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iPhone development (by robscovell, 10-JUL-2009 10:19) Well, it's been a busy year since I last posted. I am still doing my voip work but am also CTO of Macfarlane Engel and Associates, an 'innovation management' company. http://www.macfarlaneengel.com . At the moment the big thing for us is iPhone development. I'm now working on my second iPhone app ... (continue on post)

My sons crash (by tonyhughes, 10-JUL-2009 09:59, 2 comments) Just finished with the aftermath of my son crashing his 1970 Pontiac GTO. He just bought it yesterday, and it was fairly obvious with the way he had been driving it that there was going to be a crash sooner or later. He managed to get it on a train track in Hastings, just as a locomotive was coming... (continue on post)

Silverlight 3 launches (by paulspain, 10-JUL-2009 08:44, 1 comment) Today Microsoft made Silverlight 3 available for download - one day ahead of the expected launch. You can download it here. Stay tuned for more info rolling in with the official launch, however don't expect much to different from the beta release I wrote about some months ago. There is an extensiv... (continue on post)

A new lease on life for a Squier California Strat (by tonyhughes, 8-JUL-2009 22:49, 3 comments) A Fender Squier California Stratocaster I acquired was a little worse for wear, with a slightly scratchy sound, what looked like the original strings (5 or so years old!) and a tremolo bridge that seemed to flap around in the breeze and make open chords seem especially off-key. Removed old strin... (continue on post)

Google Chrome OS announced (by juha, 8-JUL-2009 17:48, 5 comments) The competition for Microsoft just heated up considerably, with the Google announcing that it intends to release an operating system aimed initially at Netbooks in the second half of next year. Google Chrome OS is the somewhat unimaginative name, and it's supposed to be fast, simple and secure. "It... (continue on post)

PFD, Reverse Leveraging or Sports arbitrage. Big money, no risk - Guaranteed (by DataCraft, 8-JUL-2009 16:21, 1 comment) In these hard times its good to know that there are still investment opportunities where you can guarantee returns? Guaranteed like Blue Chip properties I guess!!! How does sport arbitrage betting/ trading work? Well I could write a novel about how it works however this demo explains it really easi... (continue on post)

XT Network SIM PIN's & PUKs (by NealR, 8-JUL-2009 13:57) The XT Network SIM cards have two levels of access each with their own Personal Identification Number (PIN). When you get these PIN's wrong too many times you then require to use the PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to reset the SIM. If you get your PIN1 wrong 3 times you then need PUK1 to unlock the SIM. If ... (continue on post)

Kicking Outlook and switching to Mail, iCal & Address Book (by lotech, 7-JUL-2009 15:32, 1 comment) I used to be a big Outlook user, finding it the only PIM client that kept my life even slightly sorted. I was so tied to Outlook that when I first brought my Intel based Mac, I quickly installed the beta release of Boot Camp, XP and got Outlook going. For the first couple of months of owning a Mac, ... (continue on post)

Unlimited Data Broadband Plan for Consumers Finally! (by cyberhub, 7-JUL-2009 14:44) It is great to see that Telecom is finally catching up to the rest of the world (for the second time) and is joining Horizon Pacific the other ISP who offers unlimited data on all their broadband connections in providing an unlimited data broadband plan. This change will finally give consumers the ... (continue on post)

Eat your mind into focus- part 1 (by DataCraft, 6-JUL-2009 21:48, 4 comments) It is true for a large number of us working in the IT industry that we often neglect the most important machine that we control which is our own body. Long hours, poor diet and lack of exercise doesn't make for a very productive worker. So I have asked Kate from Lifespark Nutrition to write me 3 a... (continue on post)

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