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Posts from 2004 to 2017. This was a personal blog during a fairly chaotic decade in independent publishing — some of it tech commentary, some of it Australia, some of it ephemera. It’s kept here in full for anyone who arrives via an old link.
Current writing lives at SiliconANGLE.
Mac Day 2: It Just Works
Day 2 as a Mac user and there is nothing much more to report. Thanks to those who left comments on the last post, particularly pointing to the Logitech Cam Drivers, the Cam is now working. Everything is working fine. Perhaps the only odd thing is getting use to having so many Windows open, on […]
Funny Pownce Moment
I’m on Scoble’s good side these days, but I kid you not: I went to add Scoble as a friend is Pownce, typed in “Robert Scoble” and this is what I got in return:
Add Me as a Friend on Pownce
The more friends and comments I’m getting, the more I’m liking Pownce…which is just as well, I was prepared to rip it to shreds at first. Dave Winer’s Twittergraming (audio twitters) will work great in Pownce, and probably more importantly they’ll work natively as well. http://pownce.com/duncanriley Unlike Twitter where I was getting swamped with requests […]
California Here I come
Some good news and something I never imagined happening when I attended the last TechCrunch party in New York last November; at this stage I will be attending the next TechCrunch party at August Capital at Menlo Park, California July 27. I’ve never been to the West Coast before (no slings and arrows please) so […]
John Stamos Drunk on Kerri-Anne
This is just bizarre…apparently he’s on ER now, I’d think as a mental patient.
Stephanie and ABC Bias
I heard a women by the name of Stephanie, a single mother on welfare on ABC 720am Perth this morning. Her complaint was that she was being screwed over by the Government because she is being forced to find 15 hours of paid work. Stephanie is a single mother with 3 teenage children who apparently volunteers […]
ThreadWatch Closing
I actually read this yesterday (my time) but never got around to posting. It’s sad. ThreadWatch is the site that got me interested in SEO and a site through which I made a number of good contacts over the years. I don’t want to diss Aaron, but the site has never been the same since Nick […]
Sony Demonstrates How They’ve Completely Lost The Plot
This is the latest mouse from Sony. OMFG! Just when you thought Sony had already lost the plot. (via Crunchgear)
I’m A Convert To The Jesus Phone
Wow, wow and wow! Now if only it came in 3G, but wow anyway. Apple – iPhone – A Guided Tour – Medium
How To Deal With Iran The Australian Way: Tell Them To F*ck Off
It’s times like this I’m immensely proud to be Australian: Aussies Repelled 5 gunboats (smh.com.au) The Australian Defence Force says up to five Iranian gunboats tried to capture Australian sailors in the Persian Gulf in December 2004… The BBC reported earlier today that Iranian naval forces tried to capture the boarding team, but were repelled […]
Big Brother Causes Outrage in Mexico
Aye-curumba! Big Brother says sorry to Mexico | NEWS.com.au Ditching muck at the Mexican flag was pretty bad, I can remember commenting on it while watching Friday Night Games last week. It’s not nearly as bad though as Andrew suggesting that the “Aussies” in the house should be saved from eviction in response to the all male eviction round, […]
Free WiFi in the Perth CBD
Great news for those in Perth: the resources sector has launched a free WiFi network in the Perth CBD. More details in my post at Perthnorg. I know where my hotel will be located next time I’m up 🙂
Making the Switch to Apple
While working today a window popped up and reminded me that I have less than 2 weeks to validate my legally bought legitimate copy of Microsoft Vista. It’s not the first time this has occurred. I still haven’t gotten around to reinstalling Vista twice as recommended by Microsoft to get rid of this, but it is the […]
Tornado Videos
I think I’ve mentioned this site before: tornadovideos.net. If you’re like me and you liked Twister and the whole concept of Tornado chasing, it’s a great site. The latest video below. Touch wood in some respects, given I live in Australia’s “Tornado Alley”, I’m just hoping we don’t get one this year, last year a […]
Free Wifi @ Perth Airport
Now here’s a pleasant change, free WiFi in Western Australia! WiFi is now free in the Qantas Domestic terminal at Perth Airpoirt…least I’ve connected to it for free. Download speed is around 500kps, not super fast but usable. The start of a bigger trend perhaps? We can only hope. I’m looking forward to getting online […]
Safari On Windows
Apples Safari browser is now available on Windows. I’m under whelmed so far. Yes it’s quick, but it doesn’t support Aero in Vista. And then there is the font rendering. WTF? Chris Pirillo tells me on Flickr that it’s something to do with settings so I’ll have to play with it some more but the […]
A Leader Who Gets Climate Change
Czech President Vaclav Klaus: The environmentalist paradigm of thinking is absolutely static. They neglect the fact that both nature and human society are in a process of permanent change, that there is and has been no ideal state of the world as regards natural conditions, climate, distribution of species on earth, etc. They neglect the […]
Paris Hilton Back in Jail
This YouTube clip has over 1million views, I’ll let it speak for itself 🙂
APC Magazine…what can I say?
Picked up a copy of APC Magazine on the weekend. I very rarely buy computer magazines, after all why would anyone want to pay to read news that is 2 months old?… but I am rather impartial to the DVD’s. I met a few of the folks from APC Magazine at a conference last year. Short form, […]
Embracing Facebook
The more I use Facebook, the more I’m convinced that in 12-18 months Facebook will slay MySpace. Anyhow, I’ve now switched to bookmarking via Facebook. I love Bluedot but having accounts all over the place seems a bit daft, and the whole Facebook as a Platform thing is going to make this even more so. […]