NZ 2017 Election Voting Advice
Submitted by dave on Wed 13 Sep 2017 - 15:12For New Zealand voters who are struggling to make sense of the current voting landscape, I implore you to read the following and act on your conscience: Vote!
Arresting the slide from Open to Fauxpen
Submitted by dave on Mon 11 Sep 2017 - 10:19Do as I say, not as I do.
Strength in Digital Diverisity
Submitted by dave on Fri 16 Jun 2017 - 9:08Let's get this out of the way up front: any computer system that is not up-to-date with security patches to known vulnerabilities is a disaster waiting to happen.
The Folly of the Short Game in IT
Submitted by dave on Fri 9 Jun 2017 - 9:46In 2002, the then-powerhouse IT company Sun Microsystems was considering purchasing Microsoft Office for its 35,000 staff.
A different approach to digital technology in schools
Submitted by dave on Thu 1 Jun 2017 - 21:07It's 2017 in NZ, and our schools aren't producing enough confident, informed digital participants. Sure, they can play games like a boss, but that's just digital consumption.
Be Prepared: Emergency Communications
Submitted by dave on Wed 29 Mar 2017 - 11:46In a natural (or even man-made) disaster, communication on the ground is crucial for coordinating rescue operations but normal communication technologies like cellphones don't work.
The ghetto of the modern Main Stream
Submitted by dave on Sun 22 Jan 2017 - 15:01As the rain falls outside here in Christchurch, I'm pondering the new President of the United States of America, my homeland...
Microsoft needs Linux, but Linux doesn't need Microsoft
Submitted by dave on Sun 20 Nov 2016 - 11:20A few days ago, the Microsoft Corporation trumpeted the news: it has joined the Linux Foundation.
New Zealand: dependence on the Microsoft Corporation
Submitted by dave on Sun 20 Nov 2016 - 11:17Anyone in business should be familiar with an old truth: if you build your business so that it depends on a single supplier's product, that you can't get anywhere else, you don't actual
Revolutionising technology in education
Submitted by dave on Mon 7 Nov 2016 - 10:40For a few years now, I've been advocating a different way to approach digital technology education in schools.