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Previously known as 'turn off the TV week' brought to us by the folks at ADBUSTERS and it is supposed to be held 21-27 April, but you could really try it any time. The idea is to "take your TV, your DVD player, your video iPod,

Happy to report that I survived BarCamp Canberra #1 in spite of the fact that the town was overrun by Australia 2020 Summiteers. Instead we were ensconced in the cosy ANU computer science building for some geek mayhem. I was impressed by the variety, passion and enthusiasm for technology that

Made it down to Canberra for their inaugural Bar Camp at ANU - good turn out and some interesting presentations so far.  Will post a summary later tonight. It was a good drive down from Sydney this morning, but lots of police on the roads and a few radar traps.  Weather

It often amuses me to see the ads that Google places on Cameron Reilly's G'day World site. Today was a combination of apocalyptic insights and some Christian podcasts. Given his oft repeated religious beliefs Google's ads are pure gold ;) By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire

Have been thinking a lot about innovation recently and pondering if it is the result of nature or nurture in the workplace. In business we spend a lot of time encouraging innovation with suggestions from staff and brainstorming activities. But I still wonder how much of that drives true innovation?

Appointment of Ms Quentin Bryce AC as Australia's next Governor General is good news. She has had a distinguished career as a lawyer, academic, senior public servant and governor of Queensland (not to mention the 5 kids & several grandchildren). IMHO an excellent choice as Her Excellency (although