{"id":1881,"date":"2011-01-29T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2011-01-29T04:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2011-01-29T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2011-01-29T04:52:49","slug":"boydos-tech-talk-the-first-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/boydos-tech-talk-the-first-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Boydo&#8217;s Tech Talk &#8211; The First Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps hard to believe but the blog has been up and running for a full year and many things have happened over the course of the last twelve months. At times, it has been a bit of a challenge to do a daily entry particularly with the demands of full time work as well as completing my university degree via correspondence in addition to logistical challenges associated with being on the other side of the world on holiday and keeping to schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, some of the notable events of the last year include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ongoing pressure on state and federal governments to agree upon and ratify the <a title=\"Australian Video Game Classifications \u2013 Out of Touch | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/australian-video-game-classifications-out-of-touch\/\" target=\"_blank\">R18+\u00a0classification\u00a0for video games<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>the <a title=\"Aye Aye \u2013 A Win for Common Sense for Copyright Law | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/aye-aye-a-win-for-common-sense-for-copyright-law\/\" target=\"_blank\">failure of the legal challenge launched by AFACT against iiNet<\/a> for the copyright infringements incurred by customers of iiNet,<\/li>\n<li>the <a title=\"My Take on the Toyota Prius Brake Recall | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/my-take-on-the-toyota-prius-brake-recall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prius brake recall<\/a> saga,<\/li>\n<li>the <a title=\"Melbourne Storm \u2013 Mother Nature Style | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/melbourne-storm-mother-nature-style\/\" target=\"_blank\">freak storm down in Melbourne in March 2010<\/a> that turned the CBD into a swimming pool,<\/li>\n<li>the toxic subject of the <a title=\"Net Filtering \u2013 Even the US is Concerned | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/net-filtering-even-the-us-is-concerned\/\" target=\"_blank\">net filter<\/a> that seems to have fallen off the radar,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Google Caught Short on Wi-Fi Network Privacy | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/google-caught-short-on-wifi-network-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google caught capturing Wi-Fi network information<\/a> whilst capturing data for its Street View service,<\/li>\n<li>the release of the <a title=\"Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G \u2013 Unboxing Video Online | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/apple-ipad-wi-fi-3g-unboxing-video-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple iPad<\/a> and <a title=\"iPhone 4 \u2013 It\u2019s not 4G! | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/iphone-4-its-not-4g\/\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 4<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>the <a title=\"Microsoft KIN Canned Seven Weeks After Launch | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/microsoft-kin-canned-seven-weeks-after-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft KIN being withdrawn<\/a> seven weeks after launch (and then relaunched and recancelled),<\/li>\n<li>the <a title=\"Firefox 4 Beta 1 \u2013 First Look | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/firefox-4-beta-1-first-look\/\" target=\"_blank\">public release of the Firefox 4.0 Beta<\/a> (now in its tenth beta since then),<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"1TB Internet Plans Make Their Debut | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/1tb-internet-plans-make-their-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\">introduction of 1TB and unlimited internet plans<\/a> (AAPT didn&#8217;t last long after its customers were acquired by iiNet),<\/li>\n<li>the\u00a0cliff hanger\u00a0of the\u00a0<a title=\"Australian Federal Election \u2013 Unprecedented Live &amp; Online Coverage | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/australian-federal-election-unprecedented-live-online-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Federal Election<\/a> and the unprecedented level of online coverage,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Xmarks Shutting Down in Early 2011 | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/xmarks-shutting-down-in-early-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">Xmarks declaring their forthcoming closure<\/a> (but later saved by LastPass who bought them out),<\/li>\n<li>the<a title=\"iPhone 4 Owners \u2013 Don\u2019t Forget Your Free Case | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/iphone-4-owners-dont-forget-your-free-case\/\" target=\"_blank\"> iPhone 4 antenna saga<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Beware of Cold Calls Regarding Computer Security | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/beware-of-cold-calls-regarding-computer-security\/\" target=\"_blank\">ongoing scams involving people posing as Microsoft and other companies<\/a> under the guise of helping to fix non-existent computer problems,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"FireSheep \u2013 Why You Should Be Worried About Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/firesheep-why-you-should-be-worried-about-unsecured-wi-fi-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\">FireSheep<\/a> and its security implications on open Wi-Fi networks,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Beware of Changes to Android Market Refunds | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/beware-of-changes-to-android-market-refunds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google changing its policy on automatic refunds<\/a> for applications bought through the Android Market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also had opportunities to get hands on with a stack of gadgets including the <a title=\"Panasonic Viera Plasma 3DTV Unboxing | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/panasonic-viera-3dtv-unboxing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Panasonic Viera Plasma 3DTV<\/a>, <a title=\"Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Player (DMP-BDT300GN) Unboxing | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/panasonic-3d-blu-ray-player-dmp-bdt300gn-unboxing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blu-ray player<\/a> and <a title=\"Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Disc Home Theatre Sound System (SC-BTT755) Unboxing | Boydo's Tech Talk\" href=\"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/panasonic-3d-blu-ray-disc-home-theatre-sound-system-sc-btt755-unboxing\/\" target=\"_blank\">home theatre system<\/a> over the year and hope that I will be able to continue doing so for the year ahead. For those of you patiently waiting for the review I am releasing my review of the 3DTV tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>At any rate, things have been going really well with the launch of the dedicated <a title=\"Boyd's Tech Talk | Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boydostechtalk\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a> and <a title=\"Boydo's Tech Talk | YouTube\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/boydostechtalk\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a> which has clocked up 3,500 video views since December 2010.<\/p>\n<p>As always, thanks for your support of the blog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps hard to believe but the blog has been up and running for a full year and many things have happened over the course of the last twelve months. 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