25th June 2008 1 Comment

How not to communicate to the masses via email…

This morning I had the pleasure of checking my mail to receive an email update from the Chemical Brothers with the subject line “New Album News!"…

I thought whoaa, awesome.

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21st June 2008

Where the Hell is Matt?…

Dancing around the world, fantastic.

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21st June 2008

The truth in advertising…

This short film had me in stitches...

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21st June 2008

Commuting with a difference…

When you gotta get somewhere…

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18th June 2008

Dear Mike Mansell…

I submitted this letter in response to an article submitted to the local rag about the performance of the local economic development agency:

Dear Mike Mansell,

regarding your column that appeared in the Whangarei Report,
June 12, 2008:

Don’t be an arse.

The easiest thing in the world is to sit back and criticise others whilst not offering a way forward…

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17th June 2008

Drop shadows with a difference…

A wee video tutorial on how I jazz up drop shadows on photoshop…

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14th June 2008 1 Comment

Explosive Skateboarding…

Probably the most full on introduction to a skate vid I've ever seen. VIA

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06th June 2008

I Love the World…

Thought I’d share this neat clip from Discovery Channel - VIA

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28th May 2008

The problem with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise and their “Website Workshops”…

Now, before I get started on this topic, I want to acknowledge the person running this website workshop and state she does her job well. If you are looking at an increase in traffic, speak to her and she’ll sort you out.

The issues I have are a couple of rungs up the ladder from the event facilitator, probably at the NZTE Auckland office, but I’m waiting to hear back from an email I sent there, expressing my concern.

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27th May 2008

Sam can do his ABC…

It had to happen sooner or later, but now, its official.

At 2½ years old, Sam can do his ABC, and his own special rendition of Twinkle Twinkle...

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25th May 2008

Dive! Tutukaka gets relaunched…

I did write a semi lengthy post about this, but my session expired and when I hit submit - I was immediately logged out. Note to self, draft posts offline before publishing.

Anyway, a wee site launch today for Dive! Tutukaka. The last 3 days has seen my hair go a little greyer, but hey, I’m quite happy with the way it turned out! (The site that is, not my hair)

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24th May 2008

The Kahui Twins…

A touchy subject, but one I feel strongly about having children myself.

Lock the whole family up and don’t let them out until one of them speaks up. What a shambles of a legal system we have in New Zealand.

“The wrong person was in the dock either that or that wrong person should be standing in the dock with her partner.”

How can the police close a case like this?

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17th May 2008 2 Comments

AppleCare registration is a painful experience…

Far out, for a company as slick as Apple, they seem to have a half ass side to them sometimes. I just went to register an AppleCare Protection Plan and almost put my fist through the monitor..

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12th May 2008 2 Comments

A-Z à vu…

Around 1 year ago, i submitted a complaint to Whangarei District Council about their awful website in general, and in particular the A-Z they have on there.

I remember calling it ‘A sloppy excuse for information architecture’. Instead of actually drilling down to what you are looking for, you’re expected to find it in the A-Z.

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