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These opinions are my own, and not that of any of my current or former clients.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Xero, MYOB and GST
My latest Businessday column is up over at Stuff. The cost to New Zealand businesses of complying with the changeover to 15 per cent GST and the other tax changes will be at least $275 million, according to my rough … Continue reading
How to avoid upgrading MYOB to cope with GST change
MYOB demonstrate again why I have switched to Xero. To cope with the GST change you either need to upgrade, or follow the instructions on their website. The instruction pages all start with the boilerplate text: “The quickest and easiest … Continue reading
Wugly stuff
I received this spam through the contact me form: Name: Wuglies Convenor of Judges Email: moderator@thewuglies.co.nz Website: Dear Web owner Congratulations!? Your webpage has just been nominated for the inaugural Wuglies. Bought to you by Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, The … Continue reading
Name suppression – the judge’s findings and how to do it properly
Whale Oil failed in his case (at least so far) and is up for some eight thousand of dollars in fines and fees. To me it was clear that his actions were breaching the law, but it’s the considered opinion … Continue reading
It’s time for video evidence as the standard
Two Justices of the Peace (one of whom I know) found lawyer Keith Jefferies guilty of driving while using a phone in Wellington recently. But the constable Bevan Sheffield-Cranstoun had no physical evidence to back his assertion – there was … Continue reading
Soft Sunday News
Sunday news is traditionally a bit softer than weekday news, but today I noticed a bunch of, shall we say, softer headlines. So I decided to browse the popular news sites and copy a few of the more delightful leads … Continue reading
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YouTube Instant
Yet another classic Stanford undergraduate story. Google releases Google Instant, and so Feross Aboukhadijeh creates YouTube instant. Try it. Very shortly afterward Feross received a tweet from YouTube CEO Chad Hurley offering him a job. That’s smart – other students … Continue reading
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The Yike Bike
I’ve just had a go on one of these amazing Yikebikes. They look beautiful, and that to me is why so many people want one. It’s up there with Apple products in its ability to attract desire. Riding it is … Continue reading
Writing should be free – Businessblogs
Let’s play spot the difference. Businessblogshub.com is a US website that aggregates and pushes out business writing from people wanting PR. Businessblogs.co.nz does the same here in New Zealand. Can you see the difference? It’s buried a bit, but if … Continue reading
