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This is the Tuckey we'll remember. Defiant even after the end. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/09/3007438.htm Wilson Tuckey has spoken publicly for the first time since losing the West Australian seat of O'Connor to Nationals MP Tony Crook at the federal election. Mr Tuckey held a press conference outside his home where a hand-made sign read: "Where's da money,…
http://mac.blorge.com/2010/09/02/no-iphone-killer-yet-how-about-ipad-killers/ Every new phone that comes out is heralded as the new killer of the iphone, and none has yet come even close. Is it going to be even easier for any (or all) of the iPad clones to kill the Apple tablet? In the smartphone world, the iPhone has survived more “iPhone killers” than…
Google Hopeful Of 2010 Launch For iTunes Rival Despite Lack Of Signed Label Dealshttp://techcrunch.com/2010/09/03/google-music-launch/ "We all know Google Music is coming, it’s just a question of when – and what it’ll look like, of course. According to Reuters, Google hopes to launch the service as early as December 2010. Citing unnamed ‘people familiar with the matter’, Reuters says Google’s…
Chris Pirillo (@ChrisPirillo) Posted at 7:15 September 3, 2010 on Twitter "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. [Alan K. Simpson]" (Sent from Flipboard) Posted via email from Phillip’s posterous
Voice Faceoff: Skype vs. Google Voicehttp://mashable.com/2010/08/31/skype-google-faceoff/ (Sent from Flipboard) Posted via email from Phillip’s posterous
Lesley Dewar (@LesleyDewar) Posted at 9:54 August 28, 2010 on Twitter "How to build your Twitter profile 1.RT good tweets. 2.Check links before RTs 3.Acknowledge good followers. 4.Be nice 5.Reply to Q? 6.Smile" (Sent from Flipboard) Posted via email from Phillip’s posterous
It looks like our protest over the Rudd and now Gillard governments plans for a mandatory Internet filter have had at least some effect. News this week is that Julia has put the filter off until at least next year for more “consultation”. Julia say “understands concerns about the Government’s controversial mandatory internet filtering policy,…
In her first wrong move as Prime Minister by coup, Gillard has retained heir Conroy as the Minister for Communications. As his first act, he finds it necessary to ridicule a member of his own party for daring to suggest that, maybe Australians would like the option to filter their own internet usage. I’m appalled…