During my travels throughout the United States, I intended to go to Tennessee because Leah loves the place and makes it sound amazing.
I made rough plans in July to spend Christmas there, but that didn’t end up happening.
Instead, I visited Nashville, Tennessee, from the 14th-17th of December for Geoff Smith’s Christmas party on the 15th.
I [...]

Testing out Chris Pirillo’s branded Viddler player.

Giddy up!
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I’ve recently been informed by Rachel that fireworks aren’t a big thing for New Years Eve in the USA; 4th of July is when they spend all their money on fireworks.
Most other countries ring in the new year with a bang. Sydney Harbour has one of the most spectacular firework shows in the world, thanks [...]

My mom is American, so I know of Thanksgiving. Plus, Australia is influenced a lot by America, thus most Australians know of Thanksgiving.
Seeing as I was in America during Thanksgiving this year, it my first year ever attending a gathering/dinner for Thanksgiving. It’s all about the Turkey; I still haven’t looked up why. I also [...]

Back in August I went to the New Media Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was a blast and I finally got to meet all the amazing friends I’d made over the past few years.
Here’s some excitement from the expo floor when Rachel surprised Justine just by showing up.

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Mashable Open Web Awards
The second annual Open Web Awards (hosted by Mashable) are on again! Nominations are over, and it’s time to vote in round 1!
Just enter your e-mail in the widget to the left and click Vote Now. You’ll then need to check that e-mail and click a link in a confirmation e-mail [...]

Nov 21, 2008: UPDATE at the bottom with reviews of the Flip Video MinoHD from people who have used them. In short, the reviews are just as I expected; pretty horrible.
August 16, 2009: The Flip Ultra HD was announced a few months ago and it still doesn’t have an autofocus lens. Even the iPhone 3GS [...]