That’s right, today is The Gadget Show’s first birthday. One year ago today I launched the show with an interview with Cory Doctorow. Since then it’s been a blast. I’ve had the opportunity to interview some smart and interesting people in the last year, and I’m really looking forward to chatting with a bunch more […]

It’s over a month since I left Sun Microsystems to start several initiatives I have. Authoring, consulting, and entrepreneurship were my three aims.
If you listen to the show, then you’ll know that I’ve almost finished my Flickr Book (you can pre-order it now on Amazon ;)).
Today I’m pre-announcing my consultancy. It’s a pre-announce because I […]

This is why podcasting is important.

“This is potentially the most widespread and flagrant violation of FCC rules in the history of American broadcasting,” Adelstein said. “We’ve never seen evidence of such a systematic betrayal of the responsibility of broadcasters.”
Payola — or pay-for-play — is a practice seemingly as old as the recording industry itself. In […]

Simon Phipps has a great article on DRM. It’s worth a read.
If people are wondering why people such as Simon, Cory, and myself keep harping on about DRM, then you should consider its impact on gadgets. What major corporations are trying to do is restrict how you use the products you buy. Think Sony’s use […]

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Lawrence Lessig in Second Life, originally uploaded by rich115.

Professor Lessig is in Second Life, virtually, giving a presentation.
Here is a picture of his avatar.

I was amazed, as were many others, when Cory Doctorow announced that he was leaving the EFF. Not that I blame him, I could never figure out how he fit in his work, blogging, writing, podcasting, and travelling; he must have sacrificed something to accomplish it all.
However, I can say I’m already reaping the benefits. […]

Being slightly slow on the uptake (writing books really does suck up the time), I’ve just noticed that The 2006 Australian Blog Awards has opened their ballots.

I’m not usually one to ask for votes, but that’s never seemed to get me anywhere. So, I’d love it if visitors would spend a few minutes voting in […]

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The First Draft Of My Flickr Book, originally uploaded by rich115.

After 3 months on this Flickr book, and 3 month previously on my podcasting book, I don’t have to worry about writing every evening, and […]

My wife IM’ed me today. She told me that The Gadget Show has been nominated for a couple of categories in the 2006 Australian Blog Awards. That’s a surprise, and an honor.
The blog is amongst a very distinguished crowd in the Best West Australian Blog and Best Australian Tech Blog. There are some amazing names […]

By the way. Anyone jumping into Second Life can connect with me as Rich Neurocam.