Phone Calls and Other DistractionsPhone Calls and Other Distractions
Harald Welte has written about the distraction of phone calls and how it impacts engineering work [1]. He asks why people feel that they are entitled to interrupt him given[...]
Cooling PhonesCooling Phones
According to the bureau of meteorology today is 39C. But mad dogs and Ingressmen go out in the midday sun, so I took advantage of some spare time to capture[...]
Promoting EnthusiasmPromoting Enthusiasm
Rusty wrote an insightful post titled “What Can I Do To Help?” about reactions to new ideas [1]. He suggests that people make an effort to have a positive approach[...]
Android MultitaskingAndroid Multitasking
My new Samsung Galaxy S3 has support for “Multi Window Mode”, here is a video which shows how to use this, Multi Window Mode starts at about 2:30 [1]. A[...]
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[...]