Future of the Internet – Vint Cerf in Switzerland
Kate Carruthers Interesting talk by Vint Cerf in which he discusses the current status of the internet and some of the forces driving its evolution: By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire
Getting Things Done Talk
I can’t get organised enough to do ‘Getting Things Done’ but I know a lot of people who swear by it. Here’s a talk by David Allen about it from…
NerdTests.com says I’m a Kinda Dorky Nerd God
By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire
Progress on cancelling Myspace account!
Just received an email from the Myspace folks about cancelling my account: “Re: Account – How to delete? From: MySpace.com Sent: Wednesday, 2 January 2008 4:56:54 PMReply-to: AU-help@support.myspace.comTo: Kate CarruthersHello,Thank…
New Year’s Resolutions, Commitment & Hesitancy
Now here is a quotation to inspire all who are making new year’s resolutions at this time. Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always…
Great explanation of LOLcat history
David McRaney over at Zero Sum Mind has written a very helpful explanation of the LOLcat phenomenon. Also the Wall Street Journal has discussed LOLcats and I Can Has Cheezburger.…
Federal Government Regulates Internet Content
For everyone who is concerned about this matter and wants to get their head around the issues, the actual source documents are available as follows: Australian Communications and Media Authority…
Human Rights Charter in Victoria
In the state of Victorian citizens will have basic human rights, like freedom of speech and freedom of religion, protected under a new charter from 2008. It’s a pity the…
Krigsman talking sense on IT projects
In Five tips for achieving IT success in 2008 by ZDNet‘s Michael Krigsman gives list of five tips that guarantee successful projects in 2008, summary follows below and full post…
What is most likely to help you reach the top?
Summary of the tips from LifeHack on getting to the top follows, the original post is from Oct 2007 but still resonates for me. This is worth thinking about today…