July 5, 2005 FAQs: Frequently Annoying Questions What ‘s the difference between a journalist and a mother of a four-year-old? The annoying questions a journalist is asked don’t contribute to anyone’s…
June 28, 2005 Is it too late to become a lawyer? The “when all else fails bring out the lawyers and sue everyone” mantra is still alive and kicking. Just when AMD is going places…
June 26, 2005 Off on the (very) wrong foot I’m now convinced that the PR’s sole objective is to waste as much of a journalist’s time as possible in search of the almighty…
June 23, 2005 Trying out my radio voice Just a passing note to let everyone know that I was interviewed on ABC Radio’s Northern Tasmania breakfast show yesterday. David and I spoke…
June 21, 2005 Why IT managers should learn to love the media Every now and then I get a shocking reminder of how spineless some IT managers really are. Some are nothing more than vendor patsies…
June 15, 2005 Robbins at Microsoft: a new conspiracy? By now most people within the Linux and open source communities would have heard the news that Gentoo Linux’s founding father Daniel Robbins was…
June 12, 2005 How to burn a journo 101, volume #1 If one of the aims of people aspiring to market a business through the media is to build a good rapport with journalists, why…
June 9, 2005 Apple and Sun: a most unlikely duo Like many who heard the news this week, I have a few opinions on what the short and long-term implications for both Apple and…
June 5, 2005 Thanks for coming, now please think for me Is the role of the PR to waste as much of a journalist’s time as possible in the relentless pursuit of profits? Before you…
June 3, 2005 Plagiournalism, with a dash of hypocrisy Whoa, how about that! I just invented a new word – plagiournalism. Plagiournalism means plagiarism disguised as journalism, and it happens more often then…
June 1, 2005 About me As you may have guessed, my name is Rodney Gedda – or more affectionately known as Rodders – and I’m a journalist. I work…
May 29, 2005 Back home pondering IBM’s latest challenge Landed back in Sydney Thursday evening. I was originally booked on the 4pm flight which would have got me back home at around midnight….
May 24, 2005 G’day Perth! Touched down in Perth, Western Australia, this afternoon in what is my first visit to the wild wild west. After quickly (surprised? I was)…
May 18, 2005 Why client surveys aren’t good for the soul I need to get something off my chest. It relates to the PR firm’s insatiable quest to get something for nothing. You see, if…
May 7, 2005 Sarah’s Sydney farewell A few Sydney IT journos gathered at the Bank Hotel in the Sydney suburb of Newtown last night to farewell Sarah Stokley who is…
April 24, 2005 The blog’s a rollin’ Hi everyone, Now that I have my blog up and running, I can tell you all the life and times. A few things to…