Category Archives: Technology

Can We Have A Little Truth Please?

Whether you believe in the National Broadband Network (NBN) project or not, it is fair to say that it has created a lot of discussion and political discourse, particularly in recent months. The Federal Opposition has vowed to stop the project should they win the 2013 Federal Election, with many seeing this as a good […]

Who Is Spamming My Apple iTunes Email Address?

Spam. We all hate it. When I created my Apple iTunes account, I created and used a specific email address – (not my main email account) – for use with the iTunes account. I have only ever provided that email address to Apple in creating that account, and dealing with Apple services. So why has […]

The Only Way Forward for BlackBerry?

Ever since Research in Motion (RIM) pushed aside its two co-CEOs in favour of Thorsten Heins earlier this year, many analysts have been pondering how the maker of the once-popular BlackBerry smartphone family might bring itself back from the brink of extinction. Certainly, the traction gained in the smartphone market by Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, […]

How Does The NBN Rollout Workout?

With today’s release of the much anticipated NBN 3-Year Rollout Plan, there have inevitably been some people who are excited, and some who are disappointed. While so many people would all love to be first, as reiterated by NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley at today’s announcement, it is simply not possible to build the fibre […]

Three-Year NBN Rollout Plan Released

NBN Co, the government business entity (GBE) responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN), has today released its long awaited three-year rollout plan. I’ve not had the time to go through it fully as yet, but follow the link below and find out whether or not your area is included in the latest […]

Conroy a Community Visionary?

I had quite a chuckle reading the information screen in the lifts in my work building this morning, hearing that Stephen Conroy has been named a “community visionary” by a New York-based think tank, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), for his “critical role in transforming Australia’s digital future, under the NBN”. Conroy Named a Community […]

Fletcher Responds, Still No Reason to Believe

It seems that my post on whether we should believe the opposition on broadband policy has caught the attention of the subject of the post, Member for Bradfield, Paul Fletcher. Paul has graciously put forward his response to my article, and I greatly appreciate that he has taken time to respond. It would be of […]

Should We Believe The Opposition On Broadband?

With the recent acceptance of Telstra’s structural separation undertaking (SSU) by the ACCC, the last significant hurdle for the volume rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has been overcome. Of course, the federal opposition is still on the attack, offering its cheaper yet significantly less advanced plan, that will commit us to higher upgrade […]

Updated NBN Rollout Information Released

NBN Co, the company building Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN), has today released its most recent updated mapping information with respect to already announced rollout sites. Some of these sites have expanded beyond previously announced details with respect to premises passed. Detailed Map Release Dates – January 2012 While the dates listed are actually when […]

How Much Road Can a Single NBN Build?

So Tony Abbott wants to take the money that will be allocated to the National Broadband Network (NBN) over the next 10 years – ($35b) – and “build some roads”? Interesting. Possibly – (and almost certainly) – quite useful. Shall we have a look at just how much road a single NBN-sized chunk of funding […]