Category Archives: Commentary
The Apple iPhone is getting cheaper in NZ
I’ve discovered that toshbuy.com are selling 8GB iPhones for $799.00 (excl. GST and shipping). That’s nearly half the price of some other places: Parallel Imported are selling them for $1499.00.
Is TradeMe being evil?
I’ve just been sent a link to this stuff.co.nz article that explains why TradeMe have banned the auction of iPhones. I think this is crap. Sure, it’s their service, so they can ban what they like, but in reality there … Continue reading
Make the logo bigger!
Hear those clients/designers wailing on their guitars! Make the Logo Bigger (3.2MB .mp3)
iPhone software SIM unlock: done.
Well, no more hardware hacks — you can now SIM-unlock your iPhone by software. Now who in their right mind would not want an iPhone?
Writing
Before I get started here I feel that I need to set the scene a little. I’m not a copy writer. I don’t have an Arts Degree in English Literature. I barely even passed School Certificate English. Through high school … Continue reading
Another unlocked iPhone
Another friend of mine has bravely unlocked his iPhone using the hardware hack. It’s now working on the Vodafone NZ network. What blew me away was the Installer application that allows you to download and install various packages on a … Continue reading
First unlocked iPhone in New Zealand
sponno has unlocked his iPhone. He took delivery of the handset at lunchtime; was making calls on the Vodafone network before bedtime. Nice work, man! Update: Some photos.
Jeff Croft: web standards vs. Web Standards
Jeff Croft has his head screwed on properly; I can’t find anything in this post of his that I don’t agree with.
The New Type
I followed a link to Jeff Atwood’s Coding Horror and immediately realised that there was something different about this site. Calibri. I hadn’t noticed any web sites using the new suite of fonts that ship with Office 2007 until now. … Continue reading
Search engine ranking for particular keywords
I was recently asked if there is a way to find out where a site ranks in a search for particular keywords. I know that Google Webmaster Tools shows a table of queries that most often returned pages from your … Continue reading →