The Egg, by Andy Weir (Must read)

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Firstin.co.nz misleading ERP pricing

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Golf-R – review 2 weeks in

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Grindr – how to get smiley faces in profile, and other tips

I have done a couple of blog posts on Grindr, the iPhone app that has been euphemistically described as Dating for Gays (I say hook ups, but that’s just me). I find it amusing that Israeli publication Haaretz has the headline New iPhone application lets gay Israelis look for love while on the move. Love? [...]

iPad 2 Review

I have now been using the iPad 2 for a few weeks now, so time for a full review (well at least in the black and white sense). In case you mised it, here is my iPad 2 Pre-Review (I had played with it then, but didn’t own one). I’ve followed a similar format. Oh, [...]

Christchurch City Council’s Draft Development Plan

Yesterday the Christchurch City Council released its draft plan for the development of Christchurch post the recent earthquakes. If you click on the link above you will get an online flip page style book, or if you prefer something you can download, here’s the pdf version of the CCC plan. Let’s cut to the chase [...]

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YAY – iPhone competition hots up in NZ!

Great news about Telecom aggressively marketing to potential iPhone customer – details here.

Even though Telecom don’t have the rights to SELL the iPhone, anyone can buy one (from Apple direct, or from a retail shop like Magnum Mac), and now that they are promoting USING them on their network there is real competition!

Anyway .. more on this later.

I still have a job to do – video recording a speed comparison of Voda vs XT using the iPhone 3Gs.

Black and White Version: Competition is good!

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