Australian Technology
When the sun sets in North America, that means it is time for Australia to take centre-stage and talk about development with an Antipodean view.
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The Upside: All about hackathons
On this episode of The Upside, we look at hackathons and what they can do for your team.
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Plumbing the depths of Australia's online job market
Online jobs advertisements fell again to a new record low this past month, and IT is leading the drop.
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Don't panic, we've been though Windows interface changes before
In terms of changing the entire look and feel of Windows, do you remember when Windows 3 arrived?
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The Upside: Node.js Your Own Business
How do you create a gaming platform that allows large numbers of concurrent players and works on a myriad of handsets?
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Keeping an eye on Chrome's memory usage
Keeping track of Chrome's memory usage is easier said than done when it is spread over multiple processes.
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When does AEST not mean AEST?
Only in Australia could we have two identical time-zone abbreviations that mean different things.
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Australians opting for high-speed and mobile broadband
Mobile internet subscriptions now make up almost 50 percent of all connections, but fixed line dominates the data download stakes.
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The tweet that broke the whale's back
Disgruntled developers who were disillusioned by Twitter's moves to more tightly regulate its API could find solace in new microblogging service App.net, which shares profits with developers.
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Why TypeScript has a chance
Microsoft's typed superset of JavaScript packs a bigger punch than other alternative languages that compile to JavaScript.
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The Upside: The design decisions behind BlackBerry 10
This week's podcast discusses the design of the unique BlackBerry 10 interface, Gangnam style, and exposes some questionable musical tastes.
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Can BlackBerry 10 be RIM's thumb-driven saviour?
RIM has pinned its hopes on BlackBerry 10 taking the number three position in mobiles, and more.
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The Upside: Big year ahead for Microsoft
The coming months will determine whether Microsoft's next generation of software can turn around attitudes towards the company.
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Getting hands on with Office 2013
Can Microsoft create an interface for Office that successfully melds together to support mouse, touch, and stylus?
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Creating WinRT apps in 24 hours
A time-lapse of Microsoft App Fest shows what can be completed in a single day.
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Google creates entrepreneur day, ends IE8 support for Apps
Sydney will host the technical entrepreneur day in October.
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BlackBerry Java devs need to change
The clock is starting to tick for Java developers that target the BlackBerry platform.
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BlackBerry Playbook 2.0 review
After a long gestation, RIM has finally delivered the long-awaited 2.0 software update to its PlayBook line. Is it enough to turn the device's fortunes around?
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Can BlackBerry 10 be RIM's thumb-driven saviour?
RIM has pinned its hopes on BlackBerry 10 taking the number three position in mobiles, and more.
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Assigning tasks your developers will want to do
Getting developers to emotionally invest in tasks is the fastest way to improve motivation and performance.
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Aussie event watch: November 2012
JSConf Australia and OpenAustralia Hackfest are due to happen this month, with OSDC and RubyConf Australia appearing in the coming months.
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Aussie iPad details, Chrome pwned
While iPad announcements are nice in theory from California, what will it mean on the ground in Australia? And Google Chrome gets pwned by a group of French hackers.
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Aussie IT job numbers down one fifth
Job hunters in ICT throughout Australia are experiencing a depression in the number of advertised vacancies.
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Aussie opens up WebGL on iOS
An Australian developer poked around in Apple's private iOS API collection and returned with a canvas that allows developers to take a sneak peak at WebGL running on iOS.
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Australia free from filter threat
The Australian government has canned the idea of a mandatory internet filtering scheme.
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Australia is Windows server territory
Server shipment numbers show that Microsoft dominates the server environment in Australia.
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Australia still an internet enemy, update on Pi cost
Reporters Without Borders has kept Australia on the enemies of the internet watch list, Raspberry Pi prices have fallen overnight, and there's new Audacity and Firefox news.
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Australia to lead IE6/7 sunsetting
Automatic upgrading of Internet Explorer is coming to a desktop near you in 2012.
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Australian IT job numbers continue sinking
Number of vacancies for IT professionals hits a new six year low.
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Australians opting for high-speed and mobile broadband
Mobile internet subscriptions now make up almost 50 percent of all connections, but fixed line dominates the data download stakes.
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AtG: ABC gets Rails, Australia tax on Kinect, Firefox ESR
A study on the ABC online store about moving from ASP to Ruby on Rails; Aussies will pay more for Kinect for Windows; and Firefox gets an extended support release.