Apple really is transforming an industry – Nokia has unashamedly pre-announced an iPhone clone. That link is complete with video goodness. The more important thing to me is Apple’s ability to change the market structure. Currently there is far too much power with the telcos, and by launching the iPhone Apple has managed to grab …
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Scoopit or Shill-it?
The top 2 stories on Scoopit right now are shills – one for ‘inpageads’ (to much text te read, but some sort of ad thing) and another for ‘Tubby‘ (an orange, usable Ferrit killer in its infancy.) It’s a shame. Scoopit had (or perhaps still has) a chance at being the Digg for NZ, but …
IraqSlogger – not a cheap subscription
So I have IraqSlogger on the list of sites that I visit every day or two. It’s a long list, and the Slogger is good for a very quick scan of the news from Iraq, but it has not been that useful. Well – they’ve just announced that they are gong fully subscription-only from Sept …
Rules for job seekers…
Guy Kawasaki lists 6 tips for responding to Craigslist ads, which would also apply to non-corporate online ads on, say, Trade Me Jobs. Guy’s list is simple: apply fast, use a proper cover letter, respond to the employer’s questions fast, respond to the employers questions well, indeed go above and beyond when responding to those …
Why Xero exists….
Here’s a review of MYOB on Apple’s Australian store. Now it may have been a shill, but there are still the 101/111 people that “found the review useful”. This has to be the worst software system that I have ever used, how it could be for a mac I’ll never know. Totally scatterbrained layout with …
After xtra: Which email should you use?
It may seem surprising, but it seems a few Xtra Mail customers are unsure of what to do, now they have been stung with the transition. Perhaps Telecom will spring for some cash, but I’d not be surprised if many xtra!mail customers want to leave, but do not know where to go. Surprising because you’d …
Telecom’s Strategy is too advanced for its ability
From NZHerald.com Telecom will seek a new chief financial officer with experience in mergers and acquisition so it can take advantage of consolidation in the telecommunications market, says chairman Wayne Boyd. People at Telecom: Please do us all a favour. FOCUS ON THE CORE BUSINESS! Once you get that right, then worry about other opportunities. …
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Fairfax fires star blogger – the dark implications
A Star Blogger is fired by Fairfax… no not me….(I’m still doing a little work for Fairfax) (oh yeah – and am not a star)…. …or Juha, who has recently moved is job, and blog, (where he is a star) to Fairfax NZ. (Welcome aboard!) No – Fairfax Australia, clearly a corporation run by foreigners*, …
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Chrome Pages. Whatever that is.
Welly start-up Chrome Pages got some publicity today. CP Guys – I’m glad you have the gumption to get this going, but I am really sorry – I’m going to have to be pretty negative here. There is a somewhat lame and soundless you tube video showing the product. I cannot for the life of …
xtra mail to Yahoo! mail change over sucks.
How predictable. Telecom shoots itself in the fot again and again. Shame I didn’t actually predict that the Yahoo!xtra to Yahoo! Mail changeover itself would be screwed up. Situation: Telecom internet customers are furious after being left without email over the weekend during a major upgrade of the service. Reasons: Change over communications sucked The …
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$850 for a new Apple mac….
Dick Smith is selling Mac Minis for $848. That’s an Intel mac (or make it a PC is you must), 1.83GHz core duo etc. They also have iMacs (the old ones) from $1600. I’d be buying as the new wave of macs is going to be imported at the new ‘improved’ exchange rate….. No excuses …
Those sneaky thieves – the dangerous firefox cult
Apparently using Firefox is theft. Or at least using Ad Block Plus with Firefox is theft, so says Whyfirefoxisblocked.com. (Please tell me this isn a fake site) Software that blocks all advertisement is an infringement of the rights of web site owners and developers…. … Accessing the content while blocking the ads, therefore would be …
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Google Office and xtraYahoo! Bubble
Google is adding Star Office to the Google pack, available now. Google Pack is quite a collection that includes Google Earth, Norton Security Scan, Google Desktop, Firefox with Google Toolbar, Adobe Reader, Skype, RealPlayer and other Google products Sadly the Google Pack is for XP, not the mac, but you can still get a …
Kiwisaver progress and the market dip
Lot of recent press about Kiwisaver, but I’m missing the real juice – how were those first month results? Well – 92,000 people have signed up to Kiwisaver, which seems a tiny number (4.6%) compared to the working population of 2m or so. However Finance Minister Cullen is happy, figuring that the numbers will grow …
so when should you buy XRO and BFW?
Xero and Burger Fuel both closed at 80 cents on Friday. That a huge drop from the IPO prices of $1, and even further from XRO’s listing price of $1.10. XRO BFW So – after a 20-28% drop, is it time to buy? Let’s deal with Burger Fuel first. No. Not at all. (That’s a …
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