I bought my fourth iPod this week, completing the family of iPods that we have. This one is a 1GB iPod Shuffle, which joins the classic shaped, 60GB iPod with Video, 4GB iPod Nano (I bought this one for Deb), and the beautiful 8GB iPod Touch. Hopefully I can extend the family again next year [...]
¶28 November 2007
Bloggers meetup in Wellington
There is another meetup for Wellington bloggers on Thursday, 29th (tomorrow) at the Southern Cross Bar on Abel Smith Street.
We’ve got the Cocaine Alley booked out for us, which is the area on the right when you walk in with two big tables and long benches. There’s a group and event posted on Facebook, but [...]
Site updates
Just a few site updates…
I’ve started putting all my photos back on Flickr which has been made much easier due to Windows Live Photo Gallery providing support for publishing direct to Flickr, including sets, tags, and descriptions. So I’ve re-enabled the FAlbum plugin which displays all my Flickr photos on this site: http://stuart.amanzi.co.nz/photos
I’ve updated [...]
XeroBank Browser
I thought that Xero had released a Firefox extension when this showed up in a search for Xero:
http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/17/xerobank-browser/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XeroBank_Browser
But it’s a version of Firefox with integrated plugins that provide additional security and privacy features.
¶27 November 2007
20 November 2007
Well done Mauricio and Geekzone
Mauricio has just completed the upgrade of the Geekzone site and it is now running on Windows Server 2008 (RC0, I’m assuming.) This is a good showcase for Microsoft as Geekzone is in the top 15 NZ sites for unique visitors, according to Mauricio. Microsoft have already moved 75% of their servers on to Windows [...]
¶15 November 2007
iPhone’s keyboard prone to higher text entry error rate
This article compares hard-key QWERTY phones such as the Blackberry to the iPhone’s (or iPod Touch) on-screen keyboard and discovers a higher error-rate on the iPhone. I have some opinions on the iPod Touch’s keyboard myself, but I’ll save those for another entry.
Link: Direct Comparison of iPhone and Hard-Key QWERTY Phone Owners Indicates Higher Text [...]
13 November 2007
Blogging from the iPod Touch
With help from a couple of nifty plugins, this site is now optimised for viewing on either the iPhone or iPod Touch. So if you’re reading this in your feed reader and you’re lucky enough to have one of Apple’s beautiful devices handy, head on over and check it out for yourself.
Plugins:
iWPhone WordPress Plugin and [...]
¶8 November 2007
In case you need another reason why DRM is bad
Just in case you need another reason why DRM is bad, read this article about the Major League Baseball revoking their DRM license, thus rendering all purchased & downloaded videos now unwatchable.
MLB rips off fans who bought DRM videos
Fans shafted as Major League Baseball revokes DRM licenses
