Show Notes
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft calls Windows 8 complete Microsoft has announced that it’s wrapped up Windows 8 and declared that the operating system has met the “release to manufacturing” (RTM) milestone. RTM is a major mark in Microsoft’s development … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Optus to buy Eatability for $6 million Optus will pay $6 million to acquire Australian restaurant directory Eatability. The website has 235,000 reviews and 37,000 restaurant listings. The acquisition is pending and subject to review by … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES DrupalCon coming to Australia in 2013 http://sydney2013.drupal.org/ the Drupal Association has announced that next year Australia will host an official DrupalCon in February. DrupalCon Sydney will be held in Coogee, 6-9 February, and will be headlined … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Wikipedia tool allows readers to suggest changes to articles Wikipedia plans to ask users to provide suggestions to improve articles on its website, which could be incorporated into the articles by its editors It said its … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Oz ABC 80th Birthday ere at the ABC it’s our 80th birthday Microsoft unveils US$40 Windows 8 upgrade Microsoft on Monday announced a promotion that later this year will let users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Wickr, a mobile privacy application, sweeps digital crumbs awayA new mobile application for Apple devices called Wickr lets people exchange files and messages without leaving digital traces that could be examined by law enforcement or cyberspies. Senders … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Digital transition — as paywalls emerge, what does the evidence tell us? Fairfax will introduce a paywall for its Metro websites — The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age— next year.It will use the metered approach made … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Australian banks, universities set sights on new top-level domainsthree of Australia’s four banks. ANZ has applied for .anz, NAB has applied for .nab and .ubank, while the Commonwealth Bank applied for three: .netbank, .commbank and .cba. A number … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Telstra revamps 365-day prepaid mobile broadband Telstra accidentally leaked details of the change in a summary pdf document on its website, which was noticed by a Whirlpool user jhend.The document revealed that the current $150 recharge that offered … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars review a twin CMOS driven, GPS tagged, fully 3D digital binocular The binoculars put behind the standard lenses two Exmor CMOS sensors, and then replay their input on a digital LCD screen inside … Read More