Microsoft being a Onecare
Internet, posted: 13-NOV-2009 15:25
All right, I know it's good to that Microsoft provides a free malware scanning utility and that I'm being a bit of a duck to have a go at them, but nevertheless, the Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner is a bad idea that should be taken down fast. Fo
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First test on Vodafone NZ HSPA+
mobile devices, posted: 12-NOV-2009 08:30
At Vodafone HQ with Scott Bartley from PC World and Chris Keall from NBR, trying out HSPA+. On my Dell Studio 17 laptop and a Huawei K4505 USB stick, the results are...
Pingtest:
And the hoary old Speedtest:
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And the hoary old Speedtest:
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Geek garden update
news, posted: 5-NOV-2009 12:46
Wet and warm keeps the green stuff happy. The garden is growing like anything, something that most New Zealanders are undoubtedly accustomed to, but for me is a Being There experience that still amazes. Have had lovely, sweet strawberries for the las
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Brothers in spam – the Atkinsons
Internet, posted: 3-NOV-2009 21:23
The conviction of Shane Atkinson in the High Court in Christchurch for spamming was a long time in coming. In 2003, when I wrote about Atkinson as a huge "make big penis fast" spammer, the reaction from the public fed up with huge amounts of offens
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Today’s incomprehensible Windows security warning
Windows, posted: 29-OCT-2009 08:47
Not enough caffeine in bloodstream this morning, and I fat-finger an Excel 2010 formula. Can't see what I've done wrong so click on "Get help with this error." Watch a window pop up with this warning: Wait. "Microsoft Office" from "Microsoft Corpor
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Why would anyone buy the Wolfram Alpha iPhone app?
Internet, posted: 19-OCT-2009 11:01
From the curious marketing strategy department: @duncn in Nelson pointed out via Twitter that the new Wolfram Alpha iPhone app is rather optimistically priced:
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Apropos that new Telecom logo
telecommunications, posted: 16-OCT-2009 13:12
Tonight there will be son et lumière courtesy of Telecom New Zealand, as the telco lights up the Auckland Ferry terminal.
Rumours are flying around that this old logo, some eight years by now:
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Rumours are flying around that this old logo, some eight years by now:
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Time to blog some more on Geekzone
Internet, posted: 8-OCT-2009 13:56
Now that Mauricio and Red Jungle have made it easier, with the Metaweblog API. This is good stuff, which means you can blog offline. I'm using the Technical Preview of Word 2010 to write this post, for instance. This is a test post really, to see how
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Snow job on termination rates
broadband telecommunications voip, posted: 12-AUG-2009 09:54
There's a new stoush over termination rates brewing, this time cooked up by a rather peculiar alliance: Econet's successor NZ Communications/2 Degrees, Matthew Hooton's PR company Exceltium, Consumer NZ and The Telecommunications Users Association of
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Attack of the SS PR
Humour, posted: 22-JUL-2009 20:05
I am subscribed to the great and wonderful FreeBSD mailing lists, which occasionally throw up gems like the below message. First time I've heard of a "deep Rolodex", actually.
Mindy Franklin to freebsd-questions.
I am writi (read the entire post)...
