The question, “Should you/your business use social media?” seems to be a common question in business circles at present. But to answer the question, you first need a definition of social media, and then need to understand the various flavours of social media. You then need to apply that knowledge to your own business circumstances. [...]

Like many people, I am already fed up with the Federal election. The two major parties seem to run negative campaigns against each other, but then promise to outspend each other to buy our votes. I am fed up with it, and I suspect many other people are too. While some people simply will not vote, [...]

It seems that my family has finally succumbed to the swine flu. With one child in school and the other in child care, it was only a matter of time. While my various members of my family have been sick at different times during the last two weeks, we only pieced it all together this week. On [...]

Update: while the following should work to circumvent the blacklist of sites, packet filtering is another issue altogether. But the real point is that we, as Australian citizens, should not have to go to these lengths to get a clean internet feed. The issue of the Australian Federal Government filtering internet content has been brewing for some [...]

The Queensland Government desperately needs to reform Brisbane’s taxi licensing system. There are only two taxi companies in the market: Black and White Cabs and Yellow Cabs. 4pm on any weekday, anywhere in Brisbane, you can not get a cab. Tourists take note if you are trying to get to the airport! My wife was [...]

I read today that Channel Nine political commentator Laurie Oakes gave Prime Minister John Howard (aka Little Johnny) a bit of a pummeling on his show on Sunday. It is about time someone exposed Howard’s lies. It has been reported that Howard is economical with the truth while being technically correct. This is not good enough for [...]

The following was originally circulated in January 2006. Government assistance for nannies is still an issue and is currently being debated in the media. Government contacts have changed since was posted in January 2007. Parents need choice Child care centres, in their many forms, do not suit every working parent in Australia. Nannies can often [...]