July 31, 2017
by Rodney Gedda
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I’m doing some work on communicating the value of (technology) certification. Opinions vary on the value of certification and in many disciplines there is little in the way of coursework or recognised competency levels. Someone can be certified and be … Continue reading
September 30, 2014
by Rodney Gedda
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This month I received a smart watch as a gift and one of the first things I did was wear it into work. I don’t have any big plans to use the device for my work, rather I’m probably like … Continue reading
May 29, 2014
by Rodney Gedda
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I appeared on ABC’s The Business program last night talking about a possible Google acquisition of Twitch.tv for around $1 billion. The episode is hosted on iView here but don’t count on that link being useful in the future. This … Continue reading
September 29, 2013
by Rodney Gedda
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After waiting some time expecting to be notified of fibre availability in my area, and with the election nigh, I went ahead and selected an RSP (ISP) for a FTTH service. The installation date was booked, text messages were sent … Continue reading
June 30, 2013
by Rodney Gedda
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Who would have thought boring telecommunications pits could attract so much media coverage. That’s the PR magic the NBN carries with it as it performs work on thousands on pits around the country. Pit and trench work began in our … Continue reading
March 31, 2013
by Rodney Gedda
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This month I received my PRINCE2 certification for both the Foundation and Practitioner levels. PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) is a UK government standard for project management and is used widely in Australia for managing corporate and government IT projects. … Continue reading
February 27, 2013
by Rodney Gedda
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More developments in the open source file hosting and backup, or “personal cloud”, space. ownCloud 5 is now in beta and I just learned about Seafile, which looks quite interesting. Last December SparkleShare 1.0 was released. With so many commecial … Continue reading
August 31, 2012
by Rodney Gedda
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Since my last post about OwnCloud, I discovered local VPS hosting company Echoman is offering locally hosted OwnCloud instances for just $6/100GB/Mth! Read more here and here. Perhaps my blog was an inspiration? 🙂 That price is very competitive and … Continue reading
July 31, 2012
by Rodney Gedda
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Just looking at Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud and I must say it’s a broad portfolio of open and Microsoft technologies. By offering: Linux servers PHP Python node.js Java Hadoop to name a few, Microsoft has bet big on open source … Continue reading
July 26, 2011
by Rodney Gedda
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This article published on ZDNet.com today is a nice reminder of a story I broke almost a year ago. Today’s news: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/sun-ceo-explicitly-endorsed-javas-use-in-android-what-do-you-say-now-oracle/9285 My version (August, 2010): http://www.techworld.com.au/article/357531/ghost_sun_schwartz_chides_oracle_google_lawsuit/ The follow-up is quite timely given the ongoing legal saga between Oracle and … Continue reading