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• Getting WebSphere Application 7 Installed on Ubuntu 9.04

  By Simon Harvey on 10 September 2009 • ( 10 )

  I needed to do some development and testing in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, however I was unable to get the bugger installed in my development environment (on Mac OS X 1.6 … well it has only been out for… Read More ›

• A genuine joke from Queensland

  By Simon Harvey on 26 August 2009

  It is well known that humour is regional, but this is the first joke that I can say is truly Queenslander: At a national conference of the Australian Hotels Association, the general managers of Cascade Brewery (Tasmania), Tooheys (New South… Read More ›

• Communication between IT Experts and Management

  By Simon Harvey on 13 August 2009

  I couldn’t resist re-posting this joke which is going around, its just so true sometimes … A man in a hot air balloon, realizing he was lost, reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended further and shouted to… Read More ›

• A Clean Joke For Once …

  By Simon Harvey on 31 March 2009

  Well, kinda, but it did make me laugh non-stop for about 30 minutes. Shamelessly copied from Sickipedia: Dave and Jim were a couple of drinking buddies who worked as aircraft mechanics in Sydney. One day, the airport was fogged in… Read More ›

• Australian Internet Censorship In Practice

  By Simon Harvey on 19 March 2009

  I have previously blogged about the The Great Australian Firewall, which is currently in its testing phase for manadatory internet filtering under the direction and control of the Australian Government (specifically ACMA). In the past few days, things have taken… Read More ›

• Issues with re-establishing Identity After Natural Disasters

  By Simon Harvey on 10 February 2009 • ( 1 )

  As many of you will know, southern Australia is currently suffering the worst bushfires in peacetime history of Australia. Over 173 are confirmed as dead with many more injured, towns have been destroyed completely and people losing everything. The SBS… Read More ›

• ALERT: Rogue Dropbear Loose in Brisbane CBD

  By Simon Harvey on 29 January 2009

  Local media has today reported that a rogue Dropbear has been spotted in the Brisbane CBD terrorising the local population. Some think its only a Koala, but I think this guy is actually a close relative of the Koala –… Read More ›

• gov.au Enters The Digital Age – not!

  By Simon Harvey on 12 December 2008 • ( 1 )

  Most of you know I work in the Information Security area. You probably also know I am passionate about Australia. However, this post is not about the technical ineffectiveness of the technologies that have been proposed (which I will write… Read More ›

• US Elections: What if WE could vote?

  By Simon Harvey on 5 November 2008

  Today Americans go to the polls to vote in a new president. Now it is a completely fair call to hear comments from Americans such as Who cares? Its our president we’re voting for, not yours. However, for better or… Read More ›

• A Message from HRH Queen Elizabeth II

  By Simon Harvey on 30 October 2008

  A few of my Pommie friends have whinged about some of my recent posts have involved highlighting how Australia is fantastic, or how England sucks. Which, I guess, is a fair call. So as a public service announcement I’ll relay… Read More ›

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