We’re not sure if Christoper Ian Petrie was driving the same cruzin’ cooler we’ve covered in the past, but we know it was powered by a 50cc motor, and that the magistrate ruled it a qualified vehicle, slapping the 23-year-old with a 500 buck fine. More »
There were shenanigans at the AusCERT IT security conference in Queensland last night, with Queensland Police detaining Fairfax journalist Ben Grubb for questioning about a story he wrote at the conference about Facebook hacking. More »
As devastating as the recent flooding in Queensland was, it’s amazing to think just how important a role technology played in managing the disaster this year – something that wouldn’t have been possible even five years ago. Telstra have a great example on their Exchange site which shows how NextG was used to share real time information about remote flooding areas during the Queensland disaster. More »
Gus over at Lifehacker has picked up on an exceptionally useful blog post from data recovery experts Kroll Ontrack with tips for data recovery if your hard drive gets wet. Given that half the country has been swimming in their loungerooms these past few weeks, the advice is particularly timely. More »
Well this has to be a new world record – it took almost a week after a natural disaster before the politicians decided it was time to try and score some cheap political points. Tony Abbott yesterday confronted media and called on the government to scrap the NBN in order to pay for the rebuilding in Queensland after the devastating floods last week. More »
There’s been little relief for our northern neighbours today as flooding continues throughout Queensland. The damage continues to affect major communications infrastructure, with all the major Telcos having to battle the weather to try and keep services running. More »
Updating our earlier report that Vodafone’s network is down in Queensland, we’ve started chasing comments from contacts to find out how Optus and Telstra were faring. In short, Optus seems to be struggling in the Brisbane CBD but is OK on the Gold Coast. We’ve also received a number of reports that Telstra’s network is doing fine in most areas. UPDATE: Official comments from Telstra and Optus now included. UPDATE: Vodafone is back online (4.15pm). More »
Voda customers in Queensland probably know this already, but the recent flooding has taken out a good chunk of the telco’s infrastructure in the (not-so) Sunshine State. UPDATE:Vodafone SEQ services have been restored in a number of areas. Vodafone statement below. More »
It’s somewhat amazing that former Queensland premiere not only has an editorial in the Australian today arguing for the introduction of an R18+ rating, but he also attended the recent E3 gaming expo in LA. This makes him the second high profile Queensland politician who’s argued for adult games classification. More »
It’s all well and good for us consumers to bitch about the lack of an R18+ rating in video games, but it’s another thing altogether when politicians start doing it for us. The Hon Kate Jones MP has sponsored a government petition up in Queensland to bring change to the current classifications scheme. More »
