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Archives for December 2009

A fine walk in Taitua Arboretum in Hamilton

Taitua Arboretum in Hamilton, New Zealand is a pleasant walk on a sunny day.

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The only car on the road

A few photos taken from a car while travelling from Wellington to Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Can we evade the good cause pressgangs?

Just because you’re a ‘good cause’ doesn’t mean I want you to solicit me by phone at dinnertime or send a stream of email messages.

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TelstraClear’s YouTube stutter

There’s something very wrong at TelstraClear NZ: some cable Internet subscribers just can’t watch YouTube videos smoothly. Here’s my experience.

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The unwilling suspension of disbelief

Avatar, the movie, blends the mundane and recognisable with stunning visuals and some richly imagined creativity.

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Games to lead you to distraction

Bejeweled, Sudoku and Bookworm are my distractors of choice.

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Use knowledge to defend against Spam

What you should know about spam on the Internet and how to deal with it.

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Kindle ebooks come to Kiwiland

Kindle ebooks come to Kiwiland

The Kindle app for iPhone becomes available for Kiwis, along with many Kindle ebooks.

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Give visitors a Google Map

The easier you make it for people to attend your events, the more people will join in. Use Google Maps to provide a great map, that may even include directions and a street-level view of the location.

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Location, location, location

Next time you wake up feeling disoriented and wondering where you are, check your phone.

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Add line space in Gmail messages with a stylesheet in Mailplane

I like more line spacing than Gmail gives me. Using a CSS file with Mailplane has solved my problem.

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Google adds real-time search

Google search results now include real-time content from twitter, blogs and other sources.

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