May 2005

Like watching TV on a radio

As I struggle with the requirement to create an HTML e-mail newsletter it occurs to me: HTML e-mail is like watching TV on the radio.

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Review: Prosoft Drive Genius, v1.1.1

Over on NZMac.com I have a review of Prosoft Drive Genius, v1.1.1. It was interesting to work though the software, but my conclusion was: This is powerful and comprehensive software which does its job well. It’s easy to use and the 109 page Help manual contains a lot of detail. The options around partitions are [...]

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Fancy a lie down?

As a teenager I wanted to be an astronaut. The adults rallied round, sent me to a careers consultant and attempted to disabuse me of such a foolish notion. I wasn’t impressed by their efforts, but for whatever reason this potential career choice wasn’t pursued. Doesn’t stop me from a certain amount of envy for [...]

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Breakout 101

It’s been a trying month, with one thing and another and I want to break out and loosen up my thinking and my attitudes. I’ve decided to try something new and different each day. They will be small things and not permanent — I’m just looking for brief, free things which will help me change [...]

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NZMac.com Widget v0.7

If you’re a Kiwi and a Mac user then you either know about NZMac.Com or you should know about it. Phil Roy’s site is an asset to our community, with news, forums, reviews and so on. And now there’s even a Dashboard widget. NZMac.com Widget. Just go get it.

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Janne Land exhibits Michael Hight

The Janne Land Gallery has a new exhibition of works by Michael Hight: Manawatu, ending on 11 June 2005.

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