Byte Into IT - 23 Jul 08

Registration opens for .me domains - Internet - iTnews Australia
Registrations for the .me top level domain started yesterday afternoon, giving users a new crack at getting a personalised web address.
Unlike the recent staggered rollout of the .asia domain, the .me registrations are open to everyone from day one.
The .me domain name was previously assigned to [...]

Byte Into It - 09 Jul 09

Community to Gilliard: ‘Consider Open Source’ - Linux & Open Source - iTnews Australia
The Australian Open Source community has called for the consideration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the implementation of the Rudd Government’s Digital Education Revolution Policy.
In an open letter that was submitted last week to the Deputy Prime Minister Julia [...]

Byte Into It - 18th Jun 08

Geek Girl Dinners Melbourne can be found on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=15128236963

OLPC Australia is located at:
http://www.olpc.org.au/
New Trojan targets business bankers - Security - iTnews Australia
Security provider RSA is reporting a new and unfamiliar Trojan attack that exploits business bank account holders’ heightened awareness of security and uses it against them.
Customers receive an email claiming to be from their [...]

Byte Into It - 11th Jun 08

Engadget WWDC coverage
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/steve-jobs-keynote-live-from-wwdc-2008/
MacTalk Australia
http://www.mactalk.com.au/
KeyNote in 60 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGY28Qbj76A
Apple Snow Leopard
http://www.apple.com/au/macosx/snowleopard/
Apple MobileMe
http://www.apple.com/au/mobileme/
Apple iPhone 3G
http://www.apple.com/au/iphone/
Optus iPhone offer
http://www.optusiphone.com.au/home.aspx
Vodafone’s as yet inactive site
http://iphone.vodafone.com.au
Alphababy (Mac):
http://alphababy.sourceforge.net/
Baby Smash (Windows):
http://www.hanselman.com/babysmash/

Byte Into It - 28th May 08

Microsoft surrenders libraries to Google - Business - iTnews Australia
Writing in his blog, Satya Nadella, senior vice president of Microsoft’s search and advertising group said Microsoft would kill off two sites for searching the contents of books and academic journals.
Live Search will send Web surfers looking for books to non-Microsoft sites.
Instead, Microsoft will be focusing [...]

Byte Into It - 21 May 08

Free Scheduling Software | Integrate Outlook, Google Calendar & Exchange Availability - TimeBridge
TimeBridge’s free scheduling software helps you share availability and schedule meetings easily with individuals or groups across time zones
Napster goes DRM-free MP3 - Boing Boing
“It’s great that we have finally gotten here,” said Chris Gorog, Napster’s chairman and chief executive. “It is really [...]

Byte Into It - 14 May 08

Ed’s interview with Martin Krafft - one of the lead Debian developers - available in Ogg Vorbis format (20MB):
http://www.rrr.org.au/archive/byte/MartinKrafftInterview.ogg
For more from Martin:
http://debiansystem.info/
http://madduck.net/
BBC NEWS | Technology | Virtual telescope opens night sky
Microsoft has launched WorldWide Telescope, a free tool that stitches together images from some of the best ground- and space-based telescopes.
Collections include pictures from [...]

Byte Into It - Apr 30 08

http://www.webware.com
http://www.webware.com/8300-1_109-2-0.html?keyword=Webware+100+2008
http://www.thornsoft.com/ - makers of clipmate
BBC NEWS | Technology | Loopholes keep Windows XP alive
PC makers are finding ways to keep selling Windows XP despite Microsoft efforts to remove it from sale.
Dell, HP and Lenovo are exploiting loopholes in Microsoft’s licensing terms to extend the operating system beyond a 30 June end of life date.
XP is [...]

Byte Into It - 23 Apr 08

Keren’s Links:
http://virtualworlds2008.com/
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/
http://www.starwreck.com/
http://xmedialab.com/
http://threeminds.organic.com/
MSN Music customers lose *all* their music the next time they buy a new PC - Boing Boing
People who bought music from the MSN music store have been royally hosed by Microsoft: as of August 31, if you buy a new computer, or refresh your hard-drive or upgrade your OS, you have to kiss [...]

Byte Into It - 16 Apr 08

Australia plans counter-terrorism email checks - Security - iTnews Australia
Australian companies providing critical services to the economy will be allowed to intercept the emails and internet communications of their workers under new security counter-terrorism laws. The government’s current Telecommunications Act, which expires in June 2009, only allows security agencies to monitor employees [...]