It’s not news that IT is an ever-changing industry. The skills that I learnt when I first started are now mostly irrelevant. I say ‘mostly’ because some of the fundamentals of disks, files, networks etc still hold true (once we’d migrated off token ring anyway). And I still use the command prompt to search for…
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A looong weekend
Monday in Queensland is a public holiday to observe labour day, which is quite apt because yes, I’m working. Now before you pity me that I don’t get three whole days off (in a row!), I’m not that concerned actually. Long weekends are the perfect structure for me. I’ve had time to spend with friends and family, time…
TitStare – Why women don’t feel comfortable in the tech industry.
It’s not like me to rush out a blog post. I don’t leap to my keyboard everytime something in the media has people crying out against it. But today I just felt so compelled to write about TitStare. At TechCrunch’s ‘Disrupt’ event in San Fransisco, audience members were presented with the TitStare app by two…
To the cloud .. or not? (A personal account)
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This isn’t intended as a comprehensive argument on how to evaluate if Cloud Computing is right for you or not. I’ve written it to show where we use Cloud Computing in our own business, and where we don’t. As most of my readers aren’t IT Providers, you may find something relevant in this, or you…
BigPond ADSL – Your ADSL Service Cancellation Notice email
Disturbing email doing the rounds over the long Easter weekend in Australia, pretending to be from BigPond. I’m blogging about this in the hope that you’ll find this entry if you receive that email and Google it first. It’s a scam, and a very clever one. First the details: sender address [email protected] (that’s your first alarm bell-bt.com is…
Technology considerations for your new startup business
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If you’re thinking about starting a business (congratulations!!), then technology might be the very last consideration on your mind. With a long list of tasks in front of you (like getting a logo and stationery designed, finding an office, and working out your marketing plan), you may just requisition your home computer to start running…