technology

calendars for international travel

By brendan at 24 October, 2011, 12:17 pm

From my point of view, doing international business is one of the most enjoyable things you can do in a business career. And if you are going to spend around 90,000 hours of your life working, why not have fun. I said this to someone during the week as I am planning a trip in [...]

The reality of online retail in Australia

By brendan at 3 August, 2011, 9:46 am

Not good enough! I read today that Myer intends to do away with shipping and handling costs for its online store, to stop the leak to internet shopping. Apparently “Commonwealth Bank estimates that Australian consumers spent $9.5 billion online last year, with $4.2 billion going to overseas online retailers and the remaining $5.3 billion paid [...]

saving your job with data visualisation

By brendan at 15 July, 2011, 10:45 am

Most Churchill Club events start with an idea, something I have noticed that then sits in the back of my head weeks, months or years until I understand how it “fits” as a good event. An example of this is data visualisation, or the way that complexity is being represented as an accessible visual medium. [...]

Event Report – The 3D Printing Opportunity 17 Mar 11

By brendan at 25 March, 2011, 7:32 am

My Event Report from the 3D Printing Opportunity 17-Mar-11 with Andy Gelme – President, Connected Community Hackerspace Travis Hardy – Market Development Manager, Formero Milan Brandt – Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at RMIT University Anthony Lele – Leaderof the Structured Ideation Process, Invetech What is it all about? At its simplest 3D printing could be [...]

3 low tech solutions to managing IT

By brendan at 18 January, 2011, 2:31 pm

When my wife first became pregnant, a much older colleague from Fuel Marketing said to me with a wry smile on his face“I suggest you invest in yellow and red plastic”. I thought he was demented, but he wasn’t of course. It turns out he was talking about the way small plastic toys seem to [...]

eBook Reader V’s Tablet

By brendan at 13 November, 2010, 5:18 pm

On the weekend I was having a chat by the pool with a friend of mine who is an executive producer at Channel 9. We see each other every week as the kids have swimming lessons at the same time. Last week she was thinking about Christmas presents for the kids as well as specifically [...]

My very own hotspot

By brendan at 13 October, 2010, 8:02 am

During the school holidays I went down to the Morning Peninsula and spent time entertaining the children. I managed to get a kite up in the air for around 20 minutes, so I felt completely validated as a parent. While I was away I still managed to get a bit done courtesy of a small [...]

Event Report – Smart Clothing

By brendan at 26 May, 2009, 4:24 pm

From the Churchill Club event on the 14th May 2009 Australian swimmers were the first to use the ultra low friction swimsuits that are now common attire. Sensors woven into clothing can communicate the heart rate of the elderly. Remote sensors such as accelerometers and environmental monitors can be picked up for as little as [...]

Event Report – The Future of Search

By brendan at 20 April, 2009, 10:39 pm

From the Churchill Club Event on the 16th April 2009 A great evening on trends in search online, asking questions around “are search engines still effective” and “where is the money being made tomorrow”? Our panel was: Angela Beesley Starling – Chair of the Wikipedia foundation, Co-founder and vice-president of Wikia Alan Long – Research [...]

Got your name right

By admin at 7 March, 2007, 5:06 am

This morning when I was driving to work, minding my own business and listening to the radio, two things occurred to me. First, I have become old, because I find listening to talkback much more interesting than music. Second, there was something seriously wrong about the vehicle in front of me. The van in front [...]