Somewhat formalised in ITIL, there’s a concept called the knowledge ‘hierarchy’, abbreviated as DIKW. It looks like this: It’s relatively easy to understand what the model teaches using a single example: Data – Something is red, and round. Information – It’s a tomato. Knowledge – Tomato is a fruit. Wisdom …
So a new version of the official Twitter client for Mac came out over the last few days. By all accounts, this has been around, in Twitter’s labs, for some time, but they’ve only just bothered to release it. I’ve used a few different Twitter clients on the Mac – …
There’s been a lot written about the National Broadband Network (NBN) since it was first announced, but one thing which has been fairly consistent throughout has been the Liberal/National Party roundly criticising it as too expensive, too complex, and inappropriate. Yet the NBN is one of those rare policies that …
When I purchase a new mobile phone on a contract, one of the little footnotes so handily provided is a minimum total cost disclaimer. For instance, in February, the document I signed for a new phone stated “Minimum cost over 24 months … is $1,920″. It’s easy to enter into a contract with …
A Brazilian judge has ordered Facebook to delete the profile of a 24-year-old journalist who died in May last year. The mother … filed a case arguing that messages, songs and photos posted by friends and family caused her extreme distress. BBC, Brazil judge orders Facebook memorial page removed, Jefferson …
The great experiment is about comparing, from a usability and reliability perspective, another SmartPhone OS against iOS, which I’ve been using since the second iPhone was released (and thereby officially released into Australia). The mission statement I established was: To try, for a full contract period (24 months), a smartphone …
“We’ve got a major problem with PSV,” my manager said as he walked into my office one afternoon. “Who are PSV?”, I asked, looking up from my email. “Pushy Server Vendor”, he replied. I saw there for a moment wondering why he was speaking to me in code. He knew …
Overview In The Great Experiment: Day 1 I outlined my key criteria for evaluating another SmartPhone OS over the course of a typical two year contract: It must work sufficiently as a phone. It must be reliable and remain consistent in terms of interface and performance over its lifetime. It must work …
Overview In The Great Experiment: Day 1 I outlined my key criteria for evaluating another SmartPhone OS over the course of a typical two year contract: It must work sufficiently as a phone. It must be reliable and remain consistent in terms of interface and performance over its lifetime. It must …
I’ve been living and breathing computers longer than I can really remember. My family got our first computer when I was around 8 years old, and it pretty much set me on the technical path I’ve followed ever since. There was never any doubt at all. Technology has always …
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