It’s not hard. They had weeks to prepare for the iPhone launch, but still Vodaphone.co.nz’s site still got swamped this morning. Unacceptable. Completly unacceptable. Vodafone.com.au struggled the first time I hit the site this morning, and then seemed to go into mobile mode – which was a clever way of dealing with a slashdotting. A …
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Overworked: NZ and Australia
4th and 5th worst in the developed world. That’s where NZ and Australia stand in an ILO survey of the percentage of workers that work more than 48 hours a week. NZ scores 23.6% and Australia 20.4%. Despite my belief, the USA scored lower at 18.1%. But we have it easy (as I sit here …
Banks? Real estate? the worst is yet to come
a Little bank story for kids, courtesy of the WSJ, and as told to writer Brian M Carney by billionaire and Private Equity pioneer Ted Forstmann. Once upon a time, when credit conditions and the costs of borrowing money were normal, the bank opened at 9:00 a.m. and closed at 5:00 p.m. For eight hours …
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How not to launch a political blog: “F$%k you”
NZ Left Wing election site 08Wire launched, it seems with an interesting group of backers and is based overseas. It is good to see new discourse emerge, but I see a couple of issues. First, in the launch article they do their best to turn prospective readers off: Some analysis is sensationalized. Like David “cut-and-paste / …
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motorcycling: 250kms of wear
DSC06592, originally uploaded by y_kiwi. I’m pretty sure these Karoos (all their was) won’t get me to Townsville. actually I’m worried about Kalgoorlie at this wear rate.
motorcycling: It sure was muddy….
DSC06547, originally uploaded by y_kiwi. The new knobblies were not always that effective…
Motorcycling: 400’s flying
DSC06546, originally uploaded by y_kiwi. Adam and Nathan flew over the the tracks on their 400’s, with Adam’s road tires resulting in some pretty spectacular slides along the way. I was behind on a heavier bike and much lower skill-set.
Motorcyling: Stuck at the river 2
DSC06558, originally uploaded by y_kiwi. I wanted to test the bike out and so I found a lovely place to lay it down in a controlled fashion… Well – actually I was pretty tired at this point and had very little mud mojo left. Worse still the others had to help me right the bike …
Motorcyling: Stuck at the river
DSC06553, originally uploaded by y_kiwi. Here’s the Avon River – but sadly at this point, late in the day with the road home in sight, we had to turn back. The rover was well above the air intake for each of our bikes. Thanks adam for walking the river – and subsequently freezing for the …
Motorcycling: we had a plan…
DSC06528, originally uploaded by y_kiwi. but sadly it was pouring with rain, so the plan washed away
Motorcycling: The idea was to test the bike out
DSC06538, originally uploaded by y_kiwi. Here’s the kitted out KTM adventure it is on a simple river crossing.
Motorcycling: Off to Avon river
DSC06524, originally uploaded by y_kiwi. Adam (pictured) and Nathan dragged their 400’s and me to the Avon river region North of Perth.
Telstra and Optus iPhone prices released: ouch
Looks like all the prices are coming out from today. 1: they are expensive to buy prepay: $800 odd 2: Telstra will launch with the others on July 11 3: Data prices are horrific Optus Contract You can get an 8GB free if you sign up for 2 years on a $79 per month plan. …
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WordPress. First signs of uncoolness, evilness even.
I’m annoyed at WordPress. Up until now their stunning blogging application has made it wonderfully simple to get writing and posting pictures on the web. Their ethos has been true – make it free, make it simple and open to everyone. Their source code is available at WordPress.org, and their WordPress.com site hosts for free. …
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eBay is selling lovers
Googling for “lover” I noticed that eBay had taken out an adwords ad: Clicking through (gee – had they started an online dating service?), I found an interesting array of… nothing in particular. So – freshen up those ad-words eBay. You may ask why I was searching for “Lover” – I was trying to get …
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