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Wireless vs NBN? You be the judge

An article on the australian site suggests wireless internet services may be the death of the NBN.  If that’s so I think people are missing the point of the NBN or maybe I am.  Check it out…..

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/wireless-takeup-threatens-nbn-report/story-fn4htb9o-1226005789874

For more information on the NBN check this out…..http://www.nbnco.com.au/

NBN = 100Mb/sec to 93% of Australian Premises. 

Yet Vodafone, one of Australia’s largest mobile/3G networks has a wireless starter pack for $49 for 3GBs of data use. This is fine if you only send the occasional email but if you actually use the internet for business 3GBs may not last you very long, especially if you use video or need to access multiple databases remotely.  A broadband network is not just the web and hasn’t been for the better part of a decade.

Few ISPs can boast the sort of speed the NBN is providing or will provide.  Australia still lags behind the rest of the world as far as internet broadband is concerned.  As an interesting comparison check this out:

http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/11/12/real-connection-speeds-for-internet-users-across-the-world

It’s also interesting to note that these wireless alternatives work on an antiquated cellular network which though it is being upgraded was not designed to host the data services people are expecting.  It is also interesting that in the event of a natural disaster like the floods we have just experienced the mobile network was and still is affected.  My Cable internet access remains rock solid and fast, fast, fast.

Egypt

This situation in Egypt has been concerning me.  Frequently my plans for travel get disrupted and once again it’s been caused by conflict and civil unrest.  I am however pleased that the history of Egypt was protected throughout this period of upheaval.  I have seen footage of the people calling out for democracy, I hope they get it.  It would be a terrible miscarriage of justice if they replaced their government with a dictatorship as we have seen too many times in the past.

I would urge them to take time and carefully consider their political and economic options before rushing into a situation that may lead to repression and further infringement on their rights.

Test

Windows live spaces blogging is no more, all hail WordPress and windows live writer!  The world needs to benefit from my wisdom.

Better start looking for some myself…..

Windows Writer test

If you write it they will read.  This is bullshit and I know it but I’m thinking maybe this will be my new blogging modus operandi.

Anyway I’ve updated Windows Writer, let’s see how this goes….oh and the new Anna Vissi Album is awesome.

I shot myself in the foot

Is there such a thing as being too efficient?  I never thought so until today when I completed a week’s worth of work in one day.  I am now faced with the unenviable task of looking busy for the rest of the week.

On the plus side, I can organise myself for the rest of the week and deal with a few other short term projects.

Travian!

I’ve been playing a web game lately in between phone calls at work, and at home in between all the other stuff I do there, and well basically I’m hooked.  It’s called Travian (www.travian.com) you get to play Roman’s Gauls or Teutons build villages and armies and battle it out with other players online.  It’s very big and there are millions of players online all the time.  Check it out!
 
 

Talking about UFO gathering draws believers and belittlers – Space.com – MSNBC.com

 

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UFO gathering draws believers and belittlers – Space.com – MSNBC.com

It’s different I’ll give you that.  I might start watching the X-Files again.  Seriously though, it seems foolish to believe we are alone in the universe and there is a lot of evidence out there that supports the theory that we have been visited by UFOs.  Also since the evidence to the contrary is not entirely dissuasive I’ll keep an open mind.