Australian Technology

Archive: 11-2011

• Decoding VP8 and H.264 video with JavaScript

  A couple of new JavaScript libraries show a different way to route around the codec bickering for online video playback in HTML5.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 30, 2011, 3:57 PM PST

• Linux Australia’s Rusty Wrench award returns

  After an absence of four years, Linux Australia’s award for outstanding service to the FOSS community is back.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 28, 2011, 5:06 PM PST

• GNOME 3-based Linux Mint 12 released

  The latest release of Linux Mint, codenamed Lisa, was released today and comes with three different variations on the GNOME desktop.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 27, 2011, 6:25 PM PST

• Around the Grounds: Facebook wants Aussie consultants, Kinect for Windows

  The social-networking giant is after Australian candidates to be selected to its Preferred Developer Consultant Program, and we add in a bit of Friday lightheartedness.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 24, 2011, 7:11 PM PST

• Use Synergy for smarter desktop sharing

  VNC is great for remote desktops when the VNC server is actually in another location. But when you are desktop sharing between machines sitting on the same desk, there is a smarter way to do...

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 23, 2011, 5:02 PM PST

• Windows 8: land of the timed deletion

  One of the “features” of Windows 8’s set-up process is the timed removal of old Windows installs after a month of usage.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 21, 2011, 9:32 PM PST

• Google’s love/hate approach to JavaScript

  For a company that claims to be a champion of online and the web platform, Google’s approach to JavaScript is far from consistent.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 21, 2011, 4:48 PM PST

• Monitor social sharing of URLs

  Need to know how many likes, retweets or +1s that your site has? A handful of public APIs and sites can have you on your way to monitoring whatever URLs you like.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 20, 2011, 5:22 PM PST

• Around the Grounds: Aussie clouds and NSW dominates tech growth

  We find that New South Wales is the place to be for growing tech companies in Australia; we point out a summary of Australian cloud options; and we’ve got a little something about Star Trek...

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 20, 2011, 3:02 PM PST

• Fetching 64-bit Mozilla builds for Linux

  If you visit the Firefox website and download the build for Linux, you will receive a 32-bit version of the browser. For someone trying to avoid compatibility libraries, there has to be another...

  Posted by Chris Duckett | November 15, 2011, 6:33 PM PST