Date |
File |
Synopsis |
Download
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20 Jan 2004 |
F040120predict |
- New predictions for the IT industry for 2004
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download
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27 Jan 2004 |
F040127itmedia |
- Reflections on the changing nature of the IT media
|
download
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3 Feb 2004 |
F040203mac20 |
- The 20th anniversary of the Apple
Macintosh
|
download
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10 Feb 2004 |
F040210pctech |
- Changes in PC technology, and
how laptops and desktops are
converging
|
download
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| 17 Feb 2004 |
F040217rsvp |
- The phenonenon of Internet dating
and the success of RSVP.com.au
|
download
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| 24 Feb 2004 |
F040224information |
- The sheer volume of information
in the modern world, and how it
continues to grow
|
download
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| 2 Mar 2004 |
F040302employment |
- The changing nature of employment
in the IT industry, and how the
glory days have gone
|
download
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| 9 Mar 2004 |
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| 16 Mar 2004 |
F040316neopets |
- The Neopets phenomenon - virtual
pets and the world's most popular
kid's website
|
download
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| 23 Mar 2004 |
F040323itgov |
- How IT governance has become a
big issue, and how it is just another
name for effective IT management
|
download
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| 30 Mar 2004 |
F040330printers |
- Advances in printer technology, and
what is in store for the future
|
download
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| 6 April 2004 |
F040406onshoring |
- An alternative to offshoring - Australia
should promote itself as a destination
|
download
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| 13 April 2004 |
F040413s360 |
- The 40th anniversary of the IBM
S/360, and why it was such an
important event
|
download
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| 20 April 2004 |
F040420aria |
- The Australian Record Industry Association's
ridiculous protestations that recorded music
is in trouble from downloads
|
download
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| 27 April 2004 |
F040427rfid |
- Trends in radio frequency identification (RFID)
and their consequences
|
download
|
| 4 May 2004 |
F040504aria2 |
- Feedback and further obervations and
reflections on copyright, following on from
20 April's column
|
download
|
| 11 May 2004 |
F040511wiredhome |
- The coming convergence of digital comunications,
consumer electronics, networking and home
automation
|
download
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| 18 May 2004 |
|
Not published
|
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| 25 May 2004 |
F040525copyleft |
- More on copyright and IP, with reference to open
source and the copyleft initiative
|
download
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| 1 June 2004 |
F040601obrien |
- Review of Tim O'Brien's book "Exploiting the
Internet: A Practical Guide for Growing Enter-
prises"
|
download
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| 8 June 2004 |
F040608mobiles |
- The wonder of mobile phones - how they have
gone from luxury to necessity in a decade
|
download
|
| 15 June 2004 |
F040615babbageinst |
- GP's visit to the Charles Babbage Institute in
Minneapolis, and the importance of maintaining
our computing heritage
|
download
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| 22 June 2004 |
|
not published
|
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| 29 June 2004 |
|
not published
|
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| 6 July 2004 |
F040706ingres |
- The Ingres database and how its release into the open
source community shows the changing nature of
the game
|
download
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| 13 July 2004 |
|
not published
|
|
| 20 July 2004 |
F040720batteries |
- Debate over mobile phone batteries and chargers.
Can any Nokia charger be used with any Nokia phone?
|
download
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| 27 July 2004 |
F040727firefox |
- The Firefox web browser and why it is so much better
than Internet Explorer
|
download
|
| 3 Aug 2004 |
F040803tandem |
- A walk down memory lane, looking at the story of
Tandem Computers
|
download
|
| 10 Aug 2004 |
F040810browser2 |
- Feedback on the Firefox article two weeks ago
|
download
|
| 17 Aug 2004 |
|
not published
|
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| 24 Aug 2004 |
F040824broadband |
- ADSL, satellite and wireless broadband, and its
introduction in Australia
|
download
|
| 31 Aug 2004 |
|
not published
|
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| 7 Sept 2004 |
F040907broadband2 |
- The rise of true broadband in Korea, and how Aust-
ralia is way,way behind in broadband implementation
|
download
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| 14 Sept 2004 |
|
not published
|
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| 21 Sept 2004 |
F040921voiceweb |
- Voice on the web - not VOIP, but the development
of the SSML standard to bring voice into web apps
|
download
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| 28 Sept 2004 |
F040928govtpolicy |
- The coalitions IT policy (or lack of it), in reference to
the impending federal election
|
download
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| 5 Oct 2004 |
F041005alpit |
- The ALP's IT policy for the federal election
|
download
|
| 12 Oct 2004 |
F041012Spam |
- The scourge of spam and what to do about it, with
reference to GP's use of the TotalBlock product
|
download
|
| 19 Oct 2004 |
F041019unicrc |
- Interesting work in interrfaces being done at the
Smart Internet CRC at teh Australian Technology
Park, with reference to the relationship generally
between academia and IT
|
download
|
| 26 Oct 2004 |
F041026corvu |
- Australian BI company Corvu and its recent history,
with mention of the move to BPM (business perf-
ormance management)
|
download
|
| 2 Nov 2004 |
F041102localgovt |
- A quick overview of IT in local government in
Australia
|
download
|
| 9 Nov 2004 |
F041109search |
- Why Copernic is better than Google's new desktop
search, and a brief look at the market and the
technology generally
|
download
|
| 16 Nov 2004 |
F041116paper |
- The future of paper and why we'll never see the
paperless office
|
download
|
| 23 Nov 2004 |
F041123analysts |
- How the IT analysts work, especially Gartner. A look
at Dave Noble's Australian analyst relations research
|
download
|
| 30 Nov 2004 |
F041130mainframes |
- Why the mainframe will never die
|
download
|
| 7 Dec 2004 |
F041207witsa |
- Relative IT expenditures in different countries of the
world, and where Australia fits. Based on recent data
from WITSA (World IT and Services Alliance)
|
download
|
| 14 Dec 2004 |
F041214fud |
- Why Microsoft is the inheritor of IBM's FUD (fear,
uncertainty and doubt) marketing techniques
|
download
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