Category Archives: Random

I heard back from the company I had applied for a new job with, and was unfortunately, unsuccessful. They had advised it was a difficult decision, and choosing between 1 of 2 people, can be difficult where no one person … Continue reading →

I’ve discovered another job locally, that I think will be a bit more entertaining and interesting than my current role. There are key differences to consider however, without even thinking of the pay rates or hours. The current position: – … Continue reading →

Our driveway is a place for our car to be parked. Not so. The car below, is a clear example of the same idiot who has no idea of how to park. The first failure is to park within 50cm … Continue reading →

I think it’s something I can say is one of my qualities. I generally look at something, be it a task, be it a fridge, whatever the case, and find myself looking at whether this is the most efficient approach. … Continue reading →

As you can probably see, the last week, I haven’t been able to do much in the way of posting to my blog. This is related to a new job I have taken with a prominent Australian company. I’ve found … Continue reading →

I recently purchased something that is intangible, and the seller used PayPal as his payment method. It wasn’t anything overly expensive, but I get annoyed when someone is paid for something and they do not deliver. So, I lodged a … Continue reading →

Eftel, an Australian ISP plans to roll out VDSL2+ MSANs to select exchanges. VDSL2+ doesn’t really seem to have a place however for home users, because the performance from the internet isn’t likely to reach the speeds capable of VDSL2+ … Continue reading →

A Buzz Broadband CEO recently stated that WiMAX was a ‘disaster’ and it suffered from high latency, and other issues. He also made comment over the coverage of WiMAX, saying the coverage was non existent indoor at just 2kM. Airspan, … Continue reading →

Soul Telecom seems to be suffering some form of value decline, at least on the sharemarket, where in little less than a year, they have gone from being $1, to close to $0.25, losing 75% of the share value. They … Continue reading →

Telstra might find itself reducing prices for a change. The reasoning behind that is Telstra is forseeing a threat from LSS based competition, which allows others to provide ADSL2+ and VoIP services to consumers, effectively removing a good fair chunk … Continue reading →

At least, I tried to trick the new TomTom GPS Navigator we picked up today. I tried, and tried, took wrong turns and ignored every direction, waiting for it to at some point say … I quit. But, it was … Continue reading →

Should Telstra build FTTN, they insist on a return of 18% as a minimum. That’s a lot of money to be forcing from consumers struggling with mortgage rises, and other factors, more so in a market where the pressures are … Continue reading →

  That’s of course the male lion at Taronga Zoo, where we decided to visit today, and take a look around at the various animals on display. The Lion in the above picture is really cool! They keep them in … Continue reading →

The Buzz Broadband CEO has labelled their deployment of WiMAX in the Hervey Bay region a “miserable failure”. The CEO described problems which are generally common with wireless technologies in poor environments, such as packet loss, low speeds, poor signal, … Continue reading →

Just .. not as fast as trains in some cases. It’s amazing that I can move 1GB 100kM faster by rail then I could the internet. Heck, it’d be quicker to deliver 2GB 100kM away, using a car then it … Continue reading →

I’m getting a new design done for Downtime Web Hosting, I think the current site that I did, whilst was intended to be a simple layout, doesn’t have some of those qualities about it that ‘impress’ the viewer. So, I’m outsourcing … Continue reading →

As I mentioned yesterday’s post, I setup and have established Downtime Web Hosting, and it’s ready to accept customers. I started marketing it some point earlier, to see what sort of turnaround it’d have with visitor responses, and I have … Continue reading →

I’ve finished the setup of Downtime Web Hosting. It is a web host I have setup to offer stable hosting in a market where hosts can be unpredictable, and in other cases directly mislead and lie to consumers. Simply put, … Continue reading →

An article in Australian IT has quoted an industry member as suggesting that wireless is the BEST option to regional, rural and remote areas. And he is right. WiMAX is capable of speeds far exceeding that of the proposed FTTN … Continue reading →

It amazes me how stupid those who get elected are. The previous government setup a $2 billion communications fund, of which the interest would be used to invest in further regional and rural communications infrastructure. Brilliant plan. There’s no burden … Continue reading →

And so did the High Court today when it released it’s verdict on Telstra’s “The Castle” style legal action against the ACCC’s declaration and continuation of competition. Telstra’s case was that the fair rates set by the ACCC for access … Continue reading →

It would seem that BPL isn’t taking off after the sparks it originally created when first anticipated by the industry as a replacement for the expensive copper from Telstra. BPL is running broadband over infrastructure that is sure to reach … Continue reading →

According to a recent article in SMH’s “Business Day”, it’s revealed nearly everytime a pricing decision is released by the ACCC, they take that decision for legal action. The idea here is pretty clear. With a pricing decision made by … Continue reading →