Archives for August 2008

The $5 Sir Ed in the window

I’m not so commonly wandering around downtown in the evenings, but on Friday it was around 7.45 pm when I stood at the corner of The Terrace and Bowen Street, with The Beehive behind me. I glanced across to the Reserve Bank over the road and was struck by the display of the New Zealand […]

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Make 404 Pages much more helpful in WordPress

My Peachpit Web Design Reference Guide article about keeping lost visitors on your site has been published — Customizing WordPress 2.5.1: 404 Pages: Friendly text and useful links in the 404.php file give your confused visitors a much more pleasant experience when visiting your site. They will stay, rather than go, and they may even […]

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Customise the WordPress Search results page

Another in my series of Peachpit Web Design Reference Guide WordPress articles was published the other day — Customizing WordPress 2.5.1: Search: After arriving at your blog, visitors may want to search for specific items you have written about. Make sure visitors have easy access to Search and that results are useful to them. This […]

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Vodafone reduces cost of iPhone plans in NZ

When Vodafone first announced the iPhone plans in New Zealand I was outraged, along with a lot of other people. See Vodafone gouges i from phone. Now, a month or so later, they’ve created some cheaper plans. Under the new plans you can buy the phone for NZ$850 if you opt for the cheapest monthly […]

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The story of the photos

In the 17 minute TED talk, David Griffin on how photography connects us, there are many powerful photos. But Griffin talks about how the images are more than just objects of beauty; instead they are used to tell stories, some hard or tragic, others bringing hope. My favourite was the story of the Leopard Seal […]

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Gourmet Baker GB717 breadmaker manual

Before selling our Breadmaker I scanned the manual. Download the manual for the Gourmet Baker GB717 breadmaker from here.

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The muscle guys are all action

You wouldn’t want to meet these guys at night on a dark street. Heck, I’m not sure I’d be comfortable meeting them in broad daylight on a busy street. But I’d be wrong. These bikers and tattooed, muscle-guys are Rescue Ink, on the tough streets of New York: Rescue Ink™ was formed to aid in […]

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Register now for Engage Your Community

Community organisations close to Wellington, this one’s for you! Remember: on 4 September 2008 the Engage Your Community Wellington conference takes place. The day will introduce online tools that help an organisation in this age of electronic information — via hands-on workshops, presentations and case studies by people in touch with the community sector. Early […]

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Extreme data diet

For years now I haven’t been much into current affairs. I don’t read newspapers, usually don’t watch the TV news, and only listen to the radio if I’m in the car or the shower. Sometimes I hear radio news, sometimes I don’t. I hate politics and politicians, don’t trust the news media, and figure if […]

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Justice? Maybe. But no compassion

There seems to be some paradoxical thinking going on about crime in New Zealand. A recent survey has found some very disturbing results: New Zealand’s justice system has been put on trial in a new survey and the verdict is damning. … The survey asked participants if they had full trust and confidence in the […]

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The US lawn industry

I’ve just watched a fascinating and scary 30 minute documentary podcast from TERRA: The Nature of Our World called Gimme Green: Lawns are undeniably an American symbol. But what do they really symbolize? Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity? Gimme Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and […]

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Maria and Chuck discuss the WordPress.com training Video

This morning I finally caught up on listening to an interview by Chuck Joiner of MacVoices: MacVoices #8112: Maria Langer Talks WordPress.com Training and Why It Is Better on Video. Maria and I wrote WordPress 2 Visual Quickstart Guide a couple of years ago, but recently Maria made a training video for Lynda.com about using […]

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