So last week I flew down to Sydney to go to the CeBIT Australia 2008 exhibition.
I had a blast, me having a blast:
I found that CeBIT was very much business orientated (more so than I expected) rather than having new innovative technology like you would expect with say CES in the states.
Overall, it was great, met many people, and even went to a Twitter meet up!
- Ben
See http://techwiredau.com/?p=103 for show notes – Topics discussed: Optus to offer iPhone before other carriers – Microsoft offers cash back search – Analysis: Should YouTube censor al-Qaida? – PIN authorisation to be available on credit and debit cards. – From 19 May 2008, calls to the emergency call service Triple Zero (000) cannot be made from mobile phones without a valid subscriber identity module (SIM).WA only – Apple iTunes targeted by phishers – Apple fails to patch serious iCal flaws – Man posts his own crimes on YouTube – Apple takes delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers – New MP3 Revolutionizes Way You Listen to Music – Aussies lose millions to Nigerian scams – Myki delayed in $216m hit – Mobile phones used by half the world’s population – Google, Facebook in stalemate over data – How to become a fan of data back-up – Telstra’s 3D hologram party trick – Macquarie Telecom extends ADSL 2+ network to WA and QLD – eBay responds to 700+ submissions to ACCC – Dude Crashes Bike On Google Street View (PICS) – Fluffy Bunny: Queensland Uni to become research hub for e-recycling – Site of the week: Whirlpool.net.au – Recent upgrades have given the site a new lease on life
Episode: 47
Date: 28/05/08
Host: Ben Grubb
Co Host: Brent Pudney
Streamed @ http://www.live.techwiredau.com 7:30 PM Wednesday
Topics Discussed:
1. OPTUS to offer iPhone before other carriers
2. Microsoft offers cash back search
3. Analysis: Should YouTube censor al-Qaida?
4. PIN authorisation to be available on credit and debit cards.
6. Apple iTunes targeted by phishers
7. Apple fails to patch serious iCal flaws
8. Man posts his own crimes on YouTube
9. Apple takes delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers
10. New MP3 Revolutionizes Way You Listen to Music
11. Aussies lose millions to Nigerian scams
13. Mobile phones used by half the world’s population
14. Google, Facebook in stalemate over data
15. How to become a fan of data back-up
16. Telstra’s 3D hologram party trick
17. Macquarie Telecom extends ADSL 2+ network to WA and QLD
18. eBay responds to 700+ submissions to ACCC
19. Dude Crashes Bike On Google Street View (PICS)
Fluffy Bunny:
Queensland Uni to become research hub for e-recycling
Site of the week:
Whirlpool – Recent upgrades have given the site a new lease on life
Excuse the lack of enthusiasm from myself, as I was worried about the technical aspects of the interview. Tech Wired Australia has taken a little hiatus this week from normal broadcast, and gone ‘outside the box’ to discover other things going on in the world, other than Microsoft and Yahoo having a little proxy battle. Watch my brief Interview with Ian Kath, a fellow podcaster who attended BarCamp Brisbane. He interviews others with interesting stories at http://yourstorypodcast.com .
An interview with Makayla, a salesperson for Myvu.com – We discuss Myvu and what it can be used for and what it can be plugged into. For more info, visit : http://www.myvu.com
An interview with Lloyd Borrett, Marketing Manager for AVG – We discuss AVG and it’s new ways of detecting viruses and phishing websites. We chat about how everyone deserves protection and we also discuss how AVG have a corporate version yet allow a free download for personal use and still maintain the free version.
An interview with Mike Kilmczak, Director of backup.com.au – We discuss backup.com.au and the importance of off-site backups. We also discuss that the client software developed by backup.com.au works on most Operating Systems.
This is an interview with Chris Stockdale, a salesperson for Eftel, where Ben discusses how Eftel is the first and only Australian network using VDSL2 infrastructure. For more info, visit : http://www.vdsl2.com.au/
Chris, Zara & I were walking past the construction site of the Sydney Apple store on the way to CeBIT and started taking photos – two construction workers approached us and told us…
Hacker shuts down government computers – Mom indicted in MySpace suicide case – MySpace wins $234 million award in spam case – Google starts to blur faces in Street View photos – Ants cripple computers in Texas – Telstra reacts to high fibre pressure – Crucial broadband bill opens up secret network info – Budget 08: Business slugged with $1.3b software tax Cool websites of the week: http://www.vimeo.com/658158
