18 July 2008

Demetri Martin – "The Jokes With Guitar"

Filed under: General, Internet — import @ 11:58 pm

I love this video, one of the funniest comedians around.

Websites that are annoying

Filed under: Internet — Tags: , , , , — Stuart Maxwell @ 5:42 pm

This is a quick rant about some common annoyances I come across on websites…

SnapShots – these are those annoying JavaScript popup windows which appear when you hover your mouse over a link. In theory they are supposed to help you by proving a thumbnail screenshot of the site being linked to, but in practice they [...]

15 July 2008

Wordpress 2.6 released

Filed under: General — Tags: , — Stuart Maxwell @ 11:42 pm

I’ve just updated this blog to Wordpress 2.6 which was released today. Most notable feature is the built-in version control which makes Wordpress even more similar to other CMS systems than it already was. In fact, there’s probably more emphasis recently on turning Wordpress into a generic CMS rather than just blogging software.
The Wordpress admin [...]

8 July 2008

What data plans will Vodafone offer for the iPhone 3G

Filed under: General — Tags: , , , , , — Stuart Maxwell @ 11:47 am

UPDATE: Official pricing has now been released, read here for more info:

http://stuart.amanzi.co.nz/2008/07/08/vodafone-have-well-and-truly-screwed-iphone-customers/

I’ll take a stab in the dark and say that Vodafone will offer an unlimited iPhone data package for $99 per month.
The reason for this is that Vodafone already offer a 3GB package for [...]

iPhone 3G launch date, NZ pricing and specifications

Filed under: General — Tags: , , , — Stuart Maxwell @ 11:44 am

UPDATE: Official pricing has now been released, read here for more info:

http://stuart.amanzi.co.nz/2008/07/08/vodafone-have-well-and-truly-screwed-iphone-customers/

Steve Jobs’s WWDC keynote finished a couple of hours ago, and now the Apple NZ website and store has been updated with the details of the new iPhone 3G. The technical specs are what were expected with [...]

Vodafone have well and truly screwed iPhone customers

Filed under: General — Stuart Maxwell @ 11:26 am

Vodafone have exceeded all expectations this morning when they released their iPhone plans. Lots of people were predicting they would be pricey, but this is beyond a joke.
I haven’t had a chance to analyse the plans compared to other countries, but this definitely makes the Rogers plans look cheap in comparison. As I blogged early, [...]