Kate Carruthers

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 below. This is a really great example of thinking globally and acting locally. I think I've almost persuaded

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 and react to changes. This will be supported by wireless sensor technologies that are capable of tracking and transmitting real

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 $3.00) * Salad - mixed up from whatever was left in the fridge Cook the sausages in a large baking dish

"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 we decide what to do during times or moments of uncertainty?  It is not often that we

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, which are now such an integrated part of our lives, had not even been imagined. Most of us have had

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 set to get crunched by swathing job cuts at BT, Sun and Yahoo!" This just