https://chinwag.org/categories/news/ Recent content in News on Chinwag Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 13 May 2019 23:00:13 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2019/05/13/happy-4th-birthday/ Mon, 13 May 2019 23:00:13 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2019/05/13/happy-4th-birthday/ I’m just scraping in with about an hour to spare here – I planned a much bigger post, with lots of reflection about where we’ve been and where we’re going. https://chinwag.org/2018/05/13/three-years-of-chinwag/ Sun, 13 May 2018 21:17:57 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2018/05/13/three-years-of-chinwag/ It&rsquo;s been three whole years since the final part of the &ldquo;How to set up a public XMPP server&rdquo; series of articles that Chinwag was the example for was published, and it went live. https://chinwag.org/2017/07/14/chinwag-will-obey-the-laws-of-mathematics/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:55:53 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2017/07/14/chinwag-will-obey-the-laws-of-mathematics/ Despite recent comments that &ldquo;the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia&rdquo; and that legislation could override mathematical principles, we would like to assure our users that we will continue to obey the latter. https://chinwag.org/2017/01/21/inactive-account-purges/ Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:08:29 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2017/01/21/inactive-account-purges/ ChinWag is coming up on two years old now, so there are a few “I’ll worry about that later” jobs that I now need to start worrying about. https://chinwag.org/2016/08/11/swift-im-beta/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:58:15 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2016/08/11/swift-im-beta/ A great little chat client, Swift, has a new beta of its upcoming 4. https://chinwag.org/2016/06/09/moving-to-movim/ Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:56:32 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2016/06/09/moving-to-movim/ The Movim Chats view Since I started this little project, one of the main things I’ve been looking for is a decent web interface for chatting. https://chinwag.org/2016/05/13/happy-birthday/ Fri, 13 May 2016 23:49:52 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2016/05/13/happy-birthday/ It’s now one whole year since I opened ChinWag to the public. https://chinwag.org/2015/10/08/chinwag-privacy-and-metadata/ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:54:36 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2015/10/08/chinwag-privacy-and-metadata/ It’s now a handful of days until Australia’s new metadata retention laws come into effect, and I just wanted to publish a quick note about how this does and does not affect your usage of ChinWag for messaging, as ChinWag is Australian-hosted and pitched primarily as a provider of services primarily to Australians. https://chinwag.org/2015/05/13/welcome-to-chinwag/ Wed, 13 May 2015 14:53:11 +1000 https://chinwag.org/2015/05/13/welcome-to-chinwag/ <p>Well, it’s been a fairly long process due to this being not much more than <a href="http://bremensaki.com/chinwag/" target="_blank">a side project</a>, but ChinWag is a fully functional XMPP service right now. There’s more to come, especially on the web site front-end, but for now I’m considering the site launched, and bless all those who sail in her.</p>