TAG – Technology for the Average Guy – Episode 2

Sunday, August 30 2009 - 0 comments

Thanks for all of the positive comments and feedback from our first episode. Well, we managed to find some time to get together, and this week we look at: Online Accounting Software – what are the pitfalls, the benefits, and should you consider this for your business? Netbooks - 18 months since the release of the Asus EeePC the Netbook genre seems to be the latest craze, but are they really worth it? Cloud computing – for the average guy, should you fork out your hard earned moolah on a grunty PC and expensive applications, or can you really run everything through your browser over the Internet...

TAG – Technology for the Average Guy – Episode 1

Monday, August 17 2009 - 0 comments

A few weeks ago i had an exciting opportunity to work with Roger Lawrence and James McCutcheon to create a podcast. But not just any old podcast, a podcast explaining technology to the average guy & girl. Obviously we’re not really you’re average guy..we live with technology and it is embeded in the way we work and live, but we aim to provide greater insight into the world of technology for the average consumer and business owner. With that, I present TAG –Technology for the Average Guy – Episode 1: In Episode 1 we discuss: Smartphones - should you change your current phone to a smartphone...

Consumer Technology

Saturday, March 29 2008 - 0 comments

Communications Apple iPhone 3Gs – Primary phone 32GB Storage HTC TouchPro 2 Windows Mobile 6.1 Not currently in use: Palm Treo 750 – Windows Mobile 6.1 T-Mobile Dash ( aka HTC s620 ) Windows Mobile 6.1   iPhone 8GB - currently on loan Firmware 2.1 Media & Entertainment Devices iPod Shuffle 1GB Logitech Harmony 550 Remote Sony Bravia 42inch LCD Xbox 360 Zune 30GB...

Software

Saturday, March 29 2008 - 0 comments

Operating Systems : Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 Windows 7 – multiple SKUs Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, Datacenter & Web Editions Productivity Applications: Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional   Evernote Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise   Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Beta   Microsoft Project Professional 2007   Microsoft Visio Professional 2007   Mindjet Mind Manager Pro 7   Development Tools FileZilla FTP Client Microsoft Expression Studio 3   Microsoft Sharepoint Designer 2007   SQL Server 2005 SP3 Express Edition, Developer Edition, Enterprise...

Computer Hardware

Monday, February 02 2009 - 1 comments

A list of my computer hardware as at 16th August 2009 : PC Hardware HP Touchsmart iq515a Desktop   I use the Touchsmart as my main desktop when I am in the home office. The Touchsmart is great as a desktop PC as it only required one cable (power supply) and takes up limited desk space. CPU Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.2 Ghz RAM 4GB RAM @ 800Mhz HDD 320GB 7200rpm Video Intel Series 4 Chipset Other Slot loading DVD +/- RW   Ralink AGN Wireless Card Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate x64 HP EliteBook 2730p Tablet PC   I use the 2730p mostly for work, i use OneNote and Project 2007 heavily...

Twikini – Twitter client for Windows Mobile

Saturday, May 30 2009 - 0 comments

Over the past few weeks i have been looking for a new Twitter client for my Palm Treo Pro to replace CeTwit. I stumbled across Twikini and i LOVE IT! The UI is clean and simple and displays greater performance over other Twitter clients for Windows Mobile. To see more features in Twikini, head over to their site and either download a trial or purchase a copy (highly recommended!)...

SBTUG: IT News – Week in review 12 April 2009

Monday, April 13 2009 - 0 comments

I’ve just posted the latest Tech news from the past week over on the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) blog

SBTUG: IT News – Week in review 29 March 2009

Sunday, March 29 2009 - 0 comments

I’ve just posted the latest IT News from this week over on the Sydney Business & Technology User Group blog , head over their now to check out some great news from the past week.

MIX09 Predictions – was i right?

Sunday, March 22 2009 - 0 comments

Last weekend I posted my six predictions of the announcements to come at Microsoft’s MIX09 Web Developer & Designer conference. Well how did i go? Internet Explorer 8 – release to manufacturing CORRECT Silverlight 3 – announcement & beta availability CORRECT Azure Services Platform – platform announcements, new functionality for SQL Data Services, .NET Services, Live Framework CORRECT Microsoft Expression Suite – beta of the next version announced CORRECT – well half a point here as Expression Blend 3 was the only product update to be announcement, hopefully more to come soon Visual Studio...

SBTUG: IT News – Week in review 22 March 2009

Sunday, March 22 2009 - 0 comments

I’ve just posted the weekly round up of IT News with a heap of new product announcements for Developers including Silverlight 3, Microsoft Expression Blend 3 & Expression Web Preview as well as some updates to the Windows Azure Services platform. Head over the the Sydney Business & Technology User Group website to check it out