Twitter, social networks and the corporation
I'm not a corporate blogger, or Tweeter, but thought this post has sensible advice for anyone who uses these services. Confessions of a corporate tweeter There are lots of articles about how...
Web/Tech
Internet Explorer 8 User Interface Customisation
Internet Explorer is more "customisable" than previous editions and Nomita's post shows how. My favourites are there along with a few I hadn't noticed. I've been using IE8 full time for about a month...
A new way to watch Formula 1 - Live TV + Twitter + Web Timing!
This s an interesting new way to see Formula 1. Of course there is the television satellite feed from the BBC, via Sky N.Z., live Web Timing (as seen by the teams) on Formula 1.com and live Tweets fro...
Intel's Active Management Technology Annoyance
This post is about disabling an annoying dialog that started appearing at startup. By default, when Windows starts on an iAMT-enabled system , a dialog box is displayed. To disable it: Click Sta...
Internet Explorer 8, a few migration pains but mostly great
I've reverted to an HTML Flickr photo display "badge" for my side-bar as it appears Internet Explorer 8 doesn't like the Flash version. It showed blank unless toggled to "compatibility mode" which is...
Useful criteria for following a Twitter account?
Jack Yan , or @jackyan , shares his criteria for deciding who to follow on Twitter and it's almost like I wrote it as use a similar process. Jack Yan: the Persuader Blog: My top 10 criteria f...
Automobile
The Cars Group on Vox
My blogging mate Jack Yan has invited me to co-host a new, Automobile focused, "Cars" Group on Vox. If you like cars and you're on Vox, or considering joining, and have a browse and join in! Car...
Why Blog, why Twitter?
I'm not sure if this is original, it is according to Google, but it's the best explanation I could think of for both blogging and tweeting: Buzzmodo RT @ robincapper "Blogging is for what you...
Charlie Rose with Bill Gates, more than just Microsoft
I found this converstation, from December 2008, with a post-Microsoft Bill Gates well worth viewing. While it starts with well trodden Microsoft related topics (inc Vista Google) the latter sections o...
Microsoft Labs Future Vision, tomorrows home, office and retail?
What I found most compelling about this Microsoft Labs vision of the, near?, future is the variety of display technology and form factors seen. You can see why Microsoft have invested so heavily in te...
Today this site is blacked out in protest #blackout
UPDATE 2009-02-23: Looks like the Blackout Protest, and related submissions, may have worked: Computerworld John Key delays copyright law The government may suspend S92a if no agreement is reach...
The New Zealand Internet blackout protest
My profile image, across the net, has gone black in support of this: Join New Zealand Internet blackout protest against insane copyright law