Computer Bugs

Do You Have Bugs in Your Computer Programming bugs born by infected portable storage devices or the Internet may be thought of as a modern phenomena. Even considering the ruckus and non event surrounding the famous Y2K problem in the year 2000. It was then predicted the computer world would grind to a halt because…

How Good Are You at Multitasking

How Good Are You At Multitasking Do you pride yourself on being able to juggle multiple tasks well? I have sometimes been accused of preferring to do one task at a time, as if that is a crime. But after reading an article in a US publication I feel somewhat vindicated. The essence of the…

Computers and Disasters

Computers, Disasters and our Dependency Upon Them When I started in earnest a number of years ago to transfer and restore old media, the only thing I identified that might be a problem was having to work with and largely depend upon computers. Now, I am not going to enter into any debate about Macs…

Australian Computer History

History of Computers in Australia Australia had some significant milestones in Australian computer history. Australian computer science made big strides in the construction of early electronic computers and in applications for research, industry and government. Below is just some of the more important steps made at a time when all this was still very new…