International Fleet Review in Sydney
This coming Friday, 4th October, marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival into Sydney of the first dedicated fleet for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) [1]. The RAN was actually…
The Importance of Metadata
Security expert Bruce Schneier puts the importance of metadata into focus with a great analogy about how a private detective might collect info on someone for a client. His conclusion…
A New Dawn for RSS
It’s morning here in Sydney, Australia on the 1st of July 2013. In a few hours time, Google Reader will be no longer. As an RSS power user for many…
Put your Mac to sleep from afar…
As a trainer and presenter, I often set my Macbook Air up in classrooms and conference venues. When I go to lunch or another break, I often wonder whether I…
Windows – The Wrong Platform for Presentations?
Windows PCs should not be used for Presenting One of the best events I get to go to every couple of years is OZTeK, a conference that focuses on the…
Notetaking Symbology
Note Taking Symbology Patrick Rhone today posted about his Dash/Plus System for taking notes. It is an elegant approach to capturing ideas, discussions and other items that might come up,…
Backing Up – Securing Your Files for the Present and the Future
Backing Up - Securing Your Files for the Present and the Future In an increasingly paperless world more and more of our data is being digitised. While offering many opportunities,…
Keeping Your Phone on Silent
Have you ever been waiting in a queue for service for some time, only to have to wait a bit longer because the assistant stops to take a phone call?…
The Point of Paperless: Eliminating Paper-bourne Clutter
2013 is for me the year where I am completing my transition to a fully paperless life in my business initiatives, and in my personal life. In order to get…
Apple’s Two-Step Verification has a good security backup
I was quite excited when I awoke this morning to find news that Apple has released 2 Factor authentication for Apple ID. Apple seems to have done a good thing…