An internet filtering company scored a PR coup in Australia recently when it released survey results claiming that Facebook cost business $5 billion a year in lost productivity. Putting aside the vested interest of the source, which sells a web and email blocking system, the data had managers scrambling to introduce restrictive policies. Our company’s [...]
Telstra on the wrong tram
Political commentator Paul Kelly was scathing in his attack on Telstra’s new management this morning. Kelly said on ABC Television the Telstra assault on government regulation is alienating all parties, driving down the share price, and has no hope of success. I have to agree with him. I’ll go further and say it’s damaging the [...]
Alpine Shire and Greenhouse emissions
A large chunk of the agenda for this month’s Alpine Shire Council meeting is devoted to Greenhouse emissions and climate protection milestones. The agenda confirms that council received funding to employ a Greenhouse Officer. I joked here when the job was advertised that I thought it was a horticultural position. But it’s no joke. Our [...]
New web site
I’ve spent most of today designing a new web site for Bogong GP Training. The brief is different from most of my projects in that the site will be fairly static and must look attractive. Generally I specialise in content management systems. I like them to look good, but mostly you have to sacrifice some [...]
