I really should have checked the SSC Broadband Map before signing up to Vodafone 3G coverage. It appears that Roseneath, one of NZ’s wealthier suburbs, and where I live, is barely covered by Vodafone’s 3G service. Actually there are plenty of gaps across Wellington – including Karaka Bay, Worser Bay and Seatoun, where many of …
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Guilty – but what about the Police organisation?
The Policeman who turned to chase a motorcyclist on Buller gorge, blocking the road and causing two other motorcyclists to be seriously injured, has just been found guilty of dangerous driving causing injury. He is no doubt haunted by the accident – as a professional officer policing road safety the decision to make a 3 …
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How to blog anonymously
As we progressively lose our freedoms on the internet, it was timely to have a read of some of the excellent material written by Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society – it’s part of the Harvard Law School and has the delightful url of cyber.law.harvard.edu – as it was started from a seminar …
We are being watched now
Via the NBR I hear that ISPs can snoop on us from April the 5th. S92 was nothing. The Telecommunications (Intercept Capability) Act, coming into full force on April 5, will let the Police, SIS and the GCSB (Government Communications Security Bureau) execute search warrants on internet service providers to grab users’ data Right now …
Where I live, What I do
I’ve always struggled to describe where I live and what I do. Here is some clarity. Where I live After almost two years of attempting to live in both Fremantle and Wellington (and largely failing at either), I am now back in New Zealand for the foreseeable future. I’m based in Wellington, and will commute …
Trains, buses and cars – we need them all
A nice rant by Bernard Hickey against the rushed Auckland electrification decision. I’m not arguing with him on the rushed aspect, nor on the specifics of this particular decision, which seem to be remarkably absent. However the comments have unveiled a cars versus buses versus trains versus whatever war. Let me copy my comment on …
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Is Powershop forcing a competitive response already?
Is this the first response to Powershop? Via a secret source, Contact energy is offering 12% prompt payment discounts, up from 10%. In this game that’s a huge discount. Click on the picture to see the original (it looks the same). I don’t get the “no credit card” rule though – at least not from …
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Why living in NZ sucks, and how you can profit
I want another power cable for my Zumo motorcycle GPS unit. It’s so I don’t have to rip the one out of my KTM here in Perth, which gives me the option of doing an epic KTM sand tour again later this year. So I Googled “Zumo Power Cable”, and find DirectDepot – a US …
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The real estate market plunge
Alex Tarrant over at Interest.co.nz had a couple of, well, interesting posts on the housing market in NZ. There is a piece on the February housing statistics, which rose dramatically versus January, although the median price stayed down, and the number of days to sell was a record 62. Alex also looked at the REINZ …
Blame directors for failure, CEOs for success
Fairfax (Reuters) belatedly opines that Directorships are not a reward, but actual work. It’s an article based on US companies, but is applies to every jurisdiction. I absolutely agree – a directorship is a very serious obligation. I propose a simple philosophy Blame the Board of Directors for failed companies Credit the CEO and management …
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Dell – useless useless useless
Go to the home pages of Dell.com.au or Dell.co.nz or Dell.com and search for “30 inch monitor” Marvel at the results. Well don’t bother actually – as here are those results. On Dell.com you use this search box. and get a nice list of 30 inch monitors. No surprise there. There are even some NEC …
Want to ride around Australia? Buy my KTM 950 Adventure
It’s in Perth, and ready for Autumn and Winter riding into the desert. What a great way to go. <I’ve had this in storage since Feb 09 in Fremantle – and it is still for sale>
Sometimes even Apple gets it wrong
OK so actually a lot of the time Apple gets it wrong, their US-centric approach has given us locked phones, locked and therefore useless DVD drives and, in conjunction with the RIAA and MPAA a crippled iTunes in outside of Nprth America. (That last one is solveable – but lots of lawyers are required to …
Dissecting the NZ job summit output – Top twenty
After reviewing the raw output from the 6 groups, let’s now turn to the published “Top Twenty” list, and some quick comments. Job Summit – Top Twenty Core Workplace and Employment Issues 1. Retain and Upskill – the nine day fortnight Retain jobs by reducing wage costs while firms earnings are down. Retain jobs short …
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Dissecting the NZ Job Summit output – Group outputs
The Government sponsored Jobs summit was on Friday, and on the beehive website you can read the input documents, breakout descriptions, attendees, power point bullet outputs and a top 20 laundry list. So lets get to it. I believe a summit was a good idea – the depression looms, and that also the focus on …
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Lance Wiggs 