A great look at how important the iPhone has been to Apple’s success over at Bullcross. My favorite chart is below. The last two quarters are projections: During this seismic shift in revenue source Apple’s overall revenue rose from $24 billion in the year ended September 2007 to $42.9 billion in the year ended September …
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Air New Zealand looks at bulk discounts
Back in January I drafted* a lengthy post on what Air New Zealand could do better, and part of that was on regional airfares. I sampled five regional, seven domestic, two trans-Tasman and two international fares for travel in a month’s time. The results were startling, though not surprising: It’s twice the cost per kilometre …
How to get rid of stock
A great daily deals experiment by MightyApe kicks off today – a marathon. They selling 3500 items, but deals are valid for only 10 minutes. I assume, and I hope for their sake, that the prices will be ridiculously cheap. Here is the first installment. Nice simple design. We shall see.
Apple increases market capacity by 12 times
During the weekend y I found out about Sidhe’s iPhone apps – marketed under the Pik Pok brand. They are a series of games that use a flicking motion to kick a ball – with Rugby, Football (European), Football (US) and AFL versions. Simple and fun. However after I downloaded them they were nowhere to …
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How to launch a GroupOn clone: Groupy Deals
A few of us* founded Groupy Deals earlier this year, and we went live over Queens Birthday weekend. It’s going really well. Check out the GroupyDeals business site as well. *Groupy Deals was founded by Scott Kitney, along with Andrew Hunt, Fay French and myself. Groupy Deals is following in the footsteps of Groupon – …
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Never forget to user test
Install Office 2008 12.2.5 Update, originally uploaded by LanceWiggs. Microsoft just keeps getting it wrong on usability. Here what happened when I updated Microsoft Office on the Mac this evening with the latest fixes. After running the update program (top, background), it downloaded and ran the updater itself (bottom). That program then popped up an …
Place function before fashion – Mons Royale
Via Hazel Philips at NBR I read about local company Mons Royale – who make merino underwear aimed at boarders. Rather tellingly the title of the article was Fashion before Function. The clothing range is a good idea – practical merino underclothing with a bit of colour and splash, along with stying that appeals (hopefully) …
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Brass Monkey – the big wet
The last days of the monkey were wet, which means less photos. We stayed dry and cozy in layers of protective, warming and rain proof clothing though.
Brass Monkey – snow time
Yes the theme of this batch of pictures is snow. Unsurprisingly snow and motorcycles are not entirely compatible. I was one of three round the world motorcyclists that decided to let their bikes have a wee rest. Luckily Mod managed to stay upright – he’s the one with his 7 year old daughter on board.
Brass Monkey 2010
It’s the first frost, and ski season starts tomorrow (at Coronet Peak), so clearly it’s Brass Monkey time. Here’s the first batch of photos, sent while sitting in the sun on a farm near Fairlie during a cat-dog stand-off.
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