Page 161 – ANZAC Day 2008
Kate Carruthers I picked up this meme from Stilgherrian (they are catching like colds those memes) and thought I’d give it a try too. The results are interesting. Grab the nearest book.Open…
Time for mental detox week?
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…
Survived BarCamp Canberra #1
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…
#BarCampCanberra finally here
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…
G’day World and the Juxtaposition of Adverts
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…
Innovation – nature or nurture?
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…
Australia’s First Female Governor General
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…
Analysis of how people use tag clouds
Here is Garrick Schmitt’s presentation for the IA Summit on consumer behaviour and Web 2.0 called Do Real People Really Use Tag Clouds?: Research To Help Separate Web 2.0’s Hits…
Email is now largest security threat
One of the largest gaps in our security is email. An example from a recent experience reported in Business Week highlights the risks: “The e-mail message addressed to a Booz…
BarCamp Canberra Saturday 19th April 2008
Described by its unorganisers as “A free unconference for the innovation, media, web, and development communities focussed on sharing, learning and new ideas.” I went to the recent BarCamp Sydney…