It’s been a really good Christmas break so far with just New Years Eve celebrations to go. Christmas started with the traditional braai on Christmas Eve with friends and family joining us for a feast of steak and boerewors.
We then spent Christmas morning at home and of course it was Elliot’s first Christmas so she [...]
31 December 2007
Christmas Day in Pictures
16 December 2007
Google’s confusing profiles
The Google Operating System blog have posted about the new Google profiles that are being implemented. I edited my profile a couple of weeks ago when I was creating a custom map on Google Maps. I didn’t really see any significance in this at the time as I thought it was just tied into the [...]
¶14 December 2007
Google 2007 Zeitgeist Report
The Google Blog report that the 2007 Zeitgeist report has been released. This shows trends and top searches for Google search terms over the course of the year.
Here are some of the highlights:
Fastest Rising (global)
iphone
badoo
facebook
dailymotion
webkinz
youtube
ebuddy
second life
hi5
club penguin
Fastest Rising (U.S.)
iphone
webkinz
tmz
transformers
youtube
club penguin [...]
New stats package for Flickr Pro
Flickr have just released a stats package for Flickr Pro subscribers, and it’s quite awesome. It shows trends of visitors and commenting activity, as well as top photos, and referrers.
I wouldn’t have thought that this photo would have been our top-viewed, but it’s the one we used when we sold that car, so it makes [...]
13 December 2007
Stuart does not have to say is anymore
I have just changed my Facebook status to: ‘Stuart does not have to say “is” anymore’.
That’s right – looks like Facebook have finally listened to the requests of users and have removed the requirement to have to start your status message with the word “is”.
And I’ve just checked Google Reader again and nobody else has [...]
Dishy hat from Wanda Harland
I bought this cool, Dishy hat for Elliot from Martha’s shop, Wanda Harland (I also bought a matching one for Deb too – they’ll look so cute together on a summer’s day on Oriental Parade!)
Doesn’t she look cute…
Microsoft bloggers with a sense of humour
I subscribe to lots of blogs written by Microsoft bloggers, and my favourites are from those who aren’t afraid to poke a little fun at themselves and their employer. Here’s a post from The Sean Blog making fun of the fact that when you right click a removable drive in Windows Vista, the kind “Safely [...]
¶Google Maps localised for NZ – but aerial photos still outdated
I’m a little underwhelmed by the announcement that Google have released a localised version of Google Maps for NZ. Sure, it’s nice to be able to type a “.co.nz” address to get to the site, and maybe it will be helpful to look for a plumber in Wellington – but when are they going to [...]
¶12 December 2007
Wagamamas in Wellington
In a previous post I mentioned that Wagamamas will opening soon in Wellington, just next door to Loaded Hog,. That post has been getting a lot of hits through the Google – seems like I’m not the only one excited about the opening. Turns out the Wellingtonista crew nominated Wagamamas in their 2AWA (2nd Annual [...]
¶11 December 2007
Safe computing for your home
On the TV1 Breakfast show this morning, Paul Henry was interviewing Peter Griffin about security software for home computers. In my previous field engineer roles, and my current role as "IT guy" for my extended family, I’ve got a lot of experience setting up and securing home computers as well as small business computers (ones [...]
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