Category Archives: Technology

A Man of Vision. RIP Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Daniel James

Steve Jobs was the guy that brought rock ’n’ roll to computing and putting truly user friendly, personally empowering computing technology in the hands of millions. Continue reading →

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The Launch of The Simpleton

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Daniel James

The Simpleton is a site for those of us who aren’t part of the journalistic, intellectual or political “elite” but still have something to say about the world. Continue reading →

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The Paperless Promise

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Daniel James

So what happened to the paperless promise? Furthermore what happened to the notion of the home office? Many businesses have made greater progress on the flexible working front than has been made on going paperless, given the strain on the modern city paticularly on public transport. Even so a medium size city like Melbourne still has 771,000 people that travel into its CBD every working day taking a toll on the system and the people. Continue reading →

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Twitter and Crisis

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Daniel James

The recent devastating floods in Queensland have been covered extensively by mainstream media outlets in Australia and around the world. While the networks, radio, television and print have done admirably with the resources at their disposal, their collective news gathering capabilities in times of crisis can’t match that of social networking sites and in particular Twitter. Continue reading →

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