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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -- Martin Luther King, Jr. I've been thinking about this quotation and tend to disagree with the great MLK on this matter.

In Sydney there is a regular Friday gathering of a group of people who are  passionate about the Australian internet and technology community. These drinks go under a few names - Official Friday or Silicon Beach.  Whatever it is called everybody is welcome! The current details are: * 5pm at the Grace

LinkedIn has become an essential business networking tool over the past year or so. It is taking even more prominence now that we are seeing an economic downturn. They have made a steady stream of changes and improvements to the site, avoiding the flashy and gimmicky. LinkedIn seemed to realise

In 2009 it is imperative to embrace change and find a better way to manage all the cards collected in the course of business. At present the business cards pile up, then I wrap them with rubber bands.  There is no real structure or process. So the plan is to

Went with some friends to see the film Frost/Nixon last weekend. Frank Langella gave a masterful performance as Nixon, and the supporting cast was superb. It really made me think about how leadership and organizations are so tightly coupled. In the film, as in the actual interviews, Nixon makes

This post will be updated regularly with tips people share: * http://ping.fm/yYg0e for some #frugal ideas @alecthegeek * collect as many airline travel kits as possible. Save on travel supplies and bags are useful for laptop kit etc. @alecthegeek * Buy good quality windows laptop and install Ubuntu. Secure and

As a bit of an experiment I'm participating in National Blog Posting Month.  The theme for January 2009 is 'change', and since I'm thinking a lot about change right now it seems very apt.