Seeking Nerdvana - Attaining oneness with technology http://www.itwire.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:09 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28393&Itemid=1085 It seems Google Wave is going to force many content producers to reassess the role of collaboration in news gathering and the creative process. It will also force publishers to reassess how they make money from their content. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:10:34 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28376&Itemid=1085 Google Wave is an amazing place right now, like a new nation that has sprung forth and is finding its feet. To wander around in Google Wave feels like standing next to Romulus and Remus, overlooking the seven hills of Rome, or watching over Jefferson's shoulder as he writes the US constitution. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:50:11 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28166&Itemid=1085 Is Sidewiki bombing going to become the next online sport in Googleland? Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:28:03 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27309&Itemid=1085 Reports are emerging of faulty Snow Leopard install discs, yet the Apple support line's only advice is to go back to the store - which has most likely sold out. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:18:20 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23666&Itemid=1085 Hopes for native Blu-ray support in Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system have been dashed with confirmation the new OS won't play Blu-ray movies out of the box. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:41:59 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22307&Itemid=1085 I've got mixed feelings about a man who is trying to save the internet with one hand and destroy it with the other. Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:10:04 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21814&Itemid=1085 Australia's copyright police have used the cover of the internet filtering debate to launch a surprise attack on ISPs, with seven movie houses filing an action against progressive ISP iiNet - claiming it harbours pirates. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:55:34 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21451&Itemid=1085 Bypassing ISP-level filtering is child's play and makes a mockery of government plans to censor Australia's internet access. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:27:12 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21217&Itemid=1085 I never thought I'd see the day, but Apple has finally introduced a right-click button on its latest range of MacBooks, MacBook Pros and the MacBook Air. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:55:15 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19698&Itemid=1085 TiVo officially hits the Australian shelves today without online scheduling, but my list of frustrations goes on. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:13:36 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17843&Itemid=1085 Even Microsoft has realised cloud computing will be the death of the desktop. The question is, will Microsoft die along with it? Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:59:36 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17804&Itemid=1085 Nokia has thrown down the gauntlet to Apple's iTunes Store with an Australian all-you-can-eat subscription music service. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:00:41 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17700&Itemid=1085 If television networks abided by a Couch Potatoes' Bill of Rights for viewers, they wouldn't face such a threat from file-sharing networks such as BitTorrent. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:38:30 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17042&Itemid=1085 Until I'm prepared to abandon Leopard's iCal for an online app like Google Calendar, BusySync offers a marriage of convenience between the online and offline worlds. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:13:46 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17033&Itemid=1085 After struggling to recreate my Windows backup regime on Ubuntu and now Leopard, Amazon's S3 unlimited online storage offers the perfect multi-platform solution when combined with Jungle Disk. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:56:42 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16958&Itemid=1085 A month after switching from Windows to the Mac side of the force, I'm loving my new Apple MacBook. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:01:44 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16880&Itemid=1085 The new beefed up MacBooks make it even harder to justify buying a lightweight, light-on-features MacBook Air. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:16:28 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16143&Itemid=1085 Apple's Steve Jobs came down from the mountain to announce online video rentals at Macworld but, as usual, most of the world misses out. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:34:23 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16037&Itemid=1085 My quest to abandon Windows for Apple's Leopard or Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon has become a quest to abandon desktop software, but I'm yet to find an online email client that gets a tick in every box. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:26:24 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16029&Itemid=1085 Based on early reviews you could be forgiven for thinking Logitech's Harmony One is an unblemished gift from the gods, delivered from above at CES 2008, but Logitech has confirmed that its latest universal remote control is not without sin. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:49:24 -0600