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Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Anyone got a square to spare?

Chris Saad <chris.s...@gmail.com>

This is brilliant :)

Chris

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 5:13 AM, Geoff McQueen <

geoff.mcqu...@internetrix.com.au> wrote:

> Kain,

> If you're keen for a sunny ride down one of the most visually stunning
> commuter corridors in Australia, you're welcome to come and hang with us in
> beautiful Wollongong. We've got a bunch of spare desks, ADSL2, and a kick
> ass collection of tunes to enjoy.

> We won't even make you buy coffee, and your laptop will be safe if you head
> to the loo.

> Else, I'll have a word with a mate of mine who just got some office space
> in Kent St set up. He's still getting desks installed, and I'm not sure
> about his spare capacity levels (I just checked it out for the first time
> today).

> Geoff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kain Tietzel
> Sent: Thursday, 14 August 2008 10:09 PM
> To: Silicon Beach Australia
> Subject: [SiliconBeach] Anyone got a square to spare?

> Does anyone have a desk that a colleague and I might share to work on
> a project for a day next week? Mick's Sydney-co-working space is still
> a couple of months away and I need  a low cost option to operate from
> once a week. Better yet, does anyone have a desk to rent out?

> [Lesson Learnt] On my first day out i thought i'd set myself up in a
> coffee shop with wi-fi and work from there. In theory it should have
> been simple, purchase a few coffee's and i'd have an office for the
> day. Instead, I froze my ass off. Plus i drank so much coffee that i
> needed to go to the loo every 20 minutes... but what do you do with
> your laptop whilst your gone, i'd be madness to take it with you. So i
> downloaded a motion sensor alarm for my laptop and when i tested it,
> it wouldn't turn off until i yanked the battery out of the bottom.
> Needless to say my first day out was a failure.

> If anyone knows of space that's up for sharing in Sydney please drop
> me a line.

> Cheers

> Kain

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Chris Saad

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