December 2010

The Fix my Street website helps Kiwis report local issues

FixMyStreet.

FixMyStreet helps people report local issues to the council by locating the problem on a map. You might report things like graffiti, dumped appliances, or anything that you feel the council should fix.

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Meetups and get togethers – the Meetup website helps arrange them

The Meetup website.

The Meetup website helps groups organise get-togethers. Their mission is to revitalise local community. It’s worth a look.

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Interesting tech from 2010

Zambulance - the lifesaving bike ambulance.

Tech links I found specially cool in 2010, as published in the NZ Herald Online.

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How to process your Gmail fast with saved searches

Quick Links saved searches in Gmail.

The Quick Links feature in Gmail gives me fast access to custom searches in Gmail, such as all unread emails not labelled ‘today’, or all unread emails labelled ‘waiting’. Here’s how to set up this enormously useful feature.

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Interesting tech for 13 to 16 December 2010

Voyager 1 spacecraft - image from NASA: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/spacecraft.html

Tech links I found interesting in the last week, as published in the NZ Herald Online.

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