Author: NickRossTech

I had a very odd call yesterday. It was from someone claiming to be from a Police cybercrime unit saying that they’d arrested a man who was found trying …

AI takes a beating, but this was starting to drive me mad. The gaming laptop that I use for most of my work started turning off and restarting without …

Integral Ad Science (IAS) has launched an episode-level pre-bid optimisation solution for programmatic podcast audio and video, building on its existing partnership with Spotify. The tool allows advertisers to …

If you weren’t already aware, Sydney’s Hyper Karting go-kart track is facing closure so that City of Sydney bureaucrats can turn it back into the barely used multi-storey car …

Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Windows and Devices has laid out a broad plan to address longstanding user complaints about Windows 11, promising changes to taskbar customisation, update behaviour …

Opinon and Analysis: The City of Sydney’s decision to close down its popular Hyperkarting GoKart track at Moore Park is one of the most mind-numbingly stupid entertainment-related decisions made …

I dug this article out of the web archive as the site I originally wrote it for closed down many years ago. I’ll be posting the 2025 winner in …

There’s a history of PayPal’s invoicing stopping working but lately I discovered that, after using it for 300 invoices, it was no longer allowing me to Save, Edit, or …

In the wake of some appalling decisions by gutter-dwelling marketers and advertisers, Google has chosen Sol “Judas” Campbell to be the face of its ads for its latest Google …

Another Australian Government – another totally terrible Australian tech policy. Let’s run through this quickly. It’s worth noting that this policy is being introduced at the same time as …

This is a very personal article for me, but I’m writing it for me above anyone else. Still, if you’re in the marketing or PR business, or have been …

I’ve just turned on my 2021-model LG C1 OLED TV to find the Home Screen taken up by a huge, intrusive, noisy ad that can’t be removed. What’s more, …

SXWS Sydney has arrived with expert luminaries speaking to thousands of delegates across multiple topics. However, two presenters arguably blight the overall reputation of the presenters: Barry ‘I destroyed …

One of the world’s largest and most exciting, party-all-night, tech-and-innovation, pop-culture festivals is coming to… Sydney, a city which straight-up murdered its own nightlife. The official SXSW website quickly …

Here’s another liveblog which I’m mainly writing to remind myself how I (hopefully) fixed this. But, it may come in handy. Many online tutorials provide in-depth, step-by-step instructions before …