The Death of the NetbookThe Death of the Netbook
The Age has an interesting article about how Apple supposedly killed the Netbook [1]. It’s one of many articles with a similar spin on the news that the last two[...]
Links January 2013Links January 2013
AreWomenHuman has an interesting article about ViolentAcrez and the wide support for trolling (including by media corporations) [1]. Chrys Stevenson wrote an important article for the ABC about the fundamentalist[...]
Modern Swap UseModern Swap Use
A while ago I wrote a blog post debunking the idea that swap should be twice as large as RAM [1]. The issue of swap size has come up for[...]
Samsung Galaxy Camera – a Quick ReviewSamsung Galaxy Camera – a Quick Review
I recently had a chance to briefly play with the new Samsung Galaxy Camera [1]. The Galaxy Camera is an Android device with a 4.8″ display (the same size as[...]
SIM AnnoyancesSIM Annoyances
My new Samsung Galaxy S3 phone takes a micro-SIM (see the Wikipedia page about Subscriber Identity Modules for details [1]). All my other mobile devices take a mini-SIM so I[...]
Finding an ATM SkimmerFinding an ATM Skimmer
A member of SAGE-AU [1] found two ATM skimmers [2] and gave me permission to publish his description and analysis of the situation. I’ve lightly edited this from a mailing[...]
Everyone Needs a TabletEveryone Needs a Tablet
Care2 has an interesting article about people being offended by a picture of a poor Afro-American boy using an iPad [1]. It seems that people object to poor people having[...]
Samsung Galaxy S3 First Review with Power CaseSamsung Galaxy S3 First Review with Power Case
My new Samsung Galaxy S3 arrived a couple of days ago. Kogan added to the weirdness in their shipping that I documented in a previous post [1] by shipping the[...]
Using BTRFSUsing BTRFS
I’ve just installed BTRFS on some systems that matter to me. It is still regarded as experimental but Oracle supports it with their kernel so it can’t be too bad[...]
Globalisation and Phone CallsGlobalisation and Phone Calls
I just watched an interesting TED talk by Pankaj Ghemawat (of which the most important points are summarised in a TED blog post) about the world not being as globalised[...]