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Friday Inspiration

March 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I used to share Friday Funnies on this site but today I want to share some Friday inspiration. You may or may not have heard about TED before (in the past I’ve shared some inspirational speeches) - it is focused on presenting inspired talks by the world’s greatest thinkers and doers.
This morning I spent [...]

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Buying online just got a little safer

November 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Finally Australians can now do what the Irish have been doing since 2005 (who said the Irish were slow). Visa have launched their VCard (in conjunction with SCX Global). The VCard is a pre-paid debit card that is available from $50 to $1000.
Visa Virtual Prepaid provides an immediate and safe way to shop online [...]

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Tags: Stuff · Technology Toolkit · online security

Power Outage Puts Pressure on Big Name Service Providers

July 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

San Francisco was gripped by a major power outage today (Tuesday afternoon USA time / Wednesday morning Australian Eastern time).  There would have been many people complaining about lack of access to air conditioners, lights and lifts but the power problems have had a huge effect on many small businesses worldwide.
For the people who have [...]

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It’s not just me - Googe?

February 15th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Just went to do a search on google.com.au and thought the nice graphic in honour of Valentine’s Day was missing something. Yep - it’s missing its “L”. Initially I thought it was just the Google guys in Australia but apparantly its global.
Either chocolate covered strawberries takes away your ability to spell or [...]

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