motherboard orientation.

The TA-F Series supports a pair of front and rear 12cm large fans to maximize airflow, with the front fan drawing fresh air into the chassis, while the heat generated by the system is expelled immediately via the rear fan—providing efficient airflow and cooler temperatures. Venting outlets located at the bottom of the chassis draw cool air to enhance the cooling effect around the HDD area.

3AW misses news bulletin for Facebook

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:29:59 +0000

Last Sunday at 4PM, the Australian radio station 3AW missed the “on-the-dot” news bulletin because the news reader was too busy on the computer.

The news theme was broadcast but a series of advertisements followed it. According to NEWS.com.au, the producer ran to the studio to see that the news reader was on the computer.

By the time the news reader annouced the news, her time was up.

The news reader said that she was having computer problems but 3AW’s IT Team found she was on Facebook at the time.

A memo was sent out to all 3AW’s members saying not to use Facebook unless its for research.

[Source: NEWS.com.au]

Zune software coming to Windows Mobile

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:31:48 +0000

Steve Ballmer, confirmed today that the Zune software will be coming to the Windows Mobile Platform.
“the Zune software will also be ported to and be more important not just with the hardware but on the PC, on Windows Mobile devices, etc.”

This was confirmed in an interview with CIO Magazine

Mac OS X Running on a Dell Mini 9

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:26:35 +0000

Over at UNEASYsilence, they have succeeded into Running OS X 10.5.5 on a Dell Mini. They used a patched OS X install disk and installed it without the problem. Its reported than Wireless, Sound and Webcam works perfectly after some quick mods to the system. Head over here, to see more information.

New Microsoft Ad

Stewart Wilson — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:50:12 +0000

Here is something I found on the Microsoft Site… I hope you enjoy.

Click here to view it

How to smash your iPhone in one day…

Stewart Wilson — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:22:09 +0000

Sooo, you want to smash your iPhone open? Well this is exacly what two guys done on youtube. Really all you have to do is get a big hammer and break it. So why don’t you try it yourself? Link.

Late Night Screw Up!

Stewart Wilson — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:51:25 +0000

I’ve had reports from terence, that optus has had a little screw up in their system. Look at the attached image, boy hasn’t terence used alot of offpeak!

In my opinion, TYPICAL OPTUS!

Time of screw up: 12:43AM.

Ten HD, Teh Sucks!

Stewart Wilson — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:40:29 +0000

So you may of heard or seen on your television that Ten HD has now arrived. My opinions towards this are negative and obstructive. As you can see in the picture to the right (http://www.siteoffline.com/) , that the Ten HD logo is HUGE and very obstructive to your viewing experience. My viewing experience on Ten HD is shizenhousen. Even Nines, HD logo is better. In Wollongong we get a channel called “Southern Cross 10 HD”, this is the best i’ve had, there is no ads and no logos. To rap all this up in to word. TEN HD:

“TEH SUCKS”

Coverage Finished

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:53:48 +0000

Well Folks, That brings up to an end for our Election 2007 coverage. Check back tomorrow for more information, I hope you enjoyed the coverage. Before I leave I will list the people helping in this:

Terence Huynh
Stewart Wilson
James Davis (installing polling script)

Remember you can always be a writer for tech.geek eather contact the reawaken networks or you can contact any member of the tech.geek team.

Goodnight!

Update: 11:32PM

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:32:57 +0000

I’ve decided this is my last post for tonight….

TECH.GEEK’S Australian Election News

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:14:47 +0000

Click here

Update: 11:00PM

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:08:39 +0000

Here is the update for 11PM, atm Kevin is speaking on Channel Nine and Channel Seven or the ABC Live stream.

Update: 10:30PM

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:34:52 +0000

I’ve decided to take over on the updates….
So, Kevin has been announced the winner of the election but here are the results as of 10:32:22 PM:

By The Way :- I will be stopping at 12PM. Still 1.5 hours to go!

