Apr 7 2008
82 per cent of UK businesses believe that poor software testing costs them significant amounts of money, and a third (39 per cent) have had firsthand experience of this in the last two years. Despite a clear appreciation of the benefits of testing, a...
Apr 5 2008
Men Down Under will be carrying sex contracts in their pockets, if an Aussie politician has her way. South Australian MP Ann Bressington has suggested that women should sign a contract before having sex to combat false rape allegations. In a response...
Apr 2 2008
KEVIN Rudd has achieved an extraordinary political feat in the US. He’s won glowing praise across the political spectrum. George Bush called him “straightforward” and “strategic”. Barack Obama praised his “optimistic...
Mar 18 2008
Finance Minister Michael Cullen has warned a recession cannot be ruled out as the economy struggles against a weak housing market, drought and the international credit crunch. The Bank of New Zealand warned at the weekend that the economy was being hit...
Mar 9 2008
So the Kiwi Party had its first meeting today and announced a couple of policies: 1) People should be able to direct $100 of their income tax to a charity of their choice each year. 2) To lift the adult minimum wage to $15 an hour. The first policy is...
Mar 9 2008
The Government is looking at a law change requiring telcos to record and store text messages so Police can access them with a warrant. I have some nervousness over this. It is one thing to have a law which requires telcos to record the content of text...
Mar 9 2008
New Zealand have won the first cricket test against England by 189 runs after the tourist’s second innings disintegrated for just 110 on the final afternoon at Seddon Park here today. Ian Bell top scored in a forlorn run chase, his unbeaten 54...