http://www.purecaffeine.com Web user interface (UI) and user interaction (UX) design, development and implementation. Social media, free wireless, open government, technology, music and photography. Sat, 17 May 2008 00:04:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A friend of mines Toshiba M200 tablet PC was taken from their vehicle after the rear window was smashed last night (Friday 16 May) in Braddon, Canberra. If you see a tablet laptop (it's a laptop with a screen you can swivel around and use as a touch screen instead of ... http://www.purecaffeine.com/2008/05/stolen-laptop-tablet-braddon-16-may/ After a comment I made in a tweet the other evening regarding IT departments it reminded me of something I'd been wanting to blog about for a while. Although a lot of what I do is technical in nature and many people assume is IT ... I've never actually worked ... http://www.purecaffeine.com/2008/05/working-in-an-it-outpost-the-diary-of-an-outlaw/ Some thoughts on the National Broadband Network included in the recently released Federal Budget. http://www.purecaffeine.com/2008/05/national-broadband-network/ The UK Identity & Passport Service (IPS) has released a post-implementation report with lessons learned from five key projects undertaken in 2007. According to Michael Krigsman the recommendations from this report contain many common failure points for project and program management: Benefits Realisation Business Involvement Communication Contract Management Culture Governance Implementation Roles and Responsibilities Issues management Management of External ... http://www.purecaffeine.com/2008/05/common-project-failures-uk-ips-report/ Today I met with David Mathews (website, campaign blog and LinkedIn profile), ACT Labor party candidate for Molonglo, primarily to discuss Free Australia Wireless. We covered a lot of topics during the 40 minute chat ... although a) I talk fast; and b) I didn't go into too much depth on ... http://www.purecaffeine.com/2008/05/meeting-with-david-mathews/