I Desire more memory

May 18, 2010

It looks like I’ve found the first big Achilles Heel of this thing, and for me, it might just be a deal breaker. The Telstra edition of the Desire does not have enough memory. The specs say it has 512Mb ROM, which is where I’m assuming the apps are stored and run from. That doesn’t [...]

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Six hours with the HTC Desire

May 17, 2010

The postie delivered the HTC Desire that I’ve been given by Telstra as a part of their Social Reviewer program at 3:30PM this afternoon. I’ve been poking at and tweaking it since then, so the thoughts below represent a very initial and fairly random set of responses. Android is still something of a geek’s phone OS. [...]

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Putting the Desire through its paces

May 14, 2010

This morning, Telstra announced the 25 reviewers in it’s HTC Social Review competition. I feel pretty lucky to be one of them. I’m in there with 24 other people who I’m pretty confident will give these devices a solid workout and provide great feedback. While we’re all obviously technically adept, somewhat geeky and active on [...]

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On folly, freedom and filters

May 13, 2010

Wearing my EFA Board Member hat, I spoke today at an event at Parliament House hosted by the Menzies Research Centre in a debate with Tony McLellan of the Australian Christian Lobby. The audience was primarily members of the Australian Liberal Students Federation; young Liberals destined for jobs as political staffers and politicians. Below is [...]

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The opportunity of Government 2.0 (with little MarComms)

May 6, 2010

An interesting discussion thread has been underway on the LinkedIn I’ve been saying this in several projects I’ve been involved in of late, and in more than one public speaking engagement; one of the least interesting things you can do with social tools, whether you call them Web 2.0, Government 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, social business, [...]

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Further thoughts on Government 2.0 in Australia – PSI and licensing

May 5, 2010

This week, the government responded to the Government 2.0 Taskforce report. I wrote briefly about my thoughts to the response the same day. Since then, I’ve been asked by several people what it would take for me to be more impressed with the response; what it would take to lift the C+ I gave it [...]

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Government response to the Government 2.0 Taskforce Report – my thoughts

May 3, 2010

Today, the Federal Government responded to the report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce. While this response has taken rather longer than I would have hoped, that the government has responded in what appears to be an emerging election period, with many policy changes currently in the public eye, means I am more than pleased that [...]

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Nodes: The hyperconnected nervous system and digital literacy

April 15, 2010

Nodes: The hyperconnected nervous system and digital literacy View more presentations from Stephen Collins. The transformation in our culture since the mass availability of the public Internet has occurred more rapidly than any previous change in society. Like all changes that bring about a transformation, this one has, and continues to take place in leaps [...]

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An open message to Tom Watson

April 13, 2010

Tom, while I can never vote for you, as I live on the other side of the world, I think you’re setting the standard with your digital pledges as a part of your election campaign. You are doing great work as a digitally engaged politician who listens to and understands the concerns of your constituents. [...]

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What’s filling my head on UX?

April 12, 2010

In the process of preparing to write a report for a major client, I’ve been reading or rereading all these in depth the past two weeks to ensure that my mind is as full of the necessary information as possible. Now I’ve read and digested, I’m ready to start writing. That’s how I do it. [...]

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