Server Use Per PersonServer Use Per Person
I’ve just read Diego’s response to an ill-informed NYT article about data-center power efficiency [1]. This makes me wonder, how much server use does each person have? Google Almost everyone[...]
Category: Networking
Changing Phone Prices in AustraliaChanging Phone Prices in Australia
18 months ago when I signed up with Virgin Mobile [1] the data transfer quotas were 200MB on the $29 per month plan and 1.5G on the $39 per month[...]
What I REALLY Want from the NBNWhat I REALLY Want from the NBN
Generally I haven’t had a positive attitude towards the NBN. It doesn’t seem likely to fulfill the claims of commercial success and would be a really bad thing to privatise[...]
The Most Important things for running a Reliable Internet ServiceThe Most Important things for running a Reliable Internet Service
One of my clients is currently investigating new hosting arrangements. It’s a bit of a complex process because there are lots of architectural issues relating to things such as the[...]
Good Riddance to FlashGood Riddance to Flash
The Age reports that Adobe has ceased development of Flash for mobile systems [1]. This is described as leading to an improvement in the web experience for iPhone and iPad[...]
Dual SIM Phones vs Amaysim vs Contract for Mobile PhonesDual SIM Phones vs Amaysim vs Contract for Mobile Phones
Currently Dick Smith is offering two dual-SIM mobile phones for sale in Australia. One is the LG T510 for $99, but it only supports GSM on each SIM. This might[...]
Name Server IP and a Dead ServerName Server IP and a Dead Server
About 24 hours ago I rebooted the system that runs the secondary DNS for my zone and a few other zones. I’d upgraded a few things and the system had[...]
Can Online Dating make You Depressed?Can Online Dating make You Depressed?
Anne Rettenberg wrote an article for Psychology Today that is critical of the idea of online dating [1], she cites one example of a man who visited a prostitute due[...]
Pool PartiesPool Parties
Periodically Free Software people from other countries visit Melbourne on business trips. Usually when someone is sent any distance on a business trip (IE to Australia from anywhere other than[...]
Virgin Refunds Me $200Virgin Refunds Me $200
Virgin Mobile Excessive Billing In my previous post about the Xperia X10 I mentioned being billed excessively for bandwidth use [1]. On Friday when I phoned Virgin I was repeatedly[...]