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[...]
Servers in the OfficeServers in the Office
I just had a conversation with someone who thinks that their office should have no servers. The office in question has four servers, an Internet gateway/firewall system, the old file[...]
Back to the Xperia X10Back to the Xperia X10
10 months ago I was given a Samsung Galaxy S Android phone [1] to replace my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. I also installed Cyanogenmod on it (here is a more[...]
Links August 2012Links August 2012
Google are providing some really good employee benefits including benefits to a life partner of a deceased employee [1]. It’s not known if all those benefits are available outside the[...]
Woolworths Maths FailWoolworths Maths Fail
The above is a picture of the chocolate display at Woolworths, an Australian supermarket that was formerly known as Safeway – it had the same logo as the US Safeway[...]
SSD for a WorkstationSSD for a Workstation
SSDs have been dropping in price recently so I just bought four Intel 120G devices for $115 each. I installed the first one for my mother in law who had[...]
Mirror DisplaysMirror Displays
When I previously wrote about the Retina display in the new Macbook Pro I was so excited that I forgot to even check whether the display reflects light [1]. A[...]
Hard Drives for BackupHard Drives for Backup
The general trend seems to be that cheap hard drives are increasing in capacity faster than much of the data that is commonly stored. Back in 1998 I had a[...]
Love of Technology at First SightLove of Technology at First Sight
After seeing the Retina display I’ve been thinking about the computer products that I’ve immediately desired. Here is the list of the ones I can still remember: My first computer[...]
Sam Harris on LyingSam Harris on Lying
The Neuroscientist and atheism advocate Sam Harris has written a short blog post about a journalist named Jonah Lehrer who destroyed his career through false quotes and lies about them[...]