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Devs locked out of testing Office 2010

Devs locked out of testing Office 2010

Australian TechNet subscribers have been unable to evaluate, test or troubleshoot Office 2010, with Microsoft mistakenly blocking product keys.

June 24th, 2011 in Microsoft by Michael Lee Comment 2 Votes
Whirlpool survey shows NBN opt-out bias

Whirlpool survey shows NBN opt-out bias

An extensive survey of broadband users by online forum Whirlpool has found that most people support the so-called "opt-out" approach to rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN), and that overall sentiment towards the NBN policy as a whole has rapidly improved over the past several years.

April 19th, 2011 in NBN by Renai LeMay 3 Comments Vote
NBN Co defends its pricing model

NBN Co defends its pricing model

The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co)has published an extensive statement explaining its pricing rationale on broadband forum Whirlpool in an apparent attempt to comprehensively respond to continued strident criticism from industry luminaries Simon Hackett and Bevan Slattery about its model.

April 15th, 2011 in NBN by Renai LeMay 66 Comments Vote
Whirlpool hit by DDoS attack

Whirlpool hit by DDoS attack

User forum Whirlpool was hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack last night, according to the site's hosting provider BulletProof Networks.

January 21st, 2011 in Security by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote
Aussie web hosts shy away from Wikileaks

Aussie web hosts shy away from Wikileaks

Wikileaks has been dumped by Amazon and mirrored across the globe as it attempts to spread its whistleblowing message to the masses. But would any web-hosting company in Australia consent to play host to Wikileaks? The answer, so far, appears to be "probably not".

December 7th, 2010 in Servers by Renai LeMay 5 Comments 1 Vote
Whirlpool attackers escape charge

Whirlpool attackers escape charge

The perpetrators behind the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against broadband website Whirlpool have been let off the hook as a "sign of good will".

November 30th, 2010 in Security by Darren Pauli 3 Comments Vote
VHA expects Twitter employee boom

VHA expects Twitter employee boom

Vodafone Hutchison Australia expects the number of employees dealing with social media inquiries to increase five-fold in the next year, VHA's regulatory general manager Brian Currie has revealed.

October 28th, 2010 in Telcos by Josh Taylor 1 Comment 1 Vote
Internode: leave us, but it's not our fault

Internode: leave us, but it's not our fault

Internode's managing director Simon Hackett has said he understands that his company will lose customers to BigPond because the internet service provider's ADSL2+ broadband plans using Telstra ports continue to be more expensive than the telco's retail prices, but added that he isn't prepared to go broke selling plans lower than Telstra Wholesale's (TW) cost price.

September 8th, 2010 in Telcos by Josh Taylor 12 Comments 1 Vote
AFP brought into Whirlpool DDoS attacks

AFP brought into Whirlpool DDoS attacks

The New South Wales and Federal Police will be brought in to investigate continued distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on broadband discussion forum Whirlpool, following a second day of attacks on the website.

June 30th, 2010 in Whirlpool by Josh Taylor 2 Comments 2 Votes
Whirlpool founder unfazed by DDoS attack

Whirlpool founder unfazed by DDoS attack

Whirlpool's founder Simon Wright has said he's unfazed by the 10-hour downtime for the broadband discussion forum website this morning following a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack last night.

June 29th, 2010 in Whirlpool by Josh Taylor 3 Comments 1 Vote

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#NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/lr7yE0A8 via @zdnetaustralia | do you have a reaction to this @TurnbullMalcolm?

Notice how he didn't tell us when the "honeymoon" will end. It's all very convenient a NBN success story = artificial honeymoon, lol, but...

10 minutes ago by Hubert Cumberdale on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Oh look it's the multiple banned, multi named fool alain... back from the dead. How many blogs are you banned at (not just one, eh - the...

19 minutes ago by Beta on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

LOL, you wanted the money I was going to donate to the "bubububu please stop the nbn waste fund" Since I was only going to donate somethi...

1 hour ago by Hubert Cumberdale on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

I think everyone is missing the big picture here and that is the anti-NBN zealots have effectively admitted defeat by complaining about t...

1 hour ago by Hubert Cumberdale on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

Internet users certainly want the speed once they can get it#NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/JTQbWghv via @zdnetaustralia

It will be intersting to know what residences will sign up for when the NBN Co stops subsidising it all. 'NBN Co, the public-private par...

2 hours ago by advocate on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

RT @zdnetaustralia: NSW outs datacentre deal details: http://t.co/DmebN1on

Australian NBN subscribers are opting for 100/40 over 12/1 speeds: http://t.co/QsWk7u6Y That's the least surprising news I've ever read! :)

UK 'cookie law' takes effect: What you need to know http://t.co/u7LZZ1oM

RT @juhasaarinen: NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Poor Oracle, poor, poor Oracle, I feel so sorry for them. I really hope they don't go bust, for at least another 5 or 6 months. Sucked in...

5 hours ago by Rex Alfie on Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents: jury

The point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...

5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B

RT @pussyeatingclub: Why you should pay for porn. A good read. http://t.co/PfhedCQs

DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

5 hours ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

+1

6 hours ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

RT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19

Microsoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

8 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

8 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Sex Tech: Faceporn win, Parental revenge porn, Google: No Porn ...: Google opposes UK porn filters, a fake porn ... http://t.co/0OR87oEt

Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X

RT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec

NBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g

"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn

RT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp

RT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia

NBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews

RT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/xKqEb4bE via @zdnetaustralia

Biometric bugs too dangerous for public? http://t.co/8JLz5tdF via @zdnetaustralia

Exploring: http://t.co/rT7RPZLA

War talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/SlBpMj0c - #security #cyber

Travel Tech Q&A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/vYexrDwu #ipad

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