The Australian Computer Society sent me a message to say I could apply for a new category of membership, the Certified Computer Professional. This allows limited Professional Indemnity liability, used Professional Standards Legislation.The message was a little confusing as I am already a “Certified Professional”, under the scheme ACS runs accredited by IP3. The CertifiedRead… Read more »
The Australian Computer Society sent me a message to say I could apply for a new category of membership, the Certified Computer Professional. This allows limited Professional Indemnity liability, used Professional Standards Legislation.The message was a little confusing as I am already a “Certified Professional”, under the scheme ACS runs accredited by IP3. The CertifiedRead… Read more »
Needing to get from a seminar at the Australian national University to Information Awareness Month the National Library of Australia last night, I decided to take the local ACTION bus. This was my first use of the new Canberra “My Way” smart card bus ticket, which have a few problems. MyWay has been introduced, soRead… Read more »
Greetings from the launch of Information Awareness Month 2011 in the Brindabella Room of the National Library of Australia in Canberra. The Director General of the library opened proceedings by mentioning the need to keep access to information for the public and the excellent way the NLA helps this with the Trove system.One of theRead… Read more »
Greetings from the launch of Information Awareness Month 2011 in the Brindabella Room of the National Library of Australia in Canberra. The Director General of the library opened proceedings by mentioning the need to keep access to information for the public and the excellent way the NLA helps this with the Trove system.Bodies involved inRead… Read more »
Greetings from the Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute (ADSRI) at the Australian National Unviersity, where Lingfei Wu, from the Web Mining Lab,City University of Hong Kong is talking on “How the Web1.0 fails: The mismatch between hyperlinks and user-flow”. He argues that rather than following the hyperlinks built into web sites, people follow otherRead… Read more »
Greetings from the Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute (ADSRI) at the Australian National Unviersity, where Hai Liang, Web Mining Lab, Department of Media & Communication, City University of Hong Kong s talking on “The structure of public expression and issue rise: Participation heterogeneity, concentration, and timing in internet forums”. He studied 3,000 posts toRead… Read more »
ACS President Anthony Wong’s column in the Austrlaian newspaper today ends with the line: “ACS fellow and digital media expert Tom Worthington said usability was a key issue for using mobile commerce.” (from: “Online key to business success”, 3 May 2011). Usability can be improved with web standards and guidelines.My point was that mobile devicesRead… Read more »
A demonstration of “Using interactive whiteboards, iPads and other technologies for teaching” will be held at the Austrlaian National University in Canberra, 27 May 2011.Using interactive whiteboards, iPads and other technologies for teaching 12.30 – 1.30 pmLocation: CEDAM Seminar Room Coffee, tea and juice will be provided. Please feel free to BYO lunch. Harnessing newRead… Read more »
The Meta 2011 Conference is at ANU University House in Canberra, 25 to 27 May 2011. Notable speakers include: Tom Scott, BBC; Professor John McMillan, Australian Information Commissioner; Tim Dale, Director, Gov 2.0 Strategy & Services, Department of Finance and Deregulation; and Greg Stone, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Australia. I am speaking on “Designing forRead… Read more »