A group of socially networked geeks hopes to bring free wi-fi to
the masses, reports Simon Sharwood.
FROM his hot, dusty, locust-plagued property in the NSW outback, a
software engineer who goes by the name Quozl is doing his bit to
help educate 1.5 billion of the world's poorest children.
One day late last year, Chris Simpson was looking at the waters off
the coast of Western Australia on Google Earth when he made an
unusual discovery.

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Local IT integrators are perplexed over the "missing in action"
status of Microsoft's first major update to its Windows Vista
operating system.
The past three months have seen an explosion in the use of social
networking sites by Australians as more women join them, a new
report has found.
Yahoo rejects Microsoft's unsolicited takeover offer as too low,
forcing the software maker to either sweeten the bid or adopt a
hostile approach.
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Systems testing is underrated and undervalued, says Chris Carter,
managing director of systems testing company Planit.
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