October 31, 2017 Buyer beware: Virtualization technology When is it a mistake to have a reasonable assumption about a technology? When it comes to desktop virtualization it seems you can’t be…
May 29, 2017 Soup sale: When is a no-brainer a no-brainer? I came across this interesting soup sale in a CBD cafe. A small soup costs $7 and a large – which looks at least…
April 6, 2010 Optus Music Store – an open option I’ve often wondered if there was a music store out there that fulfilled my (not unreasonable) needs. A few years ago I tried eMusic…
October 10, 2008 RIP camcorder My Canon MV550i video camera died a sudden (and presumably painless) death the other week. No warning, no goodbye, just nothing when I turned…
September 15, 2008 Mobile churn: get your (mobile) account number Almost everything went fine porting my mobile number from Telstra to Vodafone. The only difficulty I had was trying to figure out which account…
August 25, 2008 The mobile churn begins I began the churn process from Telstra to Vodafone last week. I’m hoping it will be as painless as possible, of course, but that…
March 4, 2008 Inflation, bank style I just discovered that non-CBA ATM withdrawals now cost $2.00. This is up from $1.50 since February 19, from what I can see. A…
July 31, 2007 I’m back in business My new DSL service came online over the weekend so I’m now back online. I haven’t heard boo from Exetel so I will assume…
July 27, 2007 The wheels are in motion I’ve received at least one e-mail and phone call indicating my new DSL service request has been acknowledged. Well that’s a relief. Now, apparently,…
July 25, 2007 The cable is cut… Well, so, my old DSL connection is no more. I was away from my house over the weekend so I’m unsure of the exact…