Links February 2011Links February 2011
Australia’s Department of Finance has mandated that the MS-Office document format should be the standard document format for all agencies [1]. Paul Wayper notes the fact that MS doesn’t plan[...]
Month: February 2011
Virgin Mobile CRM Upgrade FailureVirgin Mobile CRM Upgrade Failure
I’ve recently got a new Xperia X10 Android phone for my with with Virgin mobile, it’s generally been working OK although I am having some issues [1], I’ll write another[...]
On Burning PlatformsOn Burning Platforms
Nokia is in the news for it’s CEO announcing that they have a “Burning Platform”, Jeff Waugh gives an interesting analysis of the situation [1]. What is a Platform for[...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i – First ExperienceSony Ericsson Xperia X10i – First Experience
I have just got a new Xperia X10i for my wife. It’s with Virgin who use the Optus network. Optus apparently have better coverage than Three (who we have been[...]
Mplayer, Squeeze, and SE Linux on i386Mplayer, Squeeze, and SE Linux on i386
I’ve just updated my SE Linux repository for Squeeze to better support running mplayer on the i386 architecture, below is the APT sources.list line: deb http://www.coker.com.au squeeze selinux The first[...]
LCA2011, Harassment, etcLCA2011, Harassment, etc
The conference LCA 2011 had an anti-harassment policy [1] which was violated by a keynote speech. The speaker and the conference organisers apologised, but of course the matter didn’t end[...]