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One small Victorian town eschews Firewire, shuns Bluetooth and won't have a bar of HDMI. As seen from above, their love for USB is palpable.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:18:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//victorian-premier-buys-500-ipads.htm http://apcmag.com//victorian-premier-buys-500-ipads.htm

Even the Victorian government has been swept up in the Reality Distortion Field and has ordered 500 iPads for express delivery.]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 21:18:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//chadstone-ipad-queue-report.htm http://apcmag.com//chadstone-ipad-queue-report.htm

We took Mr Blurrycam along to Chadstone to check out the iPad queues -- and discovered Myer has them in stock. Nice!]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 08:58:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//govt-announces-first-nbn-sites-in-nsw-vic-qld-sa.htm http://apcmag.com//govt-announces-first-nbn-sites-in-nsw-vic-qld-sa.htm

Embattled comms minister Stephen Conroy has turned attention away from ISP filtering with news of what suburbs will get access to the national fibre-to-the-home network first.]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:08:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-maps-bug-forces-melburnians-down-toll-roads.htm http://apcmag.com//google-maps-bug-forces-melburnians-down-toll-roads.htm

A bug in Google Maps Australia is forcing people down costly toll roads whether they like it or not.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:10:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//calls-to-scrap-internet-filter-give-money-to-bushfire-survivors.htm http://apcmag.com//calls-to-scrap-internet-filter-give-money-to-bushfire-survivors.htm

Members of the online community are calling for the government to scrap the unpopular government internet filter and give the $44 million to bushfire survivors.]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-free-mobiles-1000-credits-to-bushfire-survivors.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-free-mobiles-1000-credits-to-bushfire-survivors.htm

Optus says it is giving out free prepaid mobile handsets loaded with $1,000 in calling credits to stranded bushfire survivors who were Optus customers.]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:27:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-network-damaged-in-bushfires.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-network-damaged-in-bushfires.htm

Telstra has seen extensive damage to its network from the wildfires that swept Victoria, and is still unable to reach many areas classified as "hotzones". ]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:11:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//live-bushfire-maps-google-staff-follow-the-fires.htm http://apcmag.com//live-bushfire-maps-google-staff-follow-the-fires.htm

If you or your friends/family are in Victoria, you can now check an up-to-the-minute live map of the bushfires created by Google employees.]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:17:15 +1000