Securify This! by Liam Tung

Liam Tung

IE patch: Microsoft's eight days of hell

It's always funny watching an event force a company to break old habits and this IE zero day was enough for Microsoft to do it. As Microsoft Australia's strategic security advisor Stuart Strathdee said "we pulled all stops to get this patch out". Read on…

posted by Liam Tung, 19 December 2008 10:40 AM 9 comments

Full Duplex by David Braue

David Braue

Fowl play foiled, Telstra's fairy tale is over

Like many, I expected Telstra's dismissal was inevitable, given that it had openly flouted the NBN's guidelines and attempted to bend the process to its own wishes. But who would have expected it so soon? Read on…

posted by David Braue, 16 December 2008 12:27 PM 26 comments

Under the Microscope by Alex Serpo

Alex Serpo

Will the NSW Govt put Linux in schools?

The NSW Government's release this week of an expressions of interest tender to give low-cost laptops to every senior public school student in NSW is a big step, but will these systems be Windows or Linux? Read on…

posted by Alex Serpo, 04 December 2008 04:43 PM 144 comments

bootstrappr by Renai LeMay

Renai LeMay

Social news start-up Streem shuts down

Sydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read on…

posted by Renai LeMay, 28 November 2008 11:00 AM 1 comment

Traffic by Jude Willis

Jude Willis

Gutless studios have the wrong target

I have one word for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). Gutless. Read on…

posted by Jude Willis, 20 November 2008 04:51 PM 26 comments

Snorage by Angus Kidman

Angus Kidman

Opening the floodgates on missing drives

News headlines about portable storage devices going missing are as common as muck, but the problem could be even more widespread than you suspect. Read on…

posted by Angus Kidman, 22 October 2008 03:03 PM 2 comments

Don't Fall for IT by Munir Kotadia

Munir Kotadia

Do you love or hate Microsoft's Seinfeld ads?

Microsoft has released its second commercial starring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. Have you seen it yet? Read on…

posted by Munir Kotadia, 12 September 2008 05:37 PM 33 comments

Upwardly Mobile by Jo Best

Jo Best

Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity

Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry. Read on…

posted by Jo Best, 27 June 2008 04:11 PM 19 comments

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