The Joy of Upgrade
Sunday, August 8th, 2010 Posted in Computing, General | 2 Comments »As a long time Linux user, one of the things I always look forward to is the periodic upgrade of my home desktop PC to the latest and greatest Linux distribution. New toys, new look and feel, new kernel and ...
Is it Linux or Free Software or…
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 Posted in Computing, General | 1 Comment »In case you missed it, Linux Australia wants to know what you think about Open Source or Free and Open Source or Open Culture or Open Standards or... you get the idea. We have a survey running until May ...
Digital Preservation Software Platform Installer
Monday, May 10th, 2010 Posted in Computing, General | 2 Comments »The various software components of the Digital Preservation Software Platform developed by our team at the National Archives of Australia have been available as free software via the sourceforge web site for years. We started out with our Xena software which ...
A disturbing lack of passport security
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 Posted in Computing, General | 1 Comment »We've all heard the recent controversy about Australian Passports allegedly being used in the murder of a Hamas leader in Dubai earlier this year. Well, from my observation, there's no need to go to extreme lengths to get hold of ...
Innovative Ideas Forum 2010 (iif2010)
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 Posted in Computing, General | 1 Comment »Last Friday I attended the annual Innovative Ideas Forum at the National Library of Australia (NLA). This event brings together speakers from a range of backgrounds to deliver presentations around the theme of innovation to an audience mostly drawn from ...
Apple’s new tablet
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 Posted in Computing, General | 1 Comment »All this hype about Apple's new toy. I just discovered that I have two of them and really, aye kant sea watt awl the fuss is about.