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Digital currencies have been gaining traction for some time now, and although I had a broad sense of what they did and how they could be used, I hadn't had an opportunity to utilise them in a real world setting. So, I set some personal…
So, it's been about six weeks now since linux.conf.au 2016 Geelong - LCA By the Bay concluded, and after a lot of sleep and catching up, it's about time to pen some thoughts about the process, the experience and learnings. Getting linux.conf.au to Geelong When…
Note: apologies it's taken me so long to write this up, largely because of prepping for linux.conf.au Buzzconf's inaugural event, a 3-day festival, held at Phoenix Park near Ballan, was a unique experience, and one that struck an ideal balance between festival, conference, unconference and…
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Run by the awesome Donna Benjamin, I decided to volunteer for DrupalSouth because of the community, and also because a lot of the schedule topics interested me, particularly around continuous integration and design processes. The venue, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, was great - easy…
As I chose who to write about for this year's Ada Lovelace Day blog post, it occurred to me that this was becoming a harder task year after year - as I have the privilege of getting to know more and more amazing women in…
July 11-12th saw the 3rd country-wide GovHack - a hackathon intended to bring together local, state and federal government data sets, and release them openly to designers, developers and storytellers to create mashups, websites and mobile applications for social good. Coordinated by the luminary Pia…
As a present to myself for getting a high distinction while studying my IT Masters, I decided to get a reasonable graphics tablet. As a hobbyist graphic designer and photographer, it was an area I was keen to develop skills in. In determining which model…
This year linux.conf.au was in the sunny and very hot city of Perth, Western Australia. The conference itself was held at the University of Western Australia. My first impressions were positive ones. Accommodation this year was a choice of Trinity College or St George's College…
So, another year has sped around and it's almost time to head to Perth for linux.conf.au 2014. The schedule has been up for a while so I have no excuse for not yet posting my must-see list. -------- Day Highlights Monday Not being a hardcore…
