Monthly Archives: August 2011
links for 2011-08-30
Out of TouchPad | Leefe rates the world… Add around Sydney CBD are these signs advertising the wonders of a new device. Wouldn't you just love one? Doesn't it look great? Well, you are too late, and (tags: ping.fm advertising … Continue reading
Out of TouchPad
Add around Sydney CBD are these signs advertising the wonders of a new device. Wouldn’t you just love one? Doesn’t it look great? Well, you are too late, and so are the ads. HP has already canned the TouchPad. And, … Continue reading
links for 2011-08-28
On the plus side, they fit PLUS-SIZE models might have stolen the limelight at the Sydney Fashion Festival, but one observer wants the term discarded. (tags: plus-size model fashion Sydney ChristineMorgan ButterflyFoundation SydneyFashionFestival BMI PeterMorrissey IMGFashionAsiaPacific DanielHill AustralianFashionWeek SMH ShellyHorton … Continue reading
links for 2011-08-26
What Apple Employees Saw When They Logged In This Morning [FUNNY] Apparently employees at Apple were presented with an interesting Software Update this morning, Tim Cook. (tags: Apple CEO TimCook SteveJobs GizmoCrunch)
Photos from SibSyd on 13 August 2011
Here are photos from the presentations and talks at the Social Innovation Sydney Barcamp on Saturday 13 August 2011.
links for 2011-08-24
Antony Green's Election Blog: Calls for a Double Dissolution are Constitutionally Impossible Anthony Green's reasoned voice stating that the call for a Double Dissolution of parliament is not possible at the moment, so people should just shut up about it. … Continue reading
links for 2011-08-21
Critics label cybercrime bill 'invasion of privacy' A CONTROVERSIAL bill that extends the powers of Australia's police and security agencies to retain emails, text messages and other data used in alleged cyber crimes has encountered a roadblock, with a committee … Continue reading
links for 2011-08-17
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich – NYTimes.com Warren Buffett thinks that the USA's leaders are asking the poor and middle class to make a 'shared sacrifice' but not the mega-rich, who he believes are not paying enough tax. (tags: WarrenBuffett rich … Continue reading
iTunes Wild Wild West in German? This is Australia not Austria!
Browsing the Australian iTunes store I came across Wild Wild West. But that Plot Summary is not in English. It appears that Apple has confused us with Austria (perhaps). Unfortunately my German isn’t good enough to read the summary or … Continue reading
links for 2011-08-07
Internet use ‘rampant’: ASIO boss • The Register Australia’s national security is at risk, according to the Director-General of ASIO – the Australian National Intelligence Organisation – partly because of “rampant use of the Internetâ€. (tags: Australia ASIO DavidIrvine Internet … Continue reading