Software, AI and IT insights
Writing from PicNet's engineers on AI, software, cloud and the systems Australian organisations run on.
Dell enters the smartphone market
In an already crowded and growing market segment Dell launches its own smartphone in China. However base specs indicate that it could be missing some key features such as wifi and 3g. See the full article here: Image…
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IT Managed Services - when and why?
IT Managed and Support Services - is the practice of transferring day-to-day related IT management responsibility as a strategic method for improved operations and focus on core business. Typically, the customer remains…
Sharing MVC Views Across Projects
This is something I have been wanting to do for a while in the ASP.Net world however its not untill recently (with MVC) that this has been a 'clean' possibility. This article demonstrates how to do this. At PicNet are…
Windows 7 Upgrade Chart - simplified
You may find it useful that one blogger over at ZDNet has posted his own version of the Windows 7 upgrade chart after the official Microsoft one looks complex with over 66 options in the chart See the whole story here:…
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Your iPhone could soon dob you in!
Apple is apparently applying for patent that will allow its products to detect and record if they are damaged by water / heat / dropped etc for the purpose of Apple determining whether warranty claims are due to…
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Social Networking and its role in the workplace
There is still a lot of discussions in the corporate workplace about the appropriateness of Social Networking sites with heated discussions in both camps. There are those that say it's completely non-work related and…
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