The design of this place makes me weep with admiration.

Thanks. It’s completely cliché to say 2009 has been an incredible year, but I’m saying it with sincerity. Thank you for your kind patronage. Your comments and posts have been enlightening, and I’ve genuinely enjoyed writing stuff for you. After tomorrow night’s live draw [...]

I think this screen grab deserves a caption competition. The parties are, from left to right: Tee Twyford, unnamed girl, me, Paul Henry, Alison Mau (back to camera) and I believe Francesca Rudkin and child. You can click through for a [...]

InternetNZ, and others, have created a website to consolidate information regarding ACTA and its impact in New Zealand. Activity around ACTA is not slowing down: ACTA negotiations are heading to New Zealand in April, and the MED is holding a [...]

Update: I have changed my license to a “non-commercial” license. But of course just as the CC license says, you can have any conditions waived simply by contacting me. I love the internet. It’s all about creating and sharing content. I’m [...]

Stick around, this week is going to be a bit mad. On Tuesday I’m picking up the new E-Class Coupe from Mercedes for a test drive, and swapping it for the sedan on Friday. I’ll be writing a number of [...]

Since firmware version 3.1, iPhone users on Telecom’s XT network have been unable to use their iPhones as a tethered PC modem. Geohot has now released his latest jailbreak and unlock – BlackRa1n – for iPhone 3.1.2. The difference with this [...]

I spend a lot of my time shielding non-technical people from the frankly mundane and indecipherable bowels of information technology. But some things that are so important that you need to stop, dear reader, and take the time to understand. [...]

I’m not a watch collector. This is more due to a restriction of funds than a lack of intent. If I were a watch collector, I’d be hunting down some of Watchismo’s watches. The guy has a wonderful collection of [...]

Hybrid TV have announced the launch date and details for Tivo in New Zealand. Coming on the 6th of November 2009 the device adds “CASPA™ On-Demand” content along with Freeview recording. The catch is you can only get CASPA content [...]