So my last post looks a little bit out-of-date… Aside from Steve Jobs, the world has last night lost John Linton, boss of Australian ISP Exetel. Linton was known for his outspoken views, and his lack of enthusiasm for the National Broadband Network put him at odds with much of the telco industry here in… Read More Falling like flies
News just in: Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. His resignation letter doesn’t say why, but I don’t think there are any surprises as to the reason. Jobs has had a major influence on the destiny of Apple, with his recent decisions positioning Apple very strongly in the short term. It’s said that Apple… Read More Out of a Jobs
I have decided to bite the bullet and get rid of the fax line. There was a time when it had a purpose, but now the vast bulk of what I receive via fax is spam, or material that could have just as easily been sent as an email (and that includes the spam). Furthermore,… Read More Time to face the fax
This scam has been going around for a while – someone from an alleged PC security company (sometimes even “Telstra” or “Microsoft”) calls up and talks you through getting to your computer’s event log. The event log is a technical record of the things done by your computer and always has a lot of stuff in it,… Read More Scamtastic!
It’s difficult for a nerd not to get excited at announcements like this: Nokia is losing market share in a big way. Their problem has never been hardware – every Nokia phone I have ever owned has been thoughtfully designed and beautifully made. My most recent decision to turn away from Nokia was based entirely… Read More Nokia + Windows Phone