“Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.” Forever more, no review of Dubbo for this year will be complete without the analysis of Council amalgamations and the consideration of Hitchen’s razor. Hitchen took the Latin proverb above an…
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In building my home over seventeen years ago, I had it wired specifically to a home automation standard that Clipsal had designed. It was in the very early days of home automation so the programming of the devices was quite clumsy and the interface l…
- Dec
- 16
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Just sit back for a minute and think of the process involved to deliver you the computer sitting on your desk or the phone sitting in your hand (I am assuming you are reading this column in an electronic form of course). As electronics companies grow…
- Dec
- 09
- 2016
OK. So we are hurtling towards the end of another year like a freight train and I have been talking about different aspects of technology each and every week. I thought it might be a good time to pause for a moment, sit up and be a little philosophic…
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- 09
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In 1858 the first inter-colony telegraph links were built when Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney were linked together with Brisbane being connected three years later. To emphasise the simplicity of the early networks, the Overland Telegraph Line was mad…
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- 02
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Penny: “How are flower berets gunna appeal to men?“ Howard: “We add Bluetooth” Sheldon: “Brilliant. Men love Bluetooth.” Penny: “Wait a minute, wait a minute. You wanna make a hair beret with Bluetooth?&rdquo…
- Dec
- 02
- 2016
My official start in technology businesses goes back to 4 December 1989 but I well remember my interest in the technological world being stirred up when our school, St. Johns College, purchased two Apple II computers in the early eighties and I start…
- Nov
- 25
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The term ‘Big Brother’ has entered our lexicon and is widely used throughout society today. As I am sure you are aware, the term comes from the title of George Orwell’s 1949 fictional novel by the same name where the residents of th…
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With the NBN rolling out throughout our region and people enjoying faster connections from their home to the Internet, I am commonly asked about the best way to connect devices within the home to take advantage of the increased speed. Many people are…
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In 2004 Nokia introduced the 7610 and the world of camera manufacturers started to change forever. It was the first megapixel camera and introduced the world to the concept of reasonable quality cameras in phones. It was only a short period of time b…
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- 18
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When I was growing up I used to enjoy spending time with my Dad attending race meetings at the Dubbo Greyhound Racing Club. Dad spent many years as President of the Club and so I often tagged along to help out. While at the meetings, I would grab a r…
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- 11
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I constantly read a variety of Web sites and subscribe to various organisations to try and stay in touch with where the technological world is heading and I see new products every day. Some of them I shake my head at wonder how they received financia…
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- 11
- 2016
I am a bit worried about my elderly Mum. She told me she was going to Mass but I happened to drive past and I couldn’t see her car there. My kids like going for a walk with the dog along the Tracker-Riley cycleway. How do I know that they haven…
- Nov
- 04
- 2016
Over the last two months we have seen a plethora of new mobile phones hit the market from the biggest names in the business. The Sony Xperia X Performance; the ill-fated Samsung Note 7; the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus; the Google Pixel and Pixel XL and the S…
- Nov
- 04
- 2016
What gets measured gets done is perhaps the most famous aphorism of performance measurement. Keep in mind, though, that the structure you create will drive behaviour. Many years ago, before the advent of handheld and in-car satellite navigation devic…
- Nov
- 01
- 2016
I recently attended a breakfast where the CEO of one of Australia’s ASX Top 10 companies was speaking. At the end of his delivery, he opened up the floor to questions. After a range of questions specific to his industry, a question came from on…
- Oct
- 31
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“The Babel Fish is small, yellow and leech-like, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy received not from its own carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this bra…
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- 28
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We are in the midst of an ongoing technology battle. You might think I am talking about Google V Samsung V Sony V Apple but this is a slightly different battle. The current battle we are witnessing in the Australian consumer market is between Apple a…
- Oct
- 28
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As humans we need five necessities to survive. Oxygen; water; food; shelter and sleep. From a physiological point of view, without these items we will die. From a psychological point of view, there are good arguments that we also need sex and a sense…
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