Category: Opinion

  • Google is going to take over the world…(still)

    Ah yes, Google have released a new volly of shots across the bows of their compeditors in the online space… This time, they’ve come out with a web page hosting solution “Google Page Creator“ which I’ve just signed up to try out.

  • I want PRESENCE!!

    Why is it that we’re in the bottom half of 2005 and companies STILL continue to ignore the internet as a method of reaching their customers?

  • The Power of Contactability

    Wow – The very same day as I create a link to let people email me, I get some feedback on one of my HOWTO documents, all the way from Kansas!

  • Podcast on a Stick

    Continuing in the vein of portable podcastiong, I’ve recently downloaded ‘MyPodder’, an open source pod catching client which installs on your USB memory key… Read on for my initial impressions

  • MCE 2005 – Why Media Center will change the way I’m entertained.

    I’ve been playing with home theater applications on and off for a few years, I dabbled with MythTV and the ShowShifter type apps, but I’m now a firm believer in Microsoft Media Center 2005 so this entry will serve as a staging point for me to babble on about it…

  • Ooooooh – I’m important and interesting… Listen to ME!

    The New Zealand press finally catch up, and run a story on blogging…

  • Bloody Idiots!

    Sometimes you just want to have a grill-mounted rocket launcher…

  • Ahh… The Helpful Internet

    Years and years (and years) ago, I bought a CodeAlarm 2000.This was pretty much the flashest car alarm you could get in New Zealand at the time and it even allowed keyless entry via remote door locking/unlocking (a feature that I know have difficulty living without). Imagine my horror then, when I learned that CodeAlarm […]

  • Getting Clicky

    How’s this for cool? It seems that now not only can you click your mouse to get to a URL, you can also click your camera phone.

  • Predictions for 2004

    After spending the best part of a couple of weeks away from my beloved broadband, I find myself with an almost unquenchable thirst for news and reviews that I may have missed out on during my time down south with just a simple CDMA connection to rely on. I’ve found that I don’t have much […]