Author Archives: Rach Loveday

If a life event isn’t shared, did it happen?

Everyone pretty much writes their autobiography on their social media accounts without realising it. When social media emerged in the world it was a part of peoples’ lives—ten to fifteen years on it is peoples’ lives. Every photo album of the latest family holiday, every likeable photo of a family wedding, every embarrassing drunken photo or selfie that we all know we shouldn’t post

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SmartVend: Smartphones and Vending Machines

Although paying for drinks or treats from a vending machine wirelessly isn’t exactly new, in Australia, Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) have revealed that the next stage of paying wirelessly for their vending machine products is using Smartphones. This is possible by banks having near-field communication, which are chips with wireless technology embedded in a phone. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia already

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Conqueror Virtual Challenge – Amalfi Coast

In earlier blog posts, I talked about my decision to try a new type of virtual run challenge, the Conqueror Virtual Challenges, as well as my completion of my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth Conqueror Virtual Challenges: the English Channel, the Inca Trail, Mount Fuji, Angkor Wat, Marathon to Athens, and the Berlin Wall respectively. I have since completed my seventh Conqueror Virtual

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