http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories Telecommunications is changing the way Australians live, work and play. Broadband and other technologies are shaping the way we live our lives - do business, how we access health and education services - we’ve put together a collection of life stories en-au ? Telstra Corporation Limited. All rights reserved. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/celebrity-photographer-speeds-along-with-wireless-technology Serge Thomann is one of Melbourne’s top celebrity photographers. He has worked with many famous Australian and international artists, such as Madonna, Celine Dion, Rachel Griffiths, Hugh Jackman, U2, and most recently Mr. T. Serge’s digital camera is equipped with a wireless image transmitter which can automatically transfer photographs directly to his computer the moment the photograph is taken. nowwearetalking editor d8562c7b-763a-4b28-bc63-8cfeafa27aeb Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:15:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/melbourne-train-blogger-on-track-with-next-g Most people consider a journey on Melbourne’s train system a fairly mundane task, but not Heath Tully. He endeavoured to travel the entire suburban rail network - a massive 760 kilometres of track, split into 15 different lines - in just one day. Find out if Heath was successful, and watch the 16 video blogs he recorded with his Next G™ mobile phone. nowwearetalking editor 10733f89-cb0b-49fb-9e80-0b6c42ab0eb7 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/world-wheat-planting-record-online-live-thanks-to-next-g Some might think watching tractors drive around a paddock is as exciting as watching the grass grow – but that’s exactly what the Coggan family is hoping will happen after they attempt to break the world wheat sowing record in southern Queensland today – and you can watch it online thanks to the coverage and speed of the Next G™ network. nowwearetalking editor d464ab5d-d8bb-4cd5-9c4a-b6c334e0c602 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:15:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/broadband-simplifies-court-proceedings Find out how easier access to faster broadband is driving Australia’s shift to "eCourts", where all audio, video, electronic and printed evidence is presented in an electronic format and viewed on a big screen. nowwearetalking editor fc58743f-a564-432d-9a78-18cf076b2029 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:30:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/broadband-is-reshaping-the-business-of-transcribing Many professions rely daily on speedy transcriptions of, for example, legal proceedings, courtroom hearings, medical records, interviews, speeches and, with faster broadband, this list now includes web seminars and other web-based presentations, such as videos. nowwearetalking editor b6aede3a-9e24-4602-9e70-a634e809d916 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/sms-alerts-keep-watch-on-mines Measuring and recording ground vibration levels radiating out from mining blasts at the Super Pit, the biggest open cut gold mine in Australia, requires reliable and secure communications as it is located precariously close to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder townships. Find out how technicians working at the mine are using telemetry and SMS to help meet their environmental obligations. nowwearetalking editor 12217e89-e983-4409-8499-df9ff65b754a Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/faster-access-helps-barristers-have-their-day-in-court Find out the online world and robust search engines have revolutionised how criminal barristers work. nowwearetalking editor 1f1299ff-b421-4c90-ace3-6b60aaffc078 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/techsavvy-residents-fight-for-their-suburb-online Find out how tech-savvy residents are using the internet and online social networking websites to challenge a controversial development on the St Kilda foreshore in Melbourne. nowwearetalking editor 869ddc24-ad4a-4642-be97-2469f22d4ac4 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/e-health-link-brings-iraqi-hospital-medical-support Find out how e-health technology enables global specialist medical knowledge to be shared speedily with developing countries. nowwearetalking editor b928dd46-9b2a-4b82-983a-f004e08e9df4 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/life-stories/technology-links-remote-regions-of-the-world-with-finest-minds Queensland’s Centre for Online Health continues to take advantage of broadband and digital communications. Sponsors, such as, Lord and Lady Swinfen have generously endowed the community with additional support. nowwearetalking editor e6332e46-a8a2-4f69-8221-ce7829570f85 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT