Monthly Archives: October 2011

Mapping your Linked In connections

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Linked-in inmaps seems to accurately cluster the people you are connected to: Hit the link and login with your Linked In account and it will churn away, producing the pretty diagram. The fun is in mousing over the dots, especially the ones on the edges … Continue reading →

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Top lessons from Steve Jobs biography – it’s the products

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Reading Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs was a privileged look into the life of a very special individual. It certainly completes the picture of the man that has emerged with increasing rapidity over the last years and months. In the spirit of what he … Continue reading →

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Bernard Hickey can’t use the internet

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Bernard Hickey can’t use the internet, originally uploaded by LanceWiggs. I find this completely unacceptable in today’s society. Being able to watch a simple Youtube video as part of your work or life is essential. The sooner we stop having … Continue reading →

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This is not a serious post – unless you want to be Trade Me CFO

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Trade Me likes to ask candidates for jobs to perform a task that should be simple and fun for the applicant. For the CFO they are looking for it’s to do the following: Now the idea of calculating how much … Continue reading →

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Updating stats on data Caps in NZ

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Stats NZ have released their latest ISP survey results. We still have data caps, and they are still relatively low. The results show that 1% of of homes and businesses have no caps, 2% have >50GB cap and 28% have … Continue reading →

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The NZ election websites

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

There’s an election on – so how are the parties doing based on their website design? (Click on pictures to see larger versions) National is stuck in the past, cluttered but have a very crisp business-like approach. No glitz and … Continue reading →

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Mining in Antarctica

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

I’m somewhat surprised to see the NZ Government reported as the ones to place the thin wedge on exploitation of Ross Sea. “New Zealand is set to veto any attempt to completely protect the world’s last unexploited ocean -  so … Continue reading →

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Road deaths are not so bad

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Microsoft Excel, originally uploaded by LanceWiggs. Despite our small population density, horrible terrain and fickle weather New Zealand is actually doing pretty well on the road deaths chart versus peers. There is a lot more nuance in the stats, which … Continue reading →

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Future Digital: InternetNZ’s discussion starter

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

InternetNZ’s discussion paper for the NZ election lead-up is now online. The paper, and it is a quick read, contains a lot of the themes that emerged from NetHui, which was an excellent event with engagement from across the industry, … Continue reading →

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More text and fewer articles visible equals more pageviews

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

NZ’s own RWW reports that readers of the FT’s mobile Web app consume “about three times as many pages through the app as they are through the desktop in an average visit“. Drawar.com concludes in turn that the reason is … Continue reading →

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Let’s make New Zealand the 1 percent

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

The posts at WeAreThe99Percent are sobering, shocking. They are some of people caught in the downward spiral of the US economy, but in reality it’s been happening for years as the split between the wealthy and the ‘middle class’ gets … Continue reading →

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The steps for Apple beyond iPhone 5

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Apple are releasing another iPhone, or iPhones, tomorrow, and the rest of the industry is understandably nervous. However as what is now called smartphones catch up, Apple will increasingly be playing in a space with diminishing hardware margins. Sony used … Continue reading →

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Stop the terrorists

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Sea Shepherd do not deserve our protection, sympathy, and increasingly arguably, the ability to freely operate in NZ. Their latest blog post makes it clear that they are not playing by the rules: They will have to kill us to prevent us … Continue reading →

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