…but this time it is free. We are very close to a free bulletproof simple graphical way to unlock iPhones. Thank goodness – as Apple seems to be ignoring the most basic of rules – give the people what they want.
Author Archives: Lance Wiggs
Tech Shop
I’d love to see this in Wellington – a shared workshop with 3d printers and other heavy duty design and fabrication machinery and tools. Check out the photos….
Air NZ and Telecom
I can’t help comparing Air NZ and Telecom. They face very similar circumstances, and yet are reacting very differently. Both are ex Government owned, now private. Air NZ is quasi-private of course. Both have a public-good role – to provide a network to the population.Both have a profit motive, and both benefit from quasi-monopoly position …
xkcd strikes again….
New mac keyboard
If you have a mac, then get one. End of story.
eBay shakes the model, but still doesn’t get it
eBay is still figuring out this auction thing. For a start, all eBay neutral feedbacks are now counted as negative, as from a couple of weeks back. If big sellers start getting a bad karma ratio, then the amount of stuff they can post to sell will be restricted. They’ve also been playing with the …
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World Cup in HD – not so good
It’s a messy situation over here when it comes to watching the world cup. But yes, I’ve finally got HDTV working on my HD capable MacBook Pro 17 with hi-res screen. The world cup broadcast rights are owned by Channel 10, but games are also broadcast by FoxTel – Aussie’s equivalent of Sky. Sky does …
The new paradigm in shavers?
I keep breaking my Philips shavers. I have (had?) two – one for home, and one for travel, and they’ve been great. Both were usable in the shower, which is good, but sadly both were susceptible to the stone-hard floors found in the bathroom. They both (and they are different models) broke in the same …
Aussie bush motorcycle excursion
I finally got out into the bush today. No snakes or kangaroos, but some distinctively Australian scenes. First – some bush: A great track which made me feel like I was in the middle of nowhere: A somewhat awkward pose as I rush to get in place for the timer.. ..”Aerial Burn Planned” – time …
Trade Me Travel Press Release
Media Release Sunday 9 September 2007 Trade Me Launches Travel Trade Me today launches its new travel website “Travelbug” with an initial focus on accommodation. Aimed at everyday New Zealanders, Travelbug launches with over 1500 accommodation providers and over 10,000 rooms from Ahipara to Stewart Island. “We’re delighted by the take-up we’ve enjoyed from the …
You think RWC is bad in NZ….
Rugby World Cup coverage here in Perth, Australia is underwhelming – Here, for example, is Chanel Tens newly launched website showing the match schedule: Three issues: 1: The coverage is biased to Australia – nothing to do about that I suppose but endure, and go to rugbyheaven.co.nz 2: The timezone over here means that those …
Travel Bug soft launch (Trade Me Travel)
Here at last. Trade Me have soft-launched Travel Bug. Simple, elegant and it just works. But still some weirdness with underlining in Safari. Interestingly TravelBug uses Google Maps rather than Smaps – at least for now. It’s obviously a version 1, and we can certainly expect more goodness to come down the line. Go ahead …
Was Telecom right? Introducing Google Yellow Pages (or not)
Was Telecom smart to sell Yellow pages? Here was I thinking they had given up on the online market of that empire, but perhaps they just recognised that giving up was the right thing to do, as Google was coming to town. Here’s what I received just now into my Yahoo!Mail, but there is a …
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psst… want to go to Yale?
You can – with Yale eLine. Via iTunes.Yale.edu
new iPod goodness
be sure to check you the new iPod goodness, and update your presentation skills by watching Steve’s latest missive.. While I’m not really enamored with the idea of paying for ringtones, I do like the price drops in the iPhone and the new nano with super hi res screen looks great. But then again – …
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