Archives for September 2008

ScotteVest clothes now in reach for Kiwis

I love my Scott eVest clothing. It has pockets for all my stuff. The clothes are well-made and fit nicely without all the bulges and lumps and bumps of other clothes when you try to put gadgets in the pockets. Over the last few years I’ve bought a few items, but it’s been a huge […]

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Short, informative and relaxed astronomy videos

SkyGuy makes short videos explaining astronomy topics. Here’s his latest: Spiral galaxies are beautiful and swirly. But why? The answer my surprise you. Also, SkyGuy introduces the three other main types of galaxies. [Via : Weird News — Randy Cassingham’s This is True.] Yet another cool WordPress website …

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The disappearing birds

We often hear about numerous ‘endangered’ birds, but as human population and endeavour increases even previously common birds are in decline, according to the BBC NEWS: The populations of the world’s common birds are declining as a result of continued habitat loss, a global assessment has warned. …The State of the World’s Birds 2008 report, […]

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Kiwis – dispose of old or broken computer stuff safely

Kiwis, this one’s for you — eDay 2008: Electronic waste (e-waste) can seriously harm the environment, wildlife and human health when dumped in landfills. eDay is a cars-only drive-through recycling event which gives you the opportunity to recycle old computers or mobile phones in an environmentally sustainable way. eDay will be held on the 4th* […]

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The Visa is mine

A trip to Auckland finally nets me a Visitor’s Visa for the US.

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WordPress behind the scenes

One way to really take charge of the database behind the scenes of any WordPress blog is with software that interacts directly with it.

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Trip to Hawai’i – the Visitor’s Visa

I need a Visa to be able to teach a weekend course in Hawai’i. Obtaining one isn’t so easy.

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There’s always an edge – sharp and precarious

Derek Miller wrote something about Vancouver that jogged my memory: Vancouver is a substantial city, but we have always been a city at the edge. To the west lies Georgia Straight, then the Pacific Ocean. To the east and north, craggy and glaciated mountains as rough as anywhere. Indian Arm makes sure we don’t forget […]

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‘My second page’ – a basic HTML recipe

Last month My first page – a basic HTML recipe introduced some basic concepts of HTML for people wanting to understand a bit more about writing blog posts or adding content to a Content Management System. It assumed a web designer would set up and maintain a website — all the tricky stuff that requires […]

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Surprise service to support groups

In 2008 the free service provided by Twitter is the surprise entrant in helping groups collaborate.

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Wooji – they try harder

Last week I was presenting at the Engage your Community Conference (EYC). I’d prepared a keynote speech, in Keynote.app, of course, and a workshop called Keep up with the Joneses. I delivered these back in April at the Hamilton EYC conference too. At that time I’d prepared a small and simple Keynote slideshow for my […]

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Those troublesome .docx files

Now that people are emailing around .docx files, recipients are having problems opening them. TUAW tells us a couple of ways to deal with them: Both the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.0 Update Package and the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac are available for free. Another way that you can resolve the […]

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