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Geek Speak

Geek speak is how the uninitiated refers to the jargon and special vocabulary used by those immersed in computers and other fields of information technology. Geek speak is usually something that someone else uses. As a person learns about computers, the terms they use become familiar and only the ones they haven’t mastered yet continue to be geek speak.

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Sorry for rubbing it in folks!

Posted February 19, 2010 in | 9 Responses

I feel like a little kid in a lolly shop! After slow and costly internet in PNG, I can’t help but get carried away with the speed, low cost and pervasiveness of Internet access in Oz.…

Web Analytics a la Piwik

Posted January 31, 2010 in | 6 Responses

Apologies in advance to all the lay readers but tonight I’m going to technobabble a little about Web Analytics, Open Source and Piwik.…

Spam statistics for 2009

Posted January 5, 2010 in | Leave a response

Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited messages indiscriminately. In layman’s terms – basically a pain in the arse!…

Handy WordPress cheatsheets and more

Posted December 9, 2009 in | 1 Response

Remember the Periodic Table of Elements? The building blocks of the universe (as we know it) summarised in one table. A classic example of a cheat sheet.…

trupela and schi.lt join forces!

Posted November 26, 2009 in | Leave a response

It must be at least a week since I wrote a techo story. Apologies Mum, tonight I’m going to technobabble a little about Uniform Resource Locator (URL) Shortening Services…

Who remembers a board game called Monopoly?

Posted September 26, 2009 in | 10 Responses

One of my all time favourite pastimes as I was growing up was a board game called Monopoly. A single game could easily keep us busy for hours and hours and truthfully…

10 Tips for keeping your PC safe

Posted May 13, 2009 in | Leave a response

On Friday, March 26, 1999, W97M/Melissa became front-page news across the globe. Estimates have indicated that this Word macro script infected 15 to 20 percent of all business PCs. The virus spread so rapidly that Intel, Microsoft, and a number of other companies that used Outlook were forced to shut down their entire e-mail systems in order to contain the damage. The estimated damage caused by the Melissa virus approximately US$1 Billion. Read on for some simple tips on how you can protect your PC…

How many Domain names is not enough?

Posted May 6, 2009 in | 2 Responses

With close to 100 million domain names registered world wide and this figure rapidly rising its a wander how there are any useful names left for grabs. An Internet Domain is basically what identifies a website to the internet and if you are registering a name for the 1st time it is relatively cheap but did you know that a while back Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name “.tv” for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. (yep 50 big ones!!). Likewise with the wp.com domain recently…

Netbook running Ubuntu 9.04

Posted April 30, 2009 in | 2 Responses

After participating in some light banter with Emmanuel on Masalai Blog about the pros and cons of Linux versus Windows I came across this story about major Netbook player System76 launching a new system pre-installed with Ubuntu’s latest OS V9.04 (also known as Intrepid) for under AU$400. If there’s any doubt in your mind whether or not Linux has hit mainstream then maybe you might like to have a re-think…

Ubuntu 9.04 coming soon!

Posted April 18, 2009 in | 4 Responses

Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need – a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more…

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