The safety of our children is a matter of concern for us all. While we feel quite able to maintain their physical safety we feel a great deal more uncertain about their safety online. This concern often stems from lack of knowledge and is fuelled by the sensationalist media. Parents are able to know where [...]
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The predictions that Apple would release a new iPhone in June seem to be closer to validation and it is now certain that it will also be released in Australia at that time. The Apple rumour mill is rife with supposition about what features the new phone will have. What it is likely and what [...] It occurred to me the other day, while I was talking to a group of people who are defined by age, gender and occupation as decidedly non-techie that there is a whole side of the world that has little or no knowledge of or interest in the things that I take for granted everyday. To [...] In part one I discussed Google’s dominance of the internet search market, in part two I’ll look at some of the alternatives and what they offer. First let’s consider why we might use alternatives. Google is great if you are after quick information. Particularly if you are looking for a specific company, product or service. If [...] Given the ubiquity of the Google Search it is almost impossible to believe that there was ever a time when Google wasn’t the dominant search engine on the internet. The company that Larry Page and Sergey Brin started back in 1996 has grown to such a point that the word Google (derived from the mathematical [...] Not long ago I was touting the new series of Gladiators on Channel 7 as the must watch for fans of terrible television. It seems that I made a mistake. Having watched a few episodes I am deeply embarrassed that I even suggested that it would be worth even a passing glance as you flip [...] There is a new and serious problem afflicting much of the Australian population. This debilitating syndrome has the potential to make a whole generation of Australians sound like idiots. I refer, of course, to the incorrect and frequent use of the personal pronoun “myself” in place of “I” or “me”. The New Oxford American Dictionary (the [...] It has been a few months since I wrote about the pay dispute that teachers in Western Australia are engaged in with the Department of Education and Training. Since I outlined the position the changes that have taken place can be summed up in one word – nothing. The situation is far from desperate but things [...] It seems like we have been renovating forever and like for every step forward we have made that we are back to stage one. To provide a summary of where we are at: the bathroom is done The garden I will get on to in a moment. At the [...] |
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