These days a lot of people are less inclined to have a traditional “landline” phone as Spark will still charge around $30-40 a month to keep providing the service which may be used relatively infrequently. As Chorus are planning to eventually turn off their old copper network in favour of fibre, everyone will sooner or… Continue reading How To Get A Very Cheap “Landline” Phone Over The Internet
Category: Cloud
Tech giants need to be reigned in before they start ruling our lives
As if there wasn’t enough bad PR already over Google and Facebook, here’s an article about how some guy got a lifetime ban from AirBnB. He gets no right of appeal or anything. They do not have to explain or account to him or anything that would be considered fair (maybe he has recourse in… Continue reading Tech giants need to be reigned in before they start ruling our lives
Why I no longer have confidence in Flickr
Flickr used to be a great photo site. It was started in 2004 in Canada, but it didn’t stay independent for very long. Yahoo took it over in 2005, and for quite a while it looked good. It was quite distinctive from some of the other photo sharing sites, and has retained a quirkiness all… Continue reading Why I no longer have confidence in Flickr