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Cat in Cage

"Something's wrong here." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cat Tiger

"When I grow up, I wanna be a tiger." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frightened Cat

"Please Don't shout. You frighten me." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rabbit Joke

"Ah, ah,ah. Ah,ah,ah. What a joke!" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Ebook Market Will Quickly Mature - down to song prices $0.99 a book

Electronic publishing will not improve income for authors. There isn't much hope that the Australian Society of Authors will get its way. The ASA wants 35 per cent return for ebooks. With an expectation of $10 for a new novel that is $3.33. That is a much more than traditional paper publishers pay. Trying to manipulate the electronic medium for more profit is not on. Book publishers have been paying only 10 per cent of the sale price for years. Demand is only high now because many old favorites are available for free. Most consumers are prepared to pay only cents for new work. The same thing will happen as happened with music. Some will buy books then distribute them online for free. When Internet book publishing matures consumers will pay only what they pay now to get a song from iTunes - $0.99. Publishing firms are selling more new books in ebook format than paper, but this is the honeymoon period. As sells mushroom, profit margins and price will crash. Don't forget the dange

Rabbit Hangs Out

"A rabbit's has to hang out somewhere." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Baboons Test New Computer

"I'm telling you. Read the handbook!" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Internet Is Not Yet the Great Leveller

Access to the Internet prevents it from being a world levelling device. In Australia people will have to wait up to eight years to get broadband. South Africans living in "dangerous" areas will never get an Internet connection because telco companies fear theft of copper wire. India is too poor, so many regions will have to remain on dial up Internet. Those in remote places in Britain are still waiting for a method to be chosen for broadband distribution. Leading Western countries are the main source of software for all Internet users. Even Twitter and Facebook are based in the US. People also use these sites to interact with those of similar ilk. The world is segmenting into cliques and a broad world view is not materializing. This is despite more information being available for the average person than at any other time in human history. People are essentially parochial. They identify with the region and country they are in. Though international news is easily accessed, many

A Frog's Life in the Pond

"So you want to know about life in the pond. Well I'll begin, eh hem." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Orangutans View Windows 7

"The new Windows 7 is better than XP? What a joke. Ha-ha-ha." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pig Shoes

"I've got to wear shoes when I go out. Ridiculous!" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Party Pig

"I'm ready dear, I'm ready!" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fat Cat

"I've suddenly got fat." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Starch Ears

"Too much starch master!" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Australia's New Broadband Is Launched

Tasmania turns the new broadband network on. Well the initial phase has been hooked up and is working. The project is going to be a vast enterprise with optical fiber being laid in place of copper. It will offer consumers video streaming that is 100 times faster than at present. The difference will seem magical to most people. Hopefully and I mean hopefully it will be no more expensive than existing services. The Government has promised that it will be cheaper, a miserly $29.95 a month. Time will tell on the price. The service is being set up as a virtual non-profit business, a public system aiming for only 6 percent profit. Apparently, e-health is coming to Australia. Patients will be monitored from home. In the Us such a system has resulted in hospital admissions being cut by 60 percent. Sick children will receive schooling direct to their sick bed. Buildings will become 'alive' with remote monitoring cutting power bills. Traffic lights will be synchronized. Mobile connectiv

Chicks Not Lost

"We are not lost!" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .