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Not convinced about the need for all this ‘Social Media?’

Communication, Op Ed, Social Media, Technology // 07.03.2010

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Not convinced about the need for all this ‘Social Media?’

If you are one of those people who sit around bagging me for the amount of times I check my iPhone or sit logged in at my computer checking my updates, watching videos, sending tweets, taking videos and posting them to Vimeo and YouTube and still don’t quite understand why or what makes it tick [...]

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Google Wave, Google Buzz… Index this *flips bird*

Communication, Computing, Gossip, Op Ed, Social Media, Technology // 04.03.2010

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Google Wave, Google Buzz… Index this *flips bird*

Have you heard about the latest buzz word, yeah Google Buzz is the buzz and I have no idea why I need, let alone want it.
I signed up for a Gmail so I could enter competitions, sign up for pointless crap and generally give it to anyone I never wanted to find me so that [...]

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Review: Shutter Island, Directed by Martin Scorsese (2010)

Gossip, Movies, Op Ed, Review // 27.02.2010

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Review: Shutter Island, Directed by Martin Scorsese (2010)

From the moment the curtain rolls back Scorsese sets the scene for the next two and half hours, it is dense, tense, dark and supposedly a bit scary.

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Australia Day Ride – 2010

Computing, Movies, Technology // 23.02.2010

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Australia Day Ride – 2010

Since 2006 a group of us have been hitting the road on the Australia Day weekend and enjoying three or four days of riding Australia’s high country.
This year the group expanded to 11 people, which dropped back to 10 on day one when poor old Robbie put his BMW K1200 over the side of a [...]

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Review – The Wolfman, Joe Johnston

Op Ed // 21.02.2010

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Review – The Wolfman, Joe Johnston

From the moment the credits completed and the actual film started I knew it.
The first sign of the beast kept me interested but still I knew it.
The lashings of blood splatter made me jump first time but I knew it.
This film lacks any real atmosphere. The look and feel is there, the stylised 1890s backdrop [...]

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How will the iPad fit into your digital life?

Communication, Computing, Machines, Op Ed, Review, Social Media, Technology // 30.01.2010

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How will the iPad fit into your digital life?

I was asked to write up my initial thoughts on the iPad on 27 Jan when it launched for my work blog, so rather than repeat anything here, please follow the link to the Telstra Exchange blog where you can read my opinions and have your say.
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