Simon Sharwood
Simon Sharwood is a freelance technology writer, editor and podcaster, who spent 15 years in the technology industry as a journalist, marketer and public relations consultant.
Simon is proprietor of JargonMaster Corporate Communications, a fancy name for the writing and photography business he runs with his wife, Elissa Baxter. He is editor of TechTarget Australia/New Zealand, a series of five websites for technology professionals covering storage, security, networking, management and Voice over IP, serves as Technology Editor for My Business magazine and publishes a podcast for the contact centre and customer service industries called Smart Call.
Simon can be found on Twitter at @ssharwood and won the Best Business IT Journalist award at the 2009 edition of the Sun Microsystems IT Journalism awards. When he is not writing about technology he is probably riding his bicycle, very slowly, for the Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club.
Articles by Simon Sharwood
How Steve Jobs made the world a happier place
Steve Jobs has quit as Apple CEO. This is sad news for everybody who fell in love with gadgets that…... Read more
Don’t take your bad day out on a call centre worker
Everyone loves to hate call centres, but it’s time to give them a break because they generally provide a convenient…... Read more
Hey geeks, stop the whining and build a better filter
Computer nerds hate Senator Stephen Conroy’s plan to filter the Internet so that material which is refused classification (RC) becomes…... Read more
Windows 7: It’s Vista without the dodgy bits
Next Thursday, Microsoft releases Windows 7, the latest update to its flagship product. So far, the world is finding it…... Read more
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
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Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
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A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
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I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
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