Author Archive for richard

Feb7th2012

It’s been a while – SKAFFOLD Launches

I will get back into this now that things start to settle down. A bit to also talk about in China and most importantly now that I am in Australia. I am gaining a better understanding of China as I can compare and contrast. A whole new insight so to speak.

Apr7th2011

What is wrong with IT practitioners in Australia?

Australia – you need to embrace INNOVATION and self driven productivity and not being glorified LEGO builders. Otherwise I can’t see how Australia will have any IT industry left over?

Feb24th2011

Work Ethics and Habits

I am involved in a lot of conversations about China, the world, the global economy and where it is all headed.

I have had a bit of a time adjusting to the laid back approach to work in Australia and then the subsequent outrage if people’s “Shoulds” are interferred with (the soft western should fetish).

Dec14th2010

EQUINIX – Would you like fries with that?

Had a good tour of the EQUNIX facility in Sydney today. Been to a few around the world and yet again the structure, layout and operation procedures are identical to all. The McDonalds of IDC’s?

Oct11th2010

China .CN TLD Registration Rules Change Again #complete_shock

In any case, it is now not the case that a business can register a domain name. Get this. Businesses are NOT ALLOWED to own .CN domain names. ONLY INDIVIDUALS. I’ll let you all ponder why that may be the case. It is about as hard as figuring out why BBQ’s attract flies.

Oct8th2010

Guanxi #fake_china_consultant

You people out there know who you are. Stop trying to take the short cuts and giving us genuine China hands a bad reputation.

Aug25th2010

VMWARE Keyboard Repeating Madness

This issue has bugged me for well over 5 years. VMWARE has some weird issue – mainly with Linux hosts where the keyoard goes crazy and a single key press cause a million entries to appear.

Aug12th2010

China ICP FAQ

There seems to be a lot of confusion and old information floating around about what is or isn’t an ICP may be and what is needed to get one and then as announced today – additional steps needed during the actual application process.

Aug12th2010

China Government Notice August 2010: ICP Application Process

With new regulations enforced by MIIT, Internet Service Providers are obliged to conform to the current ICP application procedure. Specifications are as follows:

Aug9th2010

Would you ever NOT offshore development?

Is there any point in NOT offshoring work? Most of the best tech these days is made out of India and Asia. So why do people still bother to do Computer Science degrees in the west of learn programming?

Jul26th2010

Double ICP Needed

Previously you would have to decide between a “normal” ICP as needed for all business online properties. Or a “commercial” ICP for doing trades/shopping cart/ecommerce.