Monthly Archives: January 2011
Open Mobile
Last week Research in Motion announced plans to incorporate applications for the Android mobile operating system (developed by Google) into their Blackberry devices, which run their own, proprietary operating system. I, for one, think this is an absolutely brilliant idea … Continue reading
The Daily – Online News' Litmus Test
Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-only digital newspaper, The Daily, is going to be the litmus test for paid, online news when it eventually launches sometime in February or March this year. While online delivery of news has been around forever and we’ve … Continue reading
Is Digital Always Better?
As with most of the country – well, those with a healthy appetite for current affairs – I’ve been watching the unfolding flood disaster in Queensland with a mixture of shock, fascination and cheap cialis online awe at the power … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged future, internet, social, technology
Quality Internet is a Basic Utility and Needs to Be Improved
We need the National Broadband Network just like we need water, electricity, roads and railways. That’s how important this piece of national infrastructure is. That is also why the only way to do it properly is with public money via … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged future, internet, media, National Broadband Network, NBN, social, technology
Gerry Harvey – Hardly Normal.
Gerry Harvey is a scared old-man who is full of shit and out of ideas. Fact. His claims that the GST exemption for imported goods worth less than $1000 is killing local retail business are a complete crock. This not … Continue reading
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Tagged internet, social, stupid, technology