GPS and Mapping
Living in a little country with small population means the international on-line mapping services often show little, if any information. Usually it’s main highway/roads, if that. zoomIn claim to be “just the best streetmaps site in New Zealand”. They offer simple responsive browsing via the map or context
Sony come out with a Blu-ray Vs HD-DVD comparison which, given they are Blu-ray all the way, seems quite balanced. Blu-ray and HD-DVD - Sony New Zealand PRODUCTS News. Blu-ray and HD-DVD - Sony New Zealand PRODUCTS News
Lee & Sachi LeFever are travelling the world for the next year & they have a rather unique idea for the trip. Most people grab a travel guide, in the hope of seeing the best of a country, but they are using an interactive blog to record their travels and
Podcast
Podcasting is fairly new, many are just discovering it, but For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report has achieved Show Number 100. Just getting there is a mighty achievement, maintaining consistently high quality (& excellent show notes) is remarkable. Shel & Neville generally discuss PR (Communication is their business)
When the message “TypePad Service is up.” appears in my RSS Reader why do I immediately think “What, how long it was down?”. Is kind of like the return from shopping: “Guess how much I saved!”…
Web/Tech
I just watched the Bill Gates CES Keynote web-cast. Was it all a bit ho-hum or is that because I knew much of it already? Most of the Vista stuff shown has been on Channel 9 for months. * The big touch screen – Quite cool but really? * The “Cell phone/PC
Web/Tech
What does a super-low cost non-windows PC do to the entry level computer market? It all depends how low the cost will be and what the Google OS can do I guess. Industry Feeling Presence of the 800-Pound Google - Los Angeles Times. Industry Feeling Presence of the 800-Pound Google
Automobile
GrandPrix.com see the link between Intel’s increased profile as a Formula One sponsor and their new “Intel Leap Ahead” corporate image. Suspect this is also prompted by the profile AMD have from their Ferrari sponsorship and FIA partnership. GrandPrix.com > News > Why Intel is in F1
Cool Software
I came home from AU to find a bandit waiting. Not a problem as it was only a new version of the RSS Feed Reader – RSS Bandit. It has a cool new logo and updated smiley face Bandit icon. There are some nice new features: I think the best is
Current Affairs
Networks are wonderful until they stop working as many discovered when a recent network outage caused major disruption . No I’m not referring to TypePad’s recent problems. On one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the Friday before Christmas, the main EFTPOS network in New Zealand collapsed
Web/Tech
Why do you use Control-Alt-Delete to log on? Larry Osterman's WebLog : Why is Control-Alt-Delete the secure attention sequence (SAS)?. Larry Osterman's WebLog : Why is Control-Alt-Delete the secure attention sequence (SAS)?
Music
Freedom to Tinker have posted a SonyBMG DRM Customer Survival Kit. Freedom to Tinker » Blog Archive » SonyBMG DRM Customer Survival Kit
