You know that whole idea of a work/life balance? Right at the moment, mine’s so tilted it’s essentially a work/work balance with the life hanging onto an edge somewhere by the very tips of its fingers. In fact, I think I just heard it scream as it inevitably let go. Inbetween running a household and […]
Work/Life Balance. I must get one of those. Read More »
Today, it’s all about data, data, data and waves. First up at Hydrapinion, I opined about the odd nature of Optus’ latest data promotion: Hydrapinion: Half price data pricing makes half as much sense: “I mean, really, which sounds better to you — the ‘fake’ 4 to 8c per MB, or the actual 0.5-1c per
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As I write this, I’ve been awake since 2am with the mother (and father, and possibly great-aunt) of all head colds. Yuck. I’m going to go crawl under a duvet and pretend to be dead, but don’t my zombie state let that stop the virtual presses. Not one, not two but three more articles to
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First up, today’s Vintage Tech column at PC Authority, which looks at the granddaddy of the modern graphical browser: Vintage Tech: Looking back at Mosaic: “The DNA of Mosaic runs through pretty much any modern Internet browser. So what did it look like, and why was it so special?” It might be obvious that I’ve
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Another patently false lyric. You just have to know where to stab… (insert dark laughter here…) Yeah, OK, I’m not quite that grim. I’ve just been listening to too much Alice Cooper today. Well, too much of a single Alice Cooper album anyway. This was meant to be part of my “listen to lots of
Yep, it’s this week’s hot-button topic, again, this time at PC Authority: iPhone Plan Picker: Best deals for Light, Medium and Heavy users: “To go with Telstra, or not to go with Telstra? Weigh up the decision with our full analysis of the best deals in three scenarios, as well as the best overall iPhone
C’mon… you know the Onion will be doing it. In the meantime — an iPhone story! What a shock! This time, at PC Authority: Vodafone confirms iPhone prices, Telstra reveals which shops are stocking: “Low-cost monthly repayments are good, but 24-month plans seem mandatory. Plus, why we’re worried about Telstra’s iPhone plans.”
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Apple’s NDA on the iPhone 3G expired this morning at 12:01am, local Sydney time, and predictably, there’s a flood of reviews online right now. Like, for example, mine, live now at GadgetGuy.com.au: Apple iPhone 3G: “Apple’s 3G iPhone isn’t quite as revolutionary as the hype might have you believe. Indeed, an awful lot of what
Let the floodgates open! Read More »