Update: 10:00PM

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:02:52 +0000

Filling in for Terence
Coalition Votes % Swing %
Liberal/National Coalition 4,004,831 46.29 -5.71
Australian Labor Party 4,646,111 53.71 +5.71

Update: 9:30PM

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:40:09 +0000

Decided to fill in for Terence and here it is……
Kevin Rudd has won the 2007 Australian Election according to Channel Nine. The Current results from the AEC are:

Coalition	Votes	Percentage %	Swing %

Party	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total Divisions Won
Party	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	This Election	Last Election
Liberal	12	12	6	7	4	0	0	0	41	74
Australian Labor Party	25	19	12	3	6	3	2	1	71	60
The Nationals	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	12
CLP - The Territory Party	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Independent	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
DOUBTFUL	7	4	8	5	1	2	0	1	28	0
TOTAL	49	37	29	15	11	5	2	2	150	150
COUNTED %	70.99	69.49	53.65	11.49	75.42	79.79	71.86	31.69	61.82

Liberals need 7 per cent swing in Franklin

Stewart Wilson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:13:21 +0000

In the southern Tasmanian seat of Franklin, the Liberals will need a swing of more than 7.6 per cent to wrest the seat from Labor.

The seat has been held by retiring MP Harry Quick - who was expelled from the Labor Party earlier this year.

Labor’s original candidate was Union Official, Kevin Harkins, but he stood aside after what he called an ongoing smear campaign by his opponents - including Mr Quick.

The party instead appointed Labor’s State Secretary, Julie Collins, as its candidate.

Vanessa Goodwin, who is contesting the seat the Liberals, is a criminologist and lawyer working for the Tasmanian Police.

Source:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/24/2100164.htm?site=elections/federal/2007

Apple Tablet PC is real! says Asus….

Stewart Wilson — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:30:35 +0000

Asus is helping Apple build a Tablet PC, Stewart Wilson reports.

I, Stewart Wilson hate Apple, I have an Apple iPod Nano first generation and only use it RARELY. It hardly leaves my room but according to cnet, Asus is help APPLE to build a new Tablet Mac PC. According to Asus it will be completely different to their other tablet pc’s.

Thats all I can report….

Fixing Typos by Web Users, Without Raising Hackles

Stewart Wilson — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:13:35 +0000

David Ulevitch, the founder of OpenDNS, is trying to turn two numbers into a multimillion-dollar business. He does this by using the Domain Name System, or DNS, which is the phonebook for the Internet. Every Web site is assigned unique machine-readable numbers which are used to direct Internet traffic. Mr. Ulevitch inserts his service between a user’s computer and the broader Internet. When an Internet-connected computer or router is configured by adding OpenDNS.com’s two numbers — 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 — OpenDNS makes it possible to access Web sites faster. His service will also correct standard spelling mistakes. For example, if a user types google.cm instead of google.com, OpenDNS will redirect the query to the correct Web page. OpenDNS also makes it possible for users to use the Web address query box of a Web browser in the same way users now use the search engine query box found in all modern Web browsers. Typing a search request into the regular Web address box on a computer that uses the OpenDNS service will return search results and related advertisements from Yahoo. OpenDNS makes money when a Web user clicks on the advertising links. It is nearly profitable, Mr. Ulevitch said.

Disclaimer: This is an archive post from the old TECH.GEEK (V3) site.

gPhone OS Codenamed Android, Is Full OS With SDK?

Stewart Wilson — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:14:01 +0000

Cnet is reporting that as part of Monday’s big press conference, Google will unveil their ~~iPhone killer~~ gPhone OS, tentatively codenamed Android. Sources are calling the OS a “a complete mobile-phone software stack” that will be followed shortly after by a SDK (Translation: this isn’t just an ad system and will have more than a bunch of lame web apps).As we mentioned before, CNET affirms that the OS should be open-source and Linux based, but we shouldn’t expect to see it in stores soon. The number of companies involved (over 30) will make it difficult to move quickly on this. I’m just glad that this thing is moving out from the shadowy depths of rumorville. [Cnet via Gadget Lab]