KerryJ’s Neotenous Tech

My laptop died a death and took my tax information for the past several years down with it.  Still don’t know if I’m going to get the archives back, but here are the steps to get the ATO’s ECI client software back up and running:
 1) Apply for a new digital certificate - http://ato.gov.au/onlineservices/
WAIT. A few [...]

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In Australia, most schools operate on a white list system when it comes to the web sites they can access. Educators have to apply for sites to be unblocked for classroom use and some sites are banned with no hope of unblocking them. The practitioners I’ve talked to are feeling frustrated - they’d [...]

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For a friend who is trialling a new avatar in Second Life.

addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fkerryj.com%2F2008%2F04%2F23%2Fsir-al-of-jokaydia%2F’;
addthis_title = ‘Sir+Al+of+Jokaydia’;
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The federal government is pushing a bill to force all telecommunications providers to facilitate lawful data interception across fixed and mobile telephone systems, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Instant Messaging (IM) and chat room discussions.
 
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;81561031
 
Anyone up for uplifting discussions on this bill?  Or the new email snooping powers? Or the filter on ISPs “for the [...]

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Just returned from a trip to Canberra that was part business, part tourism and boy are my thumbs tired!
I mobile Flickr’d, streamed some qik video, did some Twittering and even lifted my head up to see some sites. Quality time with the hubby figured into it too.
We giggled at a table filled with laptop, camera, [...]

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