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Technology that improves everything we do

Don’t you love the way technology has made our lives so much easier today? You can always find some aspect of our life that has changed from the way it was done 50, 40, even 20 years ago. And I’m not talking things like computers,… Read more »

No fun on Qantas

Just been reading about how Qantas will be offering “internet access” on their flights. Except it’s not really internet access, but just a whole bunch of canned pages consisting of “100 movies, 500 television show episodes, 1000 audio CDs, 20 radio channels and 80 games”…. Read more »

Pick your tools

What do Social Web Browsers and english saddles have in common? Well, I’m sure they’re useful to certain types of people, but I’m not going anywhere near either of them. The beauty of that analogy is that it illustrates that tools that may seem indispensable… Read more »

Spread your photo-love with PicWing

Wouldn’t it be great to have a photo collection you could share with people both offline and online? Well, this is what PicWing addresses, a great concept where you can buy a digital photo frame and populate it simply by sending a photo to an… Read more »

OpenVPN Primer

Looking for a VPN for your company or home setup? Well OpenVPN is an Open Source option that boasts all the power of most commercial solutions. Here are the details: OpenVPN is a full-featured open source SSL VPN solution that accommodates a wide range of… Read more »

Chrome: The good, the bad and the ugly

Chrome: Google’s new browser. The only way you would not have heard about this is if you’re hiding under a rock as all the technology news sites are talking about it; certainly Techmeme has been flooded with information about it over the last couple of… Read more »

Ubiquity for blogging

Oh wow! .. I just realised how powerful Ubiquity is for the blogger. Say for example I’m blogging about the Isle of Man. Just highlight the term, invoke Ubiquity and I can get: A map of the Isle of Man Isle of Man Testing if… Read more »