Archives for May 2007

Earthshine at dawn

I was outside at 6am today. It was a calm day, relatively warm for the time of year. Clouds were gusting from the North and when I looked up I realised the crescent moon was surfing just above the hill, displaying her earthshine. After hastily assembling two tripods, binoculars and camera I realised I had […]

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I become a Twitterer (Tweeter?)

OK, everyone’s talking about Twitter. I need to learn about it for a book I’m writing, so when Maria Langer wrote about Twitter the other day I commented, and then Maria wrote a whole introduction / tutorial: Four Steps to Get the Most Out of Twitter. Twitter is also a social networking tool. I participate […]

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From Copy Paste X to Jumpcut and TextExpander

It’s been quite a week, full of escaping puppies, poor health and fuzzy brain. But while I haven’t had a lot of success at coherent writing, I have been abe to surf the web, play with software, listen to podcasts, and explore a few new computer activities. One of the ongoing problems I have is […]

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Blame it on Bridge!

I’ve just solved a very annoying problem, and it took some sleuthing! It all comes down to Adobe Bridge CS3. You see, my main and most-used web browser is Opera (followed by OmniWeb and Flock, in that order). The most recent update of Opera introduced Speed Dial: when you open a blank tab there are […]

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Telstra software glitch

In a follow-up to yesterday’s post about enormous bandwidth use, RadioNZ report: Software glitch for Telstra internet users: A fault in the company’s software affected TelstraClear’s cable networks in Wellington and Christchurch and it began sending e-mails on Thursday telling many customers they had exceeded their gigabyte limits. … TelstraClear says the fault developed while […]

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More bigger better trolley buses

The overhead trolley bus wires in Wellington are unsightly and annoying, but what they mean is quiet buses that don’t spew out fumes. Presumably this helps prevent greenhouse gases and pollution. In fact, a few weeks ago I happened to round the corner of Lambton Quay into Willis Street on a particularly still and warm […]

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Working in the real world

One of my goals this year has been to increase my income and assets, so it’s interesting to see what’s happened. First my partner really wanted a puppy. Since she’s on voluntary leave from work at the moment it’s the ideal time for puppy-raising. We splashed out on buying two puppies in February. That was […]

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When usage meters run amok

I’m on an Internet plan that gives me 10Gb of traffic per month. Last month I used 80% of it — the system is kind enough to send an automated email with a warning. This month things are running much as usual, except that a few minutes ago I received this automated email: You have […]

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Silks from NZ Nature

NZ Nature not only sell excellent merino, silk, and possum wool clothing, but they provide excellent service.

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Canon Digital Learning Center

The Canon Digital Learning Center looks like a site to check out when I have some time to spare. With thanks to Wieland for the email that eventually led me here.

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NZ Sign Language

NZ Sign Language Week is 7 to 13 May (but the website isn’t active yet, sigh). Free short sign language classes are available: register at www.nzslta.org.nz. 27,285 people use New Zealand Sign Language. Around 400,00 people in New Zealand have hearing impairement but 7,000 are culturally Deaf. There are 62.5% similarities found in British Sign […]

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Hope yet for the fish

A while ago we thought we might eat less meat and more fish. That was until we saw the Forest and Bird Best Fish Guide, where all the fish fall into the categories of ‘amber — concerns’ or ‘red — worst choice’ and the ‘green — best choice’ category is empty. Then in November 2006 […]

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