Category: Lifestyle

Talking technology, you’d rarely expect to hear much from me about sport – however, when the two become so linked in our lives, it’s hard to ignore! So, I thought a quick look at how to enjoy the 2010 FIFA...

Since 3D TV arrived in Australia a month or so ago, I’ve resisted watching any of the demo programs offered by the TV companies, knowing they were custom built for the sets. What I wanted to do was experience a big event,...

I’ve used a lot of Mac computers, laptops, desktops everything over the last few years.  All of them loan/review units which I’ve had to hand back. The other thing about them all is that they’ve all been ready...

Well, unlike most, I woke at 2.45 to entertain myself with a 3am keynote speech from Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple.  It went a little over an hour and a half, but was packed with some great demos. As I wrote yesterday there was much...

Steve Jobs is set to take the stage for a Keynote in the wee small hours of tomorrow morning our time. It’s anticipated (expected) that the next iPhone will be announed.  This time, interestingly, we’ve already seen...

It seems like just days ago I was at the Telstra Experience Center in Sydney City looking at Telstra’s ‘home phone revolution’ – the T-Hub . Today, I returned, this time to see with my own eyes the...

I’m assuming the people at BUSH knew the play on words they were hitting when they named this new mini DAB+ radio the “Walker” – Good fun I say.. This has to be the fastest review I’ve ever written....

Telstra CEO David Thodey spoke this morning with Ray Hadley on 2GB where he announced that Telstra customers can now book apointments for Telstra technicians to visit on weekends, as well as simplifying the telephone menu system...

Look, I’m not defending Minister Stephen Conroy on everything – but the fact is, he has to face some simply ridiculous questioning, and it’s this sort of thing that can be taken out of context and ruin this...

Apple’s “Magical” new iPad goes on sale in just over 48 hours here in Australia, and for those of you thinking you want one… Some thoughts and advice… If you really wanted one – Like me...

Tonight I appeared in a story on Channel 9’s A Current Affair.  The story featured the “House of the Future”.  Amazing technology, most of it easily accessible to everyday Australians today. However buyer...

It’s no secret I’ve been chained to my Blackberry for a very long time – it’s like my first child (well not really, but the analogy is required for this article), I couldn’t go without it – I...

I wrote a little over a month ago about the Official F1 app for Blackberry and was impressed by that – However over the last week or so I’ve been ‘re-testing’ the iPhone in real life use (more on that...

Yesterday I took a look at what Telstra are Dubbing “the Home Phone of the Future”. It’s a big call, so what’s it all about, and will it be a game changer? Read on for my thoughts and a full preview of...

A simple question – posed by the Continuous Call Team today on 2GB and Network stations across Australia. They asked me to answer that question… (and at the same time take a normal bagging for anything...

What an outrage! Or at least we’re lead to think so by a minority public view – which in technology circles is a clear and overwhelming majority view. The comments below are my opinions – as at Monday April 5. I say...

I was reading with interest this blog entry at Telstra’s ‘Exchange’ website by Kristen Boschma – http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2010/04/01/george-the-speaking-clock-is-about-to-be-very-popular/ I just...

Anyone who knows me or has listened to me knows I am a Blackberry addict – otherwise known as a Crackberry for that very reason.  If there is one other key addiction it is motorsport – for as long as I can remember I...

Over at my SBS Blog http://www.sbs.com.au/blog/109394/Tech-Life I’ve taken a quick look at two units from the Garmin Nuvi range.  Interesting features, like Traffic, Junction photos and much more! Check it...

I was asked last week on my Radio show to suggest some simple, plain ol’ mobile phones for people who aren’t looking for an iPhone or Blackberry. Not much to say about them other than they are still available, but...

It’s refreshing really to see a REAL PERSON behind a corporate Twitter account.  Problem is, it’s often hard to know, until its too late… This afternoon, One of Australia’s BIG BANK’s WESTPAC fell...

With Steve Job’s announcement of the iPad today, we’re not getting global pricing – which is interesting.  Normally products are announced globally and local prices are set. So, we can only speculate right now....

Well, there has a been a lot written today already, just hours after Steve Jobs announced the iPad to the world. Firstly, let me say – the name – it’s not the best, but then again what did we think of iPod when...

When you stand in a large electronics retail store looking at the wall of Televisions available to you, you can really only judge what you are looking for by the screen size, and the comparison of the picture quality on the...

Any top quality new smart phone deserves to make news, especially in the race to become the first ‘iPhone killer’, however I thought I’d take a moment to look at the hype from the last 24 hours over the Google...

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to spend a bit of time with some people from Samsung, who offered me a sneak peek at the new Samsung NX10 Digital Camera. First Up, it’s NOT a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) – why?...

The ‘Green Screen’ effect which is when an actor or tv host sits in front of a green screen which is then replaced by computer technology with something else, either a backdrop in the case of newsreaders or a complex...

The internet is buzzing with people using the #nocleanfeed twitter ‘hash tag’ in opposition to the Australian Federal Government’s Internet Filtering legislation which will see an ISP level filter put in place...

Following a call to my Radio show last week from Patty, I undertook to re-educate myself on the TV Market as it stands today. Not so long ago the options were down to Plasma vs LCD. Today, and over the coming months, the TV...