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A few quick notes..
Computex Taiwan
Computex is happening soon of course - this is a HUGE computer convention running for several days in Taiwan. The vendors and manufacturers usually offer interviews and factory tours etc to visiting journalists so it's usually a great thing to attend. I won't be going this year although I fully intend to next year - however Stewart "VooDoo" Paternoster who's been a site regular since the early days and has been increasingly involved behind the scenes at OCAU will be going as OCAU's representative and reporting back to us with daily coverage. From what I've seen of his itinerary he's going to be flat out over there (it's a hard life!) so hopefully he'll keep us in the loop and it'll be just like being there. :)
Many thanks to Achieva Australia and Computer Alliance for sponsoring VooDoo and OCAU in our efforts to get some coverage of this event.
Site Design
Updated the site template again, adding a space for another new advertiser, Cougar Computers (bottom button, above Ebay, at left). You'll also be seeing their banner from time to time at the top of the page. I also removed the Counter-Strike server page as that server is only really intermittently available these days due to the massive bandwidth it sucks up.
I'd like to add a Folding@Home link like the Seti@Home and RC5 Team links in the menu, but there doesn't seem to be a team stats link I can use - not one I can find, anyway. Someone who knows something about Folding@Home, pls drop me a note with a useful URL or if you're feeling creative a paragraph about what it is and how to join our team.. thanks. :)
The new site layout (coming soon!) will be a bit more roomy, taking up the full browser width and hopefully looking a little more professional - it'll also have room for a few more advertisers. I dunno how you feel about ads, but if they help pay the server bills then it's gotta be good for the site. If you're interested in advertising on OCAU, drop me a note. I hope to spend some time next week on the new design but I do have some DDR motherboards arriving for review also which will keep me busy. :)
Legal Fund
Speaking of dollars, the Legal Fund has reached about $1500 which is fantastic. I don't know what I was expecting really, but that's a surprisingly large amount and will certainly make a big dent in the impending legal bill. My sincere thanks to everyone who's contributed, it's been another reminder that OCAU isn't just a website, it really is a community. If you'd like to contribute the details are here - no worries if you can't or prefer not to.
I had hoped to be able to give you some more info on the legal side of things but unfortunately I can't - which is probably more frustrating for me than for you, believe me. I am very actively looking into ways to bring the forums back up and I hope to have some good news about that soon. I can't be more specific because I don't know specifics yet. I know it's frustrating but trust me - things are progressing!
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