Monthly Archives: April 2009

Praise, yes praise, for Telecom

Posted on April 29, 2009 by

This really is a stunning piece of work – even made this cynic think twice. Well done Telecom. It’s important because it shows that Telecom increasingly gets it – they are getting that it is about delivering the right service … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadband, media, telecom | 3 Comments

Global warming and you

Posted on April 29, 2009 by

Here’s  excellent graphic from FiveThirtyEight via Treehugger and via New Zealand’s The visible hand showing data from a report from the the Yale Forestry and Environmental Studies School Climate Change project. It needs no explanation. The project’s survey: “Climate Change … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Macro Trends, media | 2 Comments

Wear your safety equipment – black Gloves are cool

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

Following on from an earlier post on dorky safety Glasses – the next easiest piece of safety protection to wear is a decent pair of gloves. They can even make your live easier when working. Indeed it is this that … Continue reading →

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Wear your safety equipment – dorky glasses are cool

Posted on April 26, 2009 by

This chap ended up with a grinder blade in his head and is lucky to be alive. What the article does not say is whether he was wearing a face shield, and it also makes no comment on the safety … Continue reading →

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How to write a promo email – Apple sets the standard

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

It’s a great product – but I really don’t think my Mother will use an iPod touch, and I really don’t think Mothers day in an economic downturn is the time for Kiwis to give expensive presents. However  the email … Continue reading →

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Two McKinsey pieces on education – do read them

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Two astonishing reports on education from McKinsey. The first shows the effect that the USA’s poor schools have had on their economy – and was just released. It finds the economic loss in the order of US$2,400 billion to $4,200 … Continue reading →

Posted in New Zealand Institute, Politics | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

The New Zealand iPhone 3G network debacle

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

The iPhone will dominate the top end of phone sales Even if you are a fan of other platforms, we can all appreciate that Apple has bought new levels of usability to the phone. It’s most obvious in the seamless … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Business, iphone, NZ Business | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Stealing content from bloggers

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

The latest blog to steal my – and others – content is jobs.org.nz. They should know that they are in good company – the previous offender of note was a <redacted> site. So I’ll do the google-ads-filled jobs.org.nz a favor … Continue reading →

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How to twitter if you are a corporation

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

Twitter, for members of my family and those other 4 people that read blogs and have not yet discovered it, is a microblogging service that has just hit the main stream media. By definition it is therefore passé, but in … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Internet Business, media, NZ Business, telecom, Trade Me | Tagged , , , | 18 Comments

Flirting 2.0

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

Via Jesspiration is a simple look at how flirting works these days. Note that if I start following you on twitter it doesn’t necessarily mean that I am flirting with you.

Posted in Internet Business, Life | 3 Comments

Amazon is failing to be the iTunes of book world – so far

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

I’m warming on the idea of the Kindle – Amazon’s ebook reader. I like it for mass reduction, especially when travelling – it sharply reduces mass that you need to cart around on an airplane or  motorcycle. I like it … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadband, Business, Internet Business, NZ Business | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Understanding our animal spirits

Posted on April 15, 2009 by

Prof Shiller (remember him from “Irrational Exuberance) has partnered with George A Akerlof in a strangely titled new book: Animal Spirits. I’m recommending it even before reading it. It’s basically about why we don’t behave as rational consumers when faced … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Investing, media, Trade Me | Tagged , | 2 Comments

ANZ’s tragic teller system

Posted on April 14, 2009 by

First you dub an application as “Platinum” – critical to your business. That’s a good idea, so you now know you need to get the system and support absolutely right. You choose to run a trial before rolling it out … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, media, NZ Business, wellington | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Lingopal is launched for iPhone

Posted on April 14, 2009 by

We at Lingopal were pretty happy this weekend-  as Lingopal was finally released for the iPhone. Check it out We think it’s vastly better than any other translation application on iPhone – with 42 languages (next best is about 6) … Continue reading →

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Homepage review: Pundit

Posted on April 10, 2009 by

I was shown Pundit the other day. It’s a site that is agglomerating a few writers to create a super blog.Good idea, but the home page needs some work. The site design does little to draw me in, and indeed … Continue reading →

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