http://wonk.org IT&T news & views from Melbourne, Australia. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:19:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ICANN has just added IPv6 connectivity to six of the root DNS servers (A, F, H, J, K, M). This is a good step forward for IPv6 deployment which has been fairly slow to date. More info in the ICANN IPv6 announcement. http://wonk.org/2008/02/06/icann-ipv6-dns/ Back in the 1800s the Tates Watch Company of Massachusetts wanted to produce other products and, since they already made the cases for watches,they used them to produce compasses. The new compasses were so bad that people often ended up in Canada or Mexico rather than California. This, of course, is ... http://wonk.org/2007/02/14/an-old-saying/ Peak now lasts for three hours ( Herald Sun / Liam Houlihan ) From the article: "The images from VicRoads cameras show the sudden congestion that happens every afternoon on the Monash Freeway, dragging the average speed from 90km/h to 30km/h." I have only been driving a car since 2002 and in ... http://wonk.org/2006/08/22/peak-now-lasts-for-three-hours/ Do adjust your mindset ( The Age / Alan Kohler ) In this article Alan Kohler takes a look at some of the challenges facing the free to air TV stations in Australia. Audiences are in decline, costs are on the rise, and there are increasing challenges from other forms ... http://wonk.org/2006/06/24/the-business-side-of-tv/ This needs no further comment: http://wonk.org/2006/06/13/young-frankensteve/ IPTV is here ... but don't hold your breath ( The Age / Louisa Hearn ) From the article: "While telecommunication companies in many other developed countries have been investing heavily in improving broadband services, Telstra has been accused within the industry of lagging behind - something that Optus and other ... http://wonk.org/2006/06/03/iptv-on-the-way/ There has been some drama at the ISP that was hosting my websites which resulted in them being offline for a few days.  I've moved on to some temporary hosting which may be a little slow but it will keep the site going until I get something else set up. Remember ... http://wonk.org/2006/05/26/sorry-for-the-downtime/ Gridlock mayhem brings a city to a standstill for hours ( The Age / Stephen Moynihan and Selma Milovanovic ) From the article: "Melburnians' reliance on cars became apparent yesterday morning when the accidents caused severe delays on the Monash, while alternative routes suggested to ease the congestion also remained clogged ... http://wonk.org/2006/05/04/accident-on-the-monash-costs-millions/ Watchdog snaps at Telstra's fees (The Age / Lisa Murray) The ACCC has considered the $90 connection & disconnection fee Telstra charges on its Line Sharing Service (LSS) is "not reasonable". Telstra are apparently calculating the charge on the basis that they have to send a technician out to the ... http://wonk.org/2006/04/05/telstra-lss-fees-not-reasonable/ Yahoo, ninemsn tackle telcos (Australian IT / Michael Sainsbury and John Lehmann) From the article: "LOCAL internet joint ventures Yahoo!7 and ninemsn are gearing up to inflict more pain on the ailing $33 billion telco sector, with the launch of cut-price internet-based voice services (VOIP) later this year. The two groups join ... http://wonk.org/2006/04/04/yahoo-ninemsn-to-offer-voip/