Australian Technology

Archive: 08-2012

• Weekend viewing: Code Rush, PyCon Australia, and Stephen Fry

  Relax this weekend with a selection of thoughtful videos.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 30, 2012, 9:55 PM PDT

• WordPress Twenty Twelve, NZ patent loophole, Thunderbird gets chat

  New software, new laws and new themes are the order of the day.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 29, 2012, 5:25 PM PDT

• Does anyone want Linux.conf.au 2014?

  The venue for LCA 2014 is currently unknown, as no official bids have been made.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 27, 2012, 11:12 PM PDT

• Windows Phone 7: binding custom ListBox data

  To make useful Windows Phone apps, one must master how to add data into ListBoxes.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 27, 2012, 7:50 PM PDT

• Microsoft launches new company logo

  After 25 years of being slanted, Microsoft’s logo has been updated.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 23, 2012, 5:05 PM PDT

• Australian IT job numbers continue sinking

  Number of vacancies for IT professionals hits a new six year low.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 21, 2012, 10:22 PM PDT

• Combining Windows 8 and a Retina MacBook

  A new Microsoft operating system meets new Apple hardware; what’s the worst that could happen?

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 21, 2012, 4:47 PM PDT

• RubyConf Australia uses GitHub for talk proposals

  New Australian Ruby conference turns GitHub’s popular project hosting service into its call for proposals solution.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 19, 2012, 9:02 PM PDT

• Securing passwords with Blowfish

  In 2012, there’s no excuse for not having a properly hashed table of user passwords.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | August 14, 2012, 5:54 PM PDT

• Learning to love Windows 8

  The future is coming whether you like it or not, and it’s called Windows 8.

  Posted by Tony McSherry | August 13, 2012, 4:19 PM PDT