Archive for November, 2008
Apple Hiring For New Retail Stores In Brisbane, Melbourne, And Gold Coast
As of today it appears that Apple Australia have started hiring staff for new stores to be in Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Now I am not just talking about the little ‘fake’ stores in Myers. Apple have started hiring for all major staff positions on Seek.com.au for stores in Brisbane, Melbourne, and on [...]
Weekly Rant: Where has Kristofor gone… and what Telstra should do about it
The Weekly Rant is a new weekly story based around an issue which I have had in the past week and what I think should be done about it.
So you haven’t seen a post for a week and I bet your wondering where’s Kristofor gotten to??
While I have been trying to keep up the posting [...]
Why Twitter Can’t Yet Play With The Big Boys
If you have spent any time on Twitter you may on occasion get a ‘fail whale’ overload screen…. this is the very reason why Twitter cannot yet match it with the big tech companies.
Twitter is becoming an ever popular site of late. Barack Obama used it to aide his presidential campaign with great success. I [...]
If You Were A Crayon What Colour Would You Be??
Have you ever thought about what colour you would be if you were a crayon??
I was listening to the radio yesterday as they were running through some questions that people wanted to ask Andrew Denton (if you don’t know who he is, he is Australia’s answer to Sir Michael Parkinson). Now there were some very [...]
Watch This: Lawrence Lessig At Web 2.0 Summit
This is one of the best presentations I have seen in a long time. Lawrence Lessig is a Professor of Law, copyright expert and author. He uses this talk at the recent Web 2.0 Summit to delve deep into several issues that have been affecting the world today.
Make the time to watch this video, it will [...]
The Best Of Top 5 Lists With The New MakeFive
Ever wondered what the top 5 restaurant’s in your area are? Maybe the top 5 movies to see this year? How about the top 5 places to take a vacation?
Let’s face it, we all love top 5 lists. They help us decide what we want to purchase, where we want to go, who we want to support, [...]
Inspirational Youth Making A Difference In Botswana
Sometimes it is just time to have a fantastic story, on people who are doing practical things to change the world.
A team of youth from Australia recently travelled to Botswana to build an Orphanage. They are regular people doing something extraordinary for people who need it. It is fantastic to see people going out and actively changing [...]
Obama To Win US Election As Voted By Facebook
If you were wondering who might win the US Election it might be worth checking out Facebook Lexicon.
Lexicon evaluates all the terms being used on Facebook and then measures the positive or negative nature of the responses. So far it appears that Obama is well in the lead. More people are talking about him, and talking about [...]
BeatBots - The Coolest Robot Keepon Is Helpful For Autism
I was watching a video on Somewhat Frank about the Wired NextFest event where they showcase the future of the technology industry, and I stumbled across this really cool product.
BeatBots,created by Hideki Kozima and Marek Michalowski, are robots designed to replicated human movement in a simplistic form. They have many applications, however one of the [...]
