On the way back from the Dendy Cinema at Circular Quay, a fight between two men broke out with about twenty spectators some of which were egging on the individuals involved. Whilst trying to keep out of their way, I phoned it in to the police via 000 who were on the scene in less …
Category: Communications
Jun 22 2010
Watching the World Cup on Computer? Try Devuvuzelator!
Something more topical for today in the form of program that will help those of you watching the World Cup on your computer (such as via IPTV or other means). I’m sure we all now know about the vuvuzela and that some will find it more irritating than others. If you find it does impact …
Jun 20 2010
Have Digital Photos Killed Off Printed Photos?
This evening, the missus and I attended a 50th birthday party and I noticed that a lot of people had digital cameras of some description (be it mobile phone cameras or “point and shoot” cameras). Despite that, there was a photo album making its way around the room for people to look through and add …
Jun 16 2010
Make the Resolution to Capture in High Definition
During the course of the last decade, consumers have had megapixels, “high definition” and refresh rates thrown at them. I would suggest that the average person would not know about these concepts in any great detail apart from generic marketing that larger numbers are better in terms of picture resolution. These days, there are fairly …
Jun 14 2010
RSS – How Does It Work?
Yesterday, I looked at how people may be using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) without knowing it as well as how it might help make your consumption of digital information more efficient. Despite its name, people may think that RSS could be rather complicated but with a little time and understanding I reckon most people could figure it out …
Jun 13 2010
RSS – Push vs Pull
For those of you who don’t know, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and a lot of you would be using it, perhaps unknowingly. How so? RSS is a major part of how iTunes works particularly when checking for new podcasts and the update features contained within other pieces of software use RSS to check …
Jun 12 2010
Gdgt – Track Your Gadgets, Find Reviews, Get Support and More
Just a short one today. Have you had a lot of gadgets in your life and perhaps trouble keeping track of what has come and gone from your possession? Perhaps you like to keep up to date with the latest gadget news and reviews or perhaps you just need a helping hand when it all …
Jun 11 2010
Are You Comfortable with the Government Recording Your Browsing Activity?
Having read an article at ZDNet today, I became aware of a confirmation from the Attorney-General’s department that it had been investigating a mandate for ISPs to record the browsing history of its customers. This comes after the introduction of similar laws in the EU back in March 2006 which required carriers in specific member …
Jun 09 2010
An E-mail Address for Every Printer – Silly or Smart?
Hewlett-Packard, a big name in computers and printers, has listened to smartphone users who have been looking for an easy way to print from their devices. iPhone users have had partial solutions by means of dedicated apps which are limited to printing photos and screenshots but everyone else has been rather hamstrung. So what is …
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