Using public transport
Kate Carruthers One of my goals this week was to use public transport to travel to the city and back more than once. So I’m in the middle of my first trip…
2008
One person deciding to make a difference
A buddy has really impressed me with his desire to create community and do something positive for the environment. He did a letterbox drop of 200 homes with the message…
Imagining Technology Futures – wireless sensors
A technology that is pushing the boundary of what is possible is wireless sensors. We are moving into a time of pervasive applications that will continuously monitor the surrounding environment…
Tasty Budget Meal – Oven Cooked Sausages
This was a tasty & easy to prepare dinner last night. 1 parcel small beef chipolata sausages (approx 500g @ $5.60) 1 jar roasted vegetable pasta sauce (generic brand 100g…
Uncertainty …
“The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.” – John Holt How do…
Imagining Technology Futures – part 1
Technology is moving so fast, we tend to forget that the internet has only been available to us for less than 20 years. And technologies such as Wikipedia and eBay,…
Why work in IT? 17,500 jobs slashed at BT, Sun and Yahoo!
It was reported on ITWire 16-Nov-08 that 17,500 jobs are gone: “this has been a bad week for technology workers. As the economy continues to squeeze technology companies, staff are…
Shopping plans – Grocery & Non-perishables
I’ve been thinking about my shopping habits & have decided to focus on grocery & non-perishables first.
Next generation of the web & Kevin Kelly’s vision
I’ve been thinking a lot about the next generation of the web after reading Kevin Kelly’s posts last year on the internet of things. Recently Kevin spoke at the Web…
List of things to simplify – finance
Thinking about things in my financial life that can be simplified or reduced: credit cards bank accounts superannuation fund accounts shopping insurance Off to work out an action plan to…