The Archives
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01.01.08Dumb decision by our new government over ‘Net filteringGovernment of any color will never learn - they're not interested enough in the Internet and its technology to really understand the futility of this at a technical level. Yesterday's announcement verifying the Australian Federal Government will be mandatorily requiring ISPs to filter the nastiness from the 'Net is plain and simple stupidity. Not only is it simply not achievable, it's nanny stating at its worst and significantly limiting of free speech (something we don't have a guaranteed right to in Australia AFAIK). I had higher hopes for these people. I thought they were smart enough to realise ...
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10.30.07iPhones and social networks! Oh, my!Stupid Flash-based web interface or not, the Australian Financial Review produces some interesting material in the IT space. With the industry and market focus of its writing, there's often a slant on it that doesn't appear in the other IT media. Today's AFR is no different. In fact, if you work in social media, I'm suggesting now that you should get yourself to the nearest newsagent and grab a copy. There are two stories of particular note that I think you should be reading - one to reassure yourself that the iPhone is a viable business tool, and the ...
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09.27.07On unblocking the corporate wallIt looks like the time has come to again raise the anti-blocking flag into the sight of those who advocate blocking rather than dealing properly with the issue. stopblocking.org is a clearinghouse for issues and information about removing the walls and describes itself as: ... dedicated to providing resources for those who choose to resist the irrational blocking employees from wide swaths of online content. It is a collaborative effort to document the benefits of providing access and answers to the concerns raised by fearmongers (not to mention the legitimate issues that companies can address with taking the draconian step ...
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07.31.07On banning social computing in the enterpriseThere's quite the discussion going on over the banning of social computing applications in the workplace - in particular, Facebook. To quote Deloitte Digital Chief Executive, Peter Williams in The Australian: "The best way to see what is going to be the next big thing on the internet is to go to the IT department of a large company and see what they have just banned... The approach they take is to say this is new, we had better stop people using it." The article in The Australian is a particularly good one - mainstream focussed, business friendly and quite accurately ...
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08.15.06Fast anonymous surfingRelakks looks like an awesome idea. For EUR5/month or EUR50/year, completely anonymous surfing via VPN. Check it out if you're finding TOR too difficult! They say "Relakks provides services to help individuals to assure the security and integrity of their information. Relakks' responsibility stems from the strong Swedish tradition of protecting the integrity of private life and all forms of communication between individuals."
