Wi-Fi is badly KRACKed, Kaspersky's Security Woes & Aussies unhappy with NBN: Vertical Hold Episode 149
KRACK kills (your Wi-Fi), Kaspersky takes a tumble and Aussies grumble about Internet and mobile services in the latest episode!
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Lunchtime Reading: Sony Hacked, Internet Dead, Internet Afterlife And A Duck
Stories abound on the Internet. Here’s some thought pieces to tide over your Tuesday lunchtime, covering everything from technology for Africa, tech in the afterlife or after your tech no longer has life and the return of the Duck.
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How Australia connected to the internet 25 years ago
It is a quarter-century since Australia first connected to the internet, but this technological breakthrough had a long gestation. What is now a global phenomenon was once the property of an exclusive community.
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OnAir Inflight Internet Review
Inflight internet isn’t easy to come by on Australian flights, although you can get it when flying internationally out of Australia. But is it worth it?
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Internet Filtering returns to the Aussie tech scene (and then it doesn't)
The Coalition has announced a policy for a compulsory opt-out filter for all Internet services — fixed and mobile — to be implemented at a cost of $10 million. Update: Malcolm Turnbull is now claiming that it’s a case of a “poorly worded” document.
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Spreading the net takes more than balloons and bombast
A flurry of initiatives aimed at connecting the billions – mainly in Africa – who still do not have access to the internet are underway.
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The entire Internet is for sale in Australia
No, not an NBN story, again. The Internet. The whole thing. Yours, in a simple, no-politics-way, for less than fifty bucks, made right here in Australia. Bargain!
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I've lived long enough to learn the closer you get to the fire the more you get burned…
Three bites of the virtual Alex Apple today — and only one of them is related to a certain well known fruit-themed company. Wonders may never cease. First up, at PC Authority: Mac Authority: Time To Go On Safari? “Apple’s announcement of Safari 4.0 Beta has Alex Kidman pondering. Is it time to switch browsers
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I woke up this morning… then I went right back to bed.
Sadly, while it’s a fine song lyric, it’s not true. My brain woke up at 4am, and it’s been churning ever since. That might not be good for my sleep patterns, but at least I do churn through the backlog of work that way. Like the latest Bluescreen column, live now at APCMag.com: Internet Filters
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