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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 174

Most people see the name of my column, ‘Tech Talk’, and assume I talk about technology. Correct assumption. Where it starts to become more complicated is in the definition of technology. For most people the modern assumption of technology…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 173

I had a trip down to Bega and Eden on the picturesque Sapphire Coast this week – and apart from a variety of beautiful views I came across an incredibly unusual sight. I saw a person taking photos…with a camera! Sure – people still…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 172

Today I have a big day planned. After a breakfast of yeast extract on toast, I am going to visit a shopping mall and travel down the moving stairway after having purchased my lightweight jacket with both clasp lock zip fasteners and additional hook a…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 171

When it comes to the rich and famous, we are constantly reading about the latest toys and accessories they purchase to live a life that is foreign to the average person. Think of private yachts owned by Steven Spielberg; Paul Allen and Larry Page tha…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 170

As much as the world of technology has seen some incredible visionaries throughout time, some hindsight short-sightedness demonstrates just how difficult it is to plan for the future. We are all familiar with the Y2k problem, of course, when early pr…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 169

I would argue that I have a desire for extremely accurate data on which to make decisions but some may argue that I have OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) tendencies, either way I remember growing up and utilising the services of Australia’s …
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 168

Not only does the world we live in change around us but our knowledge of that world also changes. It took until 1543 when Copernicus published his planetary model with the sun at the centre for people to start viewing the planets differently. JJ Thom…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 167

Since 1768, a small group of people had a very prestigious job. They held a University degree – sometimes plural – and were regarded as the wisest in the land. Parents were filled with pride when they told their friends that one of their …
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 166

For the sake of the technical discussion, assume for a moment that I particularly dislike the CEO of a fictional company, Blue Widgets Galore (BWG), and also assume I have a very nasty vindictive streak (this is hypothetical remember!). If I have som…
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ACM – Future Focus Article 1

“Witchcraft to the ignorant…simple science to the learned.” And with that simple statement, science fiction writer, Leigh Brackett, summed up much of the technological environment we see today. The more famous version of that senti…
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Fairfax Tech Talk Column 165

Do I need to remove the head? What about sunlight or a cross? No, sorry, that is for the Count. These need a different technique. No stake through the heart but definitely a shotgun aimed at the head. Bludgeoning of the cranium seems like hard work a…
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