Do you have an old computer sitting around at home? Is your Cupboard Of Discarded Gadgets getting a bit full? eDay 2009 is this Saturday (12 September), giving you a chance to drop off your old PC, laptop, or mobile phone and be sure that it will be recycled safely and used for new gadgets. Last year …
Solve Your Addiction
How is your internet addiction today? As the internet becomes an integral part of our lives, and more and more of us spend a significant part of our work day in front of a computer screen, many are finding that unhealthy addictions are alive and well in cyberspace, as well. Some (most?) are addicted to …
Google your past!
In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Google have put up a page linking to their oldest available index from January 2001. Searching for such things as “iPod“, “broadband“, and even “Barack Obama” (yes – he did not just drop from a cloud in 2006) lead to some interesting results. Of note to us types is …
A full size keyboard that fits in anyone’s pocket
The Virtual Laser Keyboard has been around for a while now, and it looks to be hitting the spot for a number of people. Essentially the device projects a virtual keyboard on to a flat surface and can detect keys that are ‘hit’ and even supplies the clicking noise to go with it.
3G iPhone. Here it is.
Firstly – here’s the iPhone software version 2.0 for those who want it: (link removed – software is now available directly through iTunes). iPhone tear down. The guys from iFixit are here in New Zealand to tear it down. The results will be posted as they do. Vodafone New Zealand’s iPhone site can be found …
Vodafone’s iPhone rate plans – Why???
So what has Vodafone got in store for us? Pricing iPhone Plans iPhone 250 iPhone 500 iPhone 1GB Cost per Month $80 $130 $250 Included Minutes 120 250 600 Included TXT 600 600 600 Included Data 250MB 500MB 1GB With plan iPhone 250 iPhone 500 iPhone 1GB 8GB iPhone $549 $449 $199 16GB iPhone …
My Addiction
A short post about where I’ve been lately… In case anyone is wondering what I’m doing when I’m not flicking bits (and bytes) back and forth chances are the answer is sailing. I started sailing in December 2006, as a guest on board ‘Fast Company’ – the craft of the indomitable Tony Smith. Thrown in …
Apple iPhone coming to New Zealand! (and 9 other countries)
New Zealand, Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, South Africa and Turkey are the lucky recipients. While this won’t mean too much for those who couldn’t wait and already have a grey market iPhone, for the rest of us it means we get to use the device on a New Zealand network …
Broadband Providers – how did you choose yours?
Something that has been of interest lately is ISPs, and how the average person chooses their broadband provider. The many people I know of who have broadband are broadly split in to two categories. Those who are technically minded, and those who are not. Â I know quite a few of the former, due to the …
Slingshot give away 1TB of data
A better place indeed! How would you like 1 Terabyte of data to use on your broadband connection? Rumours have been circulating recently that NZ based (and owned) ISP Slingshot are looking to introduce a referral reward programme that offers users some sort of reward, based upon how many people they refer who sign up. …