hi there!
I see you've stumbled on to my humble home on the net, Drive:Activated. My name's Sam, I'm an ambitious and driven uni student, residing in Melbourne, Australia, wanting to make my mark on our world. This is my site, which is mainly just my blog and some other bits. There's no definite theme to my blog, just anything that interests me, and currently that's web trends, startups, ideas and cool stuff. Check it out, leave me a comment, click on 'Who is this?' to find out more about me, or drop me a line by clicking on 'Let's Talk'. Hope you enjoy it!

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Before I start, just want to say happy 1st birthday drive:activated (3 days ago now actually)! Thanks to everyone who have dropped by somewhere along the way - it's been a hell of a journey; met a heap of people, and has gotten me all kinds of places. Best of all, I've had fun writing about all...
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I was randomly browsing through a job site (procrastinating obviously) and came across this job listing, and I couldn't help but laugh and feel sorry for those who respond. It was essentially a listing for a web developer to create a website to sell stuff. This job advert wasn't for a established company...
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Was a bit caught up this week, so I didn't get a chance to blog about this, but a few days ago EMI and Apple did a joint press conference, announcing...wait for it... the sale of music WITHOUT DRM There were some downsides though, in that they cost 30% more, in the unpopular AAC format but are of a higher...
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I stumbled upon Hugh Macleod's How To Be Creative ChangeThis manifesto from someone's blog a while ago (can't remember who it was anymore - sorry anonymous blogger) and I loved it. The points in it are short, and to the point, and the guy has a knack for writing - its light and easily absorbed yet very...
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http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/googlife Aaron Swartz, the reddit guy, said in a recent post that Google treats its employees like kids, and that's how they retain them. It seems to have struck a nerve with his readers, with various people disagreeing, and googlers posting in his comments too. Ok, so the...