Productivity Links on Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_improving_technologies
also listed under
Productivity (Economic History)
as this is a focus of this Blog.

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Public Private Partnerships are Everywhere!

There may be no actual explicit contract ~

But even when you head out on a night on the town - think:

• nightclubs
• bars
• pubs
• restaurants
• ...

All the more clear when you think of a Fireworks Celebration shooting out over the water on New Year's Eve facilitated by the Government!

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Bunnings would make a great Sponsor for Floriade!

https://floriadeaustralia.com/

Brand New SharePoint List Types

Hope Microsoft can get around to this soon or at least keep adding new list types!
Not to confuse this with creating a Content Type as Content Types are based on existing List types - brand New List Types!

Or not to be confused with our friend the 'Blank List' or Custom List!

As of SharePoint 2019.

Create a "new sharepoint list type" - into a Google Search!

Apple & its Ecosystem 2

Apple would like to Partner more

• Let’s have a look at this problem intrinsic to Apple (being a hardware company) and it’s DNA … 
• Let’s not forget late Steve Jobs was envious of Microsoft’s Partnering capability!

Apple's Cash Pile

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental/03/062503.asp

1. Obviously there are better returns in other potential investments for Apple than a mere 4% !!
2. So not efficient and there is wastage here

Apple needs to keep churning out devices

1. Don’t want to run out of Cash or else it’s all over!
2. Room for Innovative Insurers and Financiers to work with Apple. 
3. Apple Financing & Insurance is not for any other company either – and unique to Apple
4. Insurance for the Plant 
5. Finance for the Plant 
6. And then Apple can go and spend the Cash Pile on investments which give a higher return!!

Tiered Security by finding a Security Partner

1. Some high profile examples:
1. Celebrity Sex Photo Hacks
2. FBI requesting key of Apple
3. Two (2) (or more) – levels of Security could solve this problem – Premium Security
4. Preferably a Security Partner in the wings as not a core business of Apple - Apple is a mobile or hardware company
5. Again this is ~ Selective Sharing

Apple Cloud

• Only key data needs to be kept in Apple Data Centres (iCloud)
• Find my iDevice
• Apple Contacts
• Non – core should not clutter premium Apple Cloud Space (e.g. iOS versions of Office which automatically sync to the Cloud)
• That is Cloud that is tightly integrated to the data on the device
• Apple is NOT a Public Cloud company

De-clutter Apple Shop

• Headphones -> Beats ?? – an audio jack but it’s all about data transfer protocols now! 
• Ditto for Speakers, Ear phones
• Cases, Charges are also easily sold by eco-system
• Waste of precious space & time
• No need to clutter Apple Shop - keep it clean & roomy!
• No need to sell Drones in the shop – not sure if Apple’s best interest is served – don’t believe average iOS or Mac customer would purchase a drone

Apple Partnering with Watch / Jewellery shops

• Tinting Screens
• Engraving
• Band Repairs
• Battery Changes
• Cleaning
• Jewellery Insurance
• Sale & Delivery
• Gold Valuations
• Second hand & refurbished jewelry

…

Now an added Security Element especially with more expensive watches $2k - $25k

• Jewellers have had years of dealing with theft – know security break-ins and hold ups – hindsight of experience
• Apple does NOT Much, much higher target for theft than iPhone or a MacBook Air
• Apple at the very least needs Security advice, if not physical Security Partners

Finally subcontracting Genius Bar Repairs out to 3rd Party Mobile Phone Fixers!

• They are very competitive!
• Good for Out-of-Warranty Repairs
• Would be nearly impossible to accurately forecast break and fix
• Customers do not need to wait
• Reduce Genius Bar wait times ** IMPORTANT **
• Admittedly issues for Apple & Subcontractors to work out

Encouraging Australian businesses to use more Aboriginal & Indigenous Names

A few great Starting Points:

A couple of possibilities;

https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/language/aboriginal-words-in-australian-english

Starting point to Copyright on Aboriginal Words

https://www.copyright.com.au/about-copyright/indigenous-copyright

 

Advantages of Australian Agriculture to other Asian Markets

With:

1. Cleaner Air
2. Cleaner Water
3. Abundance of space 

Even the processed fruit from Australia which not even appear to the Australian Consumer is a more natural and a higher quality product for the Chinese market.

Hence this is another example of:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_advantage

The Chinese market is an 'Enabler' for the rest of Asia - Pacific! 

Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Malaysia etc ... and then the rest of the World!

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With all the trouble Australian people go to in creating jobs -
sometimes the simple solutions are often the best!

Australia is a lucky country in this sense as many other developing countries have to fiddle with micro financing to create business opportunities! In Australia it's pretty straightforward!

Time for better information to connect job seekers with the farms ...

Google & Developing an Ecosystem

Opportunities for Google to open their code a bit more to Partners and Content - and work a bit more efficiently:

• Google Maps - at least as far as partnering with traditional map companies
• Google Translate - wonder what Google is going to do with this - not selling much advertising as yet 
• Google Video (Youtube) sharing and partnering with all free to air television stations around the world - Google is the undisputed global master of this type of advertising ~ hence they need to draw up a 'line' around who does what 

Apple & Developing an Ecosystem

If Apple were to Partner with financial Partners more:

• Business Rental Plans with a financing Partner
• Salary Sacrifice Partner
• Refurbished hardware Partner 

This would allow for business Customers among st other things:

1. Latest devices – useful for businesses as they can deduct against revenue but usually prohibitively expensive for most consumers
2. Perpetual Revenue to SPLA Revenue 

Of course Apple already has and should seek to nuture:

• Ever-growing, diverse and thriving array of accessory makers …
• Strong broken and refurbished device ecosystem …
• Investors into the Apple shops [Apple will not traditionally ‘franchise’ as such …]

The App store (of course) is an example of (a) successful ecosystem – partners whom developed the apps, investors whom saw the potential, customers who bought the apps!

Applying Robert Frost to Trump's Mexican Border Wall.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44266/mending-wall

https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/help-please-134909

"Good Fences Make Good Neighbours" ~ are barriers the problems to border disputes!

Imagine if everyone who had a problem with their neighbours started building (taxpayer-funded) fences as a solution!

It's certainly a Medieval solution (like the wheel), technology gives us so many more solutions to Security - drones, RFID, cameras etc ...