Paul Graham’s VC blog has a provocative story on why startups should move to Silicon Valley to improve their chances of success. This raises the question should Australian startups follow his advice. My view is a firm “yes”. Not only are Australian investors inexperienced in finding and nuturing startups but they are notoriously reluctant about…… Continue reading Should Australian tech startups head to Silicon Valley?
A ship of fools
To accompany the launch of their new protect yourself website eBay Australia have released a survey claiming an amazing 93% of Australian Internet users don’t understand what phishing is and 72% engage in behaviour that increases their risk of falling victim to an online scam. This is truly mind boggling given the amount of publicity…… Continue reading A ship of fools
Anatomy of an Internet scam
We talk a lot about Internet scams, here’s a first hand account of how they work.
Why you should be careful of IT articles.
Trevor Cook raises an interesting point about IT journalism in his Corporate Engagement blog. While he’s been a bit provocative with his description of the IT media being “low end” he does flag an important issue that Australian IT users should be aware of; that many reviews and articles are barely warmed over press releases.…… Continue reading Why you should be careful of IT articles.
Fourth Estate Domain, 2 October 2007
This month’s Sydney FED featured Richard Webb, CEO of Blue Freeway. As usual it was well attended night and we should thank Sally Mills for organising these valuable events. Blue Freeway’s an interesting beast. They have pulled together a number of disparate companies with the aim of offering a “one stop shop” for interactive and…… Continue reading Fourth Estate Domain, 2 October 2007
Choosing a broadband connection
You need to be careful when choosing a broadband connection The ongoing spat between Telstra and the Federal government is a symptom of the problems Australians face when going online. To protect their revenues and investment, Telstra had to slow the adoption of the Internet in Australia. To do this they introduced a unique pricing…… Continue reading Choosing a broadband connection
The first post
This is the first post on the Australian technology blog. The aim of this blog is look at the technologies that are affecting Australian homes and businesses and how they are using that technology. The blog’s going to compliment our IT Queries, Cranky Tech and PC Rescue websites. While those will continue, this blog will…… Continue reading The first post