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Frequent Traveler University Brisbane 2018

I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at the first Frequent Traveler University in Australia next month.

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Test phone numbers for Australia

A while ago I created a test phone number that I use to test functionality when setting up a new phone system. I’ve made that public.

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Configuring DynamoDB VPC Endpoints with AWS CloudFormation

In this post I look at creating a DynamoDB VPC endpoint with CloudFormation.

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Why site blocking doesn’t work

Recently Village Roadshow commenced proceedings in the Australian Federal Court to block customers of some of Australia’s largest ISPs (including Telstra, Optus, TPG + subsidiaries, and others) from accessing a raft of sites associated with online piracy. In this post I take a look at why it won’t work.

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Review: Heathrow Express

Running every 15 minutes, the Heathrow Express is the fastest and certainly a most comfortable way to get from London’s Heathrow Airport into the city. Starting at T5 with a brief stop at the station serving terminals T1, T2, and T3, the trip to London’s Paddington Station takes approximately 15 minutes. From there it’s a quick tube ride to almost

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Royal Caribbean bans the Samsung Note 7

Following in the footsteps of Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other regulatory bodies globally, Royal Caribbean is now advising guests that Samsung Note 7 devices will no longer be allowed onboard their ships.

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Review: Shanghai Maglev Train

The Shanghai Maglev train whisks passengers between the Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Longyang Road station in the outskirts of Central Pudong. On a recent trip I decided to try out the Maglev in VIP class and share my experience.

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Qantas unveils the 787-900 Dreamliner

Qantas today unveiled details of the next aircraft to join its fleet — the Boeing 787-900 “Dreamliner” — set to join the fleet in October 2017. Customers flying in Business will experience the next generation of the popular Business Suite, as seen on all but two of the Airbus A330 fleet with each suite providing direct aisle access in a

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Uber scheduled rides now in Australia

In June I reported that Uber had launched schedule rides but at the time it was only available in Seattle. As a regular user of Uber, one of the biggest downsides I’ve found is that you need to request a driver at the time you wish to travel. While it gives you the flexibility to change your schedule, sometimes when plans

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Virgin Australia completes rollout of ‘The Business’

Virgin Australia announced today that it has completed the rollout of their new business class experience ‘The Business’ across their entire widebody fleet of Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 aircraft. Passengers flying from Abu Dhabi to Sydney today were treated with the refreshed aircraft for the first time on this flight, albeit with a slight delay getting into the air:

